a question to Skyfire.

my dad doesnt like phil collins. he was more into led zepplin an shit like that. he also likes metallica and some skate punk i used to listen to like nofx, pennywise, and old offspring an shit like that haha.
 
I don't see why you would have to play a solo when you can write a polyphonic piece between 2 or 3 guitars and a couple tracks of keys.

on a related note, i got a free ticket to go see Steve Vai.

It was hands down, no doubt, the most boring show I've ever seen. And I've seen Deep Purple.