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ajeje I wasn't referring to you, I was making a general observation: I have studied Kant and I know how many hours I had to spend studying his philosophy, entire afternoons; I could say the same for Aristotle or Hegel (whom I didn't absolutely love, but in terms of structure, he's powerful!). Those who haven't studied philosophy (but I wasn't referring to you, generaliter) can hardly understand a Kantian or Aristotelian structure, but this is just my opinion.

Marco, I wasn't referring to your speech, which I fully agree with; those who have studied Kant can perfectly understand what you wanted to express, perhaps less so those who do not have a good classical education.

Romeo is simply one of the many clones of Malmsteen. There's no doubt he is skilled, but he lacks an ounce of originality, and to be a true composer, one must have that. He is no better than a Joe Stump or, even earlier, a Chris Impellitteri. The list is quite lengthy, but the Swedish guitarist leaves behind music of a different caliber; despite his missteps, he remains on another planet.

I'm sorry, but I missed the rather bizarre discussion about whether Beethoven or DJ Francesco is better! I see that my friend ajejebrazorf is arguing this thesis with a lot of dialectics, but I don't see how all of this and the various digressions on the subject relate to the G3 in question or to Malmsteen. Perhaps it would be wise to get back on track; I feel like we're straying from the topic!!

I sincerely thank you for your comments, thanx mista! As for the others, I see that many like Angelo and I don’t want to get into it (even though you already know my opinion), but there’s no comparison with Vinnie Moore who plays on this album. Angelo may be technical for sure, but he would never be able to compose pieces like "As time slips by" or "Message in a Dream". To do this, you need to be much more than just virtuoso guitarists; you need to be great composers, and Vinnie Moore is definitely one! Listen to believe!

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Made in Japan and Made in Europe, it's like saying two huge expressions of two completely different historical moments. It's hard to say whether "Highway Star" or "Burn" is better, "Child in Time" or "Mistreated"; to me, they all have an extraordinary charm, despite their diversity. And I think it's amazing that a band like the Purple managed to create such great and different songs in just a few years, but class is not water!

One last thing: yes, Uli participated in the 1998 G3 with Satriani and Shenker (Vai joined later) and they say it was one of the most beloved G3s by the audience, too bad it wasn't released!

I fully agree with savopardo; I mentioned a piece among the most beautiful (also thanks to Blackmore's guitar), but indeed there are many great pieces, and those he mentioned are extraordinary. You'll see you won't be disappointed—just try it to believe it!

So Matt, I wrote a review on Uli Roth, you can find it on my homepage by clicking my name or by searching for Uli Jon Roth on the search engine. If you’d like, you can read it. I highly recommend "Firewind" because it’s an inspiring album, but "Transcendental Sky Guitar" is also very beautiful. Marco is right, though, the work on Vivaldi isn't the best. However, if you want to see Uli in action, you can’t miss that video I recommended to Marco; I was blown away by how he plays (keep in mind he's a guitarist from Blackmore's generation): go to the official website www.ulijonroth.com, let the page load (it takes a while) and head to the "archives" section. There you’ll find the video "Sky Overture," it’s a bit long to download (about 160 mb), but it’s really worth it, especially since he plays live with Don Airey and the piece is remarkable! Of course, Uli started with the Scorpions in the '70s, so if you want to understand his musical journey, you'll need to listen to "Tokyo Tapes," the double live album with almost all the best tracks from that period! But for now, I insist on the video; once you watch it, you'll understand why! Talk to you soon, and I hope I was able to help.