Has Slash Surpassed His Idol, Joe Perry, in Terms of Guitar Playing?

[Nosaj Thing]

Draw the line?

Awwwwwwwwww yacka yacka owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[maynard]

Ashba gets my vote. Perry and Slash are nobodies compared to him.

[shjtjustgotreal]

Brad Whitford is better than Perry

[EvH]

Perry has Walk this Way, last child, eat the rich, walking the dog, living on the edge, rag doll, back in the saddle, cryin, I could go on and on. Yes Slash has some great riffs as well, but imo Perry has more.

Honestly I would rank Perry as the 3rd best riff writer behind Page and Angus/Malcom. Speaking of which how does slash compare to Angus?

So you'd rank Joe Perry higher than Tony Iommi, for starters? No thanks. Edited June 16, 2015 by EvH

[Chris 55]

I can't think of a single memorable solo from Joe Perry.

Outside of the end solo for "Amazing", I can't either. He had memorable riffs in the 70's but that's about it.

[Iron MikeyJ]

Perry has Walk this Way, last child, eat the rich, walking the dog, living on the edge, rag doll, back in the saddle, cryin, I could go on and on. Yes Slash has some great riffs as well, but imo Perry has more.

Honestly I would rank Perry as the 3rd best riff writer behind Page and Angus/Malcom. Speaking of which how does slash compare to Angus?

So you'd rank Joe Perry higher than Tony Iommi, for starters? No thanks.

Ya I actually would, I've never been a huge BS guy. I mean I like them and all, but their not my fav by any means. Walk this way and eat the rich are two of the filthiest riffs ever written, if take those over anything in Sabbath discography. But of course it's all subjective.

[Free Bird]

Perry has Walk this Way, last child, eat the rich, walking the dog, living on the edge, rag doll, back in the saddle, cryin, I could go on and on. Yes Slash has some great riffs as well, but imo Perry has more.

Honestly I would rank Perry as the 3rd best riff writer behind Page and Angus/Malcom. Speaking of which how does slash compare to Angus?

If we are talking just about riffs, don't forget that Slash has MANY great riffs outside of Guns. Even if the songs aren't that strong, the riffs are.

[smoking guns]

Last Child is all Whitford.

[wasted]

Joe is more successful. The 90s Aerosmith had hit after hit.

[Chewbacca]

I would go for Slash and... WTH? Asjba has more votes than Perry?

[RockerRoller]

I have to just say that without joe perry there would be no slash whatsoever, but as far as both skill and creative output is concerned I have to say that slash has definitely surprassed joe in guitar playing and will undoubtedly have a much longer and respected legacy in the music world. Joe perry is good and laid the foundation that slash built his career upon, but slashs playing is just brilliant and much much more iconic of rock n roll.

Edited June 17, 2015 by RockerRoller

[DieselDaisy]

I have to just say that without joe perry there would be no slash whatsoever, but as far as both skill and creative output is concerned I have to say that slash has definitely surprassed joe in guitar playing and will undoubtedly have a much longer and respected legacy in the music world. Joe perry is good and laid the foundation that slash built his career upon, but slashs playing is just brilliant and much much more iconic of rock n roll.

However method they did though, it is true that Aerosmith handled their career much better than Guns N' Roses. With the exception of the 1979-1984 'interregnum', they have maintained a stable line-up and overcome many similar problems as GN'R such as consistent band member drug abuse and rampant egotism, to become a valid rock entity again - something you cannot say about Guns N' Roses. The periods c.1973-c.78 and c.1987-c.2000 were hugely successful commercially, if not always critically. Few bands have done what Aerosmith have done and essentially, had a second chance.

Yes though, there was a huge element of selling out in regards to their second era, the 'song fixers', soppy ballads and Silverstone videos.

[jekylhyde]

All this talk about which one is better, Joe or Slash, really made me want to listen to Aerosmith, not Guns or Slash. So I guess, Joe is better

j/k

But why indeed Ashba has more votes than Joe?

