Best Genesis guitarist [technically]?
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Polls
Forum Description: Create polls on topics related to progressive music
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14066
Printed Date: January 09 2025 at 19:38
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Best Genesis guitarist [technically]?
Posted By: raindance
Subject: Best Genesis guitarist [technically]?
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 08:16
|
Should be one way traffic but stranger things have happened at sea! Technically, I would say Steurmer's the best though! |
Replies:
Posted By: lordoflight
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 09:07
| who's steurmer? |
Posted By: Korova
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 10:56
|
Steurmer just appears on live releases of the '80s just because rutherford couldn't
play bass and guitar at the same time, so I don't think he can be
considered as an effective member of the band. I prefer Hackett anyway. ------------- La Speranza della coscienza è forza La Speranza del sentimento è schiavitù La Speranza del corpo è malattia (G.I. Gurdjieff) |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 11:11
|
This really shouldn't even be a contest. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: hcnoer
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 11:23
|
<---- ------------- " Jon Anderson is the only man I know who tries to save this planet while living on another" - Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 12:35
|
Well this was obviously going to be Hackett wasnt it, silly poll. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
|
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 12:38
|
Hackett, though Daryl Steurmer is damn good ------------- 
|
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 12:40
|
Daryl Stuermer is one of the most sympathetic guys in progmusic, I guess, who made one of the worst solo albums ever My vote is for Hackett, because he's the most all round guitarist: he plays straight rock, unusual rock, blues, folk, classical, Satie, you name it, he plays it. And how Phillips is one of my favourite guitar players too, also versatile, but for me he's just as much a keyboard player as a guitar player. Rutherford: I love his guitar work on And Then There Were Three and Smallcreep's Day, and he did some nice things later on, but I hate some of his guitar riffs on the later albums (as on I Can't Dance; gross) Stuermer: nice rock style, but incomparable to the Hackett / Phillips brilliance |
.
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 13:22
Iván ------------- 
|
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 13:59
|
Hackett by a country mile. Steurmer is an excellent player but lacks the distinctive sound that Hackett cultivated, Phillips is another player who has great technique but doesn't always engage the listener and Rutherford is a superb bassist but is nothing special as a guitarist. All of them can play better than me, mind you. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 14:13
|
Hackett is truly the greatest. Steurmer is great, but as Ivan
said, he is more of a jazz player. Each one has their own
distinct style, and Hackett's fits Genesis the best, and his skill
definitely shows.
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 14:23
|
IMO stuermer has a pretty dull & bland style. ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 14:58
What he said ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
ivan_2068 wrote:
Posted By: herbie53
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 15:14
|
Hey... the name of the guy is Stuermer, not Steurmer, and yes, he is an excellent guitar player, but he is just a performer of the songs !!! He is not THE COMPOSER !!! The man behind the great guitar compositions is STEVE HACKETT !!! He is the MAN !!! Any doubt ? Check the DVD Once Above a Time ! And look for something of Stuermer...
|
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 15:51
What they said -------------  |
Posted By: transend
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 19:19
|
Another incredilby dumbass poll... Just ONE listen to 'Slogans' from 'Defector' should convince anyone that Hackett is not only the best Genesis guitarist but one of the most infuential (hear that hammering Mr. Van Halen??) and gifted guitarists ever... |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 19:23
Can I play? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
|
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 05:56
|
Hard to tell. I'm not a guitarist so I cant really judge. They all sound pretty good to me, with Hackett and Rutherford having the edge in terms of sound and 'listernability' IMO. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Prosciutto
Date Posted: November 21 2005 at 19:17
As far as technique is concerned, Daryl Stuermer is in another league, that of Frank Gambale and Scott Henderson, he can play any music style and do a pretty good job. But Stuermer never was an official member of Genesis, just a touring member. IMO when any band hires a touring member he must be as good (if not better) than the original member he is replacing. In that context, the best Pink Floyd drummer has been Gary Wallis... So the best Genesis official guitarist has been Steve Hackett without question. Ant Phillips is good in his own right but lacks the technique and confidence of a guitarist like Hackett. Mike Rutherford is a decent guitar player, but as a bassist he is at his best. ------------- Don't be a prog-hole, please... |
