Priller
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Dean Lamb was my bass teacher for years. I love a lot of 'lighter' metal (not pop metal, but stoner/doom/classic/thrash/NWOBHM etc.) but cookie monster vocals are a deal breaker for me, so I had zero idea who he was or any idea of how big Archspire was until I'd been going to see him for ages.
He's a total sweetheart, though, and his analytical approach to music was a very good counterpoint for my obsession with feel and groove. I introduced him to lots of soul and funk, he introduced me to odd time signatures and sweep picking. Not that I'm even in the same galaxy as him for talent, though. The man is a wizard, and one thing I took from my time with him is just how hard he works at perfecting his craft. Hours and hours and hours, totally obsessed. Really eye-opening and impressive.
I'll probably never totally dig their music, it's just not my jam, but have endless respect for what they do...
