Dechristo Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Now, if you'd rephrase that explanation without polysyllabic words, Kevpwn might gain an understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I didn't see Chet Atkins on the list. Knopfler would probably have an objection to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 BB King is a great guitarist, but he's not a ROCK guitarist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pope Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Some marginal players beat out Zappa, John McLaughlin and Dickey Betts. Eddie Van Halen places near the bottom of the list? Then you have folks that don't even belong: Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed and some nobody from Black Flag. I guess you qualify if you know three chords. Conspicuously absent is Johnny Thunders. A small number of the musicians listed can play something other than pop music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Wes Montgomery, Earl Klugh, George Benson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Johnny Winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I just noticed on Yahoo news the other day that the air guitar championships was held in Washington. Kevboner how did you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Ken, you're confusing that competition with what Kevpwn excells in: The Air Head Championship. Kevpwn and Seafawk were in the finals together when Seafawk said something semi-intelligible and knocked Kevpwn into first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 All on the list who I recognize made singularly innovative contributions to guitar music. Yeah .....with the exception of Ike Turner.....WTF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 BB King is a great guitarist, but he's not a ROCK guitarist. I agree, but the list is the greatest guitarist….not greatest rock guitarist. I love BB and his music. He should be in the 90’s…..not top 10. This list is fucked from the beginning……I would love to sit with the person or persons who made this list and slap them silly. How can you put a bunch of no namers and folks who wrote 3 cord songs be in front of EVH? Eddied (like it or not) took us (the listeners) in a new direction in 78. He is one of the most influential guitarist of our time. He should be in the top 10……Malsteen is not on the list, neither is Paco De Luca. Who has played for 30 years beside John McLaughlin. My list top 10: (not necessarily in this order) Jimmy Hendrix Eric Clapton Jimmy Page Eddie Van Halen Randy Roads Chuck Berry Joe Satriani Joe Pass John McLaughlin Ingwie Malmsteen This, of course is open for interpretation…..just like this 100 best from Rolling Stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 [nasty/wet/fart/sound] BB King is a great guitarist, but he's not a ROCK guitarist. I agree, but the list is the greatest guitarist….not greatest rock guitarist. I love BB and his music. He should be in the 90’s…..not top 10. This list is fucked from the beginning……I would love to sit with the person or persons who made this list and slap them silly. How can you put a bunch of no namers and folks who wrote 3 cord songs be in front of EVH? Eddied (like it or not) took us (the listeners) in a new direction in 78. He is one of the most influential guitarist of our time. He should be in the top 10……Malsteen is not on the list, neither is Paco De Luca. Who has played for 30 years beside John McLaughlin. My list top 10: (not necessarily in this order) Jimmy Hendrix Eric Clapton Jimmy Page Eddie Van Halen Randy Roads Chuck Berry Joe Satriani Joe Pass John McLaughlin Ingwie Malmsteen This, of course is open for interpretation…..just like this 100 best from Rolling Stone. [/nasty/wet/fart/sound] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 It's easy to argue that Malmsteen is one of, if not the best, technical guitarist of our time, but what did he bring to music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 but what did he bring to music? Nothing but a bunch of jaw dropping sweeps..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macson Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 No Chet Atkins, no Eric Johnson, but Angus Young is on the list? Oh brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 It's easy to argue that Malmsteen is one of, if not the best, technical guitarist of our time, but what did he bring to music? One excellent album; then soulless mediocrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimZam Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Andres Segovia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 What about this guy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EvcL4hc4Jc&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecascadeclimbers%2Ecom%2Fforum%2Fubbthreads%2Ephp%3Fubb%3Dshowflat%26Number%3D696042%26page%3D0%23Post696042 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 (edited) Some fucking tool with a brain stem and little else sitting on top of it listed the top 10 best EVAH! Jimmy Hendrix Eric Clapton Jimmy Page Eddie Van Halen Randy Roads Chuck Berry Joe Satriani Joe Pass John McLaughlin Ingwie Malmsteen Looks like a list I would have published when I was 13, only I would have swapped Clapton and Eddie. Get over it. Edited June 20, 2007 by E-rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 (edited) Some fucking tooling with a brain stem and little sitting on top of it listed the top 10 best EVAH! Jimmy Hendrix Eric Clapton Jimmy Page Eddie Van Halen Randy Roads Chuck Berry Joe Satriani Joe Pass John McLaughlin Ingwie Malmsteen Looks like a list I would hav published when I was 13, only I would have swapped Clapton and Eddie. Get over it. give me your're top ten! Edited June 20, 2007 by kevbone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 wow kev, i'm impressed you managed to count to ten. did you have to use your fingers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimZam Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Reminds me of the Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb fight. He keeps gettin' the shit beat out of him day after day, and yet he keeps comin' back for more. Ya' gotta admire his tenacity. He'll be brain dead soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Reminds me of the Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb fight. He keeps gettin' the shit beat out of him day after day, and yet he keeps comin' back for more. Ya' gotta admire his tenacity. He'll be brain dead soon. No shit....G-spotter just keep coming back for more....even though he gets his ass kicked ever day here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 with a mirror and your mouth open you could probably count to six Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 No Chet Atkins, no Eric Johnson, but Angus Young is on the list? Oh brother. Eric Johnson, no shit! Should be in top 5 at least. Lindsay Buckingham? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Serl Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 The list qualifies as one opinion on the 100 greatest ROCK guitarists, but there are numerous obvious absences from the jazz and classical worlds. Does anyone have the original issue (published nearly 4 years ago - how come this is just surfacing here now?) - I'd be interested in learning what the criteria were. It looks like "greatest" = some combination of "influential" + "technical" + "popular" in pop/rock/blues. displays the 5 greatest classical guitarists as: Segovia, John Williams, Jorge Morel, Julian Bream, and Sharon Isbin. Possibly... There's a much more extensive list at: http://www.guitarsite.com/bands4.htm#TOP And here's what looks to me to be a much better thought-through list of the top 200 rock guitarists. At least the criteria are made clear. http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_newguitar.html Have fun arguing! Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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