Ehwmatt wrote:Journey/Survivor wrote:Ehwmatt wrote:Slander wrote:Ehwmatt wrote:If he's bragging about anyone there, it's not himself - it's Jimi. Cut the guy a break,
Can you guys give Frankie a break? I haven't seen it on this board yet!
I don't bash Frankie. I don't know the man. He's a great guitar player. The only negative thing I'll say about the guy is he doesn't seem to care too much about appeasing his fans' demand for more shows and material.
I think that almost everyone on this forum knows that Sullivan is a great guitarist. I think most of the problems that many of the forum members have with him are separate from his talent.
Yeah, well, it's just like I tell the self-righteous folks over at the Journey forum. I don't care if he rapes chipmunks, it's not gonna stop me from enjoying his playing/writing like I enjoy Neal's and Cain's. Even if you do care, how do you really know the person he is, ya know? If my life, relationships, and business were all in the public eye, I'm sure you could take a selection of it and make me look like a dick too. It's nice to find out a musical or athletic idol is a down-to-earth nice guy, but finding out they aren't shouldn't make you stop liking their music.
I don't know what you guys think about this but to me FS is a great family man and he means well in everything he does. That trumps over what he has released or not.
Go to survivormusic.com, he's opening up as much as he can by answering people's musical questions. Be considerate. With that spirit mind, maybe you'll find the man he is. The site is free to get in.
My advise is to leave your suppositions out the door. Go there, ask him how things came about, any tune you wish to think about. See what he has to say. Leave your assumptions behind.