re: What are some unpopular opinions about songs or musicians?

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duane was a better overall musician though.

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That's all I was trying to say.

I don't believe that there is a single lick, passage or phrase that Jimi could pull off that Duane couldn't. There's a lot of shite Duane did that I think would leave Jimi scratching his head.

The difference is Duane took his influences and tried to build like most do. Jimi too his influences and idols and wanted to fricking shatter them and make people forget about them.

Jimi was a greater innovator no doubt but remember Duane also broke a few barriers himself.

He was the first person to play jazz music with a rock feel. Everyone else just tried to make rock n roll sound jazzy. I also think that if Duane lived 5-6 more years my statement wouldn't be nearly as controversial.

Just imagine how much Duane living just half a decade longer would've changed everything we know about the history of rock music....