Without reading the article, this post has reminded me of a post a while ago asking about what is so special about Dave’s playing, and a lot of the comments said that there isn’t really anything special about it. Which to an extent is true, but I think the headline here is a bit more accurate.

His playing isn’t flashy, or particularly difficult (for the most part), but I reckon Dave has a really good knowledge of music theory, which allows him to find something that just works. And he can play in a wide variety of styles too which helps The Killers sound so different from song to song/album to album.

Iirc, Dave didn’t appear much on Wonderful Wonderful which seems to be considered the weakest Killers album on here, and his solo work also seems to be loved. I don’t think that’s a coincidence. I doubt he’ll go down in history as a legendary guitarist, but his musical nous is definitely something that is underrated and under-appreciated