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Originally Posted by Reaper16
We're getting off on a tangent, as you see "great musician" defined as virtuoso-type players. That's fine, but much different than the point I was trying to make. There are plenty of excellent bands out there. There may be very few individual people who were doing "groundbreaking" things with their particular instrument but, of course, there is a large gulf of difference between a virtuoso player and the Jonas Bros. One need only look to bands like Sigur Ros, Godspeed You! Black Emperor or maudlin of the Well to see that there were bands in the '00s that were redefining what sounds can come from rock instrumentation. One need only look to The Lord Weird Slough Feg, Sigh, Opeth, The White Stripes, The Mars Volta, Mastodon, Ulver or TV on the Radio to see the innovation and ability to marry different genres into fresh, organic music. And that's to say nothing of the tremendous creativity coming out of hip-hop and electronic-based music.
In that enormous pocket between Steve Vai and having all your shit over-processed in Pro Tools because you can't actually play there is so much great stuff to listen to. I can mail you CDs (store bought, non-burned, actual releases) if you're against a peek on YouTube.
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Dude, you said "Great Players". I disagreed.
A "Great Player" is someone who can walk into a recording studio and immediately record the "Perfect Take", whether it's a singer, guitarist, drummer, bassist, etc. A "Great Player" is a guy like Larry Carlton or Dean Parks, guys who've been on more than 500 albums each.
The ability to play or write a song doesn't automatically make someone a "great player". Being able to "play" should be a given.
The ability of a "great player" is
far beyond that.