Gary Clark Jr.

He's one of the best young blues guitarists out there. (He's nothing compared to older dudes, but still) I fear he may not live long... He's reached 27

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

Now, while those people do mostly sound like complete morons, you shouldn't live in the past so much... music evolves, never say "music from X is better than music from Y".

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Favorite bands:

Melvins
The Jesus Lizard
Cows
Big Business
R***man
Minutemen
Flight
Minor Threat
Big Black
Shellac
Karp
Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

Also, freestyle rap takes a lot of talent. I've done several comedy rap battles and came out on top in each one. My best one was when I said 4 lines and left the crowd stunned. (My rap is usually NSFW, but if you want, I'll post the 4 lines that made me a hero)

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

I personally don't connect rap with music. People that can carry a tune, generally do.

People's opinions with no knowledge of music, don't count. How can they rightfully offer an imformed opinion of something they are not knowledgeable about.

"You ain't got no swag here, here, or there.
Me? I'm on bigass swag BEAR!"

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Favorite bands:

Melvins
The Jesus Lizard
Cows
Big Business
R***man
Minutemen
Flight
Minor Threat
Big Black
Shellac
Karp
Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

Yeah, like all those classic rock songs about how drugs are bad and you should always respect women for who they are and what they offer to society.


Oh wait

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Favorite bands:

Melvins
The Jesus Lizard
Cows
Big Business
R***man
Minutemen
Flight
Minor Threat
Big Black
Shellac
Karp
Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

You just have no sense of humor. I don't rap to be serious, put my heart into it, or anything. I do it to be funny. That got a crowd going. I play guitar to have an extension of my inner self. I don't have to use words when I play.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

no. but,honestly, i just dont think the next rock explosion will be in america.

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former user radio_friendly_unit_shifter

You can't criticize something for a certain quality but then simply overlook it in something else. I'm not trying to flame.

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Favorite bands:

Melvins
The Jesus Lizard
Cows
Big Business
R***man
Minutemen
Flight
Minor Threat
Big Black
Shellac
Karp
Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

SKcopperteleman- I think you be bornt about 30 years later than you shuolda. Don't let them numbskulls at school worry you. They don't know squat. Some people never learn squat. Some people listen to junk music because of some kind of attitude they have or want. Counterculture punk junk is entertaining to counterculture punks. It goes like that. Jazzers Like Jazz etc. Some people like all kinds of music as I think you do and so do I. I even heard some LA gangster rap that I think maybe almost nearly was ok.... for a minute. Smell me? See... I picked up on the "smell" thing. It's all good. But let morons be morons and we'll all get along but probably not. The World just keeps spinnin' and you're in it.

The down fall of todays Education! Many areas don't even have Music classes anymore! No money for it they claim, but to educate a kid in Baltimore City Public Schools is over 14,000.00 a year for a student. What a waste of money! Beuracrates get rich and the kids they turn out are uneducated.

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

I know what you mean. When I went to school we learned how to play guitar, piano, and autoharp. This was part of the regular class. Probably the last program like that. Playing something like guitar takes creativity, dedication, and hard work. Those are things most schools don't want to instill in our youth. They want you to eat your ADHD drugs and be a zombie sheep.
As far as the original posting, fret not! hehe that's a pun! Popular music is an ever evolving thing. I had the joy of being a teen in the 80s when there were guitar greats bouncing around inside youthful minds. George Lynch, EVH, even guys like Robert Cray and SRV were popular and getting air and video play. Of course that was back when MTV actually played music videos. Guitar Hero has sparked interest in learning to play while the radios are devoid of inspiration. Trust me, there was a time when you had to have a butterfly collar silk shirt and disco to be cool! In the mean time practice practice practice. You may be the one that brings it back!

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TOO MANY GUITARS, TOO LITTLE TIME!

Current Stable:
Fender Stratocaster MIM 07
Squire II Stratocaster MIK 89?
ESP LTD MH-100QM
Jackson KE3 Kelly MIJ

excatly. i mean, delta blues is nearly a century old. im sure todays pop music wont even be heard of in a 80 years or so (....if human kind makes it that far)

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former user radio_friendly_unit_shifter

In my humble opinion, Rap is crap, think I'll go take a nap.

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OK, I'll hum a little bit, got it now?

rap = turrets syndrome put to a bad machine thump.
Garbage in garbage out.

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