Sorry...no Alex Lifeson...no dice. This is the worst list period.
Posted on 06/15/2010 5:19:20 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
And, so it begins. You voted and so did we, and at the end of a month-long process, we’re ready to start revealing Gibson.com’s Top 50 Guitarists of All Time.
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Damn straight. Can’t believe he’s been gone 20 years this summer.
Silly list.
His response was, “When you live in a capitalistic society, the currency of the dissemination of information goes through capitalistic channels. Would Noam Chomsky object to his works being sold at Barnes & Noble? No, because that’s where people buy their books. We’re not interested in preaching to just the converted. It’s great to play abandoned squats run by anarchists, but it’s also great to be able to reach people with a revolutionary message, people from Granada Hills to Stuttgart.”
I had GA on the floor for a reasonable price, close enough for me.
Yes other then the other great guitar solos by Gilmore the second rift in Confortably numb is probably one of the best blues and rock rifts ever.. And the one used in the wall was even better... Going to see Roger Waters in Dec but wish it was the whole Floyd...
Hell ya... Gilmore is the man... His solos are some of the best ever recorded... I tried to tell my brother whos a dj that with out floyd that none of his sampling and sound effects would excist.. Pink Floyd was so innovative.
I was just thinking Hammett may not be a Van Halen or Hendrix but he can sure rip it...
Sorry...no Alex Lifeson...no dice. This is the worst list period.
Animals is my favorite too, but my favorite moment is on "Dogs", on the solo just after Waters' vocals.
Well, unfortunately that's not possible now.
Yep, just for La Villa Strangiato alone.
Prince at the super bowl a few years back was incredible.. I hadnt even thought about him in the list, but now that you say it the boy can jam..And not a racist statement.
Ah, but this list isn't supposed to be about the Top 50 "rock stars", it's the Top 50 guitarists! There are plenty of real, talented guitarists out there who's style is based on emotion, feeling and nuance. But, they still are talented guitarists. Jack White may have all the emotion in the world, and may know how to act like a "rock star", but his style is sloppy, unoriginal, noisy and devoid of inspiration. As I said before, he's a cheap imitation of Thurston Moore. But the scary thing is, he's probably better than Kurt Cobain!
As far as the video goes, I've never been much of a Steve Vai fan, but even less of a Joe Satch fan. What really strikes me, though, is comparing Eric Johnson's style to the other two. No tapping, no whammy tricks, mostly melodic and bluesy. Even when he cut loose and began tearing up the fretboard at the end of his section, it fit the song. The other two sounded like metal shredders playing blues.
All that aside, though, there's still no comparison between Vai, Satch, Petrucci and posers like Jack White and Kurt Cobain. None. And when writers try to elevate the non-talented to the levels of the talented just for the sake of appealing to a certain demographic, it pi**es me off to no end. Kind of like how the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Shame) feels it necessary to include rappers in their nominations, even though rap is not rock and roll (or even music, for that matter)! White and Cobain are pretending to be guitarists, while the others are guitarists.
Of course, all of this is strictly IMNSHO and is worth exactly what you paid for it.
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Gibson.com’s Top 50 Guitarists of All Time
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Jimmy Page
3. Keith Richards
4. Eric Clapton
5. Chuck Berry
6. Jeff Beck
7. Eddie Van Halen
8. Chet Atkins
9. Robert Johnson
10. Pete Townshend
11. George Harrison
12. Stevie Ray Vaughan
13. Jack White
14. Prince
15. Steve Cropper
16. Mike Bloomfield
17. B.B. King
18. Wes Montgomery
19. Mick Ronson
20. Django Reinhardt
21. Johnny Marr
22. Les Paul
23. The Edge
24. Ron Asheton
25. Angus Young
26. Neil Young
27. Danny Gatton
28. Ed O’Brien and Jonny Greenwood
29. Duane Allman
30. Roy Buchanan
31. Bo Diddley
32. Ry Cooder
33. Scotty Moore
34. Slash
35. Buddy Guy
36. (tie) Mike Campbell
Charlie Christian
38. Lou Reed
39. Frank Zappa
40. Steve Jones
41. David Gilmour
42. (tie) Richard Thompson
John Frusciante
Rory Gallagher
Clarence White
Hubert Sumlin
47. (tie) Andres Segovia
Robert Fripp
49. (tie) Kurt Cobain
Ritchie Blackmore
Gibson.com’s Readers Poll – Top 25 Guitarists
1. Duane Allman
2. Jimmy Page
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Warren Haynes
5. Eric Clapton
6. Stevie Ray Vaughan
7. Rik Emmett
8. Frank Marino
9. Slash
10. Angus Young
11. (tie) Jerry Cantrell
Mike Bloomfield
13. (tie) Dickey Betts
Jeff Beck
15. Derek Trucks
16. Jerry Garcia
17. (tie) Chet Atkins
Jack White
19. Joe Satriani
20. (tie) Joe Bonamassa
Les Paul
22. Randy Rhoads
23. (tie) Keith Richards
Eddie Van Halen
25. (tie) David Gilmour
Ritchie Blackmore
Allen Collins
Robert Fripp
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Stevie Ray not in the top five....HOSSA FAIL!
Those not on the list who should be:
Jason Becker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wFoSbjXB68&feature=related
Joe Satriani: (Let's see Keith Richards do THIS!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNAeELQ_Z8
They did “Little Village” together, too. With Jim Keltner and Nick Lowe.
“Bring the Family” was a lot better, though.
Lindsay Buckingham: Big Love. Phenomenal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqnU83wPmfc&feature=related
I love John Hiatt’s music. Seen him a few times. But I have been unable to listen to anything after “Beneath this Gruff Exterior.” Every song seems to have a basing snare in the back.
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