Godzilla2000
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I thought it would be nice to have a general thread to talk in general terms about anything Rock related. And a discussion do I have for you.
Anyways I have been getting a lot of flack from people for defending the musicianship skills of Tommy Thayer. This is really insane to me that KISS fans are the either or type of group that they are. Yes, I don't prefer that Tommy is using a gimmick that another man created, but no I am not going to let that cloud my judgement about his skills as a guitarist. This is where I get into trouble as most Ace fans immediately jump on the hatefest for Tommy Thayer over an executive decision that was not his to begin with. Do I think Tommy Thayer is better than Ace? Absolutely not! He does a very good job recreating Ace's solos but he is not Ace. I admire Ace's self taught mastery of the guitar just like I praise Tommy's abilities to play the guitar. If you really want to hear bad guitar playing Youtube is littered with really horrible "musicians". But God...some Ace leaning KISS fans make it sound like Tommy is playing My Pal Foot Foot every night he goes onstage. Seriously, why are KISS fans so militant? I know they're called the KISS Army but when you take a middle ground opinion on Ace and Tommy why do both camps act like you just insulted their family honor?
Anyways I have been getting a lot of flack from people for defending the musicianship skills of Tommy Thayer. This is really insane to me that KISS fans are the either or type of group that they are. Yes, I don't prefer that Tommy is using a gimmick that another man created, but no I am not going to let that cloud my judgement about his skills as a guitarist. This is where I get into trouble as most Ace fans immediately jump on the hatefest for Tommy Thayer over an executive decision that was not his to begin with. Do I think Tommy Thayer is better than Ace? Absolutely not! He does a very good job recreating Ace's solos but he is not Ace. I admire Ace's self taught mastery of the guitar just like I praise Tommy's abilities to play the guitar. If you really want to hear bad guitar playing Youtube is littered with really horrible "musicians". But God...some Ace leaning KISS fans make it sound like Tommy is playing My Pal Foot Foot every night he goes onstage. Seriously, why are KISS fans so militant? I know they're called the KISS Army but when you take a middle ground opinion on Ace and Tommy why do both camps act like you just insulted their family honor?
