I love shredding but it's always better if it's used as part of a solo and not all of it and phrased in a way that it fits. I think Steve Vai and Joe Satriani are great at this, then if you listen to someone like Rusty Cooley its all shred and not much else. It always great to see and hear but less is more. But to get like that you have to practise it all the time and thats where i think some guys lose that balance.