I agree with you on a bunch of points.
Years ago, I saw Buckethead play with Primus. I was very
impressed to say the least. And although I like both Hendrix and Rhodes,
I believe that Buckethead could do a better job with their tunes. If
Randy Rhodes hadn't died, I think he'd have been untouchable today. I
base that on a song he did with Quiet Riot compared with some of his last recordings with Ozzy. The improvement is almost uncomprehendab le. I also think
Zak Wylde plays Randy's stuff better than Randy did. Somewhere here
around the house I have a live tape of Yngwie Malmsteen playing Hendrix's
Red House. Its a totally fucking awesome version. But there are also some terrible
Hendrix covers out there. The one that comes to mind is Winger with Dweezil
Zappa playing "Purple Haze". If Frank was still alive, I think he would spank
his son's ass for that one.
:rofl;