lol I didn't say I hate the people that play with the music in the background, I just don't like when they do it. That's really because it is hard to tell what they are really doing sometimes because it can get faded and masked by the real song. What I prefer, is if they do it with their part taken out, using some kind of MIDI backing with all the other parts softer in the background. A perfectly good example of this are the Guitar Chapter videos of Michael Romeo.
@Detective, I have the same problem! I never play in standard that much anymore! It's ok if it's something simpler than Symphony X, but definitely not something like Domination or Sea of Lies! DGCF sounds better too though, ooo that low D on a 34" bass...