(or better yet, all 4 at once)This is why I choose guitarists like Hackett, Fripp, Vai, FZ, Fred Frith, Snakefinger, Trey Spruance of Mr. This was answered with a nose-in-the-air and a curt dismissal of "No Taste".Ever since then, I have had no tolerance whatsoever for Jazz Elitists, or the sopophoric drivel they listen to.I do not for a moment deny the skill and talent involved with players like Metheny, Holdsworth, and the like - but to me it is less about endless noodling, avant-heroics and improv-till-you-put 'em-to-sleep musical masturbation.To me it is about music that grabs the listener by either the balls, the heart, the throat or the cerebral cortex.
I may be about to ruffle a few feathers here.First off, the common denominator here is BOREDOM.Those AH clips were, to me, a complete SNOOZEFEST.I don't know exactly why, but my brain cells and synapses are not configured in a way which allows me to tolerate most of Holdsworth's music, nor can I deal with much of what Lifeson has done since 'Signals' (although I really do like the latest Rush release, 'Vapor Trails').while Wee-Wee Malcontent is nothing more than a boring but talented brat in my eyes.I once went to a Zappa show in '84, and there was this congregation of 'Holdsworth Snobs' there - and apparently their function in life was to verbally denounce all but 'The Master Himself', Sir Allan Holdsworth.Having heard quite a few selections by Holdsworth, I uttered something to the effect of "Zappa blows his shit away".