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Jimmy Page for me. I find Fripp's playing spectacularly uninteresting.

Atavachron wrote:

tszirmay wrote:

So there is little contest as Robert can play like Jim but can Jimmy ever hope to play like Bob?

oooh I don't know about that-- the fact that Fripp can play blues, along with every other guitar player in the world with a few years (or less) of experience, doesn't mean he can play like Page by a long shot. Let's give credit where it's due please: Page is a Blues master, his tattered slop just part of the magic, and he and Plant wouldn't have it any other way. Is Rembrandt a 'better' painter than Van Gogh? Is gourmet dining 'better' than southern barbecue?

I really don't like it when people are comparing listening to music and a plate of food. There's nothing abstract about food, and the only things you can actually evaluate is texture, taste and how healthy it is! And "taste", obviously, is a question of taste!

Music is much more abstract and communicative, and there's almost a limitless amount of elements you could evaluate. There's emotion, energy, originality, movement, structure, harmony, rhythm, intensity and the aforementioned texture and taste... just to name a few! We think in all of these levels. To say my musical enjoyment comes down to taste is an insult to the way the mind works!

"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo

Pages guitar talent lies in his arrangements rather than his playing. Fripp is at least as good in arrangements, but is a much better player. Both have their quirks: Page has his infamous slop (which I wish he would not have done), Fripp goes for whiney tones (which sometimes makes me leave the room). In the final assessment, Fripp rips Page to shreds.

The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"

Heart vs. Brain

Jimmy

Padraic wrote:

Anderson III wrote:

To say my musical enjoyment comes down to taste is an insult to the way the mind works!

Your musical enjoyment comes down to taste.

Surprisingly difficult, but I'll go with Fripp.

This is a pointless poll!!!
First of all, in terms of artists, one should never state who is better, but, who is your favourite,instead.
Second, what's the point of comparing two guitarists of two different styles? I would understand a poll between Page and Blackmore, Clapton or Beck. It's the same thing as trying to compare Mozart with Coltrane, jeezz.
Sorry about my rant, but this is simply annoying and irrelevant s*it that just drives people away from the forum and the good and interesting posts that sometimes tend to appear.

Edited by Roy-Mus - March 17 2010 at 16:10

I am you and what I see is ME!

...is this thread a joke? Fripp by a thousand kilometres...

I have to say Page.
Fripp may be a better technician, but he's less fun to listen to.

Two very different styles, both play in a very different manner.

Fripp adds to the band unique substance, while Page is the lead instrument in Led Zep.

Who is the better? I have no doubt, even not being a guitarist, that Fripp is the better one.

Who is my fave? Can't say, like I said , both very different styles of playing which are great in their own way.

Poll Question: Who is the better guitarist
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Jimmy Page	41	[25.63%]
Robert Fripp	119	[74.38%]
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