Originally posted by TimE.
Lalimacelolla(or whatever) - I have got to hear some of your stuff. Everywhere I go on this website, I see you. I'm gonna have to check up on you. Where is some music of yours I can download? Then, maybe I'll vote for you.

If you are good enough to be on a "Best Guitarist" list...than you should have record deals out the butt, fans out the butt, and you should be in every guitar magazine. If you aren't...apparently SOMEBODY doesn't like SOMETHING about your playing.

Let's proceed in two times.

First: Did you check my music? If so, do you vote for me?
(by the way, I'm 'la limace folle', which in french means the crazy snail, don't ask me, I don't know why either...)

Second: I don't think that nowadays, great guitarists/musicians necessarily mean record deal and fans. Even in guitar magazines. I think that they put someone that will make their mag sell better on their cover (otherwise, why would we have Jimi HENDRIX's picture every other issue? Maybe he's the best ever, but he's dead for 25 years, talk about news!!) Allan HOLDSWORTH doesn't get the attention he deserves, and the guy is ACTUALLY thinking about having a day job... Who is he? Well, he's the only guitarist who made Van Halen go "huh, how did he do that". And he has shaped the way we hear modern jazz more than anybody. Ok, Steve VAI and Satch are great, but gosh, everything that comes out of their studios doesn't sound fresh like it did before. Don't misunderstand me, I admire their work and everything, but they sometimes sound like they have to sketch themselves not to disappoint fans.

I've seen people who had as much talent and chops than any player I have ever seen earning millions and playing in stadiums. It wasn't their attitude, or their marketability, or that they didn't have songs that could fit on the radio. It was just that they didn't have any luck... Or that they weren't in the right place at the right time...