re: What's the boards thoughts on Jack White?

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the Edge was looking around thinking “Is this some kind of joke?”

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The Edge is a shitty horrible guitarist from one of the worst bands of all time.

That documentary was watching two guys who wish they were masters experience true perfection in art.

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Clearly you’re a millennial and not a musician.

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Are you a big U2 fan or something?

I'm not a rock God or anything, but I have been singing, playing guitar, and piano for over 20 years.

What part of my comment did you disagree with?

The edge sucks. Jack White is talented but he's not exceptional or anything.

Jimmy Page is on the Mount Rushmore of all time guitarists.

So I'll say it again:
That documentary was watching two guys who wish they were masters watch a true perfect artist show them what it means to excel.

And I absolutely agree with your assessment of The Weight. That's one of my all time favorite songs and it so unbelievably cringy in It Might Get Loud. The production team should've left that on the cutting room floor.

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When I say that Jack is the standard bearer of rock, it’s essentially by default. There’s not a lot of exceptional guitarists making original relevant music right now, as current “rock” music really isn’t particularly shreddy or even guitar driven at all.

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That’s a shame. I understand it’s a common sentiment but it’s one I find perplexing and depressing. I wish Jack White wasn’t the default thought when you think young (too young for classic rock)guitarists. It should be more along the lines of:

Matt Jalbert
Andrew Stockdale
Davy Knowles
Gary Clark Jr


I know GVF is shite on a lot on this board but Jake Kiszka is only 24 and he’s extremely talented.

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if you knew anything about guitar

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I know plenty about guitar. Can we discuss music or do you want to have a dick measuring contest? For what it’s worth, I respect your opinion on this board and have for years. Most of what you post I agree with. Don’t be an a-hole,man.

And if I took that comment the wrong way, I apologize.

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, you’d recognize that GCJ isn’t exactly a great guitarist either.

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I didn’t say he was. I said I wish people thought of him instead of Jack White when they thought of young guitarists.

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there’s real feeling.

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Something I find missing in most new music I listen to. Much of it just sounds like souless washed nonsense. It’s one of the reasons I like Gary. You can tell when you watch a live concert someone who puts their heart in it and someone who is just playing an instrument. GCJ never fails to move me when he’s playing. He’s got an intangible quality of adding soul to his music. Not everyone can do that.

It’s also a reason I’m a big fan of GVF. Those kids are very obviously loving what they do and they put their heart into their music. I hope they continue to evolve and grow because they have tons of potential.