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    Posted: March 04 2024 at 19:25
I forgot Robby Krieger ...
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If I take a look at several Top 25 lists of Best Guitarists Of All Time on the Internet my list of underrated guitarists is:

- Al DiMeola
- Phil Manzanera
- Rory Gallagher
- Steve Hackett
- Alex Lifeson
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- Alex Lifeson (except on progressive circuits, he is a very underrated guitarist)
- Steve Rothery (despite having some truly inspired solos, he often seems to be invisible to the general public)
- Andy Latimer (never seen in any count of valuable guitarists, another invisible one)
- Piotr Grudzinski (incredibly good, his work on "Out of Myself" and "Second Life Syndrome" on Riverside is superb) RIP
- Franco Mussida (the Italian from PFM did not transcend much despite his great quality)

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- Jeff Beck (recognized among his peers and by some specialized media, but never by the general public)
- Rory Gallagher


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Dave Gregory (XTC, Big Big Train, Tin Spirits)
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Robby Krieger is so underrated that people write Robbie Krieger ...
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I would also include Steve Unruh in the underappreciated category.
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For me, the standard for progressive music are ones I consider all-time greats, most of whom are underappreciated by the public in general but well appreciated in prog and fusion circles:

Steve Howe
Robert Fripp
Steve Hackett
Steve Morse
Jeff Beck
Pat Metheny
John McLaughlin
Larry Coryell
Alan Holdsworth
Al Dimeola, to name some major ones.

A selection of guitarists who are incredible but way underknown includes:
David Torn
Roine Stolt
Rikard Sjöblom
John Goodsall
Dewa Budjana
Nick Barrett
Peter Maunu



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Hi,

I can't make out a favorite, because there are so many different things out there and the way some of these folks play is just too good and far out.

Here's my list of some folks I can listen to anywhere including my death bed! )In no specific order)

Jan Akkerman (Focus)
Michael Karoli (Can)
Robby Krieger (The Doors) (remember he mostly did this with just a drummer and voice!)
John Weinzierl and Chris Karrer (Amon Duul 2)
Charles Whitney (Family/Streetwalkers)
Tony McPhee (Groundhogs)
Roye Albrighton (Nektar)
Jeff Beck



Edited by moshkito - February 06 2024 at 03:28
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I'll not make a Top 5, however I think that Stéphan Forté is a hugely underrated guitar virtuoso, even within the prog metal domains.

This solo of him is among my absolute favourite guitar solos.
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John Goodsall (Brand X) 
Andy Latimer (Camel)
Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues)
Franco Mussida (PFM)
Josip Boček (Korni Grupa)
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

A couple of (imo) underrated guitar players, don't think they were already mentioned :

Niklas Barker : Anekdoten, My brother the wind

Mike Rogers from Manfred Mann's Earthband (listen to his guitar works on the Solar Fire, Good Earth and Ningtingales LPs)


Totally agree with Mick Rogers.

Since he hasn't been mentioned yet I would say Justin Hayward.
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Hassan Hajdi - Ange
Gilbert Gandil - Pulsar, Siiilk
Jean-Pierre Louveton - Nemo, JPL
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Jim Matheos
Frank Marino
Chris DeGarmo
John Mitchell
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Originally posted by jamesbaldwin jamesbaldwin wrote:

Charles Whitney (Family)(Streetwalkers)


Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Tony McPhee (Groundhogs)

Hi,

Thanks for adding these ... I love listening to these two and how they used their instrument to illuminate the piece of music they did, and helped make the music special. 

I was really sad to read that TM passed away recently ... I went straight to "Crosscut Saw" and "Black Diamond" ... twice each ... and the guitar work in it is so far out ... but around here we like thrashing and not taste!

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A couple of (imo) underrated guitar players, don't think they were already mentioned :

Niklas Barker : Anekdoten, My brother the wind

Mike Rogers from Manfred Mann's Earthband (listen to his guitar works on the Solar Fire, Good Earth and Ningtingales LPs)



Edited by mellotronwave - August 24 2023 at 11:18
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Dave Kerzner is another one who gets a bit overlooked. I've been listening to his 'rock opera' New World a lot recently. Very heavily influenced by Gilmour on both guitar and vocal but does it well.


Do you think DK played the lead guitar ?

Funny thing ''yes'', but looking at the credits it was shared mainly between Steve Hackett, Francis Dunnery and a couple of other less well known guys.
I can scrub Kerzner then although still love that album.Smile
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