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Posted on 10/26/23 at 12:58 pm to dchog
That list is complete garbage.
I have been following music for over 50 years and I have never heard of most of the list.
How bout Mick Mars or Yngvie Malmsteen or Peter Frampton? Not in the top 250 but Joni Mitchell is 9?
I have been following music for over 50 years and I have never heard of most of the list.
How bout Mick Mars or Yngvie Malmsteen or Peter Frampton? Not in the top 250 but Joni Mitchell is 9?
Posted on 10/26/23 at 6:45 pm to AlxTgr
Yeah just saw Beato's take and came here to check... not one bit surprised at his outrage. He actually knows music, knows guitar, knows more than just rock/indie rock/blues rock.
Joe Pass, Guthrie Govan & Allan Holdsworth are names anyone who loves guitar should in no way be ignorant of.
BTW, speaking of Govan I watched the Hans Zimmer Live In Prague concert Blu-Ray a couple of weeks ago, and it was really cool seeing him in that context. Such a versatile player.
BTW 2, if you are going to rant about George Benson not being included, let's not omit his idol Wes Montgomery.
Joe Pass, Guthrie Govan & Allan Holdsworth are names anyone who loves guitar should in no way be ignorant of.
BTW, speaking of Govan I watched the Hans Zimmer Live In Prague concert Blu-Ray a couple of weeks ago, and it was really cool seeing him in that context. Such a versatile player.
BTW 2, if you are going to rant about George Benson not being included, let's not omit his idol Wes Montgomery.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 8:37 pm to lsudirtbag
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How bout Mick Mars
No one in Motley Crue should be rated in a top 250 list of anything musically.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 9:02 pm to ItzMe1972
That list is laughable.
But just a few thoughts.
David Gilmour too low
Tom Morelo too high
Adam Jones should be on the list
But just a few thoughts.
David Gilmour too low
Tom Morelo too high
Adam Jones should be on the list
Posted on 10/28/23 at 9:06 pm to Crow Pie
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Roy Clark are not in the 250
Another glaring omission. His rendition of Malagueña alone should put him in the list
Posted on 10/28/23 at 9:07 pm to nealnan8
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NO Les Paul...NO CARE
Thought I saw him in there.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 9:36 pm to nealnan8
quote:no les, no more
NO Les Paul...NO CARE
Posted on 10/28/23 at 9:45 pm to geauxjuice
Also think Billy Corgan warrants a spot somewhere on the list.
The guitar work on the first 2 Smashing Pumpkins albums alone is better than a lot of that list.
The guitar work on the first 2 Smashing Pumpkins albums alone is better than a lot of that list.
Posted on 10/28/23 at 9:45 pm to geauxjuice
No Roy Clark or Tommy Emmanuel? Did I overlook them? Glen Campbell or Chet Atkins?
Posted on 10/28/23 at 10:09 pm to WMTigerFAN
And no George Benson, really?
Posted on 10/31/23 at 9:24 am to Crow Pie
No Buckethead, Roy Clark or Frampton, but HER? Clown show.
Posted on 11/2/23 at 7:24 am to Jumpinjack
This has to be simply a troll job from Rolling Stone, right?
Nobody believes half this list.
Nobody believes half this list.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 7:13 am to geauxjuice
How is Eric Clapton only 35th?
Pretty sure on the previous Top 100 guitarist list that Rolling Stone made he was in the top 5.
Derek Trucks also dropped significantly from the previous list. He should be in the top 25, at least.
Pretty sure on the previous Top 100 guitarist list that Rolling Stone made he was in the top 5.
Derek Trucks also dropped significantly from the previous list. He should be in the top 25, at least.
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 7:20 am
Posted on 11/4/23 at 2:41 am to Jake88
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Buckethead
Posted on 11/5/23 at 5:28 am to VOR
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Such a list is virtually impossible.
The factors are so varied and subjective. And the musical categories are diverse.
Ranking lists in general are really impossible and a list of the 250 greatest guitarists is impossible in terms of pleasing even a tiny fraction of people. If everyone just made a list of their top ten I doubt even two would have the same 10 and a better chance of winning the lottery than 2 lists being exactly the same.
Then you have the criteria. If we are talking about pure technical perfection then there are 100s of youtube guitarists that destroy #15 Keith Richards in that area.
Also being honest with yourself how many here have actually sat and listened to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Maybelle Carter, John Fahey, and Elizabeth Cotten enough to really place them?
Most probably haven't listen to a lot of James Burton and Jimmy Nolen at least when they knew it. Burton being a member of the Wrecking Crew and Nolen being part of James Brown's band "everyone" has heard them but did you know you were hearing them.
For me, I am baffled by little things like Stephen Malkmus (someone whose work I barely know) being ahead of Link Wray who strummed the coolest riff ever played and made overdriven sound cool.
Again, my point is all lists are shite but this one is causing a hell of a lot of clicks on youtube. However, if you are a fan of music and in particular guitar it is full of extremely interesting rabbit holes.
RS should redo and expand their drummers list so the metal and jazz fans can both be pissed and the rock fans can argue over the order of Bonzo, Moon the Loon, Ginger, and Neil but bask in the fact they are 1-4. They can all take a piss on the inevitable person that will argue Jorge Garrido is the greatest drummer to ever live... and maybe he is.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 10:24 am to Obtuse1
That list is so bad I'm surprised I'm not on it.
Posted on 11/7/23 at 5:38 pm to geauxjuice
These lists should be compiled by other musicians, preferably other guitarists. I trust peers more than random journalists.
Also what are the criteria? Different music genres have different ideas of "good." Also are they just judging technical play? Or are they also judging song writers? Lots of people can shred other people's material, but not as many can write their own.
Also what are the criteria? Different music genres have different ideas of "good." Also are they just judging technical play? Or are they also judging song writers? Lots of people can shred other people's material, but not as many can write their own.
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