Talkin2Phil

Jimmy Page should be on here for fucking 13 year old groupies.

wishbone

Would only qualify if he did it on stage.

astrochimp

Plus he only had a double neck.

cungar

It was just part of his schtick. Flicking picks, outrageous guitars, goofy outfit. It was all part of the cartoon persona. Doesn't work so good when you're an AARP member.

cungar

You obviously missed the Birmingham '74 gig.

EddieMoney

This whole list should just be guitarists from '80s hair metal bands. All that hairspray and jumping around in trenchcoats and mascara out-douches all.

I love Iron Maiden, but Janick Gers acts like a complete nincompoop on stage. DOUCHE!

Hokeyboy

Gers is dead weight anyhow. He might not be a douche -- from all appearances he seems like a decent fellow -- but my God does he act like one on stage.

EddieMoney

The return of Adrian rendered him obsolete. Technically, he's not even in the same league as Adrian and Dave. But...I guess three guitar players look cooler than two!

bunkaroo

The only thing Gers is useful for is playing rhythm chords to fill out the sound when Adrian and Dave are playing one of their many harmonies. Sometimes not even then.

slop101

Agreed, Gers' on-stage antics almost kill modern-day Maiden shows for me. He is a genuinely good guy, but can't stand his on-stage shenanigans. He should be on the list, maybe in Nielsen's place.

dvdjunkie32

Pretty much given the fact that they treated their guitars as an extension of their penis. Telsa was one of the few bands that bucked the trend and just played good old rock wearing t-shirts and jeans.

The articled nailed it with Esteban though. lol

bunkaroo

God boy doesn't like Maiden - a shocker.

Michael Corvin

bunkaroo

I also think Tesla was very underrated and I think Great Radio Controversy is a fantastic album. I don't give a good God damn about what they or any of these other guys dressed or looked like, or how they acted. All that should matter is how the music sounded.

Mabuse

Anything that trumpets CC Deville as a douche is a good thing. That fucking stupid hat and trenchcoat! And he was always doing something stupid with his face. I used to be baffled how this guy could get any pussy. Surely the chicks could tell this guy was a dork in rock clothing.

Mordred

I've met Yngwie before and while he was a pretty nice guy to me, he's still pretty douchey. Batio is more of a caricature than anything else, and I'll give them that Esteban guy and C.C. Deville, but the rest of the list seems ridiculous. As has been mentioned before, Rick Nielsen? Seriously?

Ky-Fi

I finally remembered the song where Steve Vai had those stupid knee-high white boots. Although watching the video again, Vai doesn't really stand out as douchiest:

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Also saw this comment posted

Bocephusly 1 week ago

"Dave fucked my wife backstage in '86 ---- I just partied with him afterwards."

Hokeyboy

I think he was railing against hair metal doofuses rather than Maiden, but I could be wrong.

Although now that I know he's a Tesla fan, I have to buy him a beer.