I was at the show, and after Page being in hibernation for so long it didn't matter to me what shape he was in.  He could have been dressed like a cheerleader for all I cared.  And I believe everyone else was glad to see him bipedal on stage as well.

Probably the greatest Rock guitarist after Page, Hendrix and Iommi.   Eddie has his own sound.  EVH marketed his own guitar and to this day is the only guitarist to have built a guitar from scratch (not Brian May) and created Frankenstein.  There was a point in history where like Clapton before, people only

Hendrix and Page are 2 enormous artists. Hendrix ''blew his load'' with his first album.  An absolut monster of sonic mastery.  The production is top 3 albums of all time.  But IMO his skills tended to be less original afterwards, as he was tried to get past the success of the first album.  Watchtower is sooo overated IMO, ...

A HUGE fact that is commonly ignored about Hendrix is the fact that he stretched his middle finger and used it like you would use a ring finger.  This technique is what gave him his unique sound and appearance and makes it difficult to emulate him with accuracy.  This is probaly what left Pete Townsend dumbstruck when he first saw ...