Time are , http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123 . They forgot a few . Such as Roy Buchanan , Alvin Lee , and Ronnie Montrose . Others ?
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I think David Gilmour is missing from the top 10.
I would bump Jeff Beck, BB King or Chuck Berry.
I would bump Jeff Beck, BB King or Chuck Berry.
Hard to take the list seriously when you leave off the guy who is probably the most influential guitarist in the history of the instrument: Segovia. It's like having a "best electric bassist" poll and leaving off Jaco...
It's interesting: there seems to be a heavy bias against musicians (and genres) which include technique. Pretty much all of the giants of guitar geeks (Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, Steve Howe, Johnny Smith, Leo Kottke) are all absent. Weird.
It's interesting: there seems to be a heavy bias against musicians (and genres) which include technique. Pretty much all of the giants of guitar geeks (Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, Steve Howe, Johnny Smith, Leo Kottke) are all absent. Weird.
No Joe Satriani
No Steve Vai
No Eric Johnson
No Paul Gilbert
No Uli Jon Roth
No Yngwie Malmstein
I am partial though.
No Steve Vai
No Eric Johnson
No Paul Gilbert
No Uli Jon Roth
No Yngwie Malmstein
I am partial though.
That is just Rolling Stone's opinion....everyone has one.....
I certainly don't agree with their ranking either. Jimi Hendrix wasn't that great. Randy Rhoads probably deserve to be way up there. His life and career was cut very short, but I think he showed he had a very high level of skill and talent.
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I certainly don't agree with their ranking either. Jimi Hendrix wasn't that great.
It seems to me that rating Jimi Hendrix as the number one guitarist of all time has become a cliche. Hendrix seems to top every guitar list. And as someone else pointed out, where is Joe Satriani?
I certainly don't agree with their ranking either. Jimi Hendrix wasn't that great.
It seems to me that rating Jimi Hendrix as the number one guitarist of all time has become a cliche. Hendrix seems to top every guitar list. And as someone else pointed out, where is Joe Satriani?
A top 100 list that doesn't include Doc Watson? Does anyone else think that some are on this list because they sold a lot of records rather than because they were guitar masters?
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It seems to me that rating Jimi Hendrix as the number one guitarist of all time has become a cliche. Hendrix seems to top every guitar list.
Just like how 'Stairway to Heaven' always tops the best rock song ever lists. Led Zeppelin is probably one of my top three favorite bands and Stairway is a great song, but I can think of about ten others off the top of my head that better exemplify what a great rock song is.
And speaking of Zeppelin, as much as I like Jimmy Page and I recognize his place in rock history, he's generally sloppy and repetitive. Live Zeppelin is usually painful to listen to.
It seems to me that rating Jimi Hendrix as the number one guitarist of all time has become a cliche. Hendrix seems to top every guitar list.
Just like how 'Stairway to Heaven' always tops the best rock song ever lists. Led Zeppelin is probably one of my top three favorite bands and Stairway is a great song, but I can think of about ten others off the top of my head that better exemplify what a great rock song is.
And speaking of Zeppelin, as much as I like Jimmy Page and I recognize his place in rock history, he's generally sloppy and repetitive. Live Zeppelin is usually painful to listen to.
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Just like how 'Stairway to Heaven' always tops the best rock song ever lists.
Another great example; it's always topping those lists, too.
Just like how 'Stairway to Heaven' always tops the best rock song ever lists.
Another great example; it's always topping those lists, too.
I saw Joe Bonamassa in Concert 2 nights ago. He is certainly up there among the greats. I've seen Steve Morse too. While I don't have the ability to judge them critically against each other, I'll simply say they are both great.
Even Prince at 33. Good entertainer, 33rd best guitar player?
Hey, I like the Ramones, but Johnny, #28...hmm....
Richards at #4? No. There are a mess of guys back starting at around #50 who are as good as Richards and ALL the guys from Zappa at #22 forward are definitely better than Keith. And I like Keith!
Speaking of - Did anyone ever see Zappa live? I saw him in a small gym in 1976. I've see a lot of concert/music since that night. I've yet to see a better concert.
Hey, I like the Ramones, but Johnny, #28...hmm....
Richards at #4? No. There are a mess of guys back starting at around #50 who are as good as Richards and ALL the guys from Zappa at #22 forward are definitely better than Keith. And I like Keith!
Speaking of - Did anyone ever see Zappa live? I saw him in a small gym in 1976. I've see a lot of concert/music since that night. I've yet to see a better concert.
Gymnastic speed is not good guitar playing.
BB King can get more out of one soulful note than shredders with 22 notes per second.
BB King can get more out of one soulful note than shredders with 22 notes per second.
Guys. the voters were a huge pool of mostly (all?) guitar players. Haven't said that, I agree with the sentiment here about who's making it near the top. And music is not engineering, so sound is very subjective. Jimi Hendrix never did much for me, as Stevie Ray Vaughn. I appreciate their talent but no passion for me.
Where's my beloved James Hetfield! He has to be in there somewhere although not in top 40.
And Derek Trucks at #16. I saw him playing Allman Bros Dreams live ... on Youtube. Excellent version of the superb Duane Allman's playing, but a bit too jazzed up from the original. Worth a view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBo_POKv21w
Where's my beloved James Hetfield! He has to be in there somewhere although not in top 40.
And Derek Trucks at #16. I saw him playing Allman Bros Dreams live ... on Youtube. Excellent version of the superb Duane Allman's playing, but a bit too jazzed up from the original. Worth a view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBo_POKv21w
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