Damn, I'll have to check a couple of these out. For years I've gone back and forth on Bonamassa ... from super-talent to ordinary player with remarkable rhythm.

You watch Rick Beato on YouTube?

I listened closely to three of the Ed Sheeran plagiarism accusations side-by-side, and to me - based on the common law definition of plagiarism, he's not guilty on all three.


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For reference: My Sweet Lord probably did infringe on He's So Fine; Stairway to Heaven did not infringe on the Randy California song (too short a passage); and the Stones' Anybody Seen My Baby? would have infringed on Constant Craving had there not been an agreement before or very close to its publication. And that's the best example of how innocent infringement can be. Nobody can argue with the Stones' prolific history of songwriting. Can't imagine they'd start stealing in their 70s.

I'm not a huge Bonamassa fan - I just subscribe to his podcast because he has some interesting guests.

Dude's a great player - it's just that his style of music doesn't really appeal to me all that much.

Yes - I subscribe to Rick's channel. A lot of people (particularly those who frequent music forums) like to slag the guy, for whatever reason, but I think it's great that he delivers so much educational content essentially for free.

BTW, did you watch Beato's interview with Peter Frampton? One of the best PF interviews I've ever come across.

The Randy California suit was utterly ridiculous as the "Stairway" progression is about as standard as it gets (appears in about a gazillion tunes - from pop to rock to jazz.)

Can't speak to the Stones controversy as I haven't heard the song in question.