who cares, I doubt Satriani lost money because of Coldplay and not many people out there would notice anyways. You can't even say it's intentional for sure.

I have a real soft spot for Roy. There are lots of great 'technical' guitar players (Malmstein, vai, satriani). There are also a fair share of great 'musical' guitar players (Hendrix, Gilmour, Clapton). But Roy was the rarest combination of both. A one of a kind that didn't and doesn't get his due.


In reply to this comment by snoozedoctor:
Sofa,
What indeed is wrong with these people. I guess I'm getting too old and jaded. I long for bygone days of real musicians playing real songs with real instruments. Anyone can set a loop to play over and over and monotone some poetry over it. On the other hand, very few can make smoke rise from the frets of a Tele as it screams the blues of a lonely and neglected heart. Am I waxing too poetic here? I think I'm off the deep end in despair over this.

Though I am not sure I would label him as "best guitarist" as suggested by the tags, he is extremely talented. He was invited to play among some of the world's greatest guitarists on Steve Vai's Christmas album "Merry Axemas". His rendition of "Joy to the World" sits comfortably with offerings from the likes of Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck and Alex Lifeson.

Thanks for posting.