Most Overrated Metal Guitarists?

[Chryst Krispies]

how the FUCK can ANYONE seriously say Randy Rhoads was over-rated fuck's sake???

 

[slashvanyoung]

Amen!

 

[JMarz]

Randy Rhoads is a fag.

 

[CatharsisStudios]

kill your self

 

[Felix Neumann]

Randy Rhoads is a fag.

??????

 

[JMarz]

I wish I personally could have shot down his helicopter myself.

So is Ozzy.

 

[LydonB]

Welp, this thread has turned into a heaping pile of shit.

 

[JMarz]

A job well done I'd say

It was bound to happen seeing as it isn't really a neutral question (the topic.)

 

[dan weapon]

Avenged Sevenfold
Kirk Hammet
Dave Mustaine
Chris Broderick
Dimebag (Sorry, but he died a few years ago, and really wasn't as great as people put on. Let it fucking go.)
Michael Angelo Batio
John Petrucci
Slash
Michael Amott
Rusty Cooley
Alexi Laiho
LAMB OF GOD Puke:uke:uke
Santana (Almost said Santa.. I know he's not metal but GOD..)
Yngwie Fagsteen
Buckethead
Buckethead
Zakk Wylde
Randy Rhoads +982375
Kerry King
Herman Li

I know I can think of more..

Totally disagree with most of this...Especially on the dimebag, rhoads and Petrucci fronts.

This is borderline WUM-ing.

I wish I personally could have shot down his helicopter myself.

This even more so.

 

[TRA]

There is a huge difference between playing a song and writing a song. Some of these guys might not be godly guitar players, but some of them have amazing songs. I have heard some really strong guitar players on this forum, then again I haven't heard too many memorable songs posted by said forum members. Sorry to be a dick about it.

Anyone can practice their ass off and play other peoples songs no matter how difficult, but that's not necessarily talent and it doesn't make you a good guitar player. Try writing it.

Dimebag might not have been a neo-classical shred god, but I haven't heard a guitar player yet whose work is a bad ass as that.

Opinions are like buttholes. Take mine with a grain of salt....my opinion that is.

 

[DanLights]

Ozzy is a fag, that I will agree. But yeah shreddydude you're definitely going overbord with your "every famous guitarrist sucks" tag. Lamb of god? they don't solo almost never, but they are unbelievably tight rhythmic players and pretty good writing them riffs, I can't see how anyone can say the suck or are overrated. It's not people praise they are shredgods, people praise what they are and get the praise they deserve

 

[Metaltastic]

Irrespective of your own abilities and influences, the issue is still a subjective one. People are very much allowed to vocalize their distaste for Alexi.

I used to be a huge fan back in high school, but I look back now and cringe. There are so many better role models out there for all aspects of music, not just guitar playing.

Well I don't quite know what you mean by "role models" (the first thing that comes to mind is you disapprove of his life choices; hell, so do I! ), but we're talking about guitarists here, and FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, I just listened to the song "Follow the Reaper" again, and it took me back to the first time I ever heard that song back in '03, and how much it blew me away - seriously, listen to that - LISTEN TO IT!!!!! - all those amazing omnipresent leads and riffs and aggressive pinch harmonics, and the fucking solo that EXPLODES after the keyboard solo, oh good god the boner of it all. And the solos at the end of the song Hatebreeder, god he is so fucking tasteful!

And I will say that in my comment about Rhoads, I did mention that I was thinking of context and still wasn't that impressed, but I'm content to let it go and agree to disagree, as with most others in this thread!

 

[JMarz]

Ozzy is a fag, that I will agree. But yeah shreddydude you're definitely going overbord with your "every famous guitarrist sucks" tag. Lamb of god? they don't solo almost never, but they are unbelievably tight rhythmic players and pretty good writing them riffs, I can't see how anyone can say the suck or are overrated. It's not people praise they are shredgods, people praise what they are and get the praise they deserve

I don't base opinions on how well someone shreds, man. Not at all.

Lamb of God's songs just sound the same

Every

Single

One.


Also, the general publics mindset is to praise anything that sounds simple and catchy to the ear

No matter how shitty the song is or how poorly written it is.

Look at Nickelback.

EDIT: Or Rap, or Pop, or R&B

Fuck people. If there was a button I could press to kill every weakminded fucking retard who listens to Lamb of God in the world, I'd press that motherfucker 3,001 times just to be sure.

 

[Metaltastic]

(Jess, I think it may be best to quit now before you dig yourself even deeper dude )

 

[TRA]

I don't base opinions on how well someone shreds, man. Not at all.

Lamb of God's songs just sound the same

Every

Single

One.


Also, the general publics mindset is to praise anything that sounds simple and catchy to the ear

No matter how shitty the song is or how poorly written it is.

Look at Nickelback.

EDIT: Or Rap, or Pop, or R&B

Fuck people. If there was a button I could press to kill every weakminded fucking retard who listens to Lamb of God in the world, I'd press that motherfucker 3,001 times just to be sure.

So the general public's problem is they don't enjoy odd meter math music? People that like Lamb of God need to be blown up because they are weakminded?

Wow.

Are you angry that Bush is no longer President?

 

[James Murphy]

how's this for Context metaltastic..... without Rhoads almost very few of the guitarists you do actually enjoy today in metal simply would not have pursued it. i know i wouldn't have ever become a known guitarist but for his influence on me as a young lad.

though i freely admit i'm one of the most over-rated guitarists i know, lol.


Respect for the past masters, and what they did for music that extends to this day, is the first step to individual accomplishment and innovation. Otherwise you're likely just treading old ground and don't even know it.

 

[Metaltastic]

I do respect the past masters, I just don't happen to consider him one of them, at least not to the degree of Lynch, Tipton, and EVH!

 

[JMarz]

how's this for Context metaltastic..... without Rhoads almost very few of the guitarists you do actually enjoy today in metal simply would not have pursued it. i know i wouldn't have ever become a known guitarist but for his influence on me as a young lad.

though i freely admit i'm one of the most over-rated guitarists i know, lol.


Respect for the past masters, and what they did for music that extends to this day, is the first step to individual accomplishment and innovation. Otherwise you're likely just treading old ground and don't even know it.

THERE you fucking go

+1

 

[Chryst Krispies]

I do respect the past masters, I just don't happen to consider him one of them, at least not to the degree of Lynch, Tipton, and EVH!

PLEAAAASSEEE.

LYNCH AND TIPTON CAN'T TOUCH RANDY.

 

[dan weapon]

THERE you fucking go

+1

Unless I'm missing something, you're +1ing James Murphy for his view that Rhoads is an immensely influential guitarist... after you'd previously said how overrated he was?!