Originally Posted by: Drew77
This has all been said I guess, but still. I don't get why I keep meeting people who think slash is a genius or deserves the same reverence as the true gods of music.
Originally Posted by: dvenetianYou really can't compare the two of them equally.
First of all, Slash doesn't sing while playing rhythm and Lead guitar.
Second, Slash and Axl Rose both rely on each other for any magic to happen from either of them, thus far.....
Third, Slash doesn't have a long list of incredible Artists who have done cover versions to his 27 + years playing guitar (Hendrix only lived 27 years).
Forth, Slash made his best accomplishments as a Band member (GNR) and refers to Jimi Hendrix as one of his influences getting there......
Slash is a great comeback artist and seems to get some recognition to everything he's involved with, although it proves He's not satisfied with them after knocking on Axl's front door at 5 am, not long ago.
That's what happens when you have an "Appetite for Destruction"...
Jimi Hendrix was a solo artist who's short career reached out and touched multitudes....... Fender owes more to Hendrix for the Stratocaster becoming the biggest selling electric guitar in history..... So many converted to it from his influence.
Jimi's song "Little Wing" is a masterpiece, sounding as if two guitar parts are being played through one as he sings lyrics while playing it.
Many greats have covered an interpretation it's innovative brilliance, including SRV and still created it's magical presence without the difficulty of including lyrics.
It's not fair comparing the two.....
