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Posted on 06/15/2010 5:19:20 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: My Favorite Headache
Dog gone it - I was hoping to mention him first. Great photo. Plus - he’s better than ever today!
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posted on
06/15/2010 10:18:42 PM PDT
by
21twelve
( UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES MY ARSE: "..now begin the work of remaking America."-Obama, 1/20/09)
To: KoRn
I love Nirvana’s work, but having Cobain on there is a joke. Being a great song writer doesn’t make up for the fact that he was an average at best player. I’m no guitarist, but my understanding is that he could barely play the opening to ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ and he always fudged it live.
To: sonic109
Love to see an example of what you are talking about. Speed doesnt mean skillI always post videos of Dave Murray when conversations about guitar players comes about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP1v8uHaSTA
Also, I think Chains of Misery to be one of his absolute best solos ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyz9h9uyWZg
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posted on
06/15/2010 10:23:52 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The Founders revolted for less.)
To: nonliberal
Skolnick (Testament, Savatage) blows King out of the water.Chuck Schuldiner and Criss Oliva blew Kerry King out of the water. Plenty of the solos on the Edge of Thorns album had so much emotion, and they had such a fat, heavy tone as well.
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posted on
06/15/2010 10:39:07 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The Founders revolted for less.)
To: 21twelve
What do you think of the new Rush tracks Caravan and BU2B? Some of their strongest work in 20 years.
To: nonliberal
How about this trio for the next G3?
To: My Favorite Headache
Caravan is excellent; next year is a while to wait for a new Rush album.
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posted on
06/15/2010 10:56:23 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The Founders revolted for less.)
To: wku man
Seriously, Prince? Prince??!
I didn't actually read the article, only the list, but I am left to assume flamboyance must have been part of the grade. I don't put much stock in a guitarist top 50 list that doesn't have Alex Lifeson in it. One would be hard pressed to find a better trio of musicians than Lifeson, Lee, and Peart.
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posted on
06/15/2010 11:00:16 PM PDT
by
ThomasSawyer
(Democratic Underground: Proof that anyone can figure out how to use a computer.)
To: ThomasSawyer; wastedyears; My Favorite Headache
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posted on
06/15/2010 11:08:25 PM PDT
by
21twelve
( UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES MY ARSE: "..now begin the work of remaking America."-Obama, 1/20/09)
To: wastedyears
>Like somebody on here has said before, players like
>Petrucci are technically flawless, but lack soul in
>their playing.
I’ve heard that before. Whoever has said it really hasn’t listened to him much.
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posted on
06/15/2010 11:13:24 PM PDT
by
fretzer
To: My Favorite Headache
>This is the worst list period.
Yep. They forgot Satriani too (another souless technical master :)
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posted on
06/15/2010 11:16:17 PM PDT
by
fretzer
To: Mike-o-Matic
Mike-o-matic!
This is Bart, Red and Flake from the Webb board.
How ya doin?
252
posted on
06/15/2010 11:46:53 PM PDT
by
doodad
To: My Favorite Headache
Good list, but the order of them is debatable. I’m not a guitarist, just an avid listener, so my opinion does not matter.
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posted on
06/16/2010 3:52:02 AM PDT
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: freekitty
Yes, I met Stephen, as I lived in Austin back in the 90s. He was a good guitarist and producer as well, one of which was a record that had SRV’s bad as the backing band.
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posted on
06/16/2010 4:04:35 AM PDT
by
stratman1969
(Regime Change Begins November 2, 2010)
To: wastedyears
Edge of Thorns is a great album. Gutter Ballet is still my favorite solo of Oliva’s.
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posted on
06/16/2010 4:05:14 AM PDT
by
nonliberal
(Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
To: wastedyears
players like Petrucci are technically flawless, but lack soul in their playing. Like Malmsteen. Jason Becker was the exception to this. I think, had Becker not contracted ALS, he would be the best all around guitarist on the planet right now.
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posted on
06/16/2010 4:11:22 AM PDT
by
nonliberal
(Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
To: stratman1969
He really was a great guy. Never heard a bad word about him.
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posted on
06/16/2010 4:31:40 AM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: wku man
I haven’t seen Vernon Reid (Living Colour) mentioned anywhere on this list either. Alex Skolnick should be in the top 20 as well. Going from speed metal to jazz fusion and back demonstrates his versatility and talent.
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posted on
06/16/2010 4:42:51 AM PDT
by
nonliberal
(Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
To: freekitty
Roy Clark could probably play a hairbrush.
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posted on
06/16/2010 4:44:33 AM PDT
by
nonliberal
(Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
To: Lancey Howard
Wow! It's good to see there are other people around here who know Rory (RIP). I still listen to 'Tattoo' (bought the record at college circa 1973) from time to time. Saw Rory in concert serveral times in Europe. I was introduced to his music by a German girlfriend while I was stationed over there. It was about the time "Top Priority" came out.
I'm a big fan. Usually have either "Sinner & Saint", "Calling Card", or "the BBC Sessions" in the CD player. I never get tired of hearing that battered '61 Sunburst Strat.
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posted on
06/16/2010 5:48:26 AM PDT
by
PalmettoMason
(The shattered skulls of tyrants should be used for traction under the boots of justice. T. Nugent)
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