a different direction
Oddly enough I realized the importance of songwriters when Eddie Van Halen died. I don't mind Van Halen, but it's not my favorite type of music. When he died I listened to some of their material and noticed how good their first album was. After that, they always had good songs but seldom great albums. Eddie's guitar playing was always great and he was truly one of the best ever in his genre, but awesome guitar playing didn't save mediocre material (AT ALL).
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