Originally posted by zanzibar
Actually, he\'s right. I\'ve been playing guitar for over a decade, and modern punkrock is far more technical than classic rock a la Led Zepplin. Don\'t get me wrong -- classic rock is more tasteful, but modern punk is far harder to play. Just listen to NOFX if you have any doubt.
I\'m not saying it\'s good music! But it is harder to play.
Eric Melvin is the man! El Hefe is a cool dude too.
I agree though. When my sister was playing guitar she learned on playing Led Zep stuff. Afterwards she progressed to ska and other styles.
I\'ve always been a fan of good bassists myself. Fat Mike, Matt Freeman, and pretty much anyone who plays upright bass in a psychobilly band.
Anyways....I sure hope Billy Joe wasn\'t talking about the band\'s earlier stuff when he made that quote about Jimmy Page....I was in a band in high school and the first song we ever attempted was Brain Stew by Green Day because it was so ridiculously easy (along with a few other songs).