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Right....
Yes, raisindot, that is exactly what I'm saying.
Those of us in the know realize that Miles was not a very fast player and therefore is not considered one of the all time greats. All the cool people know this.
People are setting up straw men here--it's turned into Yngwie vs. BB--which side are you on?
That is taking the argument a little far in both directions. My point is that WAY WAY too many guitar players these days think that they don't need to practice or learn or get good at their instrument--it's not cool, and most of them are more interested in being cool than being good.
I was watching a recent episode of MTV's Cribs and they had the dudes on from Maroon 5. They went into the guitar player's room and he had a Twin Reverb in there with a stack of music books, including a Steely Dan book and books on theory.
The guy had to immediately cop an ironic attitude and said sarcastically that he "Comes in here to practice my super hot licks". He was embarassed to be known as someone who practices their instrument or wants to get better.
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