That Metal Show

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:26 am

How stupid.

That's like comparing a fun size Snickers bar to a piece of cheese cake!

whoopiecat · Post by **whoopiecat** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:44 am

Indeed!

RhoadsRockPhotographer · Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:47 am

NicDots wrote:How stupid. That's like comparing a fun size Snickers bar to a piece of cheese cake!

No kidding.

I'd take the fun size Snickers in a heartbeat!

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:59 am

Now, if we were at Cheesecake Factory...I'd just order the Snickers Cheese cake.

whoopiecat · Post by **whoopiecat** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:09 am

oth · Post by **oth** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:32 am

apples and oranges...erup is kind of masturbatory...compare crazy to at least a vh song...like sinners swing or romeo delight....Personally im huge fan of evh but not the first album....spanish fly blows away eruption...

Anybody notice florentine said he met RR twice?

whoopiecat · Post by **whoopiecat** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:37 pm

oth · Post by **oth** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:28 pm

go to 3:18 of the video here and he says he met him twice and was a really nice guy but said evh was tops in his book...

http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist ... ndex.jhtml

hhhh

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:00 pm

stick the spotlight solo on the Tribute as contender vs the Eruption solo, and we have a fair fight

Matt

shanic · Post by **shanic** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:21 pm

Matthew wrote:stick the spotlight solo on the Tribute as contender vs the Eruption solo, and we have a fair fight Matt

Not realy we dont Matt as it would show Randy is about ten humdreed times better than Ed, that is my opion ofcourse.

randys roadie · Post by **randys roadie** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:18 pm

shanic wrote:
Matthew wrote:stick the spotlight solo on the Tribute as contender vs the Eruption solo, and we have a fair fight Matt

Not realy we dont Matt as it would show Randy is about ten humdreed times better than Ed, that is my opion ofcourse.

yep! that takes the words right out my mouth

give randy any time

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:43 pm

I am as bias as the rest of you scallywags

but I think because Randy concentrated his guitar playing on writing so melodically, and not on being a virtuoso (although he was a virtuoso it was more as a bi product of his creativity) it means the classic thing happened!

Namely, someone else considered his rival at the time came into the public eye, receiving more praise, as he appealed to what the majority of people are impressed with...a spectacle.

Spectacles don't last forever. Eventually they erode away, leaving just the substance.

In this way I think Randy surpasses many people including Eddie, because his solos and playing 'cut to the chase' musically speaking and full of rich substance,

Respect to Eddie and all rock guitarists, but Randy is my favourite. He didn't sell out on tricks in my opinion.

Matt

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:29 pm

I agree 1,000,000,000 times over with Matt here.

zennman · Post by **zennman** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:19 pm

I'm 100% with Matthew on this. My sentiments exactly.

But just remember, in 1978 Eruption was a jaw-dropper. Most people could not tell how EVH made those sounds just by listening. It's no longer a mystery now 30 years later, so it's not as special as it was then.