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Topic: Who's are the top 5 greatest Prog rock guitarist?Posted By: relayer58
Subject: Who's are the top 5 greatest Prog rock guitarist?
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 00:21
Again the more you think about it the tougher it is to list, however my vote is....
1. Steve Howe
2. Steve Hackett
3. David Gilmour
4. Alex Lifeson
5. Robert Fripp
Replies: Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 00:39
1) Robert Fripp 2) Frank Zappa 3) Steve Hackett 4) David Gilmour 5) Alex Lifeson
Posted By: Mushroom Sword
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 00:46
1. John Petrucci 2. Tosin Abasi 3. Jimmy Page (2 and 3 can be switched, both for innovation and technical skills) 4. Alex Lifeson 5. Jimi Hendrix (if not considered prog, then switch him for David Gilmour)
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 02:16
relayer58 wrote:
Again the more you think about it the tougher it is to list, however my vote is....
1. Steve Howe
2. Steve Hackett
3. David Gilmour
4. Alex Lifeson
5. Robert Fripp
I would be happy to go with that as well although I might substitute either Fripp or Gilmour for Jan Akkerman
of the modern players Chris Fry of Magenta is probably my favourite.
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 03:44
Andy Latimer -Camel(Best feeling and nicest sound ever)
Martin Barre-Tull(Coolest guitar sound ever. Love his Iommi like guitar screams)
Frank Bornemann-Eloy(Most underrated. Such class)
Frank Zappa(Talks with his guitar)
Phil Miller-Hatfield/National health(Lovely jazz feel)
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 03:46
Just now, before going to summer cottage:
Fripp Zappa F Howe Green Holdsworth
Top5 is so hard to pick, list changes almost every hour. Top20 would have been better ...
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 04:08
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 13:38
1. Steven Rothery
2. Ritchie Blackmore
3. Steve Hackett
4. Andy Latimer
5. Nick Barrett
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Posted By: zachfive
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 14:05
1.Oldfield
2.Lifeson
3.Fripp
4.Manzanera
5.Morse, Steve
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 14:42
Rob Fripp
Phil Manzanera
Steve Hackett
Mike Oldfield
David Gilmour
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Posted By: Atoms
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 15:34
1. Jan Akkerman
2. Jukka Tolonen
3. Coste Apetrea
4. Gary Green
5. Martin Cockerham
The ones I mentioned here might not be regarded as amazing guitarists with insane skills (except maybe Jukka Tolonen). But I really like their way of playing and since you asked for the greatest guitar players and not the best, my list looks like this.
Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 16:48
1-Gilmour
2-Howe
3-May
4-Barre
5-Oldfield
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 18:35
1. Mikael Akerfeldt 2. Devin Townsend 3. Andy Latimer 4. Alex Lifeson 5. Steve Hackett
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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 19:04
1. DAVE MUSTAIN
2. Varg Vikernes
2. that dead guy from Lynard Skinard
3. Steve Wilson (hes pretty good for a
4. Henry Cow
5.that guy who used to play in a band in the 60's and 70s with the long hair, I think hes' first name is Jonh
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Posted By: Ozexpat
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 20:29
In no particular order;
Steve Howe
Robert Fripp
Alex Lifeson
Jan Akkerman
Richie Blackmore
all for very different reasons. If you added in Ryo Kawasaki, Al Di Meola and Kazumi Watanabe, this would be simply a list of my all time best guitarists regardless of genre.
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 20:30
David Gilmour
Francis Lickerish
Steve Hillage
Steve Hackett
Steve Morse
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 22:37
Eddy Marron John McLaughlin Steve Hackett John du Cann Tony Bourge
Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 22:49
Posted By: Pietro Otello Romano
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 08:26
1) Steve Howe 2) Steve Hackett 3) Robert Fripp 4) Martin Barre 5) Mike Oldfield
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Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 08:51
The talent and originality of Roger Waters acoustic guitar playing can't be denied. He moves between basic chords seamlessly in far more interesting ways than Howe or Hackett ever did.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 09:27
Can people (including me) stop trolling now? ^^Although that's a good one.
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 10:50
^ Dog are you wearing your "Error" or "Omission" hat?
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 12:53
1. John Petrucci
2. Tosin Abasi 3. David Gilmour 4. Steve Hackett 5. John McLaughlin
Posted By: Hoipolloi
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 13:50
topographicbroadways wrote:
The talent and originality of Roger Waters acoustic guitar playing can't be denied. He moves between basic chords seamlessly in far more interesting ways than Howe or Hackett ever did.
