eddie

first there was a cover of a Kinks song - fair enough. But the guitar solo. I never heard guitar played like that. That faded into the ether and some time later - one song.

Jump.

What are those sounds? How do you get a guitar to do that? What's with all this tapping on the neck? I know about harmonics but how the hell is he doing all that with harmonics?

a little later, another piece sealed the deal - one instrumental.

Eruption.

not only did one piece of music change the face of music but one instrument changed the face of music. I was sold. The Floyd Rose locking tremolo through one player invented a new technique and style of playing - stunt guitar. At that point I would have walked over hot coals to get one of those tremolos installed on a guitar. If they made them for bouzouki I would have got one without hesitation.

but what he played! Bach transformed into the year 3020! Mad wailing and screaming. So much information in under fifteen minutes and so beyond my understanding of anything I knew before. I have never played in that style and nor could I. This was the shock of the new on steroids and a whole new universe of sounds would result from this. 

Now the part of all this I hate, with the standard rebuttal involving all those who fall into the musical genius department.

how can he be dead? Just listen.