Twin Guitar

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Hey guys, I wrote up an article about twin guitar. I didn't research the topic, so there may be inaccuracies, but Maiden is talked about a million times and has its own section. www.exposemusic.net
Check out the clips and tell me what you think of it. Up the Irons!
 
Don't be lazy, it takes to clicks, gees. And I didn't exactly "love" it, but I was pleased. I did learn a thing here and there since I am not a musician or music historian, so to me it was rather informative, concise and to the point.
 
when i posted it, there was a link on the main page. 2 clicks, but next time ill just direct link the article. To be honest I wasnt sure if i had named it quiz1 or quiz1a and was too lazy to check.
 
The article is full of inaccuracies, and some of the sections read like mere promotional material for certain bands.

One prominent example (there are many more):
The author states that most twin guitar harmonies are done in perfect fifths. (He apparently doesn't know that musical term; I have paraphrased his mistakes with the correct terminology.) While this is done sometimes, it is not usually the case. The most common method for harmonizing twin guitars is to use parallel diatonic thirds. I'm not going to bother explaining for the non-musicians - musicians will know I'm right.

My point is, the author barely knows what he's talking about. Take this article with a grain of salt.
 
You're right, I'm not a musician. My friend is a guitarist for a metal band and I asked him about the technique. I wrote as best as I remembered what he told me, but either he or I was wrong. But to then say that I barely know what I'm talking about on the basis of that paragraph? If I left out some bands, please let me know in a constructive manner so I can fix the article. I found wiki's article to be pretty lacking and wanted to do something more informative. If you think the rest of the article is shit, then that's fine, but simply saying I don't know what I'm talking about based on the musician part (which I've deleted - see, you helped) is sort of quick judgement.

Eric
 
On further reflection, my initial reaction was probably excessively harsh. It was written after a long, hard especially frustrating day at work. So allow me to rephrase in more polite terms:

This article may be a good starting point for people who don't know much about the history of twin guitar bands. However, there are enough inaccuracies that it shouldn't be considered authoritative. It contains much good information, but be careful.
 
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