Spot the connection:

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IanSavage said:

Right, let's see who gets this what have these got in common?

Green Day

Johnny Cash

Five Finger Death Punch

The Gaslight Anthem

Have they all made albums with American in the title.  If that's not the one it is another link.

IanSavage

randomhandclaps said:

IanSavage said:

Right, let's see who gets this what have these got in common?

Green Day

Johnny Cash

Five Finger Death Punch

The Gaslight Anthem

Have they all made albums with American in the title.  If that's not the one it is another link.

Well played that man! Clearly needed to be more taxing...

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OK here's one -

Jimi Hendrix

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Nuno Bettencourt

Paul McCartney

Kim Jong Il

Fretwired

randomhandclaps said:

OK here's one -

Jimi Hendrix

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Nuno Bettencourt

Paul McCartney

Kim Jong Il

All played guitars upside down ...

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Only Kim Jon Il -

http://www.todayswhisper.com/img/funny/standing_on_head/standing_on_head_4.jpg

octatonic

randomhandclaps said:

OK here's one -

Jimi Hendrix

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Nuno Bettencourt

Paul McCartney

Kim Jong Il

Ambidextrous.

Cacofonix

Had appointments on their guitars from guitars that were for the other hand.  SRV wasn't a lefty - but the bridge on Number 1 was.

HAL9000

Something to do with left-handedness. As I recall though SRV was right-handed but his guitar had a left-handed tremolo. My guess is they're all left-handed and SRV is the odd one out.

EricTheWeary

randomhandclaps;153854" said:

OK here's one -

Jimi Hendrix

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Nuno Bettencourt

Paul McCartney

Kim Jong Il

they all had an older brother.

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Afraid it's not to do with their sinister nature (or wronghandedness so to speak).

As a clue, Hendrix and Macca would be classed as metal.

gilby

randomhandclaps;153982" said:

Afraid it's not to do with their sinister nature (or wronghandedness so to speak).

As a clue, Hendrix and Macca would be classed as metal.

So, Nuno, SRV and Kim Jung Il are earth, wind and fire ?

octatonic

randomhandclaps said:

Afraid it's not to do with their sinister nature (or wronghandedness so to speak).

As a clue, Hendrix and Macca would be classed as metal.

Is this something to do with a periodic table?

randomhandclaps

No.  As a clue to speed it along and for some clarification there is uncertainty above the year of Kim Jong Il's birth.  It is presumed to be either 1941 or 1942.  This connection relies of that year being 1942.

koneguitarist

All born in the Chinese year of the metal snake ?

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koneguitarist said:

All born in the Chinese year of the metal snake ?

Not all the metal snake, but yeah you got it.  Well done.

koneguitarist

Ta ! Ok I got one, What do these guys have in common, 

 Fleetwood Mac

Deep Purple 

Eagles 

Rolling Stones

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Is it anything to do with line up changes?

koneguitarist

yep, close

ICBM

Bands where the later line-ups are far more successful than the first?

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Hmm, they've all had a least two guitar era so to speak.  I reckon it's got to be based around the guitar because the Stones have remained relatively in tact besides Jones - Taylor - Wood.  So is it something like none have the original guitarists?