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BUT ED. LIKES PEOPLE WITH HIS NAME I’m sick of you people praising Edward Van Halen. I think he plays guitar like an amateur. If you want to write about excellent guitarists, write about Ritchie Blackmore, not Edward Van Halen!! Kerri Price Purple City, IL
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BUT ED. LIKES PEOPLE WITH HIS NAME
I’m sick of you people praising Edward Van Halen. I think he plays guitar like an amateur. If you want to write about excellent guitarists, write about Ritchie Blackmore, not Edward Van Halen!!
Kerri Price
Purple City, IL
INTERESTING QUERY
Please answer me one question. Why do you never do articles on groups like Venom, Mercyful Fate, Slayer, etc.? Is it because they play Black Metal?
A Black Metal fan
Port Saint Lucie, FL (No—Ed.)
POINTLESS CRITICISM
I couldn't help noticing some glaring omissions in your CREEM Close-Up Issue (March 1985) on Metal Rock 'N' Roll.
One of the omissions was in the 1960s when you (I assume that it was an oversight!) forgot to include Led Zeppelin I and The Velvet Underground and Nico! Why? That’s all I want to know.