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Points: 1930 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2005 at 02:18
Lifeson is my fav
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Nice to see Steve Rothery so high on your list there, Greenie - but I think you're unnecessarily harsh on Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead), who develops some amazing sounds and does some really creative (and progressive ) things with his guitar.

Because you don't like Radiohead, your marking of him just looks like sour grapes - not a reasonable technical evaluation at all.

I would also include Steve H in that list. (Mr Hillage, of course!).
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it depends on your criterias; the most valuable ones are sound quality and performance level.

So, there are 5 names:

 

 

                                           sound quality /10 ----------------------------performance level /10

Alex Lifeson  -----------------------    10     ---------------------------- -------------    9.5

Steve Rothery -----------------------    10     ---------------------------- -------------    8.5

David Gilmour-----------------------    9.5--- ------------------------------------------    8.5

Steve Hackett -----------------------     9.5 ---------------------------- -------------   8

Gary Chandler (Jadis) -----------------   9 ----- ----------------------- -------------    8.5

Alan Holdsworth        -- ----------------    8------------------- --------- -------------   10

Nektar's   ---------------------------------- ---  8 ---------------------------- -------------   8.5

Edgar Froese  (TDream)--------------------- 8   ---------------------------- -------------   8. 5

Mike Holmes (IQ)         -- ----------------- 7.5 ---------- ------------------ -------------   8

Andy Latimer ---------------------------------7------------- ------------------- -------------   7

Mike Oldfield ----------------------------------6----------- ----------------- -------------   7.5

Anthony Phillips -----------------------    5.5---------- ---------------------------------------   7

Daryl Stuermer (Genesis)------------------------ 4 -------------- ---- ---------- ------------- 5

Radiohead's       ------- ---------------------- 0------------------------------- ---------------------   0

 



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Originally posted by threefates threefates wrote:

Its Gilmour...he's got the passion, the talent and the mood. 

The rest are brilliant in their own way... but Gilmour is the only one that can make you feel like his guitar is an extension of his mind.  He's a spiritual player!

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Holdsworth too.
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Its Gilmour...he's got the passion, the talent and the mood. 

The rest are brilliant in their own way... but Gilmour is the only one that can make you feel like his guitar is an extension of his mind.  He's a spiritual player!
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Originally posted by Vegetableman Vegetableman wrote:

The one and only Steve H. 

Hillage, Howe or Hackett?

Hmmm, I'll take Holdsworth... Not a Steve, but still more unique and expressive.

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Steve Hackett

Steve Howe

Andy Latimer

David Gilmour

Frank Bourneman

Anthony Phillips

Robert Fripp

there are so many...
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yes, techincally, Fripp is one of the best guitarists around but their are simply to many to name one... i have to mention Andy Latimer, John Petrucci and Steve Hackett as personal favorites.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2005 at 23:02

I'm not going for best but most distinctive off the top of my head:

Robert Fripp

Steve Howe.

 

 
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The one and only Steve H. 

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I agree. Fripp is the greatest guitarist in the progressive music world.
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Points: 3830 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2005 at 22:59
I'm gonna go with Fripp too, but Stolt needs a mention.
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i like gilmour too, tue way he play is so introspective.....a lot of feeling

 
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My two personal favorites are Andrew Latimer and David Gilmour.  They're not very technical, but just happen to be personal favorites because of the bands they play in :)
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i think fripp is the best guitar player in prog music, his solos are incredible...........better than howe...
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