Robert Fripp Vs Steve Hackett - Progressive Rock Music Forum

SteveG wrote:

Which guitar god do you prefer, Fripp Or Hackett?

Steve has some fame, but he will never be remembered as important and valuable an experimentalist, as Robert was, is, and will continue to be.

Sorry.

Robert will have a special place in music history that Steve will never get close to, other than fame and some money!

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moshkito wrote:

SteveG wrote:

Which guitar god do you prefer, Fripp Or Hackett?

Steve has some fame, but he will never be remembered as important and valuable an experimentalist, as Robert was, is, and will continue to be.

Sorry.

Robert will have a special place in music history that Steve will never get close to, other than fame and some money!

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Fripp for me.

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richardh wrote:

moshkito wrote:

SteveG wrote:

Which guitar god do you prefer, Fripp Or Hackett?

Steve has some fame, but he will never be remembered as important and valuable an experimentalist, as Robert was, is, and will continue to be.

Sorry.

Robert will have a special place in music history that Steve will never get close to, other than fame and some money!

Correct of course but are you saying that you prefer someone who has a 'place in music history' over any other consideration? What about those guys who were not so lucky to be in the right place at the right time and so are largely forgotten even though they were influential at the time?

(If you don't know why I'm asking then please read the original poll question on page one)

I wholehartedly agree with you Richardh, but it would be nice to remind that we are confronting quite different points of view in this thread, besides of course also different tastes which more than once turn out to be contrasting - my beloved music compositions are much more important to me than any composer's/musician's special place in music history, and imo one of the reasons you clearly pointed out here.

Sincerily I prefer quite a few of the amazing and brilliant Steve's compositions over any Robert's important and valuable experimentalism - but of course just a matter of personal taste anyway.

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Rick Robson wrote:

richardh wrote:

moshkito wrote:

SteveG wrote:

Which guitar god do you prefer, Fripp Or Hackett?

Steve has some fame, but he will never be remembered as important and valuable an experimentalist, as Robert was, is, and will continue to be.

Sorry.

Robert will have a special place in music history that Steve will never get close to, other than fame and some money!

Correct of course but are you saying that you prefer someone who has a 'place in music history' over any other consideration? What about those guys who were not so lucky to be in the right place at the right time and so are largely forgotten even though they were influential at the time?

(If you don't know why I'm asking then please read the original poll question on page one)

I wholehartedly agree with you Richardh, but it would be nice to remind that we are confronting quite different points of view in this thread, besides of course also different tastes which more than once turn out to be contrasting - my beloved music compositions are much more important to me than any composer's/musician's special place in music history, and imo one of the reasons you clearly pointed out here.

Sincerily I prefer quite a few of the amazing and brilliant Steve's compositions over any Robert's important and valuable experimentalism - but of course just a matter of personal taste anyway.

Indeed. I have a load of Steve Hackett albums and as an artist I much prefer him to Bob Fripp. But if it comes down to who do I enjoy most in terms of say guitar style/technique then that is tricky. I love both about equally in that regard but Fripp is the more challenging I suspect.

Edited by richardh - October 17 2014 at 01:43

As many other's have said before, while Hackett is good, he never pushed that many boundaries. Fripp, on the other hand, basically redefined guitar playing on albums like Starless and Red.

Edited by sublime220 - April 13 2015 at 12:35

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I voted already, darn!

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I never think that Fripp is guitar God. I vote for Hacket: he is a great composer and guitarist. As for me, I prefer Genesis to Crimson. And if we compare solo works of Fripp and Hacket I am for Hacket a fortiori.

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Poll Question: Robert Fripp Vs Steve Hacket
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Robert Fripp	61	[52.59%]
Steve Hackett	55	[47.41%]
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