Funny. We always remember the stars, the champions, and we always place them at the head of the class even if they were no more than a part of one. This last weekend I spent an inordinate amount of time pondering what the music world would have been like if, say, Led Zeppelin had not become gods to so many and Hendrix and Clapton and Beck had not headed the infamous “best guitarists” lists outfits like Rolling Stone Magazine always roll out when they have nothing else to capture readers’ attentions (seriously, how do you compare Tommy Emmanuel, Eric Clapton, Christopher Parkening, and Phil Keaggy— all exceptional guitarists, all deserving of attention from most who really love the instrument and yet living in completely different worlds.
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JAIMIE VERNON – A PIECE OF THE ROCK
Posted in Opinion with tags Anna Ruddick, Axel Rose, Bob Segarini, BTO, Canadian music Randy Bachman, cream, Dale Anne Brendon, DBAWIS, Deep Purple, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gene Simmons, Heavy Blues, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Healey, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin, London Blues Explosion, Long John Baldry, Louis Armstrong., Luke Doucet, Neil Young, Peter Frampton, Robert Randolph, Rock, Scott Holiday, Steppenwolf, The Guess Who, UK, Yardbirds, ZZ Top on May 23, 2015 by segariniThe demise of Rock And Roll has been greatly exaggerated by the likes of Gene ‘I don’t know how to work an iPad‘ Simmons. That’s not to say we shouldn’t have it on suicide watch and coax it back from the ledge where its been hanging by its finger tips since Axel Rose delivered ‘Chinese Grafitti‘ and not ‘Appetite For Destruction 2‘.