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Post by mulcherry0420 on Apr 5, 2008 1:48:47 GMT -5
Rolling Stone's Top 100 Guitarists of All Times
1Jimi Hendrix 2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band 3 B.B. King 4 Eric Clapton 5 Robert Johnson 6 Chuck Berry 7 Stevie Ray Vaughan 8 Ry Cooder 9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin 10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones 11Kirk Hammett of Metallica 12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana 13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead 14 Jeff Beck 15 Carlos Santana 16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones 17 Jack White of the White Stripes 18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 19 Richard Thompson 20 James Burton 21 George Harrison 22 Mike Bloomfield 23 Warren Haynes 24 The Edge of U2 25 Freddy King 26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave 27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits 28 Stephen Stills 29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges 30 Buddy Guy 31 weiner Dale 32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service 33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth 35 John Fahey 36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's 37 Bo Diddley 38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac 39 Brian May of Queen 40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival 41 Clarence White of the Byrds 42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson 43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic 44 Scotty Moore 45 Frank Zappa 46 Les Paul 47 T-Bone Walker 48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith 49 John McLaughlin 50 Pete Townshend 51 Paul Kossoff of Free 52 Lou Reed 53 Mickey Baker 54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane 55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple 56 Tom Verlaine of Television 57 Roy Buchanan 58 Dickey Betts 59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead 61 Ike Turner 62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band 63 Danny Gatton 64 Mick Ronson 65 Hubert Sumlin 66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour 67 Link Wray 68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape 69 Steve Howe of Yes 70 Eddie Van Halen 71 Lightnin' Hopkins 72 Joni Mitchell 73 Trey Anastasio of Phish 74 Johnny Winter 75 Adam Jones of Tool 76 Ali Farka Toure 77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat 78 Robbie Robertson of the Band 79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997) 80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids 81 Derek Trucks 82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd 83 Neil Young 84 Eddie Cochran 85 Randy Rhoads 86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath 87 Joan Jett 88 Dave Davies of the Kinks 89 D. Boon of the Minutemen 90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper 91 Robby Krieger of the Doors 92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5 94 Bert Jansch 95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine 96 Angus Young of AC/DC 97 Robert Randolph 98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer 99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag 100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden
I know its been out for a while, but I was just wondering if anyone had any kind of beef with this?
Last Edit: Apr 5, 2008 1:49:58 GMT -5 by mulcherry0420 - Back to Top
Depends on how you're grading them. If it's purely on how influential they were, then Kurt Cobain deserves to be high on the list. He defined an era of guitar.
If it's on pure skill, well, the list is kinda broken. So many of them are apples/oranges, too, anyway. A style is a style. No single style is better than another. Can of worms.
Yeah, I think Warren and Derek are pretty much on the same level as far as how much I love them (and I agree with you, they're definitely more skilled than Kurt). Kurt Cobain played a bunch of de-tuned stuff, songs where the solos sound totally weird because the tuning is totally jacked. I like weird tunings, though. My favorite band from the grunge scene was definitely Soundgarden.
I never know what to think about those damn lists. All I know is Jimi should be #1. I'll fight for that. Otherwise, whatevs.
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Apr 5, 2008 2:33:40 GMT -5
mulcherry0420 said:
Rolling Stone's Top 100 Guitarists of All Times
1Jimi Hendrix 2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band 3 B.B. King 4 Eric Clapton 5 Robert Johnson 6 Chuck Berry 7 Stevie Ray Vaughan 8 Ry Cooder 9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin 10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones 11Kirk Hammett of Metallica 12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana 13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead 14 Jeff Beck 15 Carlos Santana 16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones 17 Jack White of the White Stripes 18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 19 Richard Thompson 20 James Burton 21 George Harrison 22 Mike Bloomfield 23 Warren Haynes 24 The Edge of U2 25 Freddy King 26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave 27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits 28 Stephen Stills 29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges 30 Buddy Guy 31 weiner Dale 32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service 33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth 35 John Fahey 36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's 37 Bo Diddley 38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac 39 Brian May of Queen 40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival 41 Clarence White of the Byrds 42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson 43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic 44 Scotty Moore 45 Frank Zappa 46 Les Paul 47 T-Bone Walker 48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith 49 John McLaughlin 50 Pete Townshend 51 Paul Kossoff of Free 52 Lou Reed 53 Mickey Baker 54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane 55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple 56 Tom Verlaine of Television 57 Roy Buchanan 58 Dickey Betts 59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead 61 Ike Turner 62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band 63 Danny Gatton 64 Mick Ronson 65 Hubert Sumlin 66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour 67 Link Wray 68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape 69 Steve Howe of Yes 70 Eddie Van Halen 71 Lightnin' Hopkins 72 Joni Mitchell 73 Trey Anastasio of Phish 74 Johnny Winter 75 Adam Jones of Tool 76 Ali Farka Toure 77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat 78 Robbie Robertson of the Band 79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997) 80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids 81 Derek Trucks 82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd 83 Neil Young 84 Eddie Cochran 85 Randy Rhoads 86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath 87 Joan Jett 88 Dave Davies of the Kinks 89 D. Boon of the Minutemen 90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper 91 Robby Krieger of the Doors 92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5 94 Bert Jansch 95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine 96 Angus Young of AC/DC 97 Robert Randolph 98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer 99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag 100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden
I know its been out for a while, but I was just wondering if anyone had any kind of beef with this?
