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Grumpyprogfan 
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 Topic: Top 5 underrated prog guitaristsPosted: July 11 2019 at 14:18 |
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Time for another T5. 1. Piotr Grudzinski (Riverside) 2. Brett Kull (Echolyn) 3. Mike Keneally (Zappa, solo) 4. Phil Miller (Matching Mole, Hatfield & the North) 5. John Mitchell (Arena, Frost*, Lonely Robot)
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Argo2112
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 14:30 |
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1. Allan Holdsworth - Bruford, UK , Solo
2. Steve Morse - Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple 3. Steve Rothery - Marillion 4. Mike Rutherford - Genesis 5. Michael Dunford - Renaissance |
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 14:44 |
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Allan and Steve are in my top 5 of all time, but underrated?
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 14:56 |
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Not really underrated , maybe just not as well known as some others. (Howe, Hackett, Fripp, Zappa...)
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Fischman
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 15:31 |
I LOVE Morse. Dude can do (and has done) it all. But he's hardly underrated. He's got more "best guitarist" poll wins than anyone else I know of (from various current year polls, not necessarily "best ever" polls which are invariably carried by Jimi Hendrix). And for his resume, must include his solo/Steve Morse Band work, which rivals or beats any of the listed groups, as well as his most recent gig with Flying Colors. Holdsworth is another one who may be underrated in the sense that he's not a household name, but is held in highest esteem by aficionados and fellow musicians.
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patrickq
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 15:38 |
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How about Rabin? He probably has a higher actual quality than perceived quality, which is one way to define “underrated.”
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 16:00 |
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 16:17 |
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Jan Akkerman (Focus, Solo)
Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Solo) Martin Barre (Jethro Tull, Solo) Roine Stolt (Transatlantic, Flower Kings, The Tangent, Fantasia, Kalpa, Agents of Mercy, The Sea Within, Anderson/Stolt, Solo) and yes.... Alex Lifeson!
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 17:09 |
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Alex is in my top 5 of all time killer guitarists, but too well know to be underrated. Peace man
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 17:49 |
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Scott Henderson
Shawn Lane Bjorn Riis (Airbag) Nick Barret (Pendragon) |
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 18:20 |
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Well known doesn't mean he gets the accolades he's deserved. He's not often in the convo for best ever discussions, so to me that means underrated.
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 18:58 |
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Jean Dorais (Octobre)
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 21:58 |
he's technically good but not original ---and doesn't have the feeling a great original prog guitarist should have..nor the rock a great rock guitarist should have--he's not Howe or Van Halen.
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 22:07 |
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I'm a jazz-rock fusion fan at heart, so my list includes:
a) John Goodsall of Brand X b) Frank Gambale of Chick Corea's band c) Daryl Stuermer of Jean Luc Ponty & Genesis d) Shawn Lane, RIP e) Peter Banks, RIP |
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Posted: July 11 2019 at 22:58 |
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Michael Karoli Roger Trigaux Mike Rutherford Jan Akkerman Phil Manzanera
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1. Stephen Caudel 2. Mike Holmes (IQ) 3. Edgar Froese 4. Chris Fry (Magenta) 5. John Mitchell I'm sure there are others and it will annoy me that I forgot about them!
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Posted: July 12 2019 at 00:39 |
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In no particular order: Russ Ballard (Argent) Franco Mussida (PFM) Sándor Cziránku (Barbaro) Robbie Krieger (the Doors) David Byrne (Talking Heads)
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Posted: July 12 2019 at 02:47 |
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1. John Goodsall
2. Steve Rothery 3. Frank Bornemann
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PROGMATIC
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Posted: July 12 2019 at 07:31 |
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Martin Barre, Franco Mussida, Mick Box, Niels Van Der Steenhoven and Tomi Bolin.
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Posted: July 12 2019 at 17:12 |
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Tony MacAlpine
Larry Carlton Greg Howe Earl Klugh (needs more notice for his electric guitar playing - if you can find it) Richie Kotzen
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