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Location: New Bern, NC | Saw this on the Rolling Stone site. I'm not sure if someone's already posted it or not. After I scrolled through it occured to me that I didn't remember seeing Steve Vai, but I may have missed it while scrolling. I am ashamed to say there were a few guitarists on the list I had never heard of. It's probably because I've been under the "elementary music teacher" rock and under the "Scottish traditional music" rock too. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-19691231 |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | My 100 top guitarists would be very different to that list.
OMAs 100 top guitarists would be very different to that list.
Miles' 100 top guitarists would be very different to that list.
Your 100 top guitarists would be very different to that list.
I didn't even read the list.
Take it with a pinch of salt. It's just someone else's opinion. |
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | It was tragic. |
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Location: Denver, CO | As a musical technophile, NOT as a guitarist, I was offended by some of those rankings, however, I agree wholeheartedly with Muzza. That is a very large and very subjective list. What is tragic, to me, is that I'm not even certain they got the "actual" top 20 in their top 50. |
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Location: New Bern, NC | Did you see the comment made by the author of this list about Jimi Hendrix being #1 and all the rest being #2? I think this list would have held more credence if it had been compiled from a pole of guitarists and musicians in the rock industry rather than one guy's opinion. I would not have put Paul Simon on this list. Rock isn't really his genre, although I think he's an awesome guitarist. Anyway, I posted it for its discussion value. |
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Location: Flahdaw | It's like "who's the best politician?" WAY too subjective... |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | darkbarguitar - 2013-04-04 5:44 PM
It's like "who's the best politician?"
Isn't that a contradiction in terms?
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Location: Denver, CO | MeredithI - I would not have put Paul Simon on this list. Rock isn't really his genre, . Correct. I haven't seen the list in awhile, but isn't Willie Nelson on it too? He certainly isn't even kind of like rock...or a good guitarist either? |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I don't have a problem with the list per se, but rather the title. "greatest guitarists?" Really?? Maybe most influential, most innovative, most popular, etc.. but this list is just a mish-mash of people who at one time or another played a guitar, and frankly.. some of them not that well. I would love to assemble a series of lists based on musicianship, innovation, popularity, technical ability and inspiration. Each list would probably have a lot of the same guitarists on the list, but they wouldn't certainly not be in the same order... and Hendrix likely wouldn't be #1 on any of them, or maybe one of them, hadn't really thought it out yet. Even the text is narrows the list down to "the best and most influential guitarists in rock." So the non-rock ones would have to go, and saying "best" and "most influential" are two completely different lists. As example, I think we can say Hendrix is more skilled than Chuck Berry but more influential??? One has the title of godfather of Rock'N Roll... that's a hint right there, but I think most influential would really be a toss up between Chuck Berry and Eddie Van Halen, neither of which I think would be listed as most skilled. Under innovation, Chuck wouldn't even be on the list, but Eddie and Frank Zappa and even Hendrix would be. Again, this is all in the Rock category off the top of my head. |
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Location: Jet City | Jimmy Page didn't make the top 100. Vai wasn't there, and neither was Satriani. If he was going for obscurity, he coulda at least put Alex Lifeson up there for me... but no... instead 'The Edge' beats out all these guys with his 7 notes playing into a delay for an entire song. If you read a list to validate your own preferences, you're setting yourself up for disappointment for sure. This list is a bit more ridiculous than most, but it still was a good lesson in obscure guitarists and some that I need to go have a listen to now. In my opinion, it's the only thing these sorts lists are good for. I do agree with many list's top WORST rock song ever... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_EdzOSSDV0
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | We're gonna have to agree to disagree on this one. While a bit contrite, Bernie Taupin (yes that Bernie) penned the lyrics as one of the biggest slaps in the face to the 80's and "Corporate Rock." It's likely the fat record execs didn't even realize they were being flamed from the inside out but the Lyrics they paid to have written to sell the album. I "got it" when it came out and it still makes me smile.... and a little sad. It's a fun piece of satire that was so spot on, most people didn't get it. Oh yeah... and Grace Slick... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Oh, Grace. In my younger days I was enthralled by her.
The Airplane was profound, and her voice and presence was perfect.
Saw them at the Washington Monument in 1971 with many thousands of other people.
Ya got to listen to the lyrics.
Grace is only a year younger than my Mom, but I still had a crush on her.
She is painting nowadays.
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Location: Texas | Re: Grace Slick
If you have Netflix, they currently have a decent Jefferson Airplane documentary available.
Also, Grace's autobiography is a pretty good read...
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Location: New Bern, NC | Actually Jimmy Page is #9 on this list, so he did make the list. What baffles me is how Steve Vai failed to make this list. Like him or not, Vai is a virtuoso with an amazing command of his instrument. The list should have been called "My top 100 personal favorite rock guitarists" rather than passing it off as a definitive list, which it clearly isn't. I also agree that you could rate guitarists many different ways, like "most influential," "most innovative," etc. I once read B. B. King commented that Stevie Ray Vaughn was more creative and inventive that he was. So, while B. B. King may have been more influencial, having inspired many guitarists, I would not call B. B. King a virtuoso. Recall, I saw him in concert back around '97 and I was gravely disappointed. His back-up band played without him for half the concert. When he finally took the stage he spent most of the time talking and throwing picks out to the audience. What little he played seemed very sloppy and indifferent. It was almost as if he came onto the stage simply to be worshipped rather than to perform.
And yes, I meant poll, as in "... from a POLL of guitarists." I really need to reread my posts sometimes. Sometimes it's because I'm typing too fast, but this was because I simply wasn't thinking. |
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Location: Jet City | I musta missed Jimmy. I didn't miss Steve Cropper though. I love that he's playing the Generation S1 in the picture too. It's funny, Peavey found him playing the Generations after they discontinued the model, so they IMMEDIATELY made the "Cropper Classic" signature model. Funny though, I've never seen him play one of the signatures, only the S1, and then later a custom built Peavey with the newer Wolfgang style headstock. It's the guitar I use almost exclusively on stage now. I love 'em so much I have 2... |
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Location: Denver, CO | arthurseery - 2013-04-05 2:47 AM Oh, Grace. The Airplane was profound, and her voice and presence was perfect. And I'd take her any old day over that squallin' cat, Janis Joplin! For looks, voice, musicianship, show-person-ship... |
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Location: San Antonio, TX | I have my favorites that I like to listen to and learn riffs and rhythms from. The wide range of guitarist through the years is astounding.
When I thought about it and wondered who I would like to hear the most, it came down to ME, my Guitars, and a mic, and a church full of people hungry for the Lord.
Sorry to crush your dreams of the best Jimi H. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Brad Durasa - 2013-04-08 8:14 AM Townshend at 50th ???? That musta hurt Brad! |
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100 greatest rock guitarists
