Actually I got to go to a great clinic with Angelo and he rocked! He played some speedy stuff of course but at the end of the thing I got to jam with him on some blues and he plays really cool blues. He also did a lot of really good sweeping and alt picking. Many people judge Angelo's ability from his Speed Kills video where some of his 5 string sweeps were sloppy but that was in like 90 or 91. It's only been 13 or 14 years since then and he's gotten smoother, faster, cleaner, and more compositional. He has a few new CD's out but none of that shows that he can write. If you want some good writing his best stuff that's been released if on his album No Boundaries. My fave track there is Rain Forest. He is a monster talent and if he had the chance or the passion he could write some good songs but right now he is with C4 and doing stuff that's fun for him including playign blazing solos and impressing everyone with his tricks and showmanship(doubleneck guitar). Everyone can think what they want and flame him like Francesco Ferarri gets flamed but that doesn't mean that Angelo doesn't have talent pouring out of him along with some compositional skills that are lying dormant waiting to be put to good use.