Especially when he preforms Mother; simple, yet moving.
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 20:49
Steve Howe
David Gilmour
Richard Thompson
Martin Barre
Ritchie Blackmore
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Posted By: BenevolentBehemoth
Date Posted: April 28 2011 at 20:36
Robert Fripp
Steve Howe
John McLaughlan
Gary Green
Allan Holdsworth
Not in that specific order.
Posted By: FloydZappa
Date Posted: May 06 2011 at 15:57
For me my top five are:
1. David Gilmour
2. Alex Lifeson
3. Frank Zappa
4. Robert Fripp
5. Steve Howe
Posted By: silverpot
Date Posted: May 07 2011 at 10:15
topographicbroadways wrote:
The talent and originality of Roger Waters acoustic guitar playing can't be denied. He moves between basic chords seamlessly in far more interesting ways than Howe or Hackett ever did.
Posted By: Mista-Gordie
Date Posted: May 08 2011 at 11:51
Kerry Livgren is also shamely overlooked
Posted By: georgetf
Date Posted: May 08 2011 at 13:27
In no particular order :
Holdsworth
Fripp
Belew
Gilmore
Hackett
Posted By: Kallabow
Date Posted: May 10 2011 at 12:24
Roine Stolt
Steve Howe
David Gilmour
Steve Hackett
Jan Akkerman
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: May 13 2011 at 13:26
1 David Gilmour , 2 Jeff Beck , 3 Andy Latimer , 4 Terje Rypdal , 5 Silver Koulouris
Posted By: caretaker
Date Posted: May 13 2011 at 14:12
1. John McLaughlin
2. Al DiMeola
3. Allan Holdsworth
4. Steve Howe
5. Steve Hackett
Honorable mention to one of my favorites. Robin Trower.
Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: May 13 2011 at 16:57
Damned ! forgot those , Hackett, Mc Laughlin, Meola , Trower , Holdsworth
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: May 14 2011 at 02:01
I think it is time to mention a few German guitar players; there are a bunch of excellent ones.
1) Roman Bunka of Embryo, Aera and with solo works; also lots of radio plays.
2) Michael Karoli of Can
3) Manuel Göttsching of Ash Ra Tempel
4) Peter Wolbrandt of Kraan
5) Muck Groh of Aera
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: May 14 2011 at 03:44
I ,do realy enjoy Gotching , among my favourites ones too ( Inventions for electric guitars , Black out, Staring Rosi, New age )
Posted By: izquemia
Date Posted: May 19 2011 at 01:50
1.- David Gilmour 2.- Steve Hackett 3.- Robert Fripp 4.- Andrew Latimer 5.- Frank Zappa
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 19 2011 at 02:12
the 5 great H's; Howe, Hackett, Holdsworth, Hendrix, and Harrison
Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: May 19 2011 at 02:46
1 - Gilmour
2 - Hackett
3 - Fripp
4 - Lou Reed (f**k you, fa**** junkie)
5 - Barre
Posted By: Garden of Dreams
Date Posted: May 19 2011 at 20:23
Steve Hackett
Andy Latimer
David Gilmour
Alex Lifeson
Roine Stolt
Posted By: cemshid
Date Posted: May 26 2011 at 09:33
izquemia wrote:
1.- David Gilmour 2.- Steve Hackett 3.- Robert Fripp 4.- Andrew Latimer 5.- Frank Zappa
Posted By: Juuberi
Date Posted: May 29 2011 at 10:34
1. Andrew Latimer 2. Robert Fripp 3. Mikael Åkerfeldt 4. Frank Zappa 5. David Gilmour
Posted By: wilmon91
Date Posted: May 29 2011 at 13:00
Ian Crichton
Steve Hackett
Vini Reilly
Gary Lucas
Andrew Latimer
David Gilmour
Okey...I'm cheating..
Posted By: Turillazzo
Date Posted: June 01 2011 at 07:55
1 - Gilmour 2 - Hendrix (he didn't do any prog music, but he is progressive as a guitarist) 3 - Zappa 4 - Howe 5 - Fripp
And i should think about giving Tom Morello a chance.
Posted By: JoGideon
Date Posted: June 02 2011 at 03:37
Mike Oldfield Andy Latimer Nick Barrett David Gilmour Bryan Josh
And Mark Knopfler ( for the album: Love over Gold )
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 02 2011 at 07:22
In no order..
