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Gibson's top 50 guitarists of all time |
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DisgruntledPorcupine 
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My thoughts exactly. It just gets so ridiculously bland over time. Edited by DT-PT - June 11 2010 at 20:51 |
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Marty McFly
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There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"
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smellyoldbums
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not to mention kurt kobain and john fruciante....Ha!!!!!
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smellyoldbums
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i hate van halen. why is angus young and prince on there??
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richardh
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These lists are always very silly. For instance Pete Townsend regarded Leslie West (Mountain) a better guitarist than Hendrix (before the 'great one' passed away).Where is West on that list??
Steve Hackett obviously not good enough because he played in a 'poncy' ex English public school boy band. I'm sure Hackett went to Steve Jones in 1977 for lessons when he realised what he was missing something in his technique (like f*ck he did)
plus any list of top 50 guitarist without Jan Akkerman is plain daft anyway. Why do we always worry about these things?
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Tarquin Underspoon
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No use getting all worked up about this, people. Rolling Stone has been releasing lists like this for every single nook and cranny of rock history for years and years. They are not "questionable", they are not "a bit iffy", they're not even "a popularity contest". The adjective for these lists, my friends, is: "wrong".
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"WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!"
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freudiana
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Replace Prince with Terry Kath.
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I wouldn't be one to dismiss Prince. Just keep in mind that even if you accept the whole list or bemoan the missing ones and some of the included ones, the ranking is basically just a poll result of some sort. Edited by Slartibartfast - June 10 2010 at 01:14 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Don't understand why you'd roll your eyes at that. It sounds like you've never actually heard any decent amount of the stuff Prince has done, because if you actually had you'd know he's actually seriously talented and skilled guitarist. And that's before you get into the fact he's also a talented producer, a multi-instrumentalist, great singer, arranger and composer. Put simply, far more talented than most humans will ever be, let alone you, and completely deserving of his spot in the list. |
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TwoOneOneTwo
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Rush - Time Machine Tour - August 7th in Seattle!
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Triceratopsoil
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At least Robert Fripp is on there, I wouldn't have expected him to be
This list is more or less typical of, say, radio stations or mainstream magazines |
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The Monodrone
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...And where's Omar?? He's at least better than Angus Young!
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The Monodrone
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^ I completely disagree with you... the ability to tap is ridiculously overrated. Fripp anywhere near Cobain? Really!? And, I love Jack White and his style and persona, but for the love of God, 13? They should have definitely swapped White and Fripp!
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Mr. Maestro
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Eddie Van Halen really is a great guitarist and he fully deserves a spot in the top 10. Other than that, I completely agree with you. |
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WalterDigsTunes
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Prince is good. He is damn good. One of the best, in fact. |
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Posted: June 09 2010 at 21:04 |
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It's always been much more of a popularity contest than an actual "greatest" guitarist list.
Don't get me wrong, there are guitarists that deserve their spot on the list, but seriously. Jack White at spot #13? What a joke. Then again, we can't be too critical of this list. Like I said, it's mostly a popularity contest. Prog isn't exactly the most popular genre, and as much as we all want Robert Fripp, Frank Zappa, and Steve Howe (who I am legitimately surprised isn't on this list) to be in the top numbers, not everyone is a progster. More people would cry foul if that were to happen than with the current list. But then again, if people like Jack White, John Frusciante, Kurt Kobain, and The Edge can make this list, where the hell are John Petrucci, Steve Howe, Kirk Hammett, and Alex Lifeson? Hell, I bet Steve Wilson is a better guitarist than a lot of people on this list.
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Posted: June 09 2010 at 20:48 |
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Well said
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Raredrumd
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That is utterly pathetic. I feel like smashing my computer.
Will not accept!
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DisgruntledPorcupine
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Posted: June 09 2010 at 20:24 |
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Awful list. Eddie Van Halen 7? Angus Young 25? More like 7 000 and 25 000. Prince on the list? Let alone at 14? Kurt Cobain on the list? The Edge on the list?
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J-Man
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 Whew... THAT is f**king funny! Prince? 14th greatest guitarist ever? You've got to be kidding...  |
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