Originally posted by Gulder
It's undoubtly a genious imho, but it's just a matter of tase, some like other genres more and blabla (you know how he story goes). It's the way you look at him. Sure you can look at him as a selfish, greedy person, but that's just too easy and besides would that make him a worse guitar player ? I don't think so.
Who ever said that Metallica was just some garage boy band who got famous and ****y is just being ignorant. You can't deny Metallica (and that includes K.H.s fabulous guitarplaying aswell) has unchained some music revolutions in time. Yes, you can say they weren't and that 'this particulary band' was revolutionary, but again just a matter of taste. He might be a commercialiser of the music he makes nowadays (with nothing else matters in mind...) but still he has writen some music that's really awesome (and this goes for whole Metallica).
How can he not be a good guitar player when he had lessons from Joe Satriani ?

My, 0,02 Euro

Sorry guys but BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! Sorry again, but I had to let that out...

Gulder you say about him being taught by Satch, but Satch was VERY dissapointed with the way he turned out, and im not surprised..

Most things come down to taste here, but anyone with their head screwed on can tell Kirk's lack of Technique, feel, phrasing and solo writing, which imho is very poor.

I have FAR more respect for James Hetfield (even tho I dont like Metallica), the guy write great songs, and imo is a better player than Kirk..

Just my 0.029378 cents ;)