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If I were Ben, I'd bring some foul eggs to throw at the audience for quotations like that.
Get your head around it, Karst. It's not 1985. The band moved on.
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Well, to be fair, Ben's not exactly the best guitarist The Sisters have ever had is he?
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cheap? I heard Von pays £400 a gig.
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@markfiend: I agree. But then: Adam Pearson is and exceptionally good guitarist. And there were others in the band who don't *quite* reach that level of skill, yet no one bashes them. I've no idea why some people feel they have to attack Ben then.
I, too, think he should omit some of the harmonics and play the songs in a straighter style. Obviously, :von: wants it to go this way. Otherwise he would surely ask Ben to change it.
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I agree Adam is a great guitarist and whatever it takes, get him back. I mean, half of the new songs are written by him anyway...
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eotunun wrote:Obviously, :von: wants it to go this way. Otherwise he would surely ask Ben to change it.
I guess so. Or maybe he just couldn't get anyone else...

Yes all the other guitarists over the years have had their good sides and bad, but I just don't rate Ben at all. :|

Just my opinion or taste. I'm happy to agree to disagree. :)
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Karst wrote:I agree Adam is a great guitarist and whatever it takes, get him back. I mean, half of the new songs are written by him anyway...
But I guess leaving whas his own decision...
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Of course it was his own decision and I respect that. That said, money was probably the issue.
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I wonder whether the failure to release any new material could have been part of the reason for Adam's departure.
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Karst wrote:Of course it was his won decision and I respect that. That said, money was probably the issue.
As I do not follow the steps he is taking I am not sure if he is making more money now.

But I guess a release, like Mark says, might have changed his plans.
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we've been over this ground ad infinitum:
Adam didn't want to release Summer, Suzanne etc....
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James Blast wrote:we've been over this ground ad infinitum:
Adam didn't want to release Summer, Suzanne etc....
Yeah. But why not?
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I dunno! I'm just an old sad gobshyte :lol:
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eotunun wrote:And there were others in the band who don't *quite* reach that level of skill, yet no one bashes them. I've no idea why some people feel they have to attack Ben then.
Because he is younger, cuter, seems too inexperienced and innocent to deserve all that success, and - if that weren't enough - he got to play with The Sisters :?: :|
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well, I like his "Stunt" guitar playing and he delivered a well needed kick up thi erse tae Mr. E's tired catalogue
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James Blast wrote:well, I like his "Stunt" guitar playing and he delivered a well needed kick up thi erse tae Mr. E's tired catalogue
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Not that important music wise but he is also a a very friendly person.
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Indeed he is :!:
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The tour ended in April, no? Time to de-stickify.
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bin, I'd venture ;D
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