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    hair length?!?

    I wouldn't say there's a real correlation between musical taste and hair length. I'd say that metal fans just tend to grow it out a) for more impressive headbanging b) keeping alive the tradition of long hair (on men) being a sign of rebellion. Definitely the overwhelming trend so far in this...
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    What's the worst show you ever saw ???

    not to be a smart ass or anything, but is candy cotton really cotton candy? or there a hot fashion trend that has once again left me in the dust? worst show: plenty, my friends used to listen to a lot of shitty music so i've had to sit through korn, staind, sevendust, and the absolutely...
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    What band influenced Opeth the most?

    I can kind of see the Pink Floyd in some of the guitar melodies (Still Life and after) and in the E-bow stuff they do. Some of it is pretty Gilour-ish.
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    Coffin Cases

    I've got one. They're really solid, but there's no way in hell you would be able to fit a Rhodes in it.
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    Metal >/< Classical? Metal Vs. Classical?

    i hope i'm not too late. Maybe some Cynic or Atheist woudl do the trick, especially Cynic's "Textures." I know they're more jazz influenced than classical, but I think they'd have the musical maturity and development to make your prof. rethink things.
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    What do Opeth fans do for a living?

    student, studying journalism and history
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    Mikael Åkerfeldt, Peter Lindgren Ranked #42 GUITAR WORLDs 100 Greatest Metal Guitaris

    C.C. Deville above Tey Azagthoth?!? C.C. actually on the fucking list?!!!?!
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    Technical/Prog Metal

    its individual thought patterns dammit.
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    Opeth videos (o god please help me)

    thanks guys, i'm all hooked up on DC now. just out of curiosity though, does anyone know what happened to Soulseek? the network was crappign out for a while and now the website is down too. that was the only p2p program i ever actually liked too, i'm a little disappointed.
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    Opeth videos (o god please help me)

    Can anyone reccomend a good peer to peer program for file sharing, especially video. Neither Kazaa nor any other program I've tried have enough users or enough of a selection. I have Soulseek right now, but their network is fairly unreliable so I always lose the connection. If anyone has any...
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    How do you write your own songs?

    Whenever I have a riff all by itself I always just play it in my head during the day and try to come up with a part to go with it or after it and then figure it out on my guitar. Or I'll just jam on the riff and try different things to fcome after it.
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    Left-handed guitar players...

    I'm a lefty who plays right-handed. I'm at no disadvantage at all, I can't even pick with my left hand, I look like a special ed. dropout.
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    Who Is Your Favorite Artist?

    David Gilmour David Bowie George Harrison
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    Good pionts and bad pionts about your playing.

    The one shorcoming I have that really bothers me is my speed. I can speed pick for days, but my fret hand cannot keep up. The best thing about my playing is I'm really particular about touch and technique, note choice, etc. I guess I just try to play a little classier (even on Morbid Angel...
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    songs that just aren't metal but are really great

    Pretty much everything by Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and Nick Cave. Building a Mystery- Sarah McLachlan Code-Anticode; Reflections- Gordian Knot (fun jazz fusion, instrumental) Broken Earth- The Soft Machine (folky, jazzy, 70's rock Andy Summers from the Police used to be in the group)...