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ABlairican Pie · 09-04-2003, 11:11 PM

Read it and weep:

100. Kim Thayil of Soundgarden (90's grunge, began in 80's)
Essential guitar recording:
"Fell On Black Days"
99. Greg Ginn of Black Flag (80's hardcore)
"Rise Above"
98. Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer (late-60's proto-metal)
"Summertime Blues"
97. Robert Randolph ( pedal steel guitar gospel jam artist)
"Ted's Jam"
96. Angus Young of AC/DC (blues-based hard rock, began 1970's)
"Hell's Bells"
95. Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine (90's alternative)
"Only Shallow"
94. Bert Jansch (60's acoustic folk)
"Poison"
93. and 92. Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith of MC5 (late 60's proto-punk)
"Kick Out the Jams"
91. Robby Krieger of the Doors (60's psychedelic)
"Peace Frog"
90. Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper (70's theatrical rock)
"Eighteen"

ABlairican Pie · 09-05-2003, 08:28 AM

89. D. Boon of the Minutemen (80's alternative)
Essential recording:
"Double Nickels On the Dime"
88. Dave Davies of the Kinks (British rock, began in the 60's)
"You Really Got Me"
87. Joan Jett of the Runaways and the Blackhearts (punk/ "new wave" rock, began in the 70's)
"Bad Reputation"
86. Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath (British metal, begun in the 70's)
"Iron Man"
Why only at #86??

85. Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne (80's metal)
"Crazy Train"(live from Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads Tribute album)
Why only at #85??

84. Eddie Cochran (50's rockabilly)
"Summertime Blues"
83. Neil Young (classic rock and folk, began in the late 60's/early 70's)
"Powderfinger"
82. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd (progressive rock, began in the 60's/early 70's)
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
81. Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers (classic blues-rock)
"Afro Blue"
80. Robert Quine of Richard Hell and the Voidoids (70's punk)
"Blank Generation" album (about the essential song recording, I don't think I'll go there.

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laceyinthesky · 09-05-2003, 11:30 AM

Ahhhh! Hurry up and post the rest of it!!

dlemond · 09-05-2003, 11:53 AM

I've seen the whole list and it is a joke.

I mean a real, incredibly bad, f-in joke.

Penny Lane · 09-05-2003, 11:56 AM

Don't know if he made the list but Dwight Yoakam's lead guitar player, Pete Anderson, should be on it! He's fantastic!

*Mogwai* · 09-05-2003, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dlemond
I've seen the whole list and it is a joke.

I mean a real, incredibly bad, f-in joke.

Agreed.

Penny Lane · 09-05-2003, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dlemond
I've seen the whole list and it is a joke.

I mean a real, incredibly bad, f-in joke.

I saw the list and I agree that B B King and Eric Clapton should be where they are. # 3 & 4. But Carlos Santana should have been in the top five also!

britt britt · 09-05-2003, 05:49 PM

I've seen the whole list too. It's sad.

Mijada · 09-05-2003, 07:04 PM

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Originally posted by britt britt
I've seen the whole list too. It's sad.

Tell me about it. Lindsey Buckingham didn't even make it on there. I didn't see one person on that list who can play acoustic guitar better than him. At least Peter Green made it though.

TJL · 09-05-2003, 07:49 PM

Angus! 96?

Good Lord!

phoebe7165 · 09-05-2003, 09:34 PM

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Originally posted by TJL
Angus! 96?

Good Lord!

I was as shocked as you were when I read that!!

ABlairican Pie · 09-05-2003, 10:37 PM

79. Cliff Gallup of the Gene Vincent's Blue Caps (50's rockabilly)
Essential guitar recording:
"Race With the Devil"
78. Robbie Robertson of The Band (classic 60's/70's electric-folk band, previous backup band for Bob Dylan)
"Jemima Surrender"
77. Henry Vestine of Canned Heat (late 60's rock band)
"Fried Hockey Boogie"
76. Ali Farka Toure (African blues/folk)
"Singya"
75. Adam Jones of Tool (prog/alt-metal, began in 90's...don't subgenres suck.)
"Stinkfist"
74. Johnny Winter (70's blues-rock)
"Prodigal Son"
73. Trey Anastasio of Phish (jam-rock band, began in 90's)
"You Enjoy Myself"
72. Joni Mitchell (folk-pop, began in late 60's/early 70's)
"All I Want"
71. Lightnin' Hopkins (classic blues)
"Moving On Out Blues"
70. Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen (L.A. metal, began in late 70's)
"Eruption"

Eddie Van Halen ONLY at #70??? Now I know this list DOES suck.
Incredible enough that Tony Iommi and Randy Rhoads were down so low on the list.

brownsocks · 09-05-2003, 11:20 PM

what were the guys at rolling stone on when they made that list?

