Inuzuka Skysword

I feel the same way. What was so good about dimebag?

And as for Herman Li live. Well he messes up all the time during Through the Fire in the Flames. Also, as someone said earlier, all Dragonforce songs sound the same.

Strap me to the anchor

Dime is a martyr, just like kurt kobain.

They both were alright in their own light, but their death volleyed them to cult status. it is similar to how when someone dies that is just a regular person, everyone who never knew them tells stories of how great they were and how they will never be forgotten. tis bull****.

under

i hear that a lot. like people say "this guy was such a legend but he died on stage" its kind of pointless for people to say that because you cant be proven right or wrong (with the exception of live feeds)
anyway...

Li is a great guitarist. he's one of my favorites only because he leaves me with a "ill never be able to do that" sort of vide. his chord progressions are amazing!

riseagainstrocks

1. Among guitarists, Dimebag is highly regarded because of his flawless technique. He was an extremely skilled and versatile guitarist who decided to waste his talent playing in the horrible Pantera

2. Do you even know what a chord progression is? How the hell are minor key chord progressions amazing?

Guthrie Govan is still probably the best guitarist ever. Or John McLaughlin

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TheCaster

Herman can play a bunch of random nonsense really fast.... and that makes him a better guitarist? what are you guys smoking?

*cough*HENDRIX*cough*

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I have an interesting relationship with Pantera and Dimebag since Pantera got me into metal but I don't much like them anymore.

Dimebag's solos are great, he has some good riffs, but he also has some really crap ones. I don't think Pantera's style is too great... for example, Walk. The 3 note riff is fairly average from the onset but nevertheless, used properly, it could be effective. However, Pantera repeats that one riff throughout the whole song and it becomes pretty boring.

It's mainly Pantera's groove style that pisses me off. After all, I think Phil Anselmo is actually a great vocalist (check out his stuff in Down), and the other two musicians weren't too shabby. It's just the style IMO.

So I'd agree that Dimebag was a good guitarist in a bad band.

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Pantera were great.
Damageplan however were not.

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Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01

There's more to playing guitar than just how fast you can play and how hard the music is. There's jacking off with your guitar, then there's playing magnificently with your guitar. Herman does the former.

I'm not going to vote because honestly I haven't heard enough Van Halen to make a fair decision. I will then return.

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The two earliest tappers to the best of my recollection are Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. There is a big difference between tapping and hammer-ons or pull-offs. You can perform the last two with the fret hand.

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dimebag's tone was aweful. also, a lot of the **** he played was out of key. some stuff is okay, but i really dont get what the fuss is about.