Congrats FAS and Phil.
To everyone else that had something negative to say, in a Fractal Artist welcoming thread, WTF?!?!?!
Keep you mouths shut in these threads if you don't have anything positive to add.
What if Matt emailed Phil about this thread, he then takes time out of his never ending
busy schedule to read that you are trash talking his singer in a guitar preamp/processor forum?
Have you no class? No respect? Regardless of how he sounds, you don't bash ANYONE in a welcoming thread.
This is not Harmony Central where you can act like a jackass. If you feel the need to bash, go else where.
Im pretty sure the admins and Fractal employees feel the same way.
Funeral,
Not sure who your rant was directed at, but in defense of MY statement, I was
defending Joe Elliot (indirectly) by explaining that the way he use to sing back in the 80's put a tremendous strain in his vocals/throat. I actually met
Phil Collen (back in '02) and he was a super-cool guy whose style (IMO) has always fit the band very well. Also, his signature-guitar (I believe it's made by
Jackson (but not sure?) is really nice! It looks cool AND it's got great features & tones IMO. His "sustainiac-mechanism" works incredibly well too!
Frankly, I think my statements were alot more
"in defense of Def Leppard" in general to justify/explain how/why
Joe Elliot's voice got a bit "beat-up" from many years of screaming in a high-register. BTW, I'd say the same things about:
Brian Johnson (of AC~DC), Robert Plant (from Led Zeppelin) and many others....
What I felt was completely unnecessary here on the forums was the inevitable
"Vivian Campbell is better than Phil Collen" crap. These two pros
(Campbell & Collen) are perfect in their roles in
Def Leppard. That whole
"shred/penis-envy mentality" makes no sense! For example: If
(hypothetically!) Guthrie Govan replaced
Phil Collen next week in
Def Leppard, THEN what would the
Phil Collen-haters/Viv Campbell lovers say about Vivian Campbell's skills then? Furthermore, that still wouldn't prove anything anyways, because it is very possible that STYLISTICALLY, both
Vivian Campbell and Phill Collen are better
"Def Leppard guitarists" than
Guthrie Govan?!? Seriously....Yes
Guthrie would be impressive in any setting, but style-wise a band does NOT always need the most accomplished shredder as it's guitarist!
Phil Collen is a consummate-pro. He knows his role in
Def Leppard and he does it well! ...And to
Vivian Campbell's credit, he seems to have adjusted his style to more appropriately fit the straight-ahead rock stylings of
Def Leppard! Good on BOTH of them
(Collen & Campbell) for being the best Def Leppard guitarists!
Sorry if I offended anyone, but again it was more in the spirit of defending the toll that a screaming-rock vocal style can/will take on one's vocals/throat!
Rock on
Def Leppard!
And congratulations
Phil Collen! Keep on rocking-out!
~Bill~
