He’s very good, but he sounds more like Carlos Santana than SRV to me, at least on that song.
That's true. The other songs he performed in the set, like "Little Wing," were more Stevie. I should have asked him about his favorite blues musicians.
I am a decent guitar player and I pefrorm also for $$$$$. The kid is good, but the tricks are standard. He is not really original, but has learned from other artists, and learned well. And yes, I agree with you on Santana, when I was listening that was my exact thought.
Agree. Though I love Carlos, he does the redundant licks thing. He does have a touch of Zappa’s innovation too. This particular jam, though played well, is very garage. And he needs to play the fills between vocal lines to keep the song interesting.
He’s unique and has potential for greatness as a guitar player but his vocals are less than inspiring, they probably will improve with time.
All in all, he’s SO much better than I could even imagine performing myself.