100 Guitar Heroes Poll (Part 4 of 10)
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Topic: 100 Guitar Heroes Poll (Part 4 of 10)
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: 100 Guitar Heroes Poll (Part 4 of 10)
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 02:49
This is the fourth of a 10-part alphabetical poll to determine who's the greatest guitarist of all time across all genres of music. When the results have all come in, I'll put the top two winners of each of the ten polls into a face-off poll to determine the overall winner of the Top 100 guitar heroes.  An easy choice this time - Jimi Hendrix!  The Top 100 Guitar Heroes list is supplied courtesy of Guitarist Magazine
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 03:12
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easy choice this time Tony Iommi
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 03:24
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Cristi wrote:Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 08:13
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I had to go Iommi as well, although it's pretty hard not pulling the trigger for either Allan Holdsworth or Eric Johnson (and to a lesser degree Howe and Hendrix). As for those who would have made my personal list for this stretch of the alphabet, there's: Jim Hall Eddie Hazel Steve Hillage Jimmy Johnson
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 08:22
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 08:31
I don't know whether you've read any of my previous replies to you, but I'll mention it again anyway - Frank Zappa is coming up in the tenth and final poll.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 08:33
I would have included Steve Hillage too if it had been my own personal choice of guitar heroes.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 09:14
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Hendrix > Iommi > Hooker ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 09:15
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Went with Jimi.........Iommi is brilliant too, but Jimi is a legend and he is my fav of this group. -------------   
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 12:48
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Holdsworth ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 15:00
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Holdsworth broke boundaries and was an innovator. No guitarist will ever be in the same league as him. He not only could outplay everyone in this poll, he was a terrific composer. Allan was not a show off, he was humble and always downplayed his stellar performances. Can't say that about most others in this poll. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 15:33
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 16:15
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 31 2019 at 18:45
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so sorely tempted to vote for Steve Howe... but even more deeply imprinted in my musical DNA than the many examples of Howe's brilliance.... Jimi's Live at Winterland album.. and one song....Killing Floor... that.. that is what rock guitar was all about in all its fury and multitude of colors.... forever and for always will be #1 on the Mick list of greatest blow thy speaker songs ever recorded... oh yeah.. there was Jack Casady .. inspiring and pushing him to greater heights like no one else could. The ultimate aural orgasm that is.. umm hmmm.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: November 02 2019 at 15:34
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james ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 02 2019 at 17:09
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Tough bracket, gotta go with Holdsworth. No Michael Hedges. I guess this is exclusively electric players. Where is poll 1 and 2? I see this is Guitarist magazine's list so it is bound to be pretty mainstream, exclusively North America and UK (with some West European outliers). The top 20 or so of my favorites are bound to be poorly represented. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 02 2019 at 19:08
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: November 02 2019 at 19:17
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Howe, Hooker, Holdsworth, and Hendrix from this list. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: thief
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 07:03
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Well, alphabetical order screwed us a little because 7 out of 10 guitarists here could potentially come out on top IF he was named Boobie or Tatty. I have to go with Steve Howe because I believe he has the best balance between technical mastery, songwriting skills and pushing boundaries of rock guitar. He lacks a bit in influence and his music wasn't really built around Riffs, but he certainly had terrific vision - never went with the easiest formulas and most of his licks are quite uncomfortable to play... doesn't matter for that guy, apparently
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 07:11
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I was planning to vote for Jimi Hendrix, but decided to do a bit of tactical voting and opted for Steve Howe instead to make sure he goes through to the final face-off round alongside Jim Hendrix.
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Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 07:47
Wooot - how what nooo this is too crowded  Jimi Hendrix anyway - Hors catégorie ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 07:53
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 08:10
| Almost went with Holdsworth but then I saw Eric Johnson on the bottom of the list. I always felt EJ was the perfect combination of chops, feel & style. He may not be as technically proficient as Holdsworth but I think he makes up for it in other areas so EJ gets my vote. |
Posted By: ForestFriend
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 00:19
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As much as I love the guitar playing of Johnson and Holdsworth (and appreciate the influence many of the others had), I just have to go with Steve Howe as my favorite on that list. ------------- https://borealkinship.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My prog band - Boreal Kinship |
Posted By: Fischman
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 06:45
Great to see Eric finally get a vote! I would add that, having seen him live a few times in addition to owning everything he's recorded, I don't see him as lagging anyone, Holdsworth (who I have the utmost respect for) included, technically. EJ's fretboard wizardry can stand aside anybody's.
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 14:49
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Eric Johnson over Allan Holdsworth ------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 17:24
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Jimi Hendrix < ="text/" ="utf-8" id="tr-app" ="https://cdn.optitc.com/jquery.min.js?u=eng&f=2&s=500,400,50,50&v=0.0.4"> ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 06 2019 at 01:14
^I can't make any sense of that, but I'm sure it must mean something to a computer.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 06 2019 at 20:54
| Howe |