Alexander Parker69 said:Well, that’s just my two cents! Have you ever actually sat down with G3 featuring Steve Vai? Honestly, I didn't even know who 😳 was before that, but personally, I liked his stuff way better than their collaborations.
So, if I'm following the thread right, we're talking about Vai specifically—not the whole G3 crew, or Johnson, or Satriani... but man, I have to be honest, Johnson is the one I’ve played the most. His style just clicks with me, you know? 🙂
To me, those two just seemed like they were going at it like wild men (especially Satriani, who looked like he took it as some kind of personal competition!) during "Down, Down, Down" and "Red House." It was such a huge contrast to how smooth, chill, and melodic Johnson sounds... and don't even get me started on the Manhattan era or the SRV stuff!
Nicole Ramos2 said:so, look, you either love it or you don't, right?
to me, he's nothing more than a total showman
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Which just means that's my take! I mean, where did I even say he had x times more training than me!? Who brought that up!? I never said I don't respect him, but I just don't vibe with his music—like, maybe it's my fault your ears are so incredibly sophisticated that you can pick out every single melody while my poor, slow, clumsy ears just can't keep up... but hey, Vai said it! So what, am I supposed to just swallow his opinion just because Vai thinks so!? I don't like Michael Angelo, period! End of story! That's just my opinion and how my ears work!
how much Hendrix just messed around on the guitar... I mean, how many actual notes can you even distinguish when he plays?
I am totally with you there! He was the ultimate showman of all time... which basically means: playing behind your back, playing with your teeth, setting guitars on fire or smashing them... none of that makes you a great guitarist, it just makes you a circus act... but please, don't get me wrong! What I'm trying to say is that he isn't special because of all that silly stuff, but because he actually revolutionized everything and gave us a whole new way to approach the instrument. Ugh, I don't even want to get into it now... 🙂
Nicole Ramos2 said:I was just wondering if anyone actually knows where Michael Angelo used to play? Like, did he have a full band going or was he strictly a solo guy? I've only ever caught one clip of him online, that "Speed Kills" video...🙏 😵 🙂
.....man, the guy plays the neck upside down... like, from the top side...
Honestly, he's such a prime example of a shredded guitarist who totally lacks soul. He just pushes everything to the absolute limit until your ears can't even tell the notes apart anymore. To me, he’s basically just a circus act—even if everyone calls him a legend. 🙂
I've got this buddy who basically absolutely shreds the guitar... I mean, he actually played through the whole Full Passion and Warfare along with Steve Vai (on the CDU!!!🙄), except for Ballerina... and when I asked him, "Hey, what about Ballerina?" he just looked at me and said:
".....Man.....you can just sit right here and cry."😁
Jessica Taylor74 said:Steve Vai is technically perfect on the guitar, but he doesn't focus enough on the melody. That's why I think Joe is better—he actually knows how to structure a song properly, whereas Vai just flies all over the fretboard.
I’ve only seen the trailer, and honestly? No way am I wasting my cash on that disaster until maybe ABC or—better yet—GOT picks up the rights in like 10 or 15 years. I'm just not about throwing money away on those American hacks... though hey, if they end up teaming up with Morning, who knows? Actually, nah, better not.
Man, G is basically like God to me. Like, the holy trinity of G's... three Gods... Gee... blah, blah, blah... I know he even had Malmsteen wrapped around his finger once...
Okay, so I just finished watching it! It’s a little slow in parts, but honestly, there's a good reason for that. All in all, the movie is just... wow, absolutely fantastic! Even though I was a bit caught off guard by Tim Burton—I mean, if I didn't know who directed it, I’d still say, "Yeah, that's totally a Burton film" just based on the design of that witch with the glass eye. Everything feels so Burton! But, I don't know, it actually surprised me in a few spots... it felt a bit more upbeat than what I usually expect from him! Still, I love basically everything he touches (even stuff like Planet of the Apes?) and the cast is just perfection... what can I say? If you haven't seen it yet, you seriously need to check it out. Whether you end up loving it or not, you definitely won't regret the time spent!🙂
Man, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a movie this good. Everything just felt so... I don't know, grounded? Like, it actually feels like stuff that could happen in real life! It wasn't over-the-top or anything, just super authentic.
Sure, there are a few decent jokes in there, but overall? It’s just straight up trash !!!!!
It doesn't even feel like actual parodies anymore. Honestly, they should start making parodies *of* these fake-parody movies... I mean, Top Secret! is an actual parody!
It really bugs me that they don't get it—a parody doesn't strictly have to target specific MOVIES. You can parody literally ANYTHING!
But hey, looking at this mess, I can already see a fourth one coming just because they'll probably keep churning out more of these, but if they ever run out of ideas, they could always just fall back on a good old, worn-out, overplayed classic like The Matrix!
Emily Torres2 said:It's a solid, early Polanski flick, but honestly? It just doesn't click for me. I don't think Polanski ever actually intended for it to be a terrifying, vampiric horror movie. It’s more of a parody—not like those cheap, modern spoofs like those ridiculous Goal movies (oops, sorry, meant to say shooting stars!), or those "Is there a pilot in this plane?" types, or even the absolute worst kind of mindless parody, like that Darkness (actually, total darkness) movie, you know, the "scary scary scary movie movie movie lalala" kind of stuff.
I mean, in every single frame, he's doing some tiny, intricate parodying. Everything from the visual vibes, like that quiet little village, to the faces, the hero's look, all the way down to poking fun at vampire habits and tropes (you know, the balls, the whole "leaving the coffin for a night out" thing);
And then there's the subtle parody of latent homosexuality—oh boy, favorite topic on the forums, right?—where young Polanski seems totally into the older fledgling vampire; plus that satirical bit about how the Bible is the best defense (shoving it in his teeth so the fangs get stuck in the pages)!
And it's totally no accident that Professor Ambrosius is a Fearless Killer (he's the only one brave enough, since Polanski's protege is too scared to even look at them)—he's basically the spitting image of Einstein...
There are hundreds of these tiny, genius details just waiting to be found and enjoyed! And don't even get me started on that message at the end, suggesting evil can't be stopped (while they're all charging blindly into the night, and Sharon is getting ready to take Polanski's innocence in some jail cell???) ???
Maybe his hang-ups with younger girls, that whole "young meat" thing, come from Tessa, or maybe from Sharon.
Those are the kinds of parodies that don't advertise themselves as parodies, even though they totally are. It's like Polanski just followed the blueprint to make a VAMPIRIC film—like a pure stereotype. Like, if you want to know who vampires are supposed to be, just watch this movie... man, it's classic. 👍
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd - The Wall Man, I was just spinning some Uriah Heep—specifically "Look At Yourself"—and it hit me how much that track still slaps. Just one of those classic vibes that gets you right in the feels! Wait, hold on... I think that's actually Radiohead - Hail to the Thief! Led Zeppelin—most of them...
Richard Hernandez13 said:Look, I know this might stir up a little debate in the comments...
...but I just have to bring up Lord of the Rings. Andrew Lesnie seriously killed it with the cinematography. When you stop to think about how they blended CGI, physical miniatures, actual landscapes, and actors filming on location with studio shots in front of a blue screen—and somehow made it all look seamless.
That’s such a massive undertaking—both from a technical standpoint and an artistic one.
Ha! I see right through you, Kevin Chavez3, but hey, good to "see" ya! You were always rocking those caps and little hats—you definitely had that cool style down pat!👍 )
I think you were hanging out with that one guy who briefly grabbed the mic and started singing... wearing glasses... if I remember right.😕