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Of Guitar Gods and Men...

guitarists I've seen play with OtR:
 * G. Jack Henderson
 * Paul Moak
 * Matt Slocum

I'd probably rank them... Paul, G., and then Matt last...
but I'd venture to say that Ric would smoke 'em all...
alas, I never got to see Ric play with OtR (I got into
OtR just moments after the break-up)...

...of my "guitar gods"... those who smoke about anyone on
the list above (*IMO*)...

 * Nuno Bettencourt (of Mourning Widows/Nuno)... a
      great songwriter, too, since leaving his hairband.
 * John Petrucci (of Dream Theater/Liquid Tension
      Experiment)... the one in the group with the most
      shredding-est chops, but not a wanker like Steve,
      Joe, or Yngwie.
 * Adrian Belew (of the Bears/King 'freakin' Crimson/
      multitudes of studio sessions)... the Tony Levin of
      guitars. ;-)
 * Ty Tabor (of King's X/Jelly Jam/Platypus/Jughead)...
      copied by many in the mid-90s grunge boom.  Volume
      swells and a unique, superb tone... I could listen
      to an hour of his noodling and still be intrigued...
 * George Harrison (known for his work on Badfinger's
      "Straight Up" album... kidding... "While My Guitar
      Gently Weeps" gets him mad props alone)
 * Buckethead (aka Brian Carroll).  Go get "Colma."  No,
      really... get it.  He appears on 100+ albums, but
      "Colma" is the best I've heard from him...
 * Michael Kelsey.  A true Midwestern TREASURE.  go to
      his name dot com.  He's phe-nom-e-nal.
 * Ric Hordinski... Cinti's virtually unknown virtuoso.
 * Adam Jones (of Tool)... knows when to play & when not
      to play.  In a few years, the genius of Tool will
      be recognized... if only the dumb jocks will piss
      off.
 * Frank Zappa... rest in peace.  He was truly a mad,
      mad genius.  Wacky in the head, but a true modern
      music composer.  Phantasmagorical work ethic.

that is all...

today i'm a salesman,
Dan

np: damien rice - o  (boring-er than i originally thought,
       but i'll give him a chance)


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