Petrucci vs Michael Romeo

[www.roysegers.com]

So who´s the better guitar player in your opinion?

 

[The Yngster]

Ah, haven't seen this thread in about... oh I dont know, 3 days?

 

[WhoFooldU]

nothing like beating a dead horse huh?

 

[Valermos]

This is like asking someone which kid they love more.

 

[The Yngster]

And asking it every day

 

[Knight of the Templar]

Guys, don't be that hard...

Well, this has been discussed a lot of times... and asking it on a Symphony X forum... you're going to get some biased answers. Personally: give me Romeo's shredding anyday over Petrucci's shredding, but Petrucci beats MJR on diversity and "slow" (emotional, if you want) playing.

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

*sigh* This is on this forum and the JP forum like every week. I would like to reply, but I refuse to be sucked in. It's so hard not to jump in here.

 

[v01c354nd51gn5]

just what we need, another one of these threads. its a good question, but it kinda goes with comparing apples and oranges IMO. also, WHY DOES IT MATTER???

 

[korruption]

I like french fries.

 

[theodyssey]

You know, this topic is highly interesting, not to mention intelligent, but rather than partake in said discussion, I am going to do something less painfull like grate the top layer of skin off my dick and then rub it in salt.

 

[MorphineChild205]

I like Romeo MUCH better, since I'm not a fan of blues-based soloing. However, I must admit that Petrucci is a more diversified guitarist. But Romeo is faster!

 

[Taliwakker]

Romeo is fatter but at the same time is less inclined to grow facial hair.....so it all comes down to who has the better looking wife.

 

[Odysseus]

just what we need, another one of these threads. its a good question, but it kinda goes with comparing apples and oranges IMO. also, WHY DOES IT MATTER???

yea, i'm with random letters and numbers sn on this, it doesn't matter who the better guitarist is for a few reasons such as: since this is a symx forum more people are gonna be biased towards saying romeo. technical skill and ability mean nothing if there's no musical value to what's being played. both guitarists are better at what they do, and what I find to be far more important than viruosity is songwriting ability. There are tons of amazing players out there (some that are probably even better than romeo and petrucci as hard as that is to believe) but only a few have the right compositional skills to back it up. roy, if you're new to the forum then sorry about the kinda harsh welcome, but this topic does come up too often.

 

[Rifugium]

They both suck. They're just rip-offs of Yngwie.

Oh, you guys might not know about sarcasm green.

 

[theodyssey]

yea, i'm with random letters and numbers sn on this...

i think his name is supposed to be voicesandsigns... voices and signs.... but that made me laugh REALLY goddamned hard

 

[underullospell]

OH GOOD GRIEF, CHARLIE BROWN!!!

 

[aiwass]

I like Romeo MUCH better, since I'm not a fan of blues-based soloing. However, I must admit that Petrucci is a more diversified guitarist. But Romeo is faster!

Romeo is faster at some things, Petrucci is faster at some things. Their technical fortes lie in different fields.

Blues-based soloing? Are you on crack?

 

[soulshred]

I ve seen these kind of threads thousad times but theyre always fun to discuss.
I like Romeo more.They both have some fields that theyre better then other.

 

[Atheist]

I like french fries.

And that is an ultimate answer to the question: Petrucci vs Michael Romeo?

 

[v01c354nd51gn5]

i think his name is supposed to be voicesandsigns... voices and signs.... but that made me laugh REALLY goddamned hard

i got a good laugh outa that one too. and yes, it is sposed to be Voices And Signs, like that one Akashic song.