Rolling Stones list of 100 guitar gods

[reg]

hmmm ... ya think???

1. Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Qeen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

[method77]

i suppose they mean electric guitar cause if not... where the hell is Paco De Lucia?

[Kooperman]

That list is a farce.....meant to stir controversy and get Rolling Stone's name on tongues. To begin with, nobody in their right mind would attempt to name a top 100, and certainly not as shallowly as some bozo made this one.

[Krell]

Joan Jett?

Good grief, Kenny Wayne Shepherd blows that has been away.

Farce it is.

[CCSDUDE]

Indeed it's a load of shit....

Where the hell is Terry Kath?!?

[Truncheon]

This is one area that being a major label "artist" helps. If you are selling enough units, they can buy you heavy rotation on the radio. They can get you a publicist and create a buzz.

They can get you the the "really heavy" interviews with the icons of rock publication.

I would point out Frank Zappa at #45. The man 's credentials as a guitar player, composer and all around artist far exceed everyone else on this list put together. This is not an opinion, this is a fact! If you doubt me, do some research.

My point is this: Lists like these are not objective. They are part of a grand marketing scheme put int play by the people that the RIAA represents. They should be taken with a "grain of salt".

For those about to rock, WE SALUTE YOU!
(Angus Young at #96? Bitch, are you for real?)

[MainManMoe]

First post in the lounge! Lol

I just HAD to post on this thread because that top 100 list is an insult!

I agree, this list has only been made to provoce debate and get Rolling Stone mentioned. Ive been involved in many fanclubs and mailing lists and Ive yet to meet any rockfans who dont detest Rolling Stones Magazine! Ugh this makes me so angry!

Ps: Truncheon Zappa far exeeding EVERYBODY on that list? As a guitar player? No way son, not by a long shot and believe me I know my music and Ive done my research. I dont even want to go into details, because Im sure you just wrote that because you were also angry about this list and Im sure you actually do know better.

PsPs: heres an example of how far out this list is

24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King


The Edge is even on the same list as Freddy King? And not only that, but also BEFORE Freddy King??!! Somebody must have been dippin the snout in that Crazy Giraffo Banana Wine!

[Kooperman]

Originally posted by MainManMoe
First post in the lounge! Lol

I just HAD to post on this thread because that top 100 list is an insult!

I agree, this list has only been made to provoce debate and get Rolling Stone mentioned. Ive been involved in many fanclubs and mailing lists and Ive yet to meet any rockfans who dont detest Rolling Stones Magazine! Ugh this makes me so angry!
Rolling Stone has degenerated to little more than Seventeen magazine. But in the glory days of the late 60's to the early 70's it was cutting edge and smouldering with energy. Most importantly, it was well written and literate. I have a large collection of those issues.....what passes for Rolling Stone now is merely corporate shilling between front and back covers.

[The Hunter]

A farce indeed, I agree no Terry Kath, no Rick Emmet, and many, many more.

[MainManMoe]

Kooperman, I know Rolling Magazine quite well and I know the part they played in the popularism of American and British rock through the seventies (their top era of influence). Honestly, I dont see that as a credential. They are and have always been "hype" and nothing else. The pseudo intellectualism of rock journalism in the early seventies has always left me unimpressed, even back then, although I certainly agree that they were far more "authentic" then than now.

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by The Hunter
A farce indeed, I agree no Terry Kath, no Rick Emmet, and many, many more. No Terry Kath is a farce indeed. And Brian May is way, way too low on the list. May imo should be in the top 5.

[Kooperman]

Originally posted by MainManMoe
Kooperman, I know Rolling Magazine quite well and I know the part they played in the popularism of American and British rock through the seventies (their top era of influence). Honestly, I dont see that as a credential. They are and have always been "hype" and nothing else. The pseudo intellectualism of rock journalism in the early seventies has always left me unimpressed, even back then, although I certainly agree that they were far more "authentic" then than now.

What would you consider authentic, then? If you say Crawdaddy I won't argue....Crawdaddy was authentic.....but success is also part of the mixture too and Crawdaddy didn't have enough of it. Or maybe you're a Tiger Beat guy?
http://www.cdaddy.com/FormatHomePage.cgi

[cheapprick]

I actually think they have most of the right names, but they appear to have used a random number generator to decide who was placed where.

pfft 27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits

Also, they took great pains not to look at any of the country artists that may have belonged there.

