Wes Borland, like him or not, he was... - Page 2

jemplayer55 · #16 01-09-2008, 01:59 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwncR...eature=related

This is a guitar "clinic"? Ok..... Guess I could learn to work on my tolerance to noise!

jemplayer55 · #17 01-09-2008, 02:07 AM

Wait...... it gets better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIRt9...eature=related

Jemface · #18 01-09-2008, 02:17 AM

I feel that this is somewhat a low/high point for Wes:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PYRJnL...eature=related

Lefty Robb · #19 01-09-2008, 02:20 AM

OH OH!! One can never get enough Durst bashing..

wilch · #20 01-09-2008, 02:31 AM

Wow, he's got lots of energy on stage. Awesome presence. Could easily be a front man.

**jono** · #21 01-09-2008, 03:50 AM

I think, regardless what anyone may think of Mr Durst, everyone will admit that Limp Bizkit did great pop-metal, nu-metal, whatever type of music it was. It certainly seemed to make the guys enough money and catapult their front man into the spotlight, which is exactly what he wanted.

Wes was a lot of fun on stage and in the UK at least seemed to be someone who was chasing out the shoe-gazing "britpop" phenomenon.

I think he had a great technique that was usually hidden behind his and the rest of the bands antics.

Distantshore · #22 01-09-2008, 06:43 AM

I wasn't in to them when they first appeared on the scene, but I give them props for trying something different and have actually grown to like some of their stuff.

**elcid** · #23 01-09-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jono

I think, regardless what anyone may think of Mr Durst, everyone will admit that Limp Bizkit did great pop-metal, nu-metal, whatever type of music it was.

I would disagree completely. LB and great are 3 words I would never put together under any circumstance. Maybe I would say they were the greatest brain dead frat boy rock band of their time. They opened for Faith No More on their last tour and it was just awful, maybe if I was 14 I would've liked them.

CosmicDebris · #24 01-09-2008, 07:17 AM

This is the only way Fred can get kids to come to his concerts nowadays.

Eco · #25 01-09-2008, 07:34 AM

Wes was the only reason i listened to that band, some of his riff work was awesome.

My Generation jumps to mind straight away, has some cool guitar stuff in there.

**GilkyBear** · #26 01-09-2008, 09:50 AM

Yeah, Limp Bizkit is one of my guilty pleasures. Never cared a bit for Durst but dug the drumming, dug the bass lines, and what got me about Wes Borland wasn't really his 'technique' but rather his creativity. I really liked how he kind of painted these little soundscapes within the songs. Great use of technology/effects to achieve what he was going for. He did a HELL of a lot with some fairly simple but creative riffs.

jemplayer55 · #27 01-09-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by GilkyBear

Yeah, Limp Bizkit is one of my guilty pleasures. Never cared a bit for Durst but dug the drumming, dug the bass lines, and what got me about Wes Borland wasn't really his 'technique' but rather his creativity. I really liked how he kind of painted these little soundscapes within the songs. Great use of technology/effects to achieve what he was going for. He did a HELL of a lot with some fairly simple but creative riffs.

Gilk.... you could always got to one of his combination art class/ guitar clinics! Watch a master at work.... I'd sure pay good money for that, wouldn't you?

I'll bet that sketch he does in this video will be worth millions someday! Multi talented..... guitar virtuoso/genius/artist! (Hope I got the order of those right)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utPll...eature=related

Limp Bizket? I saw/heard a bunch of middle class white boys wanting to be all bad up with themselves, acting angry for no good reason, other than to dupe a youth crowd and make some money.

Gotta give them credit though..... it worked! What can you say.... marketing at it's best!

Now I've got to go work on my "brush stroke" strumming technique..... I'm working on painting a new soundscape!

Jemface · #28 01-09-2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jemplayer55

Gilk.... you could always got to one of his combination art class/ guitar clinics! Watch a master at work.... I'd sure pay good money for that, wouldn't you?

Go back and listen to his older riffs. Check out songs like 'Nookie' and 'Stalemate'. I don't rate his current 'soundscape' persona either.

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Originally Posted by jemplayer55

I'll bet that sketch he does in this video will be worth millions someday! Multi talented..... guitar virtuoso/genius/artist! (Hope I got the order of those right)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utPll...eature=related

Limp Bizket? I saw/heard a bunch of middle class white boys wanting to be all bad up with themselves, acting angry for no good reason, other than to dupe a youth crowd and make some money.

Gotta give them credit though..... it worked! What can you say.... marketing at it's best!

Now I've got to go work on my "brush stroke" strumming technique..... I'm working on painting a new soundscape!

Drop the childish sarcasm.

It's a shame you're so blinkered as to be unable to appreciate one of the most innovative rhythm guitarists of our time, and would rather make comments such as this.

And give credit where it's due - Limp Bizkit were fantastically good at what they did. It may not be to your tastes, but it was brilliant Nu-Metal.

**GilkyBear** · #29 01-09-2008, 11:39 AM

What can I say, I put the cd in, I hit play, I like it.

**GilkyBear** · #30 01-09-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Jemface

Drop the childish sarcasm.

It's a shame you're so blinkered as to be unable to appreciate one of the most innovative rhythm guitarists of our time, and would rather make comments such as this.

Jemface, you need to find a way to post tactfully or not at all. Enough baiting. See my PM to you, warning issued. Enough.