Toomstone Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 Prolly not, but I am going to the opener and the SD game. You hitting any games? 348301[/snapback] Check your PMs. Bastard! San Deigo!! I was there once I loved it. Don't mean to hijack the thread.
Cugalabanza Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 No J Mascis? WTF? That list is a complete joke! 348244[/snapback] Thank you. Thank you for reassuring me that there is sanity in this world. The list is a joke, but I got some special satisfaction seeing Lou Reed 18 spots ahead of Eddie Van Halen.
todd Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 There are so many things wrong with that list I can hardly even contain my amusement. If I limit my list to 5 beefs they are: 1. Joan Jett? WTF? 2. Anyone ever hear of Adrian Belew? 3. Anyone ever hear of Johnny Marr? 4. Anyone ever hear of Jorma Kaukonen? 5. Anyone ever hear of Lindsay Buckingham? What a bunch of friggin morons.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 There are so many things wrong with that list I can hardly even contain my amusement. If I limit my list to 5 beefs they are: 1. Joan Jett? WTF? 2. Anyone ever hear of Adrian Belew? 3. Anyone ever hear of Johnny Marr? 4. Anyone ever hear of Jorma Kaukonen? 5. Anyone ever hear of Lindsay Buckingham? What a bunch of friggin morons. 348320[/snapback] Well, it *IS* Rolling Stone...
Alaska Darin Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 They should have done the list based on who has had the most influence on others. About a third of the current group would be immediately eliminated. Some dude from Fleetwood Mac is on the list but Allan Holdsworth and Joe Satriani aren't? Please.
IDBillzFan Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 Though I've never been one to pay close attention to guitar players per se, I have been to a crapload of concerts from raggae to rock to blues to country to beach music to doowop and back again, and I have never, ever been more stunned, floored and just plain blown away to see the effortless style of BB King. I sat fourth row in a 3,000 seat theater. Not sure how to describe it. I've seen people play "mean" guitars and "rockin'" guitars, etc., but this guy fuggin' owned the guitar to the point where I half expected him to just "tell" the guitar what to do and then see it float in the air and just do it. If you've never seen him perform, I highly recommend it.
MarkyMannn Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 Dimebag, Slash, Zack Wylde, Kerry King, George Lynch... i'm sure there are a lot of others that should be on that list that i am forgetting. 348251[/snapback] I met George Lynch at the Guitar Factory @ Southgate Plaza, West Seneca. He was playing that night at a local club. Came to the GF to give a demo on guitar playing. My son takes lessons there. Played for like an hour non-stop as fast as anyone I ever saw, just rippin' on the guitar. Then spent another hour talking, taking questions, giving tips, and hanging out. The guy was really cool, great personality. He must be about 50, same as me. Comes in, takes off his jacket, sleeveless tight shirt, damn the guy was freakin' built for an old man!!! Bills players would be proud to have his body fat, or lack of
R. Rich Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 Jack White @ 17 is a joke, no way in hell he's in the top 20. Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi, & Angus Young didn't get very much respect on the list either. 1 Jimi 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 11 Kirk 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 Dick 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 348220[/snapback] To each his own, I suppose. Personally, any list that doesn't start w/ Robert Johnson is bogus. I was also surprised for the lower marks for Mark Knopfler, Pete Townshend, Ry Cooder, Vernon Reid, and Les Paul. Also, Kurt Cobain was a better guitarist than Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, George Harrison, and Buddy Guy???
R. Rich Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 They should have done the list based on who has had the most influence on others. About a third of the current group would be immediately eliminated. Some dude from Fleetwood Mac is on the list but Allan Holdsworth and Joe Satriani aren't? Please. 348322[/snapback] I love Satriani's music! There's one album of his in particular that I like. The very first song is awesome. I always thought it would be the perfect song to come out of a tunnel to before a football game. I just can't recall which album it is.
col_forbin Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 Trey Anastasio @ 73 I demand a recount!!!! Head to head that cat would shred 95% of that list. So much for subjective lists
Live&DieBillsFootball Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 This list is pure stojan! Where's Danny Partridge of the Partridge Family? Or, the guitar playing robot at Chuck E. Cheese?
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 The very first song is awesome. I always thought it would be the perfect song to come out of a tunnel to before a football game. I just can't recall which album it is. 348351[/snapback] Most of them. Save his unfortunate techno-experiment from a few years ago (I give him points for being willing to experiment, but the album sucked), I can't think of a Satriani album that doesn't begin strong.
Bill from NYC Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 I am a fan of Nirvana, but Stephen Stills could play better on the worst day of his life than Cobain. Laugh as you will, but James Taylor is better on an accoustic than was KC.
RuntheDamnBall Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 John Fahey at #35, below: Jack White (three albums curbing blues riffs and he's #17 all-time)? Johnny Ramone? Jimmy Page (who admitted he owed a lot to Fahey's playing)? The Edge (I get it, he knows how to use a stereo delay)? Kurt Cobain (love him, but seriously)? That's some disrespect. Anyone who's heard him knows what I'm talking about. This list is a joke.
Astrobot Posted May 31, 2005 Posted May 31, 2005 I'm giving props to Danny Gatton at #63, who, if he hadn't committed suicide, (and possibly still) could kick all S's down to Ramone and Santana at 15 and 16. Joe Satiriani was shafted as well.
SF Bills Fan Posted June 1, 2005 Posted June 1, 2005 Trey Anastasio @ 73 I demand a recount!!!! Head to head that cat would shred95% of that list. So much for subjective lists 348355[/snapback] Word
Tom Posted June 1, 2005 Posted June 1, 2005 I rate Johnny Winter & Robbie Krieger much higher on that list.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted June 1, 2005 Posted June 1, 2005 Where's Prince, for that matter? Not that I like his music (though I will admit, Purple Rain has aged like a fine wine). But he is a very good guitar player, certainly better than The Edge...
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