[Kooperman]

Originally posted by cheapprick
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Also, they took great pains not to look at any of the country artists that may have belonged there.
Jazz is also ignored, although you could place Joni Mitchell there. When I think guitar gods, I don't think I could place her a notch above Johnny Winter, lol.

[method77]

I actually think they have most of the right names, but they appear to have used a random number generator to decide who was placed where. agree on that one.

but hey... this is top 100 out of the thousands of artists who belong there. Take it easy on them.

but... where the hell is Paco DeLucia??? lol

[baghdad_steve15]

This list is bull. Wheres Slash from G&R?

[The Hunter]

Truncheon, your remark was tastless, and rude.

[rainbowdemon]

A list that includes Joan Jett but does not include Martin Barre? wtf?? I could go on, but there is no point

sorry, didn't mean to be so offensive ...
And I agree with Janet, you have nothing to apologize for. The meatball who made that remark needs to apologize.

[shawners]

I hope its in no particular order, cause eric clapton should be higher.. Wheres richie sambora of Bon Jovi?? Steve PERRY??
I mean , come on, JOAN JETT?

[CCSDUDE]

Originally posted by rainbowdemon
A list that includes Joan Jett but does not include Martin Barre? wtf?? I could go on, but there is no point

And I agree with Janet, you have nothing to apologize for. The meatball who made that remark needs to apologize.

Meatball? MEATBALL?

I'm Italian and thatah offendsah us dirty I-tal-yons!

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by CCSDUDE
Meatball? MEATBALL?

I'm Italian and thatah offendsah us dirty I-tal-yons! Didn't mean to, bud. I didn't mean the kind of meatball that you eat. I like those myself.

[CCSDUDE]

Originally posted by rainbowdemon
Didn't mean to, bud. I didn't mean the kind of meatball that you eat. I like those myself.

I could care less...I just like slandering my own kind with stupid responses... :)

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

clapton is the most overrated axe basher ever to disgrace a stage. Wanking away at the albert hall for 50 nights in a row, this heroin infested fossil should have been put out of his misery eons ago.

For pure pyrotechnics you cant touch the cosmic magic of the undisputed no1.

[tackdaddy]

another crappy list,who the hell voted on this?there is so much wrong with this list and too many not listed.

[aqlo]

Staff at Rolling Stone always hated me
Why? I would never know
But every time I put out a CD
They said Pan it before it can blow
--Clapton

[tMoD]

I didn't see Joe Satriani. He is incredibly talented and I think he deserves a place on this list.

[reg]

what a great, great pic of #1, grab_grab ... look at those beautiful long, long fingers ... love it ...

[mojo-ris-in]

Artists that got the shaft:
Dickie Betts
Gary Rossington
Ricky Medlocke
Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons
Eric Johnson
Jimmy Vaughn
Susan Tedeschi
Bonnie Raitt
Eric Gayle
Joe Satriani
Neal Schon
Lyndsey Buckingham
Warren Haynes
Tom Sholtz
Jeff Lynn
Ed King

I could go on and on.....

[aqlo]

I'm still dwelling on htf Duane Allman beat Clapton. I've never met Clapton, no, but I've seen him play live and it's a wonderful thing. I've also hung out in the Allmans' garage and I don't see the same art there. No offense but what am I missing here? Allman fans sound off, tell me where i am wrong.

Yeah, Jimmy had fingers longer than life, as it were. I don't see how Duane is second only to that.

(I am not a musician; I am however a drummer.)

[Kooperman]

As mojo said, there are many, many names left off that list, which is why it's impossible to do a credible top 100 list encompassing all genres . Anybody remember Woodstock and Alvin Lee of Ten Years After? He was one of the fastest guns ever, and did nice jazz work too on their early albums.

[Rickio]

Rolling Stone has been out of touch and off my reading list for a hell of a long time. I remember as a kid reading it when it was still printed as a newspaper, way before it took magazine format.
It was much more interesting back then as well.

