TS: Steve Stevens vs. Mike Campbell

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― rogermexico (rogermexico), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

whoooo…boy…tuff one! for the moment SS is best, since MC's shitty, horribly toned lick on "woman in love" comes to mind…

― veronica moser (veronica moser), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

Mike Campbell for co-writing "Boys of Summer" and for fronting a really good surf side project. And for providing some of the shortest, simplest, most tasteful guitar solos (see: "You Got Lucky," "I Won't Back Down"). Though Steve Stevens did, if memory serves, record a flamenco record. Don't know if that's a pro or con.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

I think you're confusing Steve with flamenco maestro Esteban, who just happened to save a lot of money on his car insurance.

I gotta go with Mike Campbell: he's taller and his playing is easily more tasteful.

― hector savage, Wednesday, 8 March 2006 04:43 (nineteen years ago)

Admittedly, the footage I have seen of Stevens playing flamenco involves him using a pick, so it is certainly non-traditional. It's still better than Esteban's cheez-wiz.

― Edward Bax (EdBax), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 12:38 (nineteen years ago)

Both brilliant players and consummate collaborators.

I just found out that Campbell has a side project and plays out ocassionally in the LA area. Woo-hoo! Also, he's rockin' a full beard and dreads these days, and looks great! More at www.thedirtyknobs.com

For equal time, Steve's official site is www.stevestevens.net, and it's awesome in its own way. Do not miss out on the guitar collection slideshow featuring killer guitars, amps, and scantily-clad rawk chix0rz. Classic.

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 19:52 (nineteen years ago)

His surf group was/is called the Blue Stingrays. When I saw Tom Petty a few years ago he let Campbell and the Heartbreakers do a three or so song set of surf tunes.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Thursday, 9 March 2006 01:20 (nineteen years ago)

TS: Tom Petty w/o Mike Campbell vs. Billy Idol w/o Steve Stevens

― Edward Bax (EdBax), Thursday, 9 March 2006 03:13 (nineteen years ago)

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― Knute Rockne, All American (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 March 2006 03:26 (nineteen years ago)

That weird occilating guitar effect Steve Stevens gets in "Rebel Yell" vs. Mike Campbell dropping those cool Ennio Morricone/Duane Eddy style licks in "You Got Lucky"

It that particular case, I'd call that one a tie, as both are some pretty wicked guitar tricks.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 9 March 2006 03:33 (nineteen years ago)

Johnny Marr.

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Thursday, 9 March 2006 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

Well, Steve Stevens wins, 'cause Campbell's never really had a chance to show off, and who even knows (or CARES, even) which parts are his and which are Petty's. (But Stevens nearly blows it all by playing one of those horrible guitar-synth thingies back in the day - as egregious an offense to the eyes as anything Chapman or Steinberger ever blessed us with. Luckily, they apparently also played lousy, and soon vanished. Man, '80s guitars was ugly.)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

Cambell blows away Stevens with his amp on standby...

― Tommy 3 Chord, Saturday, 25 March 2006 05:02 (nineteen years ago)

Campbell's never really had a chance to show off

i guess you've never seen the heartbreakers play? petty always gives campbell a song or two to just showboat. he's one of the best guitarists i've ever seen, easily.

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Saturday, 25 March 2006 09:00 (nineteen years ago)

Word. Seeing Campbell play live is the only way to judge his awesomeness.

That said, I'm torn between Stevens & Campbell...don't think I could pick. Stevens blew my mind with the acoustic stuff he did on Billy Idol's 'Storytellers' gig on VH1 a few years back.

I think they're both magicians. I declare a tie.

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 26 March 2006 04:06 (nineteen years ago)

Campbell's never really had a chance to show off
i guess you've never seen the heartbreakers play? petty always gives campbell a song or two to just showboat. he's one of the best guitarists i've ever seen, easily.

-- gypsy mothra

[Note to self: Avoid making grand sweeping statements when (a) you really don't know what the fuck you're talking about 'cause you're the proud owner of a modest 20% of an artist's catalog; (b) you're forced to post in 10-second intervals at work; and (c) you're likely to be challenged by someone who DOES know what the fuck they're talking about. And anyways, that "American Girl" lick is pretty damned exhilarating indeed!]

― Myonga Von Backpedal (Myonga Von Bontee), Sunday, 26 March 2006 09:41 (nineteen years ago)

I saw Steve Stevens play his guitar with a toy laser gun on VH1 and my mind was thoroughly blown.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Sunday, 26 March 2006 18:35 (nineteen years ago)

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