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I hear this I can't write songs from a lot of you guys. No offense, but that's nonsense. If you've been playing guitar 30+ years, if you can jam , and especially if can play a zillion covers, the ability and musicality to write songs IS definitely within you. You maybe don't realize it because it di...

I never really used reverb as a "reverb effect." I never liked the Fender surfy or Peavey reverbs, but my old Hiwatt and Bogner combos had the good, Accutronics spring reverb. I'd add just a touch to create a little extra dimension, live. A listener would not perceive I was using reverb.  ...

I saw the 5150 tour a month later, and as good as that was, I felt Roth's band was better.     Strong words, and you are not the first person who has mentioned this to me over the years. I was too young back then (still playing with Transformer toys LOL) So I can only go from what people who lived ...

Wow everyone who saw that tour says it was absolutely killer. Unfortunately there's no pro recordings of it. What are your recollections of that show?   Roth was at his absolute zenith as a singer/performer. The band was INSANE. Vai, Sheehan, Bissonette. Shit like Elephant gun -- Incredible! I alwa...

Listen. By the time you get to Eat Em and Smile, Roth could still sing like he did on the VH albums. I saw the Eat Em and Smile tour, and he could do what he did on the recordings. 

We're 40 years removed from that. And it shows. 

Tatosh wrote:Sat Jan 03, 1970 10:21 pm But "great singer" was never part of his resume.

 

Some people are "great singers," some people "sing great." Roth was only ever a guy who sang great, but he can't even do that anymore. 

This shit's getting really good. 




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Can we agree that Roth sounds worse than ever?

deanulve wrote: ↑Mon May 05, 2025 7:59 pm That was awesome!
 
 

How so?
 
 

I respect him, and wish him well.