So for the past few months, starting out at NAMM, I've been bombarded by ads sporting this kid's (EXTREMELY FEMININE, christ) mug, and all these claims about him being a phenom. So today, after browsing Diezel's website and seeing him once again celebrated as a proud endorsee, I went to his myspace to finally hear what it was all the fuss was about.
And I gotta say, though "Take it Away" is the only clip with a solo in it (I refuse to count his "Hendrix tribute," cuz all that whammy crap got REALLY annoying), you can still hear that he's got some chops and taste, and the songwriting is pretty awesomely 80s, which is fine by me. He may look like a total fruitcake and have AWFUL taste in guitars (except for those Carvin-like super strats, which are sweet), but at least he doesn't play awful acoustic singer-songwriter crap or like overly generic blues-rock, which is what I was expecting given his popularity and guitar choice.
And I gotta say, though "Take it Away" is the only clip with a solo in it (I refuse to count his "Hendrix tribute," cuz all that whammy crap got REALLY annoying), you can still hear that he's got some chops and taste, and the songwriting is pretty awesomely 80s, which is fine by me. He may look like a total fruitcake and have AWFUL taste in guitars (except for those Carvin-like super strats, which are sweet), but at least he doesn't play awful acoustic singer-songwriter crap or like overly generic blues-rock, which is what I was expecting given his popularity and guitar choice.
Although his vocals are annoying at times that kid's got some massive chops. And he has a very well-rounded eclectic musical taste and playing style as well. 
