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re: Best guitar player of the Hair Band era
Posted on 9/27/20 at 10:38 pm to Simplemaaan
Posted on 9/27/20 at 10:38 pm to Simplemaaan
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Who did the solo in Dirty Diana?
Steve Stevens
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Posted on 9/28/20 at 1:31 pm to Dandy Lion
Billy Duffy is criminally underrated. The Cult went through a weird phase in the mid to late 90's but over the last few years they have embraced their Love/Electric/Sonic Temple phase and are back to rock with malicious intent
Posted on 9/28/20 at 4:33 pm to ALLTIGER
Ritchie Sambora
Posted on 9/28/20 at 4:35 pm to KiwiHead
I saw The Cult open for Metallica (And Justice For All). Very, very underrated live band, and Billy was a beast.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 3:02 pm to ALLTIGER
Posted on 9/30/20 at 3:21 pm to ALLTIGER
eddie van halen
Posted on 9/30/20 at 3:29 pm to ALLTIGER
Steve Stevens
Posted on 9/30/20 at 3:33 pm to Carson123987
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dimebag is sloppy af
His studio work was tremendous but some of his live work
was sloppy but that's only due to him running around and/or being a little inebriated. Some of his live work was unreal too.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 3:38 pm to MorbidTheClown
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Slash?
I said Rhoads and then Dimebag was the best of that era but my favorite is Slash.
Estranged and his solo in November Rain are tremendously soulful to me. Don't think he was the best but he's my favorite.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 10:00 pm to CoachDon
I'm loving all the love for C.C. in this thread. You hardly ever see that; he's criminally underrated. There's a great outtake of him on the Lemmy documentary in the Blu Ray extras.
As someone also posted: Mick Mars. Also very underrated.
Also for your consideration, I submit Chris "Homeless" Holmes of W.A.S.P. The solo on Sleeping (in the Fire)? Amazing.
As someone also posted: Mick Mars. Also very underrated.
Also for your consideration, I submit Chris "Homeless" Holmes of W.A.S.P. The solo on Sleeping (in the Fire)? Amazing.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 9:16 am to Tall Tiger
I mean, yeah, CC can do all the technical things most of the really good guitarists were doing back then, but he doesn’t have that sexy tone or anything unique about his playing style that separates him from anyone else. Not joking, I know a 22-year-old kid that my son has been playing music with for about 10 years that can do everything CC just did in that video above.
This post was edited on 10/2/20 at 9:17 am
Posted on 10/2/20 at 2:47 pm to Del Devereaux
Van Halen, Guns N Roses, and Ozzy Osborne -- none of these bands were hair metal.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 8:28 pm to auwaterfowler
It's more than just technical skill. The world is full of great guitarists, technically speaking.
C.C.'s unique style helped his band sell 45 million records. He's not worried that some guy watching YouTube videos can copy his chord strokes.
C.C.'s unique style helped his band sell 45 million records. He's not worried that some guy watching YouTube videos can copy his chord strokes.
Posted on 10/2/20 at 9:23 pm to Ace Midnight
Someone has mentioned Def Leppard, who I cannot stand, but how about Vivian Campbell for his work with Dio? I wouldn't say he was the best, but definitely underrated.
I'm a huge Iron Maiden fan and love their work and riffs but Murray and Smith are not in this league. Dickinson and Harris much more influential as band members on the whole.
Others also mentioned Satriani and if we're actually including him in the conversation, that's the winner. But remember it's always subjective.
Lots of subjectivity here into what actually constitutes "hair metal"
Slash is a hack.
I'm a huge Iron Maiden fan and love their work and riffs but Murray and Smith are not in this league. Dickinson and Harris much more influential as band members on the whole.
Others also mentioned Satriani and if we're actually including him in the conversation, that's the winner. But remember it's always subjective.
Lots of subjectivity here into what actually constitutes "hair metal"
Slash is a hack.
This post was edited on 10/2/20 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 10/2/20 at 11:33 pm to auwaterfowler
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Not joking, I know a 22-year-old kid that my son has been playing music with for about 10 years that can do everything CC just did in that video above.
You can find 10 year olds all over youtube that can play anything imaginable. That's hardly a barometer for greatness.
I love CC because of his ridiculous coke induced energy, but also he did have a style that was unique to him. His creativity is underrated.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 7:22 pm to ALLTIGER
Chris Impellitteri
Posted on 10/6/20 at 7:24 pm to ALLTIGER
Frank Hannon
Posted on 10/6/20 at 9:37 pm to ALLTIGER
Awesome thread that I’m happy to comment on! I’m totally with the OP, I am a HUGE George Lynch fan and from the first time I heard his guitar playing years ago, to this very day, I continue to be blown away by the masterful playing of Mr. Lynch.
Another guitar player who deserves to be consistently mentioned with the greats of this era is White Lion’s Vito Bratta. His musical career was far too brief, and he hasn’t released any music in over 25 years, but his playing was absolutely incredible. Check out his solo on the WL song “Little Fighter”, it will blow your mind!
I also really enjoy Robbin Crosby/Warren DiMartini from Ratt. Great duo of guitar players who brought an awesome edge to Ratt’s sound. A couple of posters have mentioned Reb Beach, who was lights out in Winger, among the other bands he’s played in.
There is a guitarist no one has mentioned that I find is very underrated and that is Oz Fox from Stryper. Very talented player who deserves more credit.
Another guitar player who deserves to be consistently mentioned with the greats of this era is White Lion’s Vito Bratta. His musical career was far too brief, and he hasn’t released any music in over 25 years, but his playing was absolutely incredible. Check out his solo on the WL song “Little Fighter”, it will blow your mind!
I also really enjoy Robbin Crosby/Warren DiMartini from Ratt. Great duo of guitar players who brought an awesome edge to Ratt’s sound. A couple of posters have mentioned Reb Beach, who was lights out in Winger, among the other bands he’s played in.
There is a guitarist no one has mentioned that I find is very underrated and that is Oz Fox from Stryper. Very talented player who deserves more credit.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 6:34 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Van Halen literally created the hair band genre. They erupted on the late 70’s scene when disco and British punk were dominating. Lawerence Welk was still in TV.
Van Halen 1, released in 1978, introduced the world to the Southern California hair band scene. Randy Roads from Quiet Riot, a SoCal band, would join forces with Ozzy for Blizzard of Oz in 1980 ...and Quiet Riot would release Mental Health with Carlos Cavazo in 1983.
Van Halen 1, released in 1978, introduced the world to the Southern California hair band scene. Randy Roads from Quiet Riot, a SoCal band, would join forces with Ozzy for Blizzard of Oz in 1980 ...and Quiet Riot would release Mental Health with Carlos Cavazo in 1983.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 10:55 am to RoscoeSanCarlos
Randy Rhoades is top 5 of all time ..so def #1 in hair band era . No one comes close .
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