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Kashmir75

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Posted: January 07 2011 at 06:37

Andrew Latimer of Camel

Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while...

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 00:58

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Tweke Lewis (Wild Turkey)

(You lot have yet to learn how to recognize sacred things.)

Well done! I don't think I'd call Tweke a prog guitarist, but the guy is excellent!! I saw Wild Turkey back up Jethro Tull on the "Thick as a Brick" tour in 1972, they were amazing! Cornick was all over the stage! (Tull were damn amazing also, what a show!)

Matt Stewart & Steve Hagler of Starcastle were both outstanding guitarists in their day, I don't think they've been mentioned. Starcastle flirted with a comeback, but it didn't go very far (I know the band).

Most recently, Ray Bennett of Flash traded his Rickenbacker bass for Stratocaster guitar & he does a damn fine job of covering Peter Banks' licks from the early Flash material! Check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jhbb7OI0o8

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 03:50

Me!

A wise man once said, " I have always wanted to be quoted."

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 03:54

How (not as in Howe!!) ....does one play a prog guitar style? Metal, Jazz, folk, blues, classical ... but progressive...?

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 16:49

uduwudu wrote:

How (not as in Howe!!) ....does one play a prog guitar style? Metal, Jazz, folk, blues, classical ... but progressive...?

I'd say a guitarist in a progressive rock band is what it means, especially since prog can contain anyone of those elements you listed.

I'd say the guitarist from Riverside (Piotr Grudziński) is pretty under appreciated (as is the rest of the band). His guitar sound seems to incorporate a lot of that "classic rock/bluesy" feel, while also having a metal sound to it as well.

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 21:46

uduwudu wrote:

How (not as in Howe!!) ....does one play a prog guitar style? Metal, Jazz, folk, blues, classical ... but progressive...?

Exactly! I've been pondering that ever since I've first visited this site. What, exactly, is prog??

Let's face it, Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt, Roger Chaput and Louis Vola of "The Quintette of the Hot Club of France" were the King Crimson of their era! Imagine if Django had access to a Les Paul?!

Generally, this site seems to revolve around electronic prog (not entirely, but largely), so I'd guess that a "prog guitarist" as used in this syntax is an electric guitarist who has evolved beyond basic blues scales & utilizes a wide range of elements from classical, jazz, folk, and global influences.

Would this make someone like Andy Summers a prog guitarist? There's the rub!

Many jazz-rock fusion artists are under-appreciated on this site, I'd suggest that John Goodsall of Brand X remains one of the amazing innovators in this field!

Upcoming talents include Mike Keneally, kids like Scale the Summit, and Ray Bennett of the revived Flash (having switched from bass guitar to lead guitar).

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 21:49

Luc Lemay from Gorguts is one of the most innovative guitar players in general.

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Posted: January 08 2011 at 21:49

Ian Crichton, and of course the great 'Unknown' John Clark

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Posted: January 09 2011 at 10:57

^^Ian Crichton for sure. Not a huge Saga fan, but his work on Worlds Apart is stellar.

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Posted: January 13 2011 at 17:34

My 2 fave guitarists are Tony Bourge (Budgie) very underated! and Paul Macdonnell of Automatic Fine Tuning. AFT NEVER get mentioned anywhere and he's a genius I think. Both bands and guitarists are well under appreciated in my view.
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Posted: January 14 2011 at 15:29

yanch wrote:

^^Ian Crichton for sure. Not a huge Saga fan, but his work on Worlds Apart is stellar.

And even better on Silent Knight, Full Circle and 10,000 Days!

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Posted: January 14 2011 at 16:50

verslibre wrote:

yanch wrote:

^^Ian Crichton for sure. Not a huge Saga fan, but his work on Worlds Apart is stellar.

And even better on Silent Knight, Full Circle and 10,000 Days!

Really? I will check them out. Smile

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Posted: January 14 2011 at 19:04

not to mention Heads or Tales

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Posted: January 15 2011 at 08:12

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Many jazz-rock fusion artists are under-appreciated on this site, I'd suggest that John Goodsall of Brand X remains one of the amazing innovators in this field!

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I can highly recommend Fire Merchants - Fire Merchants if you happen to like John Goodsall.
Tony C.

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Posted: January 25 2011 at 17:33

i do think terje rypdal is one of the most under appreciated one Unhappy

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Posted: January 27 2011 at 12:21

MillsLayne wrote:

I'd say the guitarist from Riverside (Piotr Grudziński) is pretty under appreciated (as is the rest of the band). His guitar sound seems to incorporate a lot of that "classic rock/bluesy" feel, while also having a metal sound to it as well.

I completely agree. He was one of the first I thought about when I saw this topic. Love his sound, and he never overdoes it. It's always just right.

Glad to see that Alan Morse gets some mentions for his interesting style and technique.

I am a huge fan of Roine Stolt, and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves. One of my favorite guitarists of all time.

Steve from Marillion is also worth mentioning. He doesn't really have a very distinct personal sound, but his parts always fit the rest of the music perfectly.

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Posted: January 28 2011 at 00:53

clarkpegasus4001 wrote:

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Many jazz-rock fusion artists are under-appreciated on this site, I'd suggest that John Goodsall of Brand X remains one of the amazing innovators in this field!

I can highly recommend Fire Merchants - Fire Merchants if you happen to like John Goodsall.
Tony C.

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Thanks for that! Yeah, Goodsy is the bomb! If you only hear ONE JG song in your life, it should be "Deadly Nightshade" from the Brand X LP "Masques."

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Posted: January 28 2011 at 14:58

yanch wrote:

verslibre wrote:

yanch wrote:

^^Ian Crichton for sure. Not a huge Saga fan, but his work on Worlds Apart is stellar.

And even better on Silent Knight, Full Circle and 10,000 Days!

Really? I will check them out. Smile

Ian even got a kudos (not the candy bar) from none other than Steve Lukather. He must have impressed him!

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Posted: March 05 2011 at 21:02

Martin Barre
John McLaughlin
Jan Akkerman
John Whitney
Frank Bornemann

Among the non-proggers
Rory Gallagher
Paul Kossoff
Peter Green

"The lunatic is on the grass..."

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Posted: March 05 2011 at 21:09

Prolly has been mentioned but too lazy to read the other pages to make sure but i love Omar Rodriguez Lopez from TMV