Rolling Stone's Top 100 Guitarists -- prepare to laugh

[SilverStarCowboy]

SRV and Jimi both play lead and rhythm at the same time, it boggles the mind.

Mick Mars of Motley Crue made the list but he is usually pretty under rated. Kirk Hammett is God.

 

[jobberone]

SRV and Jimi both play lead and rhythm at the same time, it boggles the mind.

Mick Mars of Motley Crue made the list but he is usually pretty under rated. Kirk Hammett is God.

Not sure I understand that. You mean they do a riff then play some rhythm or do both at the very same time?

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

At the same time, only not at the very same time.




watch from round' 2 - 3.5 min. section

 

[joseephuss]

I only looked at the top twenty. Seemed pretty reasonable to me.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

At the same time, only not at the very same time.




watch from round' 2 - 3.5 min. section

okay at the very same time

 

[theogt]

Yeah, SRV is 12. Any list of best GUITARISTS should have him in the top 3 at least.

The problem with the list is it was voted on largely by great artists, not great guitarists.

 

[jobberone]

At the same time, only not at the very same time.




watch from round' 2 - 3.5 min. section

Genius. Riffs with a rock and roll progression. Wish I could play. I gave up and sold most of my stuff.

 

[Signals]

I have my own list, I don't need Rolling Stones, list.

 

[WhizKid]

Jimi is in the right spot. My only thing is Prince should be much higher. I think he is underrated even though he is considered great.

 

[DFWJC]

Joe Satriani is better than at least 40 of those guys
IMO of course

 

[Phoenix]

I was just happy to see Lindsey Buckingham on it, even at #100. I think he's underrated, myself.

 

[CowboyGil]

Where's CC DeVille on the list?

 

[CowboyGil]

I love the Beatles and some of George's solo stuff, but no way does he belong ahead of SRV,Santana or Randy Rhoads. It should be most influential, not greatest.

 

[Khartun]

Hendrix was FAAAAARRRR too sloppy a guitarist to be #1. I don't want to see a list of 100 Joe Satriani's, so there has to be some balance between song writing and technical prowess. But Jimi was so far off the mark on actual ability to play the guitar, that he can't reasonably be #1.

I agree but Stach, Yngwie, and Steve Vai not even being on the list is crazy.

SRV should be in the top 3-4 IMO.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Buckethead would rip most to shreds

 

[Phoenix]

So I'm going through the list, from bottom to top, reading about all the guitarists. The list most definitely is a combination of talent, impact, inventiveness, influence, etc. Very interesting going through it.

I'm writing down everyone from 100 up to the top, but it's taking me a while...here is first half (100-51)


100. Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
99. Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
98. Alex Lifeson (Rush)
97. Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols)
96. Bruce Springsteen
95. Roger McGuinn (the Byrds)
94. Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
93. Paul Simon
92. Dimebag Darrell (Pantera)
91. Dave Davies (Kinks)



90. Tom Verlaine (Television)
89. Bonnie Raitt
88. Carl Perkins
87. James Hetfield (Metallica)
86. J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
85. Andy Summers (the Police)
84. Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
83. Eddie Hazel (apparently just for Maggot Brain )
82. Nels Cline (Wilco)
81. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)



80. Buddy Holly
79. Mike Campbell (Tom Petty's lead guitarist)
78. John Fahey
77. Willie Nelson
76. Robby Krieger (the Doors)
75. Joni Mitchell
74. Dick Dale
73. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
72. John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
71. Robert Johnson



70. Jack White
69. Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)
68. John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra, & with Miles Davis)
67. T-Bone Walker
66. Leslie West (Vagrants, & Mountain)
65. Slash (Guns n' Roses)
64. Duane Eddy
63. Johnny Winter (also recorded with Jimi Hendrix & Muddy Waters)
62. Robert Fripp (King Crimson)
61. Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers Band)



60. Ron Asheton (the Stooges)
59. Robbie Robertson (the Band)
58. Peter Green (Bluesbreakers - replaced Clapton - & early Fleetwood Mac)
57. Rory Gallagher
56. Albert Collins (strong influence on Hendrix)
55. John Lennon (the Beatles)
54. Joe Walsh (the Eagles)
53. Otis Rush
52. Clarence White (Kentucky Colonels band & the Byrds)
51. Johnny Marr (the Smiths)

 

[Future]

Rolling Stone has an absolute vendetta against Dave Matthews Band. The magazine is garbage

Thats because DMB is garbage lol

I know that no list like this is going to include anything recent, but when it comes to skillset and creativity, Syn Gates, from Avenged Sevenfold, should be on the list. Call them tools or whatever, but the guy can rip.

 

[Phoenix]

Here's the rest of the list. Wow do I so not agree with a lot of the entire list...


50. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow)
49. Muddy Waters
48. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
47. Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield band & Crosby, Still, Nash, & Young)
46. Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
45. Link Wray
44. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
43. Hubert Sumlin (w/ Howlin' Wolf & Muddy Waters)
42. Mike Bloomfield (w/ Bob Dylan & the Paul Betterfield Blues Band)
41. Mick Ronson ( w/ Bowie, Lou Reed, John Mellencamp, Morrissey, Ian Hunter)



40. Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine)
39. Steve Cropper (the Mar-Keys; Booker T. and the MGs; Blues Brothers Band, w/ dozens more)
38. The Edge (U2)
37. Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones)
36. Randy Rhoads (w/ Ozzy Osbourne)
35. John Lee Hooker
34. Curtis Mayfield (Impressions)
33. Prince (yes, the Purple One)
32. Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top; the Moving Sidewalks)
31. Ry Cooder (Taj Mahal; Captain Beefheart, w/ Stones, Newman, Clapton, etc.)



30. Elmore James
29. Scotty Moore (Elvis Presley's lead guitarist)
28. Johnny Ramone (the Ramones)
27. Bo Diddley
26. Brian May (Queen)
25. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
24. Angus Young (AC/DC)
23. Buddy Guy
22. Frank Zappa
21. Chet Atkins



20. Carlos Santana
19. James Burton (w/ many)
18. Les Paul
17. Neil Young
16. Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers; Tedeschi Trucks Band)
15. Freddy King
14. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
13. Albert King
12. Stevie Ray Vaughan
11. George Harrison (Beatles)


10. Pete Townshend
9. Duane Allman
8. Eddie Van Halen
7. Chuck Berry
6. B. B. King
5. Jeff Beck
4. Keith Richards
3. Jimmy Page
2. Eric Clapton
1. Jimi Hendrix

 

[AbeBeta]

Rolling Stone has an absolute vendetta against Dave Matthews Band. The magazine is garbage

This is because they suck. DMB that is

 

[AbeBeta]

I like seeing some reference to some of the great punk guitarists -- Verlaine, Moore, and Asheton in particular. Cline is amazing as well. And Johnny Marr, hell yes.