Milerky2":22w2ippp said:
Red_Label":37ln0phj said:
Badronald":2y7daco9 said:The point is that he has no class. Why not rip on BB King or Buddy Guy because they play three note solo's or Angus Young or SRV because of their limited knowledge of the fretboard?
It's ridiculous and it sounds like a grade schooler. Same as when Bonamassa bashed his contemporaries because he felt he wasn't getting enough attention.
chumbucket":1385deob said:
Red_Label":y28a3dbn said:Badronald":y28a3dbn said:The point is that he has no class. Why not rip on BB King or Buddy Guy because they play three note solo's or Angus Young or SRV because of their limited knowledge of the fretboard?
It's ridiculous and it sounds like a grade schooler. Same as when Bonamassa bashed his contemporaries because he felt he wasn't getting enough attention.
Totally agreed.
Though I've certainly been guilty of taking shots at Kirk Hammett over the years. But I'm an anonymous internet poster and no one really gives a damn what I think. And Kirk is... well... Kirk.
Milerky2":2tgwnca7 said:
Milerky2":16jmeent said:HA! I have always said the real guitfiddler in that group was Hetfield. He can keep up with Hammett while "singing" (screaming)
Don't get me wrong either - Al DiMeola is an amazing guitar player and "Elegant Gypsy" was inspiring to me. I just think he sucks for ripping on people he personally doesn't have a taste for. That is dumb...rupe":1sqeorrd said:Funny you brought that up. My freshman year in college I had a senior in my dorm who was a DiMeola disciple and an amazing guitarist. He turned me on the the stuff that Al did with McLaughlin and DeLucia and in turn I brought up Spanish Fly and Dee. He proceeded to berate me for listening to that "garbage" and went on to rip Eddie as a shit player and Randy as an amatuer. He was not a friend to me after thatsah5150":1sqeorrd said:
You're not alone. I fucking love The Darkness and am unashamed of this fact. I saw them in San Diego when they came to America after "Permission to Land" came out and it was one of the best rock shows I've seen in years... Love that album too, although I think the followup was overproduced and disappointing - I use their tunes for gear demos all the time...Red_Label":1xxqqs90 said:I admit it man... I'm a fan of The Darkness! I've got the balls to do that even though I know it's not cool to admit that on an internet forum.
Red_Label":1r0eod36 said:rupe":1r0eod36 said:
Actually, you're right. I do like honestly.
But he dismissed some BIG time players as if they were mosquitos. THAT is the "garbage". Vai could do whatever he wanted to (plugged-in or otherwise). And EVH, though seemingly now irrelevant, sure as hell is one of the all-time biggest guitar influences there is. MILES more influential than Al will ever be (admittedly, because Eddie plays/played "popular" music).
At any rate... Al came off like a total douche to me in that article. I just called it as I saw it...
Oh... and Al's talent and discography notwithstanding, there are guys out there who have played him into the weeds with less of an ego and more mature of an attitude. He came-off like a Yngwie's early interviews (when he was NINETEEN years old). Yngwie sounded like a bit of a douche when he did that, but a guy Al's age (you know... GRANDPA age) REALLY sounds douche-tastic when they're still talking smack at that age.
I think its more shocking to hear a professional musician do it though....
+1rupe":18w161e9 said:Milerky2":18w161e9 said:
chumbucket":dsv5clbg said:
Bullshit - I've heard this crap from Al multiple times in interviews. Not an isolated case. He thinks he's the god of guitar and is jealous that others are more commercially successful who he deems lesser players. He's a douche nozzle...Heritage Softail":2bvkg9b3 said:
Badronald":38sh9fz5 said:Unfortunately, over time, you may come to realize that many people you have admired over the years are miserable human beings.
