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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese View Post
Enough about the tapping... Who cares?

Even Eddie said he didnt invent it.

As for swing and groove..... This is super hard to play well.. Everybody talks about Eddie's lead playing... He was also one of the greatest rhythm players that ever lived....
He was. There is so much unbridled joy on VH1. From the very first notes, that flick behind the nut opening Running with the Devil.....Ed announces his intentions.

I so clearly remember first hearing that record. A friend of mine, a drummer, handed me a cassette at school and smirked "You need to listen to this." Even drummers knew.
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