KISW Top 99 returns!! This week: Top 99 guitarists

[ABlairican Pie]

Okay, remember last year's KISW Top 99 Countdown? Here it comes back again, here was yesterday's list:

99: Nigel Pulsford: Bush: Machine Head

98: Dan Donegan: Disturbed: Prayer

97: Dave Grohl: Foo Fighers: Nirvana: Everlong

96: Izzy Stradlin: Guns N' Roses: Paradise City

95: James "Munkey" Shaffer: Korn: Got The Life

94: Jimmy Stiff: Jackyl: Lumberjack

93: Mike Mushok: Staind: Mudshovel

92: Kerry King: Slayer: Dead Skin Mask

91: Joe Strummer: The Clash: Should I Stay

90: Mick Thomson: Slipknot: Duality

89: Bradley Nowell: Sublime: Santeria

88: Brian Robertson: Motorhead: Ace Of Spades

87: Noodles: The Offspring: Self Esteem

86: Bruce Fairweather: Mother Love Bone: Love Battery: Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns

85: Billy Duffy: The Cult: Firewoman

84: Tony Rombola: Godsmack: Straight Out Of Line

83: Steve Turner: Mud Honey: Touch Me: I'm Sick

82: Tim Mahoney: 311: Down

81: Richie Sambora: Bon Jovi: Livin' On A Prayer

80: Dean Deleo: Stone Temple Pilots: Plush

79: Johnny Ramone: The Ramones: I Wanna Be Sedated

78: Josh Homme: Queens Of The Stone Age: Kyuss: No One Knows

77: Gary Hoey: Gary Hoey: Hocus Pocus

76: Brad Delson: Linkin Park: Faint

75: Paige Hamilton: Helmet: Unsung

74: Stone Gossard: Pearl Jam: Even Flow (Was Written By Stone)

73: Clint Lowery : Sevendust: Black

72: Jack White: White Stripes: Seven Nation Army

71: Neil Young: Neil Young: Rockin' In The Free World

70: Mike Einzinger: Incubus: Pardon Me

69: Woody Weatherman: Corrosion Of Conformity: Clean My Wounds

68: Cameron Muncey: Jet: Cold Hard Bitch

67: Steve Stevens: Billy Idol Band: Rebel Yell

66: Larry Lalonde: Primus: Jerry Was A Racecar Driver

65: Mark Tremonte: Creed: One

64: Pete Townsend: The Who: Baba O'reilly

63: Jake E. Lee: Ozzy's Band : Bark At The Moon

62: Lenny Kravitz: Lenny Kravitz: Are You Gonna Go My Way

61: Ace Frehley: Kiss: Cold Gin

60: Stephen Carpenter: Deftones: Change (In The House Of Flies)

59: Mick Mars: Motley Crue: Girls: Girls: Girls

58: John Petrucci: Dream Theater: As I Am

57: Kurt Cobain: Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

56: Chris Degarmo: Queensryche: Jet City Woman

55: Wes Borland: Limp Bizkit: Break Stuff

54: Adrian Smith: Iron Maiden: Run To The Hills

53: K.K. Downing: Judas Priest: Breaking The Law

52: Daron Malakian: System Of A Down: Chop Suey

51: David Gilmour: Pink Floyd: Young Lust

50: Kenny Wayne Shepard: Kenny Wayne Shepard: Deja Voodoo

49: Dick Dale: Dick Dale: Misirlou

48: Rudolph Shenker: Scorpions: Big City Nights

47: Vivian Campbell: Dio: Holy Diver

46: Hillel Slovak: Red Hot Chili Peppers: Fire (One Of His Last Songs Recorded)

45: Ronnie Montrose: Montrose: Rock The Nation

44: Steve Clark: Def Leppard: Pour Some Sugar On Me

43: George Thorogood: George Thorogood: Bad To The Bone

42: Alex Lifeson: Rush: Tom Sawyer

41: Robin Trower: Robin Trower: Day Of The Eagle

40: Chris Debaldo: Saliva: Survival Of The Sickest

39: The Edge: U2: Pride (In The Name)

38: Yngwie Malmsteen (Sounds Like "Ing-Vay"): Solo: Alcatrazz: Heaven Tonight (Heavy Metal Hits Cd)