Edited June 17, 2015 by jekylhyde

[Strange Broue]

Perry has Walk this Way, last child, eat the rich, walking the dog, living on the edge, rag doll, back in the saddle, cryin, I could go on and on. Yes Slash has some great riffs as well, but imo Perry has more.

Honestly I would rank Perry as the 3rd best riff writer behind Page and Angus/Malcom. Speaking of which how does slash compare to Angus?

So you'd rank Joe Perry higher than Tony Iommi, for starters? No thanks.

Ya I actually would, I've never been a huge BS guy. I mean I like them and all, but their not my fav by any means. Walk this way and eat the rich are two of the filthiest riffs ever written, if take those over anything in Sabbath discography. But of course it's all subjective.

Iommi's riffs are better than Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Slash or Joe Perry or Angus Young's combined

All this talk about which one is better, Joe or Slash, really made me want to listen to Aerosmith, not Guns or Slash. So I guess, Joe is better

j/k

But why indeed Ashba has more votes than Joe?

"they see me trollin', they hatin'"

[Free Bird]

Perry has Walk this Way, last child, eat the rich, walking the dog, living on the edge, rag doll, back in the saddle, cryin, I could go on and on. Yes Slash has some great riffs as well, but imo Perry has more.

Honestly I would rank Perry as the 3rd best riff writer behind Page and Angus/Malcom. Speaking of which how does slash compare to Angus?

So you'd rank Joe Perry higher than Tony Iommi, for starters? No thanks.

Ya I actually would, I've never been a huge BS guy. I mean I like them and all, but their not my fav by any means. Walk this way and eat the rich are two of the filthiest riffs ever written, if take those over anything in Sabbath discography. But of course it's all subjective.

Iommi's riffs are better than Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Slash or Joe Perry or Angus Young's combined

All this talk about which one is better, Joe or Slash, really made me want to listen to Aerosmith, not Guns or Slash. So I guess, Joe is better

j/k

But why indeed Ashba has more votes than Joe?

"they see me trollin', they hatin'"

Tony Iommi is simply the riff lord.

[KinseyHolley]

I wish I could master the art of posting gifs (or even pics) here - I need a gif of Lana Kane doing her "NooooOPE!" Slash is up there, but Perry's still Perry.

[RockerRoller]

I voted for ashba Cuz he's got that sw@g factor that neither joe or slash have #bullyswag

Edited June 18, 2015 by RockerRoller

[jmapelian]

Better is such a relative term. Slash is faster, more technically sound, and makes the better solos. But that's not all that makes one "better". Honestly riff for riff, Perry has produced far more memorable riffs than Slash has. Slash has made some great riffs as well, especially scom and jungle. But most of gnrs best riffs were izzy not slash. While in Aerosmith most of their best riffs were Perry. So if we were to really add up the best riffs here, I do think Perry would beat Slash, so again who is "better"?

Slash always has killer riffs, much more so than joe Perry

[Estranged Reality]

i do think they're quite similar, but i prefer slash, and think he's stayed sharper as he's aged (more than perry did, at least).

[Maestro]

Slash and Joe Perry are comparable guitarists. Although I like Joe's riffs a little bit more, Slash' solo's are better.

But boy, is Joe Perry sloppy. Even sloppier than Slash. I was surprised how many dead notes he plays in recent shows.

[SunnyDRE]

"thanks for the killer guitar melodies."

[RockerRoller]

More people have voted for DJ than perry that's awesome lol

[AtariLegend]

More people have voted for DJ than perry that's awesome lol

It's a Guns N' Roses forum. Although I prefer Slash, it's not like Perry would have got more votes if Ashba wasn't there.

[RockerRoller]

More people have voted for DJ than perry that's awesome lol

It's a Guns N' Roses forum. Although I prefer Slash, it's not like Perry would have got more votes if Ashba wasn't there.

I mean I voted for ashba but as a joke I bet others did it as a joke too

[ZoSoRose]

I love Aerosmith, and Joe is underatted among the greats

But yeah, Slash