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Eric Johnson - guitar hero


Ewen

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Crikey, there's a name I didn't expect to see on here. He's great, isn't he? I love that first album of his - 'Tones'. The sleeve notes by that mate of his drive me nuts, though.

I thought Tones was his second album but my memory is shot. Used to love this stuff. His drummer around that time was Jerry Marotta who also featured on Peter Gabriels solo albums late '70s / early '80s....which is how I 'found' Eric Johnson in the first place. All very incestuous, and ultimately fascinating.

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You're right - I just looked it up and there was indeed an album before Tones. I didn't know that. I discovered him through a guitar magazine in 1985 ish that had him on the cover and the legend 'Who is Eric Johnson?'. I didn't know about the Peter Gabriel connection either.

 

I've got a video somewhere of the G3 tour with him, Vai and Satriani. It's not a match made in heaven, his style doesn't sit well with theirs, in my opinion.

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You're right - I just looked it up and there was indeed an album before Tones. I didn't know that. I discovered him through a guitar magazine in 1985 ish that had him on the cover and the legend 'Who is Eric Johnson?'. I didn't know about the Peter Gabriel connection either.

 

I've got a video somewhere of the G3 tour with him, Vai and Satriani. It's not a match made in heaven, his style doesn't sit well with theirs, in my opinion.

 

Maybe not Vai but definately Satriani.

 

What would be your perfect G3?

 

Mine would be Luthaker, Petrucci, Malmsteen

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What would be your perfect G3?

 

 

I'd like to see a comedy one in which one of the players was ludicrously outclassed by the others.

 

e.g.

 

Allan Holdsworth

Frank Gambale

Noel Gallagher

 

Paul Gilbert

Steve Vai

Francis Rossi

 

Alternatively, I'd like to see any G3 line up beat Snow Patrol to death with their guitars.

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An absoloute joy. I will be plugging mine in tonight I think when I get in from doing the car.

 

But I'll just stand infront of the mirror wishing I was Jimmy Page instead of actually improving any.

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