its an opinion list basically...cause technically speaking,imo, there are a few left off that list, i didn't see dimebag on there or navarro. im not sure if i saw chet atkins either. i think you can't compile a list like that with sooo many great guitarist. its mostly personal opinion.
David Gilmour at 82? Then Neil Young at 83? Influentially and talent-wise, both these guys blow Cobain out of the water. Then Lou Reed and Pete Townshend not even in the top 40? I usually agree with RS, but damn that's retarded.
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Apr 5, 2008 13:55:26 GMT -5
Pretty crappy list imo. If they're going by influence Tony Iommi at 86... I'm also not a big Keith Richards fan, i rather see him and Joe Perry flipped.
Post by strumntheguitar on Apr 5, 2008 14:43:09 GMT -5
I can't say i agree with much of this list... Derek Trucks, David Gilmour, and Robert Randolph got shafted, and Warren Haynes should be up there a bit more I think too... but what do I know
these 'top (number)' lists are always really subjective. i usually like to see what criteria they're judging by before passing judgement.
but seriously, cobain? i will admit cobain was an extremely influential songwriter but as far as guitarists go, 80% of the people you can find jamming out in any guitar store on the weekends have better chops than that guy.
Maybe I'll throw myself to the dogs, but my back's not to the wall Maybe I'll lay some bricks for the man, but the days just aren't that long So if I settle back and chill will I see far enough to feel the angel's dream? I thought it was the Story of the World!
Post by gOdWesSaTan on Apr 6, 2008 15:30:14 GMT -5
david gilmour and neil young are way to low on this list both top 10 imo. jack white way to high and johnny ramone love him but 3 chords isnt that hard
Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Trey Anastashio and Robert Randolph should be higher IMO. I think that's the purpose of this... it's kind of like a water cooler convo. topic.
Allman and Hendrix were great guitarists, but I can't help but feel putting them 1 & 2 has less to do with their actual output and more to do with the timing of their premature deaths. I'm in no way hating on either guy's skill. Just think it's kind of ridiculous to rate them higher than guys with decades worth of work.
Also, lack of Willie Nelson and Carl Perkins on the list is telling. Willie's easily one of three most talented guitarists I've ever seen live, and definitely one of the most excellent technical players out there.
Artist - Outstanding Track (Album/CD/Single) - year of track or album - Main Guitar 1. Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced, the whole album - 1967 - Fender Stratocaster 2. Steve Cropper - Green Onions - 1962 - Fender Telecaster 3. Peter Green - The supernatural (John Mayall’s Hard rain) - 1967 - Gibson Les Paul 4. Keith Richards - Jumpin’ Jack Flash - 1968 - Fender Telecaster 1950’s 5. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode - 1958 - Gibson ES-350 6. Eric Clapton - Crossroads (Wheels of fire) 1968 - Custom Fender Stratocaster 7. Jimmy Page - In my time of dying (Physical Graffiti) - 1975 - Gibson Les Paul 8. T Bone Walker - Your my best poker hand (The Complete..) - 1946 - Gibson ES-150 9. Neil Young - Like a Hurricane (Decade) - 1977 - Gibson Les Paul 10. Richard Thompson - Can’t Win (Watching The Dark) - 1988 - 1959 Fender Stratocaster 11. B.B. King - Sweet Little Angel - (Live at the Regal) - 1965 - “Lucille” Gibson Archtop 12. Jimmy Nolen - Papa’s got a brand new bag - (Any James Brown compilation) - 196? - Vox 335 copy. 13. Jeff Beck - Where were you? (Guitar shop) - 1989 - Fender Esquire 14. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy (Texas Flood) - 1983 - Fender Stratocaster 15. Pete Townshend - My Generation - 1965 - Rickenbacker 1997 16. George Harrison - Something - 1969 - Rickenbacker 360 - 12 17. Robert Johnson - Come on in my kitchen (the complete recordings of..) - 1937 - Gibson L1 18. Charlie Christian - Solo Flight (Genius of electric guitar) - 1988 - Gibson ES-150 19. Guitar Slim - The things I used to do (The things I used to do) - 1953 - Telecaster 20. Johnny Ramone - It’s alive (Whole album) 1979 - Mosrite Ventures 21. Eddie Van Halen - Eruption ( Van Halen) - 1978 - Custom Linn Ellsworth 22. Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man ( The Purple Valley) - 1972 - Customised Fender Stratocaster 23. Johnny Marr - The Queen is dead - 1986 - Fender Stratocaster 24. Hubert Sumlin - 300 pounds of joy (Single) - 1990 - Gibson Les Paul Gold Top 25. Curtis Mayfield - People get ready (Originals) - 1965 - Fender Stratocaster 26. James Burton - It’s up to you (Ricky Nelson’s All my best) - 1992 - Fender Telecaster 27. Elmore James - The sky is crying (The history of..) - 1990 - A cheap Kay 28. Frank Zappa - Watermelon in Easter hay (Joe’s Garage) - 1978 - Gibson SG 29. J Mascis - Freak Scene (Dinosaur Jr’s Bug) - 1988 - 1963 Fender Jazzmaster 30. Buddy Guy - Five long Years (Damn right I’ve got the blues) - 1991 - Fender Stratocaster 31. Freddie King - Have you ever loved a woman ( Texas Sensation) - 1960 - Les Paul Gold Top 32. The Edge - Bullet in the blue sky (Joshua Tree) 1987 - Gibson Explorer 33. Prince - I wanna be your lover (Prince) - 1979 - Cheap Telecaster Copy 34. Tom Verlaine - Marquee Moon (Television’s Marquee Moon) - 1977 - Fender Jazzmaster 35. Jerry Garcia - Dark Star (Live Dead) - 1969 - Irwin Custom 36. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - That’s all (Lucky Millinder’s Apollo Jump) - 1941 - Gibson SG Custom 37. Eddie Cochran - My Way (Legendary Master series) - 1972 - Gretsch Chet Atkins 38. Roger McGuinn - Mr Tambourine man - 1965 - Rickenbacker 360 - 12 39. Duane Allman - Dreams (Allman Brothers Band) - 1970 - Gibson Les Paul 40. Link Wray - Rumble (The best of..) - 1994 - Danelectro Guitarlin 41. Robbie Robertson - Unfaithful Servant (Rock of ages) - 1972 - Fender Telecaster 42. Bert Jansch - Angie (Bert Jansch) - 1965 - Yamaha acoustic 43. Chet Atkins - Chinatown,My Chinatown (The RCA Years) - 1952 - Gretsch Chet Atkins 44. Hank Marvin - Sleepwalk (The Shadows) - 1961 - Fender Stratocaster 45. Robert Lockwood - Hard time getting Started (The Chess Box) - 1952 - Gibson L7 46. Scotty Moore - That’s all Right (Elvis’s The Sun Collection) - 1954 - Gibson Super 400 47. Eldon Shamblin - Faded Love (Bob Wills, Classic Western Swing) - 1950 - Gibson Super 400 48. Bo Diddley - Mumblin’ Guitar (Have Guitar will Travel) - 1959 - Square Gretsch 49. Lowell George - Fat man in the Bathtub ( Dixie Chicken) - 1973 - Fender Stratocaster 50. Ron Asheton - TV eye (The Stooges, Fun House) - 1970 - Fender Stratocaster 51. Robert Fripp - Sailor’s Tail (Islands) - 1971 - Ferandez Sustainer 52. David Gilmour - Shine on you crazy Diamond (Wish you were here) - 1975 - Fender Stratocaster 53. Mick Ronson - The width of a circle (The man who sold the world) - 1971 - Gibson Les Paul 54. Syd Barrett - Baby Lemonade (Barrett) - 1970 - Fender Telecaster 55. Bob Mould - Friend, You got to fall (Songs and Stories) - 1987 - Ibanez Rock ‘n’ Roll Junior 56. Leo Nocentelli - Sophisticated Cissy (The Meters, Good old funky music) - 1990 - Fender Stratocaster 57. Nile Rodgers - Good Times (Chic, Risqué) - 1979 - Fender Stratocaster 58. Clarence White - Cuckoo Bird (Everly Brothers Single) - 1969 - Custom Fender Telecaster 59. Steve Jones - Bodies ( Never Mind the Bollocks ) - 1977 - Gibson Les Paul 60. Kurt Cobain - Serve the servants (In Utero) - 1993 - Fender Jaguar 61. Wayne Kramer - Looking at you ( Back in the USA) - 1970 - Fender Stratocaster 62. Les Paul - How high the moon (The Legend & the Legacy) - 1991 - Gretsch Chet Atkins :-)) 63. Eddie