[Rick and Roll]

I'm glad you saw fit to leave the alone the Howe vs. Hackett debate - maybe we should all do that. And I'm also happy that Pat Moraz can be left out for comparative purposes. But I never said that Neil Schon doesn't have prog roots (even though Santana is no more prog than Cream, Sabbath, Zeppelin, etc.) Look, I know that Journey had Steve Smith too (love that Players CD he was on with), but the music's just rock, nothing more. And are we forgetting that abysmal HSAS thing that Neal did? I hope he does.

If it's on the AM playlist it is not nec. prog.

My single point is that technicially proficient guitarists are not always equivalent to prog greatness.

Jim, that was Argon on the Jaco mention - and don't have a heart attack - but I agree with your picks! I would also include Jeff Berlin in there. And Doug Wimbish is very underrated (although not the equal of the aforementioned).

Guitarists are the hardest to debate and classify. I do agree 100% with Jim about Hackett - but I can be wowed by Vai, Montrose, Satriani - it depends on the mood.

I used Alan White's name instead of Tony Kaye. The publisher deeply regrets the error (although the only thing he rules is the Kingdom of Boredom). He's good, though.

Please feel free to get the last word. That's enough for me.