Why people think that just because a guitar player can play 45 notes in 3 seconds, that makes them a great guitar player?

When I listen to CD, I hate the guitar playing on probably 75 percent of it. Its nu metalish for the most part and the solos are just a bunch of yanking off that really adds zero emotion or heart to the songs.

I hear people on GNR forums all the time heaping praise on this guy or that guy and quite frankly, a guy playing or tapping 20 notes in 1 second does not impress me. It is great for sideshows and wowing people a la David Blaine, but musically it sounds like a bunch of angry bees.

Emmit Smith of the Dallas Cowboys formerly ran a 4.6 40 yard dash and is the all time leading rusher. by GNR fans rationale, Trung Candidate *Who? EXACTLY* is a superior greater running back just because he runs a 4.2 40.

Guitar playing is not about speed, is it about what u create, how u play it and how u convey that emotion in a way that penetrates and moves the listener.

the fast show offy stuff is cool the first time u hear it, but after about the 10th time, u just really want a nice kick ass heart thumping balls filled solo that kicks u in the teeth.

I am a complete music listener and with CD I do not get a full musical experience.

axl's vocals,lyrics and melodies are close to a 10 but the rest of the album is a 6 or 7.................. poor riffs, solos that are cool and flashy but outside of TWAT and Sorry and maybe I am forgetting a couple, but for the most part, they just don't take the song anywhere. its like, hey u, here is 30 seconds, show off as much as u can.

its like fucking without the orgasm, u don't get that big payoff on a guitar solo that makes it not a time space filler.

the drums on CD are an afterthought, u have to pay close, full attention to even truly hear what is being played most of the time, half of it sounds like a kid using fruity loops on his laptop

I kept it in my car for the last couple of days and to be honest, i had to take it out today, I would start on CD and skip, skip skip till it landed on CD again............................

I then put on Boston's "More than  A feeling" and then it really hit me what is missing on CD. It just lacks that lively feel. U can tell CD was labored over every night and so compressed and copy and pasted that it is very robotic and tight. but so tight it stifles out the magic and the groove.

CD has NO groove at all. it is very mechanical.

I know half the people will write this off as some GNR hater, Slash lover, Some stuck in the 80's dude.

that is fine.

GNR are still one of my all time fave bands, one mediocre album will not in anyway dim my fandom.

I can just no longer lie to myself and other posters trying to be the "Good Guy"  blind zealous follower that we think "WE" have to be to prove our fandom.

I know my love for the band, which is why I have to be honest.