Dave Gilmour
Alex Lifeson
Andy Latimer
Robert Fripp
Steve Hackett
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Posted By: Curutchet
Date Posted: June 02 2011 at 17:27
1. Andy Latimer 2. Steve Hackett 3. Steve Howe 4. Nick Barrett 5. David Gilmour or Steven Wilson or Steve Hillage
I'm not a fan of Fripp.
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: June 08 2011 at 16:25
Mike Oldfield Andy Latimer Steve Hillage Dave Gilmour Steve Hackett (In no particular order) I wish I could fit in Joe Satriani as well, People may not realise but some of his stuff does verge on prog
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: June 08 2011 at 20:59
relayer58 wrote:
Again the more you think about it the tougher it is to list, however my vote is....
1. Steve Howe
2. Steve Hackett
3. David Gilmour
4. Alex Lifeson
5. Robert Fripp
I'll second this although I might replace David Gilmour with Andy Latimer (from Camel). At the very least Latimer would get an honorable mention.
Posted By: Prog_Traveller
Date Posted: June 08 2011 at 21:04
I also think Jan Akkerman, Gary Green, Steve Hillage, John Mclaughlin, Al Di meola, Pat Metheny, Alan Holdsworth, Steve Morse, Trevor Rabin, Martin Barre, and Steve Rothery deserve to be mentioned somewhere(maybe if we extended the list). It would be nice to see those guys on somebody's list anyway. I guess the list could go on and on.
Posted By: deafmoon
Date Posted: June 11 2011 at 08:39
Allan Holdsworth
Steve Howe
Steve Hackett
John Goodsall
Robert Fripp
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Posted By: TheLastBaron
Date Posted: June 16 2011 at 20:40
I'm gonna take a different approach on the word great here, this are all my favorites for thier unique style and innovation in no particular order.
1. Robert Fripp
2. Steve Howe
3. Steve Hackett
4. Omar Rodriguez Lopez
5. Devin Townsend
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 10:07
Holdsworth, Hackett, Zappa, Fripp, Howe and Stolt. Choose your order, but you can't go wrong with any of these.
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Posted By: fusionfreak
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 14:15
Robert Fripp,Steve Hackett,Steve Howe,Jan Akkerman,Ax GEnrich
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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 14:32
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 14:34
1. David Gilmour
2. Steve Hackett
3. Steve Howe
4. Alex Lifeson
5. Andrew Latimer
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Posted By: weeksandgeeks
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 16:17
Buckethead is just too good. I cant even rank any other guitarists. None of them are good enough.
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Posted By: weeksandgeeks
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 16:20
The guitarist from Too Late The Hero the guitarist from The Black Dahlia Murder and Joe Satriani are good too but I wouldnt rank them.
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Posted By: weeksandgeeks
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 16:21
John Petrucci is good too.
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 17:01
Steve Wilson - PorcupineTree Franco Mussida - PFM Robert Fripp - King Crimson Steve Hackett - Genesis Jan Van Nimwegen - Finch
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Posted By: jean-marie
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 17:05
ExittheLemming wrote:
Steve Wilson - PorcupineTree Franco Mussida - PFM Robert Fripp - King Crimson Steve Hackett - Genesis Jan Van Nimwegen - Finch
I like PT but Wilson among the five best ones is but a joke.....
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 17:44
jean-marie wrote:
ExittheLemming wrote:
Steve Wilson - PorcupineTree Franco Mussida - PFM Robert Fripp - King Crimson Steve Hackett - Genesis Jan Van Nimwegen - Finch
I like PT but Wilson among the five best ones is but a joke.....
Perhaps he's not in the same 'technical virtuoso' league as the other four but I think Wilson is representative of a modern school of younger guitarists who strip away much of the 'Gee wizz' excesses in their playing. (which I find refreshing) The tone, texture and mood he evokes by his inspired choice of sounds and phrasing is just as important as the notes he plays. There's also the feint echo of Wilson's formative influences in his sound palette e.g. The Cure, Banshees, Pixies, NIN etc which cannot be discerned in the other four and I guess this may lead some to consider him unworthy of a pure bred Prog rosette?
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: June 17 2011 at 22:05
ExittheLemming wrote:
Perhaps he's not in the same 'technical virtuoso' league as the other four but I think Wilson is representative of a modern school of younger guitarists who strip away much of the 'Gee wizz' excesses in their playing. (which I find refreshing) The tone, texture and mood he evokes by his inspired choice of sounds and phrasing is just as important as the notes he plays. There's also the feint echo of Wilson's formative influences in his sound palette e.g. The Cure, Banshees, Pixies, NIN etc which cannot be discerned in the other four and I guess this may lead some to consider him unworthy of a pure bred Prog rosette?
