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"Every single time, there's always an argument over who's better than who. And every single time, they get it all, all so wrong. These guys are artists, with magic in their fingers, every one of them. Like painters and their canvas, great guitar players cannot be rated, because their works are different, and can't be judged on any rating system, other than our ears and our heart. It's not the range, or the notes, or the speed of their hands that makes them great. It's how they make you feel as you listen to them perform, you can feel the emotion come through the music. And that's what makes a musician, whether a singer, or someone playing an instrument, great.

To all the people saying "nothing too great about this" because hes not being all showy like the lead guitarist in a rock band are forgetting a few crucial things.
1. He was a session musician on this track. He's not meant to showboat the entire track.
2. Good guitar playing isn't always about speed and being able to go up and down the scales like a madman. Sometimes being a good guitarist is about knowing exactly how to play your instrument to compliment the song perfectly.
3.The playing doesn't have to be complicated or difficult in a technical sense to be brilliant. Too many people complaining that because its not fast or showy it isn't good."
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- - Andreas Poppe
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