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jiujitsu_jesus
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jiujitsu_jesus
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05/31/2006 3:59 am
Originally Posted by: Blues_ManAngus would kill Ace!


Agreed. I don't think Angus vs. Ace is a good comparison at all. Angus writes his OWN songs and plays his OWN solos - Ace just noodles around with borrowed licks over riffs that his rhythm guitarist wrote for him. I find Angus a much more interesting and talented player than Ace, Eddie and Batio put together. He plays articulate solos that people remember as much as the lyrics of the song. Ace and Batio imitate others; Angus, by contrast, gets imitated. I was listening to the Roadrunner United CD this morning, and I noticed that the first guitar solo in "The Dagger" is very similar to the solo from "Back In Black"! :eek:
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