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Yngwe Malmsteen eh ? Stunningly amazing guitarist, it's real fun playing his stuff cos it's so technically challenging. But jeez I'd hate to just be on the reciving end of his tedious twaddle. One album is more than enough.

I am a Viking in going out to war
And I've got death upon my mind
As I was leavin' oh yesterday
I've got no fear in my heart

alright, I know the Immigrant Song ain't exactly Dylanesque, but it does have a tune.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Jun 29th, 2009 at 05:15:13 PM EST
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A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds; a man of deeds and not of words is like a garden full of turds — Anonymous
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 29th, 2009 at 05:17:58 PM EST
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A good overview of the theory of how he goes about what he does, but it ain't actually about how to play fast.

He skipped a lot of that. It's okay for me cos I know most of the tricks he does, even if I am not fit to use his picks and cannot get close to what he does. that's the 10,000 hours difference.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Jun 29th, 2009 at 05:41:28 PM EST
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It's appropriate, I mean, I just got back from my Old Norse/Icelandic reading group with my prof.  My portion was Kreimhild's revenge on Gunnar and Högni It's kinda fitting it a quaint sort of way.

Ráðinn ertu nú Gunnar,   hvat muntu, rícr vinna
við Húna harmbrőgðom?   hőll gacc þu ór snemma!

Take that Yngwe, it doesn't get any better than that!

"Schiller sprach zu Goethe, Steck in dem Arsch die Flöte! Goethe sagte zu Schiller, Mein Arsch ist kein Triller!"

by Jeffersonian Democrat (rzg6f@virginia.edu) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 08:16:52 AM EST
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Maybe, I'm not really the go-to gal to discuss music lyrics cos I almost never notice them, I just notice where the voice is going, not what's being said.

No I highlight them to explain that I am totally in awe of Malmsteen's plying ability, he is without doubt one of the most technically accomplished rock guitarists ever. It's great for people like me who enjoy the technical challenge of reprducing his stuff, but jeez as rock an roll, it's boring .

Same with Steve vai and Joe Satriani. Brilliant guitarists but composers of lousy second rate music.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 08:31:47 AM EST
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I think it's time for you to get into Old Norse lyrics, though.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 08:43:55 AM EST
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this is the nearest I get to Old Norse

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 08:59:37 AM EST
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Does Sven have a flock of Black Crows?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 09:30:38 AM EST
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