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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi
Shanks is an amateur guitarist? Ahhh no. No. Not by a long shot. If you don't like him or think he doesn't fit with the band's sound and style, more power to ya but the dude has credentials playing guitar regardless. But seriously glad you have the inside scoop on how many takes the solo took.
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You’re right...I used the wrong words . He’s a professional guitarist, but he isn’t a lead guitarist, nor a decent rhythm guitarist...he’s mediocre, any musician can tell you that, he’d probably even say it himself. I’m not taking a dig...
Regarding the takes, anyone who is a bit studio savvy will say the same. Check out the threads on BB And Fingerprints if you want. Again, it’s a great solo, but patched together...Shanks’ best work. Just listen to Story of Love...it’s a poor (guitar) man’s Fingerprints.
It’s a waste having such a talented guitarist as Phil if you’ll only let him play one flashy solo per album. I even think Jon or John probably told him: ‘make sure you put that flashy bendy thing you did on the THINFS outro on BD’. He has no creative freedom in Bon Jovi and it’s a shame...
Even you guys are trying to make Shanks out to be the new Sambora...he just isn’t.