Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonWell, the thing about Hammett is he hits a lot of off notes.

Yeah, some of his stuff is sloppy, and he is nowhere near as tasteful a player as Scott Ian or Marty Friedman and the Megadeth crowd. Still, he's managed to create some of the most memorable lead guitar parts in modern rock, despite his sloppiness, and I applaud him for that. And he's great live - few thrash guitarists can wow the audience like Kirk Hammett can.

Superhuman, I agree with you to an extent - in terms of skill, Angus Young cannot hold a candle to other popular guitarists like Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page. But, like these men (and indeed, like Kirk Hammett), he's used what skill he has to compose anthemic guitar solos that are famous the world over. There are plenty who can play with more technical skill or stylistic originality than Angus, but there are few who can reach out to such a huge audience with such impact.