
Originally Posted by
Incomudro
Sammy has got to be kidding me!
Much as I love virtuosity in music, even if Satch has the techincial over Ed - and I don't doubt that he does - guitar playing is more than the technical.
It's the sound, it's the feeling, it's being the guy that innovated it and changed the guitar and music scene.
It doesn't matter if Satch or Vai - whos' playing I love - can play things that prehaps Ed couldn't...
They are not Eddie Van Halen and will never leave the mark he made.
I know guitar players who can out play Page.
Does that make them better than Page?
Er... No.
Because Page made those great Zeppelin songs and sounds.
Same thing for Edward.
Being able to out Van Halen - Mr. Van Halen isn't all it takes to earn the credibility.
On the vocals:
When it comes to singers, I'm personally a big fan of the virtuosos - Tate, Halford, JLT, Lou Gramm, Steve Perry, Freddy Mercury, Dio etc...
But Sam seems to think that because he can out shrill Dave - that he's the better singer.
Listen Sam.. there are better singers than Jagger, Springstein, Ozzy, etc.
But their aren't better front men for these bands.
Rock is not just a talent contest.