[Kotex]

I thought the slower shit at the beginning was alright. After that though

[Santuzzo]

I posted the same clip on another forum, and it started off a huge rant ....

I mean, I can understand that Rusty's playing is not every man's cup 'o tea, and that's fine. But the some folks just go "this sucks" only because they don't like it....
I don't understand that kind of intolerant thinking.

[heffergm]

I generally can't stand Rusty... it's like going to the firing range and listening to a guy with an AK on full auto for 5 minutes straight. I'll pass.

However, it's a bit of a shame because he actually shows flashes of real feeling here and there in this one. I certainly can't bash his speed, but that's a given. I just don't really care to listen to it for more than 15 seconds or so.

[distressed_romeo]

Fuck, I really enjoyed that! It's cool to hear him letting the Holdsworth/Lane influence show some more. I'd love to hear him incorporate the more fusion-y stuff into the new Outworld material.

[Trespass]

Does he actually have fun doing that? Reminds me of doing exercises... I just do it mindlessly to build chops, how could you actually perform that for fun?



I can has scale runs too?

[heffergm]

Originally Posted by distressed_romeo

Fuck, I really enjoyed that! It's cool to hear him letting the Holdsworth/Lane influence show some more. I'd love to hear him incorporate the more fusion-y stuff into the new Outworld material.

Those are the bits I liked too. Unfortunately they were just a bit too sparse.

[Marko]

Originally Posted by distressed_romeo

Fuck, I really enjoyed that! It's cool to hear him letting the Holdsworth/Lane influence show some more. I'd love to hear him incorporate the more fusion-y stuff into the new Outworld material.

Definitely a strong Lane influence in this one, I liked most of it! Gosh, never would've thought I'll be diggin' some of his stuff but god damn...

awesome

[that guy]

Originally Posted by Santuzzo

I posted the same clip on another forum, and it started off a huge rant ....

I mean, I can understand that Rusty's playing is not every man's cup 'o tea, and that's fine. But the some folks just go "this sucks" only because they don't like it....
I don't understand that kind of intolerant thinking.

im basing my opinion off of musicality..cuz its pretty much a given rusty can play faster than shit

but hes off beat and not even in the samne scale half the time..
and when hes not going slow..it is just excersizes that he has been doing since 06

[jacksonplayer]

Originally Posted by that guy

but hes off beat and not even in the samne scale half the time..
and when hes not going slow..it is just excersizes that he has been doing since 06

In fusion, it's not a bad thing to be off the beat, and in fact probably a good thing. Good rhythm is important anywhere, but playing against the beat makes for more interesting soloing, generally.

In general, this if the first thing I've heard Rusty play (at least the first part of it) that made me want to hear more or buy something. I love the tone, and I love the overall ideas. Wouldn't it be great if he could just leave all those harmonic minor Yngwie-isms behind altogether as he does here? They don't go with Outworld's music and have been done to death by others.

I must preface any criticism of this clip by saying I sure as hell wish I could play like that. That said...

Even in a fusion shred context (maybe especially so), you've got to leave some space. Don't fill every single moment with notes, even slow ones. What you don't play is probably more important than what you do play. After listening to this, I want to lock Rusty in a "reeducation" room with Miles Davis albums on constant rotation for a few days. I used to be this way, too. But in recording my new album of all improvised music, I realized that 'playing silence' is really what it's all about. If nothing else, it places your blazing runs in a more effective and dramatic context. I don't claim to be a master of anything, but we guitarists in general tend to be the biggest bunch of "musical chatterboxes" on the planet.

Yeah, it's a clinic performance. All the more reason to show that you can play silence as effectively as noise.

[that guy]

Originally Posted by jacksonplayer

In fusion, it's not a bad thing to be off the beat, and in fact probably a good thing. Good rhythm is important anywhere, but playing against the beat makes for more interesting soloing, generally.

In general, this if the first thing I've heard Rusty play (at least the first part of it) that made me want to hear more or buy something. I love the tone, and I love the overall ideas. Wouldn't it be great if he could just leave all those harmonic minor Yngwie-isms behind altogether as he does here? They don't go with Outworld's music and have been done to death by others.

I must preface any criticism of this clip by saying I sure as hell wish I could play like that. That said...

Even in a fusion shred context (maybe especially so), you've got to leave some space. Don't fill every single moment with notes, even slow ones. What you don't play is probably more important than what you do play. After listening to this, I want to lock Rusty in a "reeducation" room with Miles Davis albums on constant rotation for a few days. I used to be this way, too. But in recording my new album of all improvised music, I realized that 'playing silence' is really what it's all about. If nothing else, it places your blazing runs in a more effective and dramatic context. I don't claim to be a master of anything, but we guitarists in general tend to be the biggest bunch of "musical chatterboxes" on the planet.

Yeah, it's a clinic performance. All the more reason to show that you can play silence as effectively as noise.

if i had the ability to give rep i would,

but other wise