In a 1983 issue of Guitar World, Jon Swenson declared: "the fact of the matter is that is one of the greatest guitarists we have and is sorely unappreciated as such."
I en udgave af Guitar World fra 1983 erklærede Jon Swenson at "Sagen er at er en af de største guitarister vi har, og han bliver desværre meget lidt anerkendt for det."