But I agree Jimi is Number 1!

[backmann]

There is no way Brian May could be at #39. He should be at least top 5. Indeed, where's Paco de Lucía???

Ivan
In the dark we make a brighter light

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by backmann
There is no way Brian May could be at #39. He should be at least top 5. Indeed, where's Paco de Lucía???

Ivan
In the dark we make a brighter light I like the way you think. I couldn't agree more. Brian is one of the best!!

[method77]

But I agree Jimi is Number 1! even though this is ZP, we cannot argue that

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Do Not Agree:

Kurt Cobain - better as musician/songwriter than god, besides, god's don't commit suicide
Jack White - please...not even a 7 nation army could escalate him to this status
John Frusciante - not too impressive
Peter Green - I think Lindsey Buckingham should be the replacement, but only as an avatar, and hardly that

I agree with the majority of the rest. Here are more that should have been added from the Rock/Metal area:

Alex Skolnick
Jerry Cantrell
Jeff Waters (possible ego-explosion here)
Jake E. Lee
Zakk Wylde
John Sykes
Tom Scholz
David T. Chastain
George Lynch
John Petrucci
Jim Matheos
Dino Cazares - programmed or not, put him in here or feel the Body Hammer
Marty Freidman
Jason Becker
John Norum
Glenn Tipton
Ace Frehley
Yngwie Malmsteen
Vinnie Moore
"Dimbag" Darrell
Alex Lifeson - Can Rolling Stone say "Whoops?"
Kerry King/Jeff Hanneman - yes, it takes skill.
Billy Squire
Tenacious D - just the name alone is godlike: go(D)... Tenacious (D)..two men, one soul. Omnipotent.
Steve Vai

Guess that'll do.

[method77]

George Benson?

[shawners]

Im just glad that IKE TURNER made the list, its so stupid.. Yngmie malmastien? (not sure of the spelling of his name, but he released awesome albums) I am wondering where they got the nerve to do top 100 and not even include the many that should of been on there. Im sorry, but IKE TURNER????

[Mr. Crowley]

Others that should be considered:

Mark Reale
Ronni Le Tekro
Thomas Youngblood
Ty Tabor
Marcus Siepen
Andre Olbrich
Alexander Kuopalla
Kai Hansen
Steve Ramsey
Criss Oliva
Roy Orbison
Michael Romeo
Andy LaRocque
Ted Nugent
Edward Pursino
Dregan Svennson
Joe Walsh

I'm sure I forgot many, but most I thought of had already been mentioned.

[rainbowdemon]

Martin Barre

[aqlo]

Tell me more about Joe Walsh and the guitar Mr. Crowley. Are you thinking of the free-talking in "Life's been good" for example?

Yes I love that song

They say I'm crazy but I have a good time
I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime
Life's been good to me so far . . . .

[mojo-ris-in]

Ugh I see now looking at my list that some of my getting the shaft choices are actually on the list. Ugh these tired old eyes. Another one that deserves a place somewhere has to be Nancy Wilson of Heart. Their body of work in the 70's was truly classic.

[kita]

:mellow Trashing your guitar is considered playing,now, 3 cord tunes. :bk

[Mr. Crowley]

Originally posted by aqlo
Tell me more about Joe Walsh and the guitar Mr. Crowley. Are you thinking of the free-talking in "Life's been good" for example?

I wasn't thinking of any song in particular, and I'm not sure what you mean by "free-talking". Life's Been Good is definitely one of his best as a solo artist along with Rocky Mountain Way, The Confessor, and Turn to Stone, among others. He also played guitar with The James Gang, Barnstorm, and, of course, The Eagles.

[aqlo]

Sorry I'm sure people who are smarter than me call it something else, i mean when it says like "Wa wa wa .. walsh" for example. No worries though, yes the James Gang had slipped my mind, that was exactly the sort of thing I'd been hoping for.

