Why didn't Vernon Reid get the same respect as a guitarist as his peers?

[Matt300ZXT]

I was watching a You Tube video of Cult Of Personality, and a particular user's message made me think, so I figured I'd ask you guys.

 

[Techdeth]

I just think they didn’t make too many great songs. And when they did it would get to wild fir mainstream . Time I think was called is crazy af

 

[jtgainor]

As someone born in 99, as far as I know they were a one hit wonder. Fuckin damn good song but the only one by them I’ve ever heard.

 

[Techdeth]

As someone born in 99, as far as I know they were a one hit wonder. Fuckin damn good song but the only one by them I’ve ever heard.

They have better stuff but it’s too weird and arty for most

 

[Dan Gleesak]

They hit a little late too. Wasn’t cult of personality big in 1990? A lot of people were over it by then

 

[rottingcorpse]

Nothing memorable about his catalog or style.
One "hit" does not make a guitar hero.

 

[Jack Luminous]

Out of curiosity, anyone replying in this thread has seen the band live ?

 

[itsgoodnow]

I think the biggest issue isn’t anything with him personally. The band just didn’t have as big of a profile and as many hits as their peers.

 

[JackBootedThug]

you need to add "all of the above" to the poll. the one time I saw him play cult live he flubbed the solo big time.

 

[Beyond Black]

you need to add "all of the above" to the poll. the one time I saw him play cult live he flubbed the solo big time.

The original solo sounds flubbed.

 

[RaceU4her]

i think he did ok for himself, that song was all over mtv back in the day, pretty sure hes been on the cover of guitar world or at least had articles about him, they still have 1.2 million monthly on spotify. they are one of those bands kind of like Kings X that dont really have a genre to fit in which im not sure helped them

 

[Matt300ZXT]

you need to add "all of the above" to the poll. the one time I saw him play cult live he flubbed the solo big time.

How do you flub a solo that's sloppy as hell and mostly chromatic?

 

[braintheory]

I think it’s because they only had one hit and the leadwork in the song lacked to me musical coherence and doesn’t really show great technical skill either (at least guys like Lane or Becker did that). Even some of EVH’s or Yngwie’s leads are more musical (can’t believe I’m saying that lol)

 

[rsm]

Late to the party, and not as good as many other bands at the time IMO. Then grunge / alternative hit big.

 

[JackBootedThug]

How do you flub a solo that's sloppy as hell and mostly chromatic?

that's how....lol...

 

['63-Strat]

^ Yeah that’s a good example of why I am not a fan of anyone picking from the elbow to play fast, doesn’t sound good, sorry.

 

[Lou Malnati]

I like a lot of their songs, and I think his tone works within the context of their music.

 

[angelspade]

Crams a lot of notes into each bar....But messy and lacks composition and flow.

 

[phil b]

Vernon Reid = Phil Collen of guitar shredding!

 

[ccn]

Whenever "Cult of Personality" came on the radio I immediately turned it off , it's awful . If that was considered a "Hit" I'd hate to hear what else they came up with.