13-05-2009, 22:03
Appealing to popularity, using the fact that people booed Black Sabbath off stage in favor of Van Halen, is a logical fallacy. I don't know the guitarists that Iota is referencing, but I can definitely agree in regard to Zach Hill and Dave Lombardo. I can think of quite a few guitarists who wrote more technically intense pieces than Van Halen ever used. It's hard to really judge Eddie Van Halen's skill, considering his band was pretty "poppy" and thus relied on hooks and thus technical skill isn't so much of a factor, but from what I've heard, yeah... He's probably the most overrated guitarist of all time, next to Jimi Hendrix.
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