Taylor - I’m Gonna Love You (J Reed & E Taylor, Ride ‘em on down) - 1955 - Gibson ES-355 64. Ike Turner - Prancing ( Unissued track given away with Guitar Player Mag.) - 1959 - Fender Stratocaster 65. Dick Dale - Misirlou (The best of..) 1962 - Fender Stratocaster 66. Cliff Gallup - Crusin’ (Gene Vincent & the Blue caps, Guitar Player Mag. Giveaway) - 1991 - Gretsch Duo-jet 67. Lou Reed - I can’t stand it (Velvet Underground, V.U.) - 1985 - Gretsch Country Gentleman 68. King Sunny Ade - Sunny Loni (Live live Juju) - 1988 - Fender Telecaster 69. Leo Kottke - Ojo (6 & 12 String Guitar) - 1969 - Taylor 12 string 70. Eddie Hazel - Maggot Brain (Funkadelic, Maggot Brain) - 1971 - Fender Stratocaster 71. Albert King - Blues Power (Live wire/Blues power) - 1969 - Gibson Flying V 72. Carlos Santana - Sampa Pa Ti (Abraxis) - 1970 - Yamaha SG 2000 73. Merle Travis - Merle’s Boogie (Capital Classics) - 1948 - Custom Merle Travis/Paul Bigsby 74. Wes Montgomery - Montgomeryland Funk Chase (Far Wes, Pacific Jazz) - 1959 - Gibson L5 75. Billy Gibbons - Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings (ZZ Top, Fantango!) - 1975 - Gibson Les Paul 76. Peter Tosh - Get up, Stand up (The Wailers, Burnin’) - 1973 - Gibson Les Paul Sp. 77. Joni Mitchell - Coyote (Hejira) - 1976 - Martin D-45 78. Mike Bloomfield - East West (The Butterfield blues band, East - West) - 1966 - Gibson Les Paul 79. Zoot Horn Rollo - Big eyed beans from Venus (Cpt. Beefheart, Clear Spot) - 1972 - Danelectro 80. Angus Young - For those about to rock (AC/DC) - 1981 - Gibson SG 81. Mark Knopfler - You and your friend (Dire Straits, On every street) - 1991 - Fender Stratocaster 82. Bernard Butler - How about you (The Sound of McAlmont & Butler) - 1995 - Gibson ES-355 83. Charley Patton - A spoonful blues (Founder of the delta blues) - 1989 - Stella 84. John McLaughlin - Dream (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Between Nothingness & Eternity) - 1973 - Rex Double neck Gibson 85. Carl Perkins - Matchbox (Carl Perkins) - 1957 - Gibson ES-5 switchmaster 86. James Williamson - Search & Destroy (The Stooges, Raw Power) - 1973 - Les Paul custom 87. Rory Gallagher - Shadow Play (Stage Struck) - 1980 - Fender Stratocaster 88. Ernie Isley - Summer Breeze (Isley Brothers, 3+3) - 1973 - Fender Stratocaster 89. John McGeogh - Spellbound (Siouxsie & the Banshees, Juju) - 1981 - Yamaha SG1000 90. Toni Iommi - Supernaut (Black Sabbath, Vol 4) - 1972 - Gibson SG Jr 91. Mark Ribot - 16 shells from a 30-Ought-6 (Tom Waits, Big Time) - 1988 - Fender Telecaster 92. Bonnie Raitt - Give it up or let me go (Give it up) - 1972 - National Resonator 93. Phil Manzanera - In every home a Heartache (Roxy Music, For your pleasure) - 1973 - Gibson Firebird 94. John Cipollina - The Fool (Quicksilver messenger service) - 1968 - Gibson SG 95. Mick Green - My Babe (Johnny Kid & The Pirates, Classic & Rare) - 1993 - Fender Telecaster 96. Jonny Greenwood - Just (Radiohead, The Bends) - 1995 - Fender Telecaster 97. John Squire - Shoot you Down (The Stone Roses) - 1989 - Gretsch Country Gentleman 98. John Fahey - When you wore a tulip (After the ball) - 1973 - Yamaha Acoustic 99. Marv Tarplin - Tracks of my tears (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Single) - 1970 - Gibson Les Paul Custom 100. Ritchie Blackmore - Highway Star (Deep Purple, Made in Japan) - 1972 - Fender Stratocaster
Post by Darth Boo Boo Kitty @#*& on Apr 7, 2008 9:44:24 GMT -5
That list is shite. It truly is a strange world when Curt Cobain (who I love) is rated a better guitar player than Frank Zappa, among several others on the list. And where the hell are Joe Satriani and Steve Vai?
If they're going to call the list "Best" guitarists, IMO it should be about technical merit.
EDIT: I see that they say Top and not Best. That incorporates more than technical ability. Still think the list is shite.
