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[hatelore]

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And meth you are definitely smoking if you want to call this muscle memory or whatever bullshit you pulled out of your ass. Check it at 7:30. Its so good I had to link the entire song.

And voodoo child was his best act? LOL fuckin idiot. Cold shot and texas flood were amazing songs and easely argued to be a better play by him and double trouble.

[Hasbinlulz]

or this
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[Hasbinlulz]

But not SRV's inbred alcoholic ass.

[Reiker000]

Stevie Ray Vaughan is kinda bad guys.

[hatelore]

Hmm, I hate to admit this , but I can't say you are entirely classless after that last post.But I still resent you calling SRV a two bit hack...

It seems meth smokers can still have a slight amount of good taste when it regards real music... Hmm. I must ponder this new revelation.

[Alawen]

ITT: HBB spams like a madman trying to have a "correct" opinion about music. My favorite guitar player is Gilmour. I like Ritchie Blackmore, too, but he gets a little repetitive in concert. On a random note, here's my favorite guitar. Been playing for a couple decades and I'm still better on saxophone.

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[quido]

Hasbin just a hater, don't mind him.

Pretty much I'm hearing that you don't like SRV because he doesn't play Jimi as well as Jimi. Saying his music is pre-packaged cookie cutter pop or whatever just demonstrates your blind ignorance of the subject. Have you even listened to any SRV that wasn't a Hendrix cover? I personally get a little tired of the whole "texas twang" thing at times, but his prowess on the guitar is undeniable and ridiculous. Yeah Jimi was a fucking monster on the guitar and eons ahead of his time, but he is without a doubt one of the douchiest singers and lyricists of all time. I'd listen to him quite a bit more if he would just shut the fuck up. Everyone knows that Machine Gun is the best Jimi track, anyways. You can keep your bowl of voodoo chili, brah.

[quido]

Clapton has been playing that same Little Wing cover for 40 years - Derek and the Dominos beeyotch. Duane Allman was another god cut down in his prime, but he doesn't have quite the popular following of some of these other jerks. Clapton just doesn't get my dick hard these days though - somebody give that guy some drugs so he can stop playing fucking suburban whiteboy blues.

My love of the electric guitar really began with David Gilmour and Warren Haynes, and like you, Alawen, I play a strat too! Check out these recordings I made a few years ago when I'd been playing for like two years, lol: http://www.myspace.com/theicecrewboys

My all-time favorite guitarist at this point (and for the last two years, almost) has been Shawn Lane. Youtube can't really do him justice - check out his albums, in particular Abstract Logic, Two Doors (he only played the first half of the album), Temporal Analogues of Paradise, and Time is the Enemy. I invite you to download my favorite, TAOP, at this link: http://www.msu.edu/~oconne53/TempAnalogues.zip. The guitar solo a couple minutes into the second movement is my favorite solo of all time. For someone who usually likes chunky distortion and fast playing, this selection is a departure from my usual. It is without a doubt the most heartfelt and touching piece of music I have ever heard in my life - give it a chance. Shawn Lane is probably the sickest shredder of all time, yet he gives us music with such amazing depth, not to mention he could play Hendrix covers spot-on as a teenager.

[Hasbinlulz]

Originally Posted by quido [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Have you even listened to any SRV that wasn't a Hendrix cover?

Of course I have, but I was trying to draw a comparison between the two, and the best way to compare two styles is to isolate as many variables as possible. A great way of doing that when comparing musicians is to select a song they have in common. Which is why I chose Little Wing and Voodoo Chile (Slight Return).

SRV was out to prove that "not only Jimi could play like Jimi," and he certainly did that, I am absolutely not questioning his skill, but he is certainly a two bit hack as far as his style goes. Fucking 12 bar blues with a Jimi twist? Give me a fucking break. Even Hendrix himself got down on better blues than that.

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1. Hear my train a-comin' (acoustic) 00:00
2. Born under a bad sign 03:05
3. Red house 10:42
4. Catfish blues 14:24
5. Voodoo child blues 22:12
6. Mannish boy 30:59
7. Once I had a woman 36:20
8. Bleeding heart 44:09
9. Jelly 292 47:36
10. Electric church red house 54:00
11. Hear my train a-comin' (electric) 01:00:13

[Hasbinlulz]

Should define terms better for this conversation.

I propose using at least "skill" and "style" to differentiate "good" or "better."

For instance, Steve Vai is "good" and "better than 99.999999% of guitarists ever, including everyone mentioned so far" as far as skill goes, but his style leaves something to be desired.