Members JoshuaLogan Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 I see a lot of people badmouthing Rusty and his playing pretty often... saying he doesn't play tastefully, isn't musical, etc. So, I just thought I'd post this video of him playing some fusion lead stuff. I think the playing is pretty damn brilliant... appears to be improvised too... quite a change from the full speed shred a lot of people associate with him... check it out: -akzHtYfL5A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 way better than his usual garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shiny_Surface Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 Liked the playing, I wouldn't classify that as fusion though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 Doesn't sound like fusion to me.... more like shredding over porn music Not really my thing, sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zygoat Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 Why does his tone always blow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kmanick Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 Nice!!!I wish Rusty would play material like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 Why does his tone always blow? I've never understood that either. Its not like he uses cheap gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik_Yerbouti Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 I like it a lot better than most of his stuff. Look, the guy's obviously got just superhuman, ridiculous, insane chops, but why is it, even over a slower vamp like this, he insists on showing all of them to you before the song is over?! I'd kill to have half his technique, and then be able to spend the other half developing songwriting skills. The guy would absolutely KILL! It just all gets to be a little too... "Look what I can do!" when you're bludgeoned with it over and over again. That kind of technique has always been much more impressive to me when it's doled out in much smaller doses, but that's just M.O. He actually does have a really sweet vibrato when he wants to, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 I think eventually Rusy will realize what a wanker hes been all these years and learn how to use his chops tastefully and play more like Holdsworth but for now we have to be content with what he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaytee123 Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 Liked the playing, I wouldn't classify that as fusion though. Jazz Fusion is combining jazz improvisation with rock rhythms, electric instruments, and highly amplified stage sound. How does this not apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shiny_Surface Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 Jazz Fusion is combining jazz improvisation with rock rhythms, electric instruments, and highly amplified stage sound. How does this not apply? Sounded like he was just shredding over a few key(s), maybe I have a different definition of fusion than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoshuaLogan Posted January 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 Why does his tone always blow? Are you serious? I think it sounds great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamthearm Posted January 17, 2009 Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 fusion? more like Fuzak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoshuaLogan Posted January 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 17, 2009 Doesn't sound like fusion to me.... more like shredding over porn music Not really my thing, sorry... That's okay... you listen to black metal, doom, etc. and that stuff's definitely not my thing How is that not fusion though? Sounds very Holdsworth to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa4x12er2 Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 I liked it a lot, never seen this. I liked his tones on this also. What kind of tones are some of you looking for? Sounds extremely fluid and cutting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeathMonkey Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 That was a fusion of suck and ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRBain Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 I like it a lot better than most of his stuff. Look, the guy's obviously got just superhuman, ridiculous, insane chops, but why is it, even over a slower vamp like this, he insists on showing all of them to you before the song is over?! I'd kill to have half his technique, and then be able to spend the other half developing songwriting skills. The guy would absolutely KILL! It just all gets to be a little too... "Look what I can do!" when you're bludgeoned with it over and over again. That kind of technique has always been much more impressive to me when it's doled out in much smaller doses, but that's just M.O. He actually does have a really sweet vibrato when he wants to, though. This is better than what I've heard of him before. His solo from "the Grey Tide is horrendous, IMO of course. Terrible bending, no sense of rhythm, no taste or phrasing... I still say that he's a phenomenally boring player, because he has chosen to spend hours of his day playing exercises rather than music. With his gifting, there's no knowing what he could do if he arranged his practice time a bit differently. Who knows; maybe I'm wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 That was a fusion of suck and ass. :lol::lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhr74 Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 Doesn't sound like fusion to me.... more like shredding over porn music lmao it does:cop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gain_Junkie93 Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 pretty cool but wth is with the tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mysterymonger Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 I have to agree with some of the posts on here. Just based on this vid/song it sounds very mechanical and has no dynamics. It reminds me of the Alex Skolnick track on Guitars That Ruled The World where he tries to sound jazzy while using a high gain shredder tone. I'm sure he (Rusty) would sound great doing prog metal but this song is meh. [YOUTUBE]sW3MATLu2xw[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Say Ocean Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 Did not enjoy. Compare that to Guthrie and go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigdaddyd Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 not a fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoshuaLogan Posted January 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 Did not enjoy. Compare that to Guthrie and go Guthrie's awesome and all, but honestly I'm kinda tired of people riding his nuts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GodBlessTexas Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 That was a fusion of suck and ass. I ROFL'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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