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• Steve Hackett’s new reworking of Genesis classics in Genesis Revisited II is a fresh view into his virtuoso guitar work in the Peter Gabriel-led version of the band.
• The Cult’s “Love Removal Machine” is a great example of the band’s straight-forward rock and roll.
• The Beatles’ first three studio albums are far superior to the Stones’ first efforts, thanks to the songwriting of Lennon.
• The plethora of singer-songwriter music of the past few years has grown wearisome in its homogeneity.
• The Doors were merely a good band that would be long forgotten save for the short-lived, realized potential of L.A. Woman.
• Ryan Adams is a little-recognized songwriter of the first degree.
• When great pop artists come to believe it’s time to open up the Great American Songbook, it’s really time to pack it in.
• Les Paul should have a national holiday assigned to him.
• It’s time to listen to Robert Plant’s solo work without the Zeppelin baggage we carry. They represent very good work.
• Gibson – great tone and presence. Fender – superior playability and edginess.

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