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  1. Jack White, I really don't. I do think that he came off a bit douchy, and I thought that there were better choices for the third wheel that could have been made. That does not constitute "hating" on Jack White. I'm not trying to invalidate his music. It is hit and miss, but overall I give him a thumbs up, there's something there. As a blues lover, I respect his respect for it's roots. But the thing where he sticks his kid in that trunk then puts the trunk in the trunk of the car, I'm not sure how to take that. I guess it was supposed to be funny. My wife was watching the film with me, and she noticed it at the end when the credits were rolling. I wasn't even paying attention and missed it unitl she pointed it out. It disturbed her. I'd have to agree with the guy who said Dave Grohl would have been a good choice for the film. He's more into "classic rock" like Zep, and as a result I think he could have brought more out of Page, for example. Hey, you can go around and around with this forever, there's no shortage of guitarists that could have been part of this. It's just talk.
  2. how Jimmy Page is overrated. I have to understand this.
  3. There is a happy medium between a "Disney" movie and a forced interaction that did not really reveal all that much. It felt like they were uncomfortable being there. I think Jack White was ultimately a bad choice for the film. If you replaced him with a Springsteen I think it would have lightened things up and you would have had a more open and fun exchange.
  4. Derek Trucks overrated? He's not good, he's awesome. He single handedly resurrected the ABB. And everybody loves killing Slash around here. It's amazing how G&R was such a great band with a lousy guitarist like Slash. And Mike Campbell adds nothing to a song? Well, maybe if you get your head out of your ass you could hear him better.
  5. Those guys just did not have any chemistry together, which prevented the film from achieving it's potential. To put people who don't know each other in an contrived situation like that and expect magic I guess is a little too much to hope for. It might have worked better if they had three guys who were real friends beforehand, maybe Page, Beck and Clapton for example. Their styles are so disparate that I think they found it hard to find common ground. The Edge is very reserved and humble, Jack White is kind of weird and young, and Page is as close to a deity as rock has which makes it hard for him to relate to those guys, even the Edge. My take from the film: Page is a rock god, case closed. Not that I didn't know that, but it served as a good reminder. What a talent, he's just jaw droppingly good, greatest riffmaster of all time. The Edge is has done more with less than anybody in history. He's not a flashy guitarist, but with his use of effects he is able to communicate great power through his music. I'm not sure if Jack White sucks or is a genious. Probably somewhere in between like most people. He is a weird sucker, though. I'd give it a marginal thumbs up, although overall I was a bit let down in terms of my own expectations.
  6. They are just so rock and roll. Something to be said for keeping it simple. And the reason Angus originally settled on the SG was so that he could easily access the whole fretboard. These guys have a lot of common sense.
  7. and don't hate him. He's a great, inventive guitarist, I really like a lot of what he's done, and he is a pioneer of a whole legion of eighties guitar slingers.
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