*back to the queues*

[kiwibank]

what rubbish. david gilmour is crappy live on stage and, as for frank zappa at #45 - give me a break - he is such a brilliant, underrated player.

where are robin trower, steve vai, john petruccio, rory gallagher, michael and rudolph schenker, tommy bolin, marc bolan, zakk wylde, wishbone ash guitarists martin turner and andy powell, dave brock of hawkwind, the list of great and talented guitarists missing from this list is endless.

kiwibank

[CTC Command]

What, no Josh Homme from Kyuss / Queens Of The Stone Age?
Or Paul Leary from Butthole Surfers? (actually not surprised he didn't make it--the BS's always get the shaft)
Zappa should be in the top 10 at least. Iommi and Blackmore should be too.
Slash and Martin Barre from Tull left off completely? More than a major oversight. Same with Sattriani. No J Mascis either? C'mon!
But what really makes this list a travesty is that they left off
John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu).

For anyone who has never heard of him and likes high quality music, go check him out NOW. He did the ax work on Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, then put out some the most thrilling, shred work ever commited to wax with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. I didn't catch them in their heyday back in the 70's, but I did get to see Mclaughlin at the Newport Jazz Festival sometime in the mid-80's, the same weekend that SRV played. Killer sets, killer sets. McLaughlin also jammed with Mr #1 around the time Hendrix laid down the tracks to what was eventually posthumously released as 9 To The Universe, but the McLaughlin / Hendrix jams have never been released--story is JM thinks they're too messy and has never signed off on their release, but I would love to hear them anyway. One can only imagine what those two guitar geniuses came up with.

The only thing this poll got right was it's #1 choice. I strongly believe that Hendrix would have led popular music in more of a jazz direction and would prevented it from drifting into dance. Disco would never have been had Hendrix not died. Whatever. Hendrix is the Master.

[Kooperman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by CTC Command

But what really makes this list a travesty is that they left off
John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu).

Get that radar cranked up and check out #49 on the list.....John McLaughlin.

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

What are you talking about? The White Stripes

I will gladly withdraw 75% of my list in exchange for Jack White's removal from the Roll of 100. It's entirely too premature to even consider this White Stripe (deliberate) for the role of godhood. Maybe an acolyte at best. He has not influenced anyone. He has not inspired anyone (save at least one adoring fan). Half of whom Mr. Crowley named is more deserving of this honor. Mr. White has a long way to go to be associated with the likes of Hendrix, Clapton, Santana, and Page. We may as well be suggesting Good Charlotte on this list. (Next!) People thought Vinnie Vincent was amazing also, but we sure won't be seeing him here. This is just Rolling Stone's poor attempt at being hip by naming a few more modern guitarists so people who have no idea who real guitarists are can relate.

[CTC Command]

Originally posted by Kooperman
Get that radar cranked up and check out #49 on the list.....John McLaughlin.

DOH!

I read though it a couple of times too--this is what happens when I wait until I should be sound asleep to go start bandying words on ZP. Well, you can't save your ass and your face at the same time, but I can try...

If they put John Mclaughlin up near the top where he should have been I would have seen him!


A few more not on the list--Doug Martsch from Built To Spill, Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (and Kerry King), either of Bowie's collaborators Reeves Gabrels or Adrian Belew, also of Talking Heads fame...Also missing is one Gary Lucas, another hyper-talented guitarist from Beefheart's Magic Band...And finally one more guitarist that Rolling Stone overlooked and most everyone's probably never heard of: Scott Murawski from Max Creek. I have been watching this guy play for almost 20 years, and he is one of the best improvisationalists I've ever seen. Occassionally Creek strays out of the Northeast--go check them out if they ever come to your town.

[rainbowdemon]

Martin Barre from Tull left off completely? More than a major oversight That's what I've been trying to say too.

[shawners]

You cant basically say there is 100 guitar legends, or the greatest 100, when there are way more then that, Some bands even have two guitarist. Vh1 does this with their videos that play.

[reg]

Originally posted by mojo-ris-in
Artists that got the shaft: .... Bonnie Raitt ....
... thanks for bringing up her name ... reminded me a song from her that i always loved, but kinda forgot about ... haven't heard it in so long ... went a hunting ... listening to it now ... it's a beauty ...

: )

"You" ...
Nobody else could make me happy
No one could hurt me like you do
You were the only one That mattered
Then you were gone...Love had moved on
Left me alone thinking of...