*Mogwai* · 09-05-2003, 11:25 PM

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Originally posted by brownsocks
what were the guys at rolling stone on when they made that list?

Probably the same stuff they're on when they write most of their articles these days...it's sad...

dr frasier crane · 09-05-2003, 11:54 PM

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Originally posted by Mijada
Tell me about it. Lindsey Buckingham didn't even make it on there. I didn't see one person on that list who can play acoustic guitar better than him.

I think Lindsey Buckingham is very underated. He is one of my favorite guitarists.

09-04-2003, 11:11 PM	#1
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	Rolling Stone's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time Read it and weep: 100. Kim Thayil of Soundgarden (90's grunge, began in 80's) Essential guitar recording: "Fell On Black Days" 99. Greg Ginn of Black Flag (80's hardcore) "Rise Above" 98. Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer (late-60's proto-metal) "Summertime Blues" 97. Robert Randolph ( pedal steel guitar gospel jam artist) "Ted's Jam" 96. Angus Young of AC/DC (blues-based hard rock, began 1970's) "Hell's Bells" 95. Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine (90's alternative) "Only Shallow" 94. Bert Jansch (60's acoustic folk) "Poison" 93. and 92. Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith of MC5 (late 60's proto-punk) "Kick Out the Jams" 91. Robby Krieger of the Doors (60's psychedelic) "Peace Frog" 90. Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper (70's theatrical rock) "Eighteen"
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09-05-2003, 08:28 AM	#2
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	RS Top 100 guitarists 89. D. Boon of the Minutemen (80's alternative) Essential recording: "Double Nickels On the Dime" 88. Dave Davies of the Kinks (British rock, began in the 60's) "You Really Got Me" 87. Joan Jett of the Runaways and the Blackhearts (punk/ "new wave" rock, began in the 70's) "Bad Reputation" 86. Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath (British metal, begun in the 70's) "Iron Man" Why only at #86?? 85. Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne (80's metal) "Crazy Train"(live from Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads Tribute album) Why only at #85?? 84. Eddie Cochran (50's rockabilly) "Summertime Blues" 83. Neil Young (classic rock and folk, began in the late 60's/early 70's) "Powderfinger" 82. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd (progressive rock, began in the 60's/early 70's) "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" 81. Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers (classic blues-rock) "Afro Blue" 80. Robert Quine of Richard Hell and the Voidoids (70's punk) "Blank Generation" album (about the essential song recording, I don't think I'll go there. )
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09-05-2003, 11:53 AM	#4
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09-05-2003, 11:30 AM	#3
laceyinthesky Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 13, 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,906	Ahhhh! Hurry up and post the rest of it!!

09-05-2003, 05:49 PM	#8
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09-05-2003, 10:37 PM	#12
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	More of this incredibly sad list courtesy of RS 79. Cliff Gallup of the Gene Vincent's Blue Caps (50's rockabilly) Essential guitar recording: "Race With the Devil" 78. Robbie Robertson of The Band (classic 60's/70's electric-folk band, previous backup band for Bob Dylan) "Jemima Surrender" 77. Henry Vestine of Canned Heat (late 60's rock band) "Fried Hockey Boogie" 76. Ali Farka Toure (African blues/folk) "Singya" 75. Adam Jones of Tool (prog/alt-metal, began in 90's...don't subgenres suck.) "Stinkfist" 74. Johnny Winter (70's blues-rock) "Prodigal Son" 73. Trey Anastasio of Phish (jam-rock band, began in 90's) "You Enjoy Myself" 72. Joni Mitchell (folk-pop, began in late 60's/early 70's) "All I Want" 71. Lightnin' Hopkins (classic blues) "Moving On Out Blues" 70. Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen (L.A. metal, began in late 70's) "Eruption" Eddie Van Halen ONLY at #70??? Now I know this list DOES suck. Incredible enough that Tony Iommi and Randy Rhoads were down so low on the list.

09-05-2003, 11:20 PM	#13
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