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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Sorry man, this Winger song doesn’t do anything for me. I hear that the guy has technical ability with a guitar but he’s not playing anything that hits me emotionally or interests me in any way. Kip’s voice is as bland as I remember it. The drums and bass take such a backseat that there really isn’t much to say about them. And the keyboard at the beginning is flat out awful. More importantly than the individual pieces, the song itself doesn’t do anything for me.
I’m not here to defend Slash—I think he’s kind of one trick pony who hasn’t done anything worthwhile since the heyday of G’n’R. I’m saying G’n’R worked not as individual pieces, but as a whole. They were more than the sum of their parts and they made some great music at one time.
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It's all subjective of course. That solo actually moved me to tears a few times. Stash never did that to me.
As for GnR... I've never liked them. I think their popularity stemmed more from their personification of the rock and roll lifestyle (and they all played into that illusion really well) more so than having actual talent, which was the point. Sure they were talented, but Winger has more. In my humble opinion.
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Originally Posted by Frownland
I don't like either of them, but I think that playing appropriately for the music that you're making is a greater sign of talent than complexity and technical ability. That being said, I 100% agree with Plank that Slash plays his guitar via phone.
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..and playing appropriately for the music you're making can be interpreted in many ways too. Especially coming from you, Mr. avant-garde. What's appropriate for one, might not be another's cup of tea.