Good guitars is one of the big things I look but it can differ from the hard metal of Pantera to the jovial playing of Paul Gilbert (for the japoholics out there. It would be in your best interest to take after Paul Gilbert, he got popular in japan, taught himself japanese, married, etc.) One thing I look out for is if the band is credible in the song they are playing somewhat. It's why I don't listen to MCR, Evanesence, Linkin Park, etc. Rich as hell bands singing about teen angst and sorrow about breaking up with a girlfriend/boyfriend is a no-no in my book.
Also another big thing I look for is the sort of perfectionism that TSO is well known for. You can usually tell if the band is a perfectionist band when you hear the band's CD is going to be delayed and when you get the CD, how well the quality of it is.
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