DanDanGuitarMan

Love it, it rocks hard! Josh, Jeremy and Zac all look pretty cool... and Hayley is, as usual, cute as hell

When your friends are all talking about "guitar heroes" and you spend 20 minutes extolling the virtues of Josh

That's true, the bending in crushx3 is quite subtle though. To be honest, I find that anything I play is generally a bit heavier than the original. But yeah, that's essentially what I was thinking. The lack of hard rock influences could be one of the things that set him apart. Most guitarists I know like Slash, or if not Slash then Hendrix etc.. Don't you guys?

Yeah I guess I can see where you're coming from.... Hey, I had a possible brainstorm earlier as to why Josh's playing might seem so unique. This may sound stupid, or only apply to me, but where I come from at least (and I often hear guitarists in bigger bands mentioning this as an influence on their playing) it's custom for a lot of guitarists to take an interest in blues/hard rock when they're beginning to learn guitar, not B.B. King or anything like that, but Hendrix, Rory Gallagher and Slash, that kinda style. Now this may sound really really stupid ,but I've never heard Josh mention any hard rock bands in that vein at all. Thus a possible explanation for Josh's lack of unnecessary wailing over songs, and minimal use of bends? I find that many guitarists influenced by Slash or Hendrix often overdo the bending. Or am I just really zoned out on this from lack of sleep?

I was gonna make a new thread but then I saw this sooo..... Yeah I love G'n'R That's G'n'R classic, not the shitty new version hehe... I'm also interested in Velvet Revolver. For some reason they didn't strike me as great before (I was probably expecting Guns N Roses MkII ) but they've really grown on me.

Weeell... yes and no. I mean, on some of the quieter verse leads I've definitely seen some Incubus influence (am I the only one who gets a bit of an Incubus vibe on Let The Flames Begin?), but at the same time Incubus' guitarist can be fairly eccentric in his guitar-playing; Josh always seems to have a kind of pop-sensibility to his playing. Y'know?

Absolutely, there's no doubting Josh's playing is perfectly suited to the band's style. Seeing him shred would rock hard though

Heya, I felt like a bit of randomness, so happy Paddy’s day from an authentic Irishman!

Paramore's version is good, but it's a rare band that plays a cover that sounds better than an original. For me, the Foos just do "My Hero" better.

they did a pressure cover?!?! Must find....

hmm..... intriguing. The Pantera one surprises me anyway! I wonder if Josh can rip it up, solo-wise. I mean, I know he's good, but I wonder how fast he could play if pushed.... most of the bands he seems to be into wouldn't be big time solo-ers, with the possible exception of Maiden/Slayer etc...

Yeah Jimmy are quite good... I was surprised to hear about Josh liking John Mayer to be honest, because even though John is really good (obviously) I don't see much influence from John in Josh's style. But there ya go. Yeah Jimmy Eat World is definitely more in keeping with Josh's sound though. Anyone know if Josh is into any metal? I saw a vid the other day and it looked like he was wearing an Iron Maiden t-shirt

this has almost definitely been used but... Pressure In My Pants

'Sup guys? Bit of a random question here, I know, but does anyone know the great Josh's favourite bands? And/or guitarists? I always find new bands to listen to (and new music to learn) through my fave bands influences, but other than that he listens to a bit of Death Cab (who I'm not a huge fan of) and some John Mayer, I have no idea what he's into. Any ideas?

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums but a huge fan of the great band that is Paramore, so I thought I'd just say hi! And now bye