Yes, Eric Johnson plays fast and proficiently but what's lacking here is any degree of emotion or soul. Seemingly his signature tune- "Cliffs of Dover", sounds like a run through asweep picking, wide range chord focused guitar lesson with a backbeat stolen from the F-Zero video game. Seriously, everytime that I listen to this guy, Satriani or Vai, I feel like I'm 12 and racing futuristic cars at breakneck speeds while eating Doritos and drinking Mountain Dew. Sorry, but thats just not what I want to come to mind when I listen to music, especially guitar music.Again, I'm not saying that Eric Johnson is by any means a bad guitarist. I respect his ability and technique. But, give me Wes, Burrell, Benson, Green, Hendrix, Muddy Waters, the three Kings, anyone with some palpable SOUL over this dreck anyday.