Originally posted by aiwass
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Carlos Santana (I just think this guy got lucky with his choice of music back in the day, and later with the choice of MTV artist collaborations. No matter how "magical" the parent generation keeps telling me that he is, I don't think the guy can play the guitar at all.)

Kirk Hamster (I used to dig this guy, but I've later come to realize that he's not very fast, and 70% of Metallica's songs are ruined by Kirk's solos. Not so with One & Fade to Black.)
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First of all, listen to Santana's Sacred Fire Album. You'll eat your words. He didn't "get lucky back in the day", he was smart enough and talented enough to play a type of music that was liked. Also, it doesn't matter who his "MTV Collaberations" are, he can still create music that is liked, is played on the radio and doesn't suck.
Secondly, where does speed come into how good a guitaris is? Speed is errelivant. Taste is, and Kirk has that.