too bad people don't play like mick mars anymore. you have to admit, it's hard to be a good musician and a good guitarist at the same time. there's always going to be a balance of good music and crap, and i agree that todays metal is awful with few if any exceptions, but the good players are in other styles now. i'm studying country lead and suprisingly most country lead players can burn most metal lead players into the ground. just listen to one of the teachers here, terry couch. too bad there aren't more people that good in other styles. also, it's harder to play slow than fast anyway. how many people do you know who can accurately play david gilmour's solos from pink floyd compared to pantera licks?

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