I agree with the general line of thought here but for these reasons, I find Johnny Greenwood more original and fresh.
Posted By: daslaf
Date Posted: June 19 2011 at 05:53
Robert Fripp Steve Hillage
Steve Hacket
Frank Zappa
Allan Holdsworth
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Posted By: PinkRobot
Date Posted: June 19 2011 at 06:13
David Gilmour Roine Stolt Andrew Latimer Robert Fripp Mikael Akerfeldt (haters gonna hate)
Posted By: joseph50
Date Posted: September 28 2012 at 12:26
David Gilmour
Posted By: FunkyHomoSapien
Date Posted: September 29 2012 at 05:05
Wow, no-one can agree. Steve Howe and Robert Fripp are stand-out for me.
Posted By: raul_siberian
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 09:54
Steve Hove Steve Hackett Jan Akkerman Robert Fripp Andrew Latimer
Posted By: Undercover Man
Date Posted: October 24 2012 at 11:04
In no order:
Robert Fripp
Steve Howe
Steve Hackett
Alex Lifeson
Andrew Latimer
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: October 25 2012 at 15:53
Uncanny Strange Deja Vu, but I don't mind, I hope to find, A NEW TOP FIVE LISTTT Okay, that was pretty bad, I must admit And Petrucci isn't in the list, I'll tell you that:
1. Alex Lifeson (Rush) 2. Steve Howe (Yes) 3. John McLaughlin (The Mahavishnu Orchestra, solo) 4. Robert Fripp (King Crimson) 5. Ian Williams (Don Caballero, Battles)
Runners Up: Allan Holdsworth Paul Wagonner (Between The Buried And Me)
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: October 29 2012 at 01:16
Holdsworth
Gilmour
Zappa
Latimer
Fripp
...............and here's my favourite non-prog guitar player - Bruce Cockburn. In a word - AMAZING !!!
Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: October 29 2012 at 03:45
Fripp
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then in no order
Meole
Rodriguez-Lopez
Howe
Gilmour
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Posted By: geogkrt
Date Posted: October 29 2012 at 05:11
1. Frank Zappa 2. Steve Hackett 3. Robert Fripp 4. Alex Lifeson 5. David Gilmour
Posted By: DCracker
Date Posted: October 30 2012 at 15:17
John Petrucci Tosin Abassi Adam Jones
Posted By: JeanFrame
Date Posted: November 04 2012 at 12:16
There are some very strange choices. Again, purely down to personal taste rather than objective criticism.
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 04 2012 at 12:33
How about 5 exquisite guitarists that I happen to adore at the moment? Greatest is a word, which has taken on quite a surreal taste...
Michio Kurihara - Ghost, Boris etc.
Reine Fiske - Dungen, The Amazing, Morte Macabre, Paatos etc
Manuel Gottsching - Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra etc
Ole Fick - Burnin Red Ivanhoe
Connie Veit - Gila, Popol Vuh
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Posted By: coupons
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 05:30
1. Jimi Hendrix* (Jimi Hendrix Experence, Band of Gypsys, session work) 2. Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, session work, solo) 3. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) 4. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos, session work, solo) 5. Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm, session work
Posted By: deafmoon
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 08:50
Your user photo is awesome...looks like Coltrane, but I'm not sure. Anywya ...I dig it!
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Posted By: deafmoon
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 08:53
Allan Holdsworth, Steve Hackett, Steve Howe, Robert Fripp, David Gilmour.
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 09:56
Robert Fripp Ritchie Blackmore Brian May Steve Hackett Adrian Belew
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 11:50
Eric Visser
Ralph Towner
Dave Bainbridge
Manuel Gottsching
Jan Van Nimwegen
Posted By: Leafblade490
Date Posted: November 13 2012 at 05:20
I. Alex Lifeson
II. Steve Hackett
III. Steve Howe
IV. Yngwie Malmsteen (Zappa if Malmsteen is not exactly progressive)
V. Michael Romeo
Bonus: Andrew Latimer
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-Rush
Posted By: DiamondDog
Date Posted: November 14 2012 at 10:39
Has no-one mentioned Lindsey Buckingham? Surely unique among guitarists as well as being incredibly good. Perhaps not fashionable/hip enough for some?
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 20 2012 at 12:44