Yeah, you're right - I realised that after I posted (not sure I'd call Ellen jazz)
i wouldnt either, thats why i said "most of" instead of "all of"
but looking at that list again there's a lot more than rock there. Joni Mitchell, BB King, Ali Fakar Toure, Steve Cropper, Bo Diddley etc don't seem to quite fit the bill either.
king and toure are the only names in your sentence that i would consider totally non-rock.
point is, there may be more than rock on that list, but it being rolling stone, it's gonna REVOLVE AROUND the big rock no matter what. down beat covers rock on occasion, but jazz is still their bottom line
All the so called stunt guitarists seem to be missing too. Guys like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, John Petrucci. Not that I like their stuff much, but I always thought they were highly respected among rock people. Surprising.
Seriously. Prince may Hendrix it up in his live shows, but that doesn't mean that he can't--or hasn't in his recordings--done lots of other things.
I honestly have never heard or seen the Hendrix comparisons, I hear a lot more Carlos Santana in his style, and a bit of Eric Clapton (pre-1974) every now and then.
It would be great if Prince did something close to Love Devotion Surrender[/b], yet who knows if he'll ever do that. Him and Steve Vai would work.
I'd like to see Prince do a song or two with Amy Stolzenbach.
All the so called stunt guitarists seem to be missing too. Guys like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, John Petrucci. Not that I like their stuff much, but I always thought they were highly respected among rock people.
Let's face it, there are a hell of a lot of better guitarists. Where's Scott Ian, Jeff Hanneman, or Kerry King? I understand Kirk Hammett, but there were other guitarists. Larry LaLonde? Yngwie Malmsteen? Tony Macalpine? Steve Turner of Mudhoney? Tom Price of Gas Huffer?
Ike Turner should have been up much higher, Top 5 even.
Why in the hell is Lou Reed in there? Didn't anyone see and hear that solo he did during the Amnesty concert around 86 or 87? What the hell was that?
My top ten, if it were left up to me (for the hell of it):
Ritchie Valens Link Wray Pop Staples Ike Turner Curtis Mayfield Sullivan Pugh (Consolers) Eddie Hazel Travis Wammack Sister Rosetta Tharpe Don Rich (Buck Owens & the Buckaroos)
I should add these were the first ten that came to mind, in case more essential names come to me later.
Angus Young Steve Cropper Grant Green Jimi Hendrix Elmore James Jimmy Johnson (Muscle Shoals) Ernest Ranglin Jimmy Page King Sunny Ade/Sony Ohiri Prince
My top ten list of best guitarists I've seen live are:
1) Steve Morse (of the Dixie Dregs) 2) Danny Gatton 3) Roy Buchanan 4) John McLaughlin 5) Carlos Santana 6) Pete Townshend 7) James Honeyman Scott 8) Taj Mahal 9) Steve Howe 10) Eddie Van Halen
My top ten list of best guitarists I've seen live are:
1) Steve Morse (of the Dixie Dregs) 2) Danny Gatton 3) Roy Buchanan 4) John McLaughlin 5) Carlos Santana 6) Pete Townshend 7) James Honeyman Scott 8) Taj Mahal 9) Steve Howe 10) Eddie Van Halen
i'm jealous you've seen McLaughlin- he's always been a favorite and never comes to my backwater town here
also, glad to see Danny Gatton mentioned- that dude was absolutely ridiculously good
p.s. i do not approve of the rolling stone list in any way whatsoever. OK, maybe they got #1 right but after that, pure embarrassment
their top 20 new guitar gods list is a little easier to take in, although I could care less about some of them. they do list Omar Rodriguez-Lopez who I think is out of his mind when it comes to playing, writing and producing.
As much as he is a good guitarist... he is a Hendrix wannabe.
Self-admitted Hendrix ripoff artist SRV is #7. I guess that would make Prince, with his much greater originality and soul, about #5.
Seriously. Prince may Hendrix it up in his live shows, but that doesn't mean that he can't--or hasn't in his recordings--done lots of other things.
Prince is so good at everything musical, people overlook his guitar chops. Same with Willie Nelson. Prince owns that Hendrix sound on the Strat, but he sounds much more original on the Telecaster and the "symbol" guitar (I think that's a Gibson?).
I've been really into Homesick James and Johnny Smith these days.
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Bullshit list.
i wouldnt either, thats why i said "most of" instead of "all of"
king and toure are the only names in your sentence that i would consider totally non-rock.
point is, there may be more than rock on that list, but it being rolling stone, it's gonna REVOLVE AROUND the big rock no matter what. down beat covers rock on occasion, but jazz is still their bottom line
Seriously. Prince may Hendrix it up in his live shows, but that doesn't mean that he can't--or hasn't in his recordings--done lots of other things.
15 000 000 views, wtf?
This list is ridiculous, like every single list they make. I think they do it just to piss people off.
And yes - as ghey as the RHCP can be, Frusciante is constantly
Very good album. I'd be curious to know what would be the other four choices. Boredoms Pop Tatari[/b] would have to be somewhere in there for me.
I honestly have never heard or seen the Hendrix comparisons, I hear a lot more Carlos Santana in his style, and a bit of Eric Clapton (pre-1974) every now and then.
It would be great if Prince did something close to Love Devotion Surrender[/b], yet who knows if he'll ever do that. Him and Steve Vai would work.
I'd like to see Prince do a song or two with Amy Stolzenbach.
Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Allen Holdworth
Maybe if this list were compiled in 1988, but...
Ike Turner should have been up much higher, Top 5 even.
Why in the hell is Lou Reed in there? Didn't anyone see and hear that solo he did during the Amnesty concert around 86 or 87? What the hell was that?
And no respect for Michael Sasaki? Pfftt.
Ha! I did a text search earlier on in this post and when nothing showed up after "Y-N-G..." I was kinda bummed.
Also, kinda out there, but no David Lindley?
Peter Moon
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Debashish Bhattacharya
Melanie Vammen
Al McKay
Johnny Graham
Thank god "web 2.0" must mean "no solo face."
Not when Peter Moon is on my list.
Ritchie Valens
Link Wray
Pop Staples
Ike Turner
Curtis Mayfield
Sullivan Pugh (Consolers)
Eddie Hazel
Travis Wammack
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Don Rich (Buck Owens & the Buckaroos)
I should add these were the first ten that came to mind, in case more essential names come to me later.
Angus Young
Steve Cropper
Grant Green
Jimi Hendrix
Elmore James
Jimmy Johnson (Muscle Shoals)
Ernest Ranglin
Jimmy Page
King Sunny Ade/Sony Ohiri
Prince
As far as guitar-wankers go, he ranks pretty high, right?
1) Steve Morse (of the Dixie Dregs)
2) Danny Gatton
3) Roy Buchanan
4) John McLaughlin
5) Carlos Santana
6) Pete Townshend
7) James Honeyman Scott
8) Taj Mahal
9) Steve Howe
10) Eddie Van Halen
i'm jealous you've seen McLaughlin- he's always been a favorite and never comes to my backwater town here
also, glad to see Danny Gatton mentioned- that dude was absolutely ridiculously good
p.s. i do not approve of the rolling stone list in any way whatsoever. OK, maybe they got #1 right but after that, pure embarrassment
yes, and where is this guy on this list?
Prince is so good at everything musical, people overlook his guitar chops. Same with Willie Nelson. Prince owns that Hendrix sound on the Strat, but he sounds much more original on the Telecaster and the "symbol" guitar (I think that's a Gibson?).
I've been really into Homesick James and Johnny Smith these days.