I spent like a year totally obsessing over his stuff, and I came to a few conclusions...
-calling him a straight up "blues" player is inaccurate, regardless of what he calls himself...anybody who's primary influences are Rory Gallagher, Jimmy Page, and other 70s Brit blues-rockers is at least 2 generations removed from the blues...
- he started very very young, and didn't really connect with the emotional impact of the music...it has always been my opinion the the young prodigy never does grasp that aspect of music...
-he has no life outside of playing guitar and tends to play for hours upon hours every day...the danger to that is technical prowess replaces feel...
- his business model, while extremely successful, requires a constant stream of new product which dilutes effectiveness of his original work...
I remain a huge admirer of him and his abilities but often find myself zoning in on specific songs and skipping others...but, damn, I wish I could play like that...