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I find it strange how any time a discussion comes up between guitarist about theory, those who do not understand theory seem to constantly refer the argument back to sight reading and ignore the gulf of helpful information in between. Perhaps it really does serve to highlight how poorly some guitarist even understand the concept of theory let alone theory itself.
Another common theme is people referring to theory as being a set of rules. It isn't. There are no rules in music, there is only physics. There sometimes seems to be a misbelief that a group of monks, dressed in black sat down one day and said "THESE ARE THE RULES BY WHICH ALL MUSIC SHALL EXIST." and though outside that are rule breakers. It's a bit like when the Sex Pistols were claiming to be all anti music when in fact they were just subconsciously regurgitating early Beatles and Stones et al riffs. In fact the only thing governing music are natural physics and cultural exposure. As an example very few country music songs feature b5th harmonies. Not because it's breaking some rules, just because it doesn't tend to fit with that cultural expression of music due to the physical relationship between the two notes.
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A good musician is a good musician whether he reads or not in my view is immaterial.
Unless you murder someone and eat their brain in the hope of gaining the theoreical info they have learned. I think that it is important in that case.
I saw him a few times with his his trio, around the time Jazz Metal came out. I love that album. He (sort of) invented a new genre. I can't understand why it didn't take off. I suppose most people are generally locked into what they expect certain styles of music to sound like and aren't able to deal with the cross overs. He was probably ahead of his time in doing the sort of thing that Mr G.G. is doing now.
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