Who are rock's biggest wastes of talent? The should've, would've, could'ves, in other words. The ones who had great talent, but never found the proper artistic avenue for that talent.
My choice would be Eddie Van Halen. This guy should've been electric guitar's second coming (After Hendrix of course). Instead, he got trapped in a band with two crap singers. One (Roth) who could only sing and write about partying. The other (Hagar) who had lame notions of 'adult' themes as his modus operandi. Eddie rocked on that guitar and keyboard at times, but many lesser skilled guitarists passed him by because they found themes to make their guitar style become more than just guitar playing. Eddie never did.
My choice would be Eddie Van Halen. This guy should've been electric guitar's second coming (After Hendrix of course). Instead, he got trapped in a band with two crap singers. One (Roth) who could only sing and write about partying. The other (Hagar) who had lame notions of 'adult' themes as his modus operandi. Eddie rocked on that guitar and keyboard at times, but many lesser skilled guitarists passed him by because they found themes to make their guitar style become more than just guitar playing. Eddie never did.