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Post by jeepnut on Jul 1, 2008 17:09:31 GMT -5
Cosyns isnt joining, i emailed him when we were contemplating new members. Besides, it wouldn't make much sense. Jon's an awesome lead guitarist and Seth can play a mean lead too when necessary. They don't need a third lead guitarist.
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Post by Azrael on Jul 1, 2008 17:17:50 GMT -5
Cosyns isnt joining, i emailed him when we were contemplating new members. Besides, it wouldn't make much sense. Jon's an awesome lead guitarist and Seth can play a mean lead too when necessary. They don't need a third lead guitarist. Exactly. They need another solid rhythm player. Somebody call Ole Borud.....we all know he's not doing anything useful.
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Post by Solid on Jul 1, 2008 19:42:43 GMT -5
Besides, it wouldn't make much sense. Jon's an awesome lead guitarist and Seth can play a mean lead too when necessary. They don't need a third lead guitarist. Exactly. They need another solid rhythm player. Somebody call Ole Borud.....we all know he's not doing anything useful. "Spreadin' the neeeeeews!"
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Post by [Undying] on Jul 1, 2008 21:09:43 GMT -5
Alex's playing was one of the main things that kept The Physics of Fire from sounding too similar to Terminate Damnation. Jon's return might cause Dichotomy to sound more like Teriminate Damnation, but TD was released a few years ago and he's had a long break, so I still expect Dichotomy to have it's own unique sound. Jason, Jon, and Seth have already proven themselves. A lot is depending on the new guy. Having a new drummer should help set Dichotomy apart from the other albums. I just hope he's as good at his part as the other members are at theirs.
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Post by Scott on Jul 1, 2008 22:20:32 GMT -5
Likewise, I'm sure Alex has rubbed off on Seth and Jason
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Post by metahead on Jul 1, 2008 22:55:26 GMT -5
thats good
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Post by ezekiel on Jul 2, 2008 21:05:49 GMT -5
Cosyns isnt joining, i emailed him when we were contemplating new members. Besides, it wouldn't make much sense. Jon's an awesome lead guitarist and Seth can play a mean lead too when necessary. They don't need a third lead guitarist. Sean was a killer rythm guitarist and didnt play lead. See TD liner notes. He kept it chuggin' and I noticed the hole he left when he departed the band. When he played, they sounded exactly like the album-as long as the sound man was doing his job.
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Post by Solid on Jul 2, 2008 21:13:10 GMT -5
Sean could shred too. I was watching him when he wasn't looking.
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Post by dlectronic on Jul 3, 2008 0:14:52 GMT -5
Cosyns isnt joining, i emailed him when we were contemplating new members. Besides, it wouldn't make much sense. Jon's an awesome lead guitarist and Seth can play a mean lead too when necessary. They don't need a third lead guitarist. I dont understand whats wrong with having a third guitarist that is flat out crazy good. Of course Cosyns isnt joining, but nothings wrong with reeealy WANTING him to. Its not like he should NOT join the band on the basis of "He is a lead guitar player". That just means hes insane at guitar. Doesnt mean he cant fill the holes with chugging then shred when need be. This hoenstly has nothing to do with Seths playing. But, why turn DOWN somebody with insane technical abilities (Cosyns for example) for somebody worse who can only play rythem. Its not like an insane guitar player like DC cant play rythem. The arsonal of the band needs to be well equiped to blow us fans away.
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Post by metahead on Jul 3, 2008 10:38:07 GMT -5
seth can shred, but he needs to play more keys... those are awsome
anyword you can give us on who is doing the art wisdom?
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Post by Azrael on Jul 3, 2008 12:50:21 GMT -5
Besides, it wouldn't make much sense. Jon's an awesome lead guitarist and Seth can play a mean lead too when necessary. They don't need a third lead guitarist. I dont understand whats wrong with having a third guitarist that is flat out crazy good. Of course Cosyns isnt joining, but nothings wrong with reeealy WANTING him to. Its not like he should NOT join the band on the basis of "He is a lead guitar player". That just means hes insane at guitar. Doesnt mean he cant fill the holes with chugging then shred when need be. This hoenstly has nothing to do with Seths playing. But, why turn DOWN somebody with insane technical abilities (Cosyns for example) for somebody worse who can only play rythem. Its not like an insane guitar player like DC cant play rythem. The arsonal of the band needs to be well equiped to blow us fans away. I totally hear you, but some people specialize in riffing as opposed to melodic playing. Both of the Extol guitarists from Blueprint were more rhythm oriented (one of the reasons that some of the diehard fans didn't like the new album: a lack of highly technical guitar riffs), and it worked for them in that context. There are rhythm players that are insanely good at what they do (Like Tor), but don't stand out as soloists or lead guitarists. Everybody has a place in a band. The lead guitarist is a totally different beast than a rhythmic guitarist. From my experience with musicians, lead guitarists (myself included) are generally very intense and competitive. We don't work well with other lead guitarists, generally, because of the competitive spirit we have. Two of my friends are lead guitarists and play for a band called Cormyr, and when I practiced with them, all they did was compete in solo mode instead of work through songs. They're both technically great, but two chiefs=potential for bad blood. Rhythmic guitarists are a little more laid back and are definitely more group-oriented than leads (this doesn't apply to lead guitarists that get shoved down to the rhythm position because they got beat out by another lead like one of my friends from Cormyr.) They are by definition more stable and level in their relationships with the rest of the band, almost like a second bass player. It gets complicated if you're talking about rhythm/singers, and most of this doesn't apply to them thanks to the vocalist archetype, but w/e. My point: everybody has their place and their uses. *Just a disclaimer: these descriptions are merely archetypes/caricatures of people. They in no way account for all situations and cases, however a lot of stereotypes about bands hold surprisingly true in many cases.
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Post by jeepnut on Jul 3, 2008 13:13:11 GMT -5
Basically, the more lead guitarists you have, the less of each you get to hear. You can't give all of them equal time. Cosyns would be better served in a band where he can be the primary lead. Jon and Seth can handle BTA fine on their own. No additional six-stringers necessary.
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Post by Scott on Jul 3, 2008 13:48:30 GMT -5
Derek is already busy with Bloodline Severed and is also trying to work on Whisper From Heaven.
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Post by blueflame17 on Jul 4, 2008 1:49:34 GMT -5
man after reading the news, I seriously am uber excited! Can't wait to hear this new sound..
And although it's sad for Alex is leaving, I'm glad he is able to focus much more on his original stuff. It must have been so stressful to focus on two bands at once..
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Post by dlectronic on Jul 4, 2008 2:26:12 GMT -5
Derek is already busy with Bloodline Severed and is also trying to work on Whisper From Heaven. I know he isnt joining BTA for reasons such as those ^^^ (and prolly more we dont know about)..But what im sayen is, why would a band turn down somebody like DC (or somebody with his type of all around skills) for a "rythem guitarist" who is not as skilled :/ . But I here what u guys are saying about the role of each component in the band. But heres the twist: what if instead of showcasing a guitarist, you showcase the bands overall skills by having insane technical skill (speed and solid accuracy)..Not all shredders want to be ahead... In fact in my band, our rythem guitarist is by far the "band leader" and our lead guitar player (he shreds...Check out our myspace and see for yourself) is by faaar the most quiet one in the band. it could wind up that multiple insane shredders who are also extremely rythmicly solid (and who both arent looking for focused attention) wind up in the same band. Which leads me again to this: why not just get another shreder. It just adds to the bands arsonal of pwn. PS: its actually ironically true how my band does not fit the previously stated "stereotype" (That sounds negative, Its not, i just coodnt think of another word). haha
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