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Space Dimentia 
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 Posted: January 13 2006 at 10:03 |
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Al Dimelo! but where is Paul Simon, Julian Bream, and John Williams (the guitarist not composer) and Steve Hackett?
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BaldFriede
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Posted: January 13 2006 at 09:38 |
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Steve Hackett should definitely be included on the list. His classical guitar albums are real pearls. He knows how to make the acoustic guitar sound like an orchestra.
Steve Howe never impressed me much as an acoustic guitar player; he doesn't really know how to make the acoustic guitar "sing". He should stick to electric, where I like him a lot.
Of course Segovia and Reinhardt have to be named when it comes to acoustic guitar; also Julian Bream. Reinhardt is all the more amazing because he could only use 2 fingers of his left hand fully after an accident (the caravan he lived in burned down when he was 18, and his left hand suffered serious burns, doing damage to the tendons of his left hand)! But they don't play in a rock-context (though Hackett's acoustic solo albums have nothing to do with rock music either; strangely they are filed under "rock" though in record shops and also bought by people who listen to rock). Hackett names Segovia and Reinhardt as major influences, by the way (and, of all people, Keith Richards! But anyone who listens to his riffs knows what he means by that).
John McLaughlin is not really an acoustic guitarist, in my opinion. Sure, he can be as fast as hell on it, but he is not a master of polyphonic play, which is an important part of playing acoustic guitar. The same can be said for Al Dimeola.
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Posted: January 13 2006 at 09:18 |
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al dimeola, john mclaughlin, eric clapton, and steve howe all suck, they're
dorks and I'm upset paco de lucia being my son and all would stoop to that
level.
oh yeah jazz sucks, paco just showed everyone that jazz can be flamenco's
bitch.
Jazz is for greasy haired dorks who smell in marching band. Trent reznor
writes jazz music that's why he wears vinyl. All jazz musicians listen to
pearl jam.
Bernd steidl and paco should collaborate
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floydaholic
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Joined: May 30 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 240
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:27 |
 floydaholic wrote:
Are you friggin' serious? No Keaggy? No Hedges? No Pass? No Kottke? No Atkins? No Emmanuel? I could go on and on like this. |
No one else knows anything else about acoustic guitaring eh?
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I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon...
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Deliriumist
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Joined: November 25 2005
Location: Estonia
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:14 |
- Steve Hackett
- John McLaughlin
- Andrew York
- Al di Meola
- Eric Clapton
Why is Hackett missing from the poll - who knows...he just has to be included.
Howe leading!?!?!...that's wrong...........wrong..... 
I think Howe can't play acoustic at all (ok "Clap" is a good piece but he just can't handle it)
BTW Andrew York is my idol at the time so I had to add him also.
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phoenix31
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Joined: December 23 2005
Location: Romania
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 13:01 |
i would say john mclaughlin is very skilled!!!!!that's it!!!!The guitar trio!!!! 
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jonirob
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Joined: May 27 2005
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 12:39 |
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I'd have to go for ex Genesis' Anthony Phillips
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Froth
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Joined: November 19 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 461
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 12:10 |
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I'd say Graeme Taylor from Gryphon. A much underated player
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TimothyLeary
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Joined: November 27 2005
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Points: 56
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Posted: December 22 2005 at 21:14 |
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paul gilbert down to mexico my son says i hammered it out on the keyboard with my hunt and peck style paul gilbert awesome
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moonlapse
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Joined: May 15 2005
Location: Canada
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Points: 464
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Posted: December 22 2005 at 20:16 |
shanocles wrote:
no way, definitely tommy emmanuel. clapton???? waste. |
Agreed.
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floydaholic
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Posted: December 22 2005 at 18:36 |
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Are you friggin' serious? No Keaggy? No Hedges? No Pass? No Kottke? No Atkins? No Emmanuel? I could go on and on like this.
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I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon...
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SirPsycho388
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Posted: December 22 2005 at 00:21 |
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I voted for Steve Howe, but Steve Hackett also has some amazing acoustic stuff - and with non prog, i've gotta say that CSNY are gods of the acoustic guitar!
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Bern
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 23:12 |
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN!!!
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RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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liquidtheater
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 22:32 |
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di meola.
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tardis
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Joined: October 02 2005
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 17:14 |
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Where's Nick Drake?
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 17:13 |
Come On y isnt Fripp on there?!!
Does anyone Think that is insane!!??
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Tony Fisher
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Joined: April 30 2005
Location: England
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 16:53 |
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Steve Hackett is the acoustic guitarist most respected by classical players. I also love Gordon Giltrap. Why isn't he here, by the way? His first 5 albums were progressive, without doubt.
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Erik
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Joined: October 23 2005
Location: Netherlands
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 16:26 |
Radioactive Toy wrote:
Well I go for the dutch guitar player Jan Vaarzon morrel, along with Harry sacsioni! |
I think Jan Akkerman deserves to be mentioned here.
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TheProgtologist
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Joined: May 23 2005
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 16:13 |
Andres Segovia.
But out of the guitarists listed Paco de Lucia.
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Catholic Flame
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 16:01 |
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John McLaughlin's work with Shakti.
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