Adrian Smith Under Rated?!

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hmmm since nobody got the joke I'll have to explain. Someone had posted that Maiden as a whole was underrated (you look for it i'm not going to do it for you... scroll up) Then I joked that how can an underrated band influence so many people by mentioning Helloween, because Helloween are underrated. Mainly due to the fact that they don't produce mind-blowing material except once every 10 years, yet there are countless Helloween clones running around the European continent...
 
Welcome SearanoX [!--emo&:)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'smile.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Adrian Smith is a highly skilled Olympic-level pole vaulter who has broken the world record in his backyard just for fun ... but he doesn't compete because it's just a hobby for him.

Adrian Smith can calculate pi to three thousand decimal places in under forty seconds.

Adrian Smith is overqualified.

Adrian Smith is the prototype for a clone army which he keeps hidded in the Scottish highlands, just in case. When George Lucas stole this idea for a bad movie, Adrian Smith ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

Adrian Smith makes the homies say "Ho!" and the girlies wanna scream.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-SinisterMinisterX+Oct 19 2004, 03:33 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(SinisterMinisterX @ Oct 19 2004, 03:33 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Adrian Smith makes the homies say "Ho!" and the girlies wanna scream.
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Word!!!!!!! [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Adrian Smith knows unknown cures for unknown diseases.
Adrian Smith is Alpha and Omega.
Adrian Smith creates Tsunamis by spitting into the sea.
Adrian Smith makes the doomsday clock strike midnight.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-SinisterMinisterX+Oct 19 2004, 10:33 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(SinisterMinisterX @ Oct 19 2004, 10:33 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Adrian Smith makes the homies say "Ho!" and the girlies wanna scream.
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'Cause Adrian Smith is the Aqua Teen! Number one in the hood, 'G'.
 
Does this belong in the madness forum now?! [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Agreed, but there is a 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to 1 chance that it will end up in the madness forum with all this "Adrian is the sun and the moon and sings me lullybies at night" talk.
 
I think the three Maiden's guitarists are also under rated because they're all 'lead guitarists'. People prefers things to be clear, with only one guitarist, or well defined roles between both.
None of the three is ahead of the others.

I wonder if Malcom Young is on the list ? For me, he's the most under rated guitarist because he's a rythm guitarist and nobody cares about them. For example, 'Thunderstruck', if very impressive, is in fact very easy to play. But Malcom's rythm part on this one is more difficult : only one note, but an amazing groove !



Er... sorry to be 'on-topic'... [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Good point! Most people confuse simplicity with lack of talent or technique. And thank you for staying on topic [!--emo&B)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/cool.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'cool.gif\' /][!--endemo--] oooohhh yeeeeaaah
 
Actually, there are many guitarists who are best-known as lead players, but whose rhythm guitar work is underrated. Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan all come to mind, and I'm sure there are many more.

As far as pure rhythm guitarists go, I'd agree Malcolm Young is one of the best. So was James Hetfield, at least back in the 1980s. And even though he solos occasionally, Dave Mustaine is mostly a superb rhythm guitarist. (I heard Mustaine played all the solos on the new Megadeth album, does anyone know if that's true?)

[!--QuoteBegin-Onhell+Oct 20 2004, 01:04 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Onhell @ Oct 20 2004, 01:04 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]And thank you for staying on topic [!--emo&B)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/cool.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'cool.gif\' /][!--endemo--] oooohhh yeeeeaaah
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Adrian Smith knows the complete works of James Joyce by heart.
Adrian Smith is the secret leader of the Illuminati.
Adrian Smith is legally a sovreign nation.
Adrian Smith has six toes on each foot.
Adrian Smith is so popular that even the Alpha-Draconians love him.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-SinisterMinisterX+Oct 20 2004, 08:47 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(SinisterMinisterX @ Oct 20 2004, 08:47 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--](I heard Mustaine played all the solos on the new Megadeth album, does anyone know if that's true?)
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No : Chris Poland, first Megadeth Lead guitarist, plays lead guitar on this (very-very-very-good) album. (there's only one song where he doesn't play)

Each time I've seen Dave Mustaine playing live, I always was impressed by his rythm playing. [!--emo&:bow:--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/bowdown.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'bowdown.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

[!--QuoteBegin--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan all come to mind, and I'm sure there are many more.
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I think I'm an under rated guitarist [!--emo&:(--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/sad.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'sad.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

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Ugh.

Adrian Smith is the single-handed founder of every university in North America.
Adrian Smith created my midterms.
Adrian Smith created TAs so he wouldn't have to mark my midterms.
Adrian Smith loves you, no matter your sins.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-SearanoX+Oct 19 2004, 12:18 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(SearanoX @ Oct 19 2004, 12:18 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Truth.  There are guitarists out there who are better, however; I won't say that Iron Maiden are the best in the genre (in terms of absolute technical ability), because they simply aren't.  However, they do have something that many other bands lack, and that is composition.  They know what notes work, what riffs will bring out a song, and how to best create a guitar solo to express themselves.  No matter how fast you can play (Metallica, anyone?), if you lack creativity and expression, then you have only fought half the battle.
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So true. Dream Theater comes to mind. Incredibly talented musicians to the point where it's almost absurd, but the music is just plain boring to me. Too much fret wanking and timeshifts, too little of the stuff that makes a good song great: composition, melody and that "special" something - groove, feeling, whatever - you know what I mean [!--emo&;)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'wink.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Adrian Smith gave the moon a child.
Adrian Smith is an infinite dream.
Adrian Smith can play with madness.
Adrian Smith makes the evil that men do live on.

(Yeah, sorry, kinda uncreative lately [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--])
 
Dream Theater is alright, I'd say. The musicians are some of the most talented out their, and their singer is sensational, to say the least. However, for a progressive metal band...well, they aren't very progressive. [!--emo&;)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'wink.gif\' /][!--endemo--] The music never really changes a lot. They do have their highlights, however. Stream Of Conciousness is one of the best instrumentals I've heard, and Space-Dye Vest is a very good album closer with a lot of atmosphere.

Off-topic. Damn. Uh, Adrian Smith is the Rareware of metal.
 
Well Dream Theater is like Opeth, you either get it or you don't, you can't kinda like it, either love it or be bored with it. It took me a year to fully appreciate Images and Words and it has taken me well over two years to understand Opeth's "genius". The only reason I've been so patient with both was because I knew there was something great there I wasn't getting... and when I did.... WOW. That also happened to me with certain Maiden songs. Rime of the Ancient Mariner. I liked it but was very blah about it. Yet lately... Man i'm playing it over and over it just fucking rocks...
 
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