Hi, guys.
Although I have been playing for nearly 20 years already, here is a noob question:
How do the bands that were originally intended to be discussed in this thread, call their genre of music? If they actually called it anti-christian, then by all means, keep the title. However, if it isn't, then why not change it to what it is actually called to be more accurate and specific? I personally find the title incorrect when reading what the intention of the thread is supposed to be.
IMO, the precedent term "anti" will step on the beliefs of certain people and evoke emotions that could easily have been avoided if it was not really the intention. Case in point would be how proud and true Filipinos would react when faced with someone who declares himself to be an anti-Filipino. Heck, I wouldn't want to be called an anti-guitarist for having a different view of what a guitarist should be.
I like the intention of this thread and was really hoping to learn techniques used by the likes of Skolnick et al. but I am frustrated that there is very little of what I was hoping to get here. Instead of reading about music and techniques, the majority of what I see is what I believe to be an unending debate on something I do not want to be on any side. The side I will debate on is music --- christian, folk, chinese, islamic, jewish, mystic or whatever else there may be as long as it is (I will not dare use the word good for what it will connote) nice to hear and gets me rocking.
I hope that this is resolved soon and that everyone get back to the music.