 Djiezes says: from rolling stone magazine with audio excerpts & short descriptions @ source Is that based on notoriety or ability to play? If it's the former - I guess that's possible... if the latter - they have the order somewhat screwed up. 42 Robert Fripp. But we can see Tony Levin instead on the photo. I don't find it is a good idea to range talents and arts. I don't find it is a good idea to range talents and arts.This is an excellent list. You cannot argue against those selections being in the top 100. However, the order is certainly arguable. Just for fun, my personal top 5... 1. Robert Johnson 2. Duane Allman 3. Eric Clapton 4. Stevie Ray Vaughan 5. Jimi Hendrix (tie) Jimmy Page Sorry. The list is wrong or the title is wrong. Had it been named "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of Rock, Blues, and American Popular Music", then maybe, although it still would be wrong as it doesn't mention Jeff Healey who mastered the instrument in a manner unlike any other and would shred most anyone who walked on-stage, or Monte Mongomery who Guitar Player Magazine picked in 2004 as one of "The Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitarists" and was at the top of Guitar One Magazine’s "Top 10 Best Undiscovered Guitarists in America" list in the late 1990s. Monte has also won the "Best Acoustic Guitar Player" award at the SXSW Festival’s Austin Music Awards seven years in a row (1998-2004), the only... Come on, willhelm... Hendrix belongs at the top. Kurt Cobain?! Seriously?? While Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, Kurt Cobain does NOT belong on a great guitarist list! All his songs are so incredibly simple to play. His talent was the lyrics, clearly not the guitar. BartentingBear has my vote, this list is mislabeled. Maybe this is "the guitarists of the 100 most notorious rock and pop bands". Where are the jazz and classic guitarists? I cannot see how you could seriously claim that Keith Richards or Kurt Cobain are better guitarists than, for instance, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin. </rant> BartentingBear has my vote, this list is mislabeled. Maybe this is "the guitarists of the 100 most notorious rock and pop bands". Where are the jazz and classic guitarists? I cannot see how you could seriously claim that Keith Richards or Kurt Cobain are better guitarists than, for instance, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia and John McLaughlin. </rant>Amen. You and the Bear have my vote On the other hand perhaps having bad taste is better than having no taste at all  : Mmmmmmmm could we squeese in 'Billy Ray Cyrus'!! 42. A lot of names here mentioned could (/should!) be in the 43-100 range. I see John McLaughlin on 49 for example The list does seem rock and blues oriented. And 'Greatest Guitarists' is just too vague a category for a definitive list. No 2 persons would ever agree on a single top 100 list. So the discussion about the ordering is valid. (At least they got Jimi on top & I still managed to clip Robert Fripp (though with a wrong picture)). Anyway, I think it's a nice list to start exploring and filling in important parts of every ones musical ignorance. Even if you do know every single artist on the list, there's still a lot to discover here, including these comments. Oops, the first phrase disappeared. It should have said: "All your critiques are right, but I only managed to clip the first 42 ... " And where's Stanley Jordan... actually many others who didn't make the list. Ok...I agree that Hendrix is one of the greatest..no doubt however, Jimmie was the greatest in his time..I believe that if he were to stand next to Randy or Eddie, he would fall short. BUT, Jimmie was great. That's a theoretical... after all Jimmie died at the incredibly young age of 27... who knows what level he would've reached if he lived a full life. One thing's for certain, considering his race (and racism of the time), considering the complete lack of musical technology (compared to today), lack of distribution (compared to today) and lack of access to other musicians etc. (again, compared to today) - the man was pretty amazing. Eddie and Randy had Jimmie's school to go through, Jimmie didn't have that option... so considering all of this - it isn't difficult to surmise that the man was a genius when it comes to guitar playing and I can't think of anyone who would legitimately top him, keeping all of those elements in perspective. That's a theoretical... after all Jimmie died at the incredibly youngActually, RS, that is theoretical. If Hendrix had lived, then sure maybe he should be #1. In my opinion though, this is not solely about talent. It is about skill, creativity, diversity, body of work, fame and admiration, and influence on others. If you judge each guitarist on those criteria, are you sure you would place Hendrix at the top? Maybe you would, but I think this is an entirely subjective exercise. That's why I said it was 'theoretical'. As far as your comments - it all depends on which specific areas you're trying to compare. Is it the technique, is it music writing, singing while playing or even playing with your teeth or behind your back... there are all kinds of specifics that could be thrown in the mix, including (as they referred to back in the old country) 'the meat' of the music, which is so subjective you couldn't cut it with any knife on the planet. But if you put philosophy aside and strictly go with the basic feeling, I think most would agree that Jimmie was something extremely special and he was the first to play on that kind of level, which is another element that shou... Well, RS, I'm certainly in a minority and there is no doubt Hendix was phenomenal. It is just hard for me to recognize a 27 year old as the greatest of all time when so many others accomplished so much more and some even proved tremendous diversity in genre. But , then you can make the same case about Robert Johnson and Duane Allman, who also died in their prime, but the influence of Allman and Johnson runs pretty deep. Oh well, OK, Hendrix Numero Uno! I'm glad you've 'seen the light'  Here's a photo of Jimmie's resting place in Seattle. what the hell? Eddie Van Halen at #70? not like #2? alright heres the real top 5: 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Eddie Van Halen 3. Jimmy Page 4. Eric Clapton (tremendously overrated, but i still gotta put him up there) 5. Stevie Ray Vaughan the first three are by far the most influential guitarists of all time. i mean come on, eddie van halen revolutionized guitar and was the most influential player since hendrix. plus he was (and is) insanely good. he also spawned a new genre of music that would last 13 years until nirvana killed it in 1991. Get the point? This list is bullsh*t Couldn't agree with you more! Just a question, If this list is top guitarists why arent the jonas brothers in there, they are easily the greatest band ever so that list needs to be updated, and a more serious matter why the fuck is eddie van halen number 70 what up wth that shit he needs to be in to 3 with the jonas brothers and emeile from the central coast is easily the absolute best guitarist ever he could shred all over hendrix. they should also make a top bass watever list cameron izzard number 1 for life i also forgot to add tyler and eden should be like 4th and 5th cause seriously tyler has long hair which equals pure greatness and edens got alot of guitar shit. Eddie Van Halen wouldn't KNOW a guitar from a lug nut if it weren't for Django. — Comment removed by clipper — lesmat, i removed your comment. Try to argument your case without insulting other people. |
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