Ugo
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Posted: June 29 2005, 19:22 |
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Well, there sure is some similarity in the speed and the general 'feel' of Nuno Bettencourt's playing, but I know him from other Extreme songs (I got all of their albums) as a fast, virtuoso, flashy player. On the other hand, Mike's 'fast riff' in Amarok (which is also at the very start, and in various other places) seems to me to be more technical than virtuoso. I know that there is a very thin difference between the two  , but maybe what really differentiates the two passages is that Nuno is just showing off, as he so often does [«Hear how fast I can play!»  ], Mike is playing, as only a real composer can, in addition to showing off as well. Plus, another difference is that Mike's riff is built on an irregular and difficult time signature, Nuno's is in a straight 4/4. Ispiration? Nah, I don't think there's any. I think each of them is doing his own thing.
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Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian
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