John 5 Sounds very similar to Audience is Listening

[kaizzen]

I couldn't help but notice a title featured on John 5 solo album Vertigo titled Pulling Strings sounds as though he recently listened to The Audience is Listening on Passion & Warfare before writing Pulling Strings.

The arrangement of the piece is very similar in melody and structure. It's no big deal but just thought it was very obvious.

Any thoughts?

BTW:
Passion & Warfare 1990
Vertigo 2004

[Clonetool]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8FO5B-aClE

agreed

[DEADTUNES666]

But awesome as all hell!!!

[jono]

And almost like hot for teacher by van halen from 25 years ago

[waylay00]

Yeah, it does! Sounds like Audience is Listening + Hot for Teacher

[ColinMmmmm]

John 5 rules. What a weirdo.

[kotornut]

Wow that is definately close to Audience.

He's good but at least in that song I noticed why Steve Vai is better. And why other players are better as well.

[DavyH]

Originally Posted by kotornut

He's good but at least in that song I noticed why Steve Vai is better. And why other players are better as well.

He's not the best, but he uses some pretty interesting country techniques and has probably widened the shred sphere a bit.

Seems like a really pleasant guy as well, but I wonder if he hasn't got at least a touch of OCD? The immense Tele collection and absolutely incessant practice are a bit odd.

[CosmicDebris]

You mean like Steve playing ten hours a day when younger isn't OCD is it?

[DavyH]

Originally Posted by CosmicDebris

You mean like Steve playing ten hours a day when younger isn't OCD is it?

Well...... 'just one more five-minute set of hemidemisemiquavers...'

No, I don't think I'd say that at all Maybe it's true of the breed as a whole.

[marianozz]

Hey i been lisening to the album and so far i like what i hear... Love the rythm sound he gets, so thick that it indeed reminds me of PAW...

So this is all done on Teles? hot damn...!!!!

[kotornut]

Originally Posted by DavyH

He's not the best, but he uses some pretty interesting country techniques and has probably widened the shred sphere a bit.

Seems like a really pleasant guy as well, but I wonder if he hasn't got at least a touch of OCD? The immense Tele collection and absolutely incessant practice are a bit odd.

Yeah he's good he uses some interesting playing in the midst of his metal influences. I don't know how "pleasant" he seems but oh well.

I do have to say it though. The makeup and all is realy annoying.

[mrjakob69]

Originally Posted by kotornut

Yeah he's good he uses some interesting playing in the midst of his metal influences. I don't know how "pleasant" he seems but oh well.

I do have to say it though. The makeup and all is realy annoying.

look who he has played with manson and zombie, and even with these guys he has remained his own guitar player and an individual, you can hear its him on guitar, same with gilbert vai satch they all have there own thing, satch has his beenies vai has his fan and gilbert has his f holes john 5 has his makeup, to each there own.....and he is a real nice guy

[kotornut]

Originally Posted by mrjakob69

look who he has played with manson and zombie, and even with these guys he has remained his own guitar player and an individual, you can hear its him on guitar, same with gilbert vai satch they all have there own thing, satch has his beenies vai has his fan and gilbert has his f holes john 5 has his makeup, to each there own.....and he is a real nice guy

Fair enough. I'm not denying his talent or his niche. I just dont like it. But good on him though for making younger generation like rock/metal and guitar playnig.