To me it was like when Edward Van Halen came along and just reshaped the sound of electric guitar.
The way that he can perfectly and seamlessly orchestrate guitars? His contribution to orchestrated guitars is unprecedented. They’re all so identifiable but Brian May had such a tone in his head and in his fingers, it speaks volumes. 'He’s probably one of the top identifiable guitar players, even more so than Jeff Beck and Page and Clapton. I was a little kid, and being a guitar player and hearing Brian… The Queen II album was one of those pivotal moments that just nailed me to the wall. Steve Vai: 'I don’t think enough is really said about the brilliance of Brian May’s guitar playing, in the sense that it’s overshadowed by the greatness of the music itself.