37: Ritchie Blackmore: Rainbow: Deep Purple: Man On Top Of Silver Mountain

36: Christopher Thorn: Blind Melon: No Rain

35: Zakk Wilde: Ozzy's Band: Black Label Society: Stillborn

34: Carlos Santana: Carlos Santana: She's Not There

33: Brian May: Queen: We Will Rock You/Champions

32: Eric Johnson: Eric Johnson: Cliffs Of Dover

31: James Iha: A Perfect Circle: Smashing Pumpkins: Bullet With Butterfly Wings

30: Sammy Hagar: Solo: Van Halen: Montrose: I Can't Drive 55

29: Chris Robinson: Black Crowes: Hard To Handle

28: Marty Friedman: Megadeth: Trust

27: Dave Navarro: Jane's Addiction: Rhcp: Been Caught Stealing

26: Duane Allman: Allman Brothers: Derek & The Dominos: States Boro Blues

25: Dave Mustaine: Megadeth: Symphony Of Destruction

24: Adam Jones: Tool: Sober

23: Nuno Bettencourt: Extreme: Hole Hearted

22: Steve Vai: Solo: David Lee Roth: Zappa: Whitesnake: Fool For Your Loving (Whitesnake)

21: "Dimebag" Darrell: Pantera: Walk

20: Joe Perry: Aerosmith: Sweet Emotion

19: Ted Nugent: Ted Nugent: Stranglehold

18: Eric Clapton: Solo: Cream: Derek & The Dominos: Cocaine

17: Vernon Reid: Living Colour: Cult Of Personality

16: Kim Thayil: Soundgarden: Burden In My Hand

15: Angus Young: Ac/Dc: Thunderstruck

14: Stevie Ray Vaughn: Stevie Ray Vaughn: Pride And Joy

13: Toni Iommi: Black Sabbath: War Pigs

12: Joe Satriani: Joe Satriani: Satch Boogie

11: James Hettfield: Metallica: Nothing Else Matters

10: John Frusciante: Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away

9: Kirk Hammet: Metallica: One

8: Mike Mccready: Pearl Jam: Alive

7: Jerry Cantrell: Alice In Chains: Solo: Rooster

6: Randy Rhoads: Ozzy Osbourne: Crazy Train

5: Tom Morello: Audioslave: Ratm: Show Me How To Live

4: Slash: Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver: Slither

3: Eddie Van Halen: Van Halen: Eruption/You Really Got Me

2: Jimmy Page: Led Zeppelin: Black Dog

1: Jimi Hendrix: The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Foxey Lady

[robyrob]

what are they basing that on? some of those certainly couldnt be considered the best solo by each artist - i wont argue about the 1-50 ranking, because it is pretty subjective, but it seems like they just picked the most well-known solo for each guitarist

for example, no WAY is Whitesnalke's "Fool for your Lovin'" Steve Vai's best solo, same for Angus Young and "Thunderstruck"...

[ABlairican Pie]

Originally posted by robyrob
what are they basing that on? some of those certainly couldnt be considered the best solo by each artist - i wont argue about the 1-50 ranking, because it is pretty subjective, but it seems like they just picked the most well-known solo for each guitarist

They told listeners to vote online who their favorite guitarist was, and the votes were tallied that way. I'm surprised at the positions of many of the guitarists.

[robyrob]

Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
They told listeners to vote online who their favorite guitarist was, and the votes were tallied that way. I'm surprised at the positions of many of the guitarists.

i'm ignoring the positions, just because everyone has their own favorites, I wanna know why they listed THOSE songs for each guitarist

[ABlairican Pie]

Originally posted by robyrob
what are they basing that on? some of those certainly couldnt be considered the best solo by each artist - i wont argue about the 1-50 ranking, because it is pretty subjective, but it seems like they just picked the most well-known solo for each guitarist

for example, no WAY is Whitesnalke's "Fool for your Lovin'" Steve Vai's best solo, same for Angus Young and "Thunderstruck"...

"Fool For Your Lovin'"?? That was a huge disappointment for Steve Vai. He was so much better on his Passion and Warfare album.

[ABlairican Pie]

Originally posted by robyrob
i'm ignoring the positions, just because everyone has their own favorites, I wanna know why they listed THOSE songs for each guitarist

I'm not sure either. I wonder if they're trying to just placate the listeners with stuff they're already familiar with. Like they don't want to be too "obscure"...