Ted Templeman Talks VH

[FL6]

The one thing that hasn't seemed to have changed is Eddie's belief that coming up with riff's constitutes songwriting i.e,...Of course, he is the best at it, but without words or a melody there is no song, no recording, no albums, no millions in record sales, etc, etc...And without the riff for inspiration, Dave and Sammy would have nothing to sink their teeth into...

...having said that, I wonder how many times Dave or Sammy came to the studio with an idea of their own, FIRST, that made it to an album...I think it is clear that Eddie gave birth to just about every song they ever cut and maybe he would like some recognition for his role as the band's creative force as opposed to being a guitar hero..

I agree and would like to add that Ed comes up with a bit more than just riffs, his ear for harmony and chord progressions are what separate him from most if not all guitarists, his indeed a composer of music....not just a rock guitarist.

[Marshall SL12301]

one thing that this reminded me of is how diverse these guys were playing stuff from deep purple to zep to kool and the gang to sabbath to ohio players and god knows what else,eddie is not your standard rock players he had jazz/swing from pops,classical from piano training and the diverse styles of the bands set list. funk,rock,pop,top 40,metal,jazz,fusion, damn ed i think you covered everything but country thank god!

[Sparky4444]

, damn ed i think you covered everything but country thank god!

ummm...Finish What Ya Started was pretty damn close

[BrownSound1]

If AC/DC can find a replacement for Bon Scott surely VH can find a replacement for Roth...

They have had several replacements for Dave, but you see where all of that ended up.

I honestly think Dave keeps Ed in check musically. Sure he isn't the greatest singer or anything like that, but by God you know you won't get crap like Dreams with Dave. Also it seems that everything with Roth has more attitude than any of the the other stuff.

Ed is a musical genius, and has all of the quirks of a genius. I am just happy he is playing well, and seems to be finally enjoying himself.