Forums: Red Hot Chili Peppers Board: Hillel Slovak vs John Fruscantie

which was the better guitarist?

 i guess this comes down to whether you prefer the old or new RHCP music!!

any thoughts?/reasons why?

Um...Frusciante?

Come on .  Hillel's playing was so simple.  Nothing he played was above intermediate level, or that creative.  Frusciante has some of the top solos of all time, such as "I Could Have Lied" and "My Lovely Man" (dedicated to Hillel).  I'm not saying Slovak was bad or anything, he's my ninth favorite guitarist.  Frusciante just owns him.  I've listened to every RHCP song on an album, and post "Uplift Mofo Party Plan" (Mother's Milk" or later, excluding "One Hot Minute") stuff is amazing.  I love old and new RHCP, but the guitar dominates from 1989-Present.  Frusciante has taken what Hendrix did so many years ago, and evolved into something new, and sometimes beautiful.  John all the way.

And what do you mean "was the better guitarist" when Frusciante is alive?  Don't stop listening to RHCP!!!

I swear, sometimes I sound like an advertisement for RHCP.  Oh well.

well i couldnt really say 'is' either....

was just wanting a general opinion. i love both old and new RHCP music, really depends what you're in the mood listen too..

Frusciante, his solo in "Turn it Again" proves it. I love that solo, totally awesome!

By the way, the solo that i'm on about is right at the end of the song.