Who is your favorite under-appreciated guitarist? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Saperlipopette! wrote:

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Early Terje Rypdal is my ideal guitarist and while he is well respected musician not all that appreciated on PA.

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I would think that two very special guitarists deserve a mention here, for their work, although for the most part I am not sure that most people can handle it ... these are strong, weird and further out in left field kind of position.

John Weinzierl - AD2 ... no one could use effects and placed an amazing sound in such incredible spots within the music. And he could also improvise from here to Pluto and back. Witness YETI, the main piece in the album, which is stated to be an improvisation!

Ax Genrich - Guru Guru first several albums. I picked up his 3 solo albums, because I thought this guy would be interesting and off his rock'er! Yep .. he is that and then some. But for sheer insanity and sound and noise, no one could come close to what he did on the first Guru Guru albums, and how 2 of those pieces are still played today left and right.

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Lewian wrote:

That's the problem with a term such as "under-appreciated"; people interpret it differently and it is subjective in a weird way because it is not only about assessing one's own opinion but also about the opinions of other people.

That is exactly why I phrased the question as I did!!

Justin Hayward was indeed voted into the RRHOF, but I still find little written about his technique, style etc. in professional guitar periodicals. Hackett, Fripp, Howe and others seem to have sucked the air out of the room regarding prog guitar (my own opinion).

Some have mentioned the late Peter Banks...I consider him under-appreciated, even though he was very prominent in the formation of Yes. Later on, his style evolved from his angular jazz-rock phrasing to a style more like Steve Vai (his solo CD "Self Contained" showcases this style). Hear Peter shred!!

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micky wrote:

for me... the god of the Fender Strat... Hughie Thomasson.

even if you don't recognize the name.. you would recognize his signature greatness. The long standing #1 Mick ranked Blow thy Speaker song ever...

Not prog... but I agree completely. I never tire of listening to Hughie.

Rednight wrote:

Gary Green of 'Giant. He's no virtuoso, but he's very clean.

Good call. How do you define virtuoso though? I'd say he's as good as Martin Barre, David Gilmour or most other prog guitarists.

flyingveepixie wrote:

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Justin Hayward has recently been inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame.

So what.

"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno

Hm Ive never been into the "guitar-virtuoso" and generally considered the guitarist to be overappreciated. I do love good riffing and a genuine, egoless and attentive bandplayer. When it comes to soloing I seem to prefer the ones creating soundscapes and modes over the frenetic noodlers and the supermelodic ones. Early Terje Rypdal is my ideal guitarist and while he is well respected musician not all that appreciated on PA.

Raff wrote:

dr wu23 wrote:

Two already mentioned....Mike Holmes and Dave Gregory.

Not sure if he's underrated but Donald 'buck dharma' Roeser from BOC....at least I don't see him on many lists.

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. I wanted to mention him, but thought he was relatively well-known. On the other hand, he does not get as much love as other guitarists, though he's one of the very best.

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AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

BaldFriede wrote:

I'll go with Jean and say Roman Bunka of Embryo. Such a great guitar player, and he plays the oud too! And his first solo album "Dein Kopf ist ein schlafendes Auto" is one of the very best albums of the 80s and among my personal favorites. And no-one but Jean and me ever mentions him, which is an absolute shame. You guys should most definitely listen to the examples Jean gave in her post.

Someone named Eddy Marron which is not a bad call either.

Speaking of German guitarists(at least I assume the guy from Embryo is German)I would like to nominate Manuel Gottsching from Ash Ra Tempel and also a solo artist. I think he's almost the textbook definition of an under rated guitarist.

Roman Bunka is the son of a German diplomat and grew up in Beirut. He also took part in Embryo's famous trip to Pakistan and India. This is why there are a lot of Arabic and Indian influences in his playing, which makes him in my opinion one of the most interesting guitarists out there. He definitely deserves more recognition.

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My favorite underappreciated guitarist isn't even a prog guy. He's Pat McManus of Mama's Boys fame! The man's talent is immense. He's literally Gary Moore II!

The McManus brothers (Pat, John, Tommy) were born into a family of musicians. At a young age, he was a champion fiddler in his neck o' the woods in Ireland. Pat and his sister went and saw Horslips live and were blown away by their inventive fusion of Celtic and rock styles.

Inspired like a fire tornado to move into the realm of electricity, Pat shifted to guitar and "appointed" his John as bassist-vocalist and Tommy (R.I.P.) as drummer. They first called themselves Pulse and then changed the name of their band to Mama's Boys. They enjoyed some modest success in the U.K. but never really clicked in the States. They did, and do, have a loyal following. Their first several albums as a trio are some of the finest hard rock I've ever heard.

Mama's Boys opened for Thin Lizzy on occasion. I'm shocked Phil didn't try to lure Pat to Thin Lizzy. A quartet featuring both Pat and John Sykes on lead guitar probably would've been too much. They'd have left every venue in a shambles! But I'm glad the McManus clan remained intact up to a point, because those early Mama's Boys records are dynamite.

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Buck's not an unknown, but he's definitely UNDERappreciated! IMO, he's a lead guitarist who can hang with just about anybody, but unlike most (and like his contemporary Ronnie Montrose), he's a master of tone and melodicism. And these new young rock guitarists — sheesh, they can't play a solo if you spray WD-40 all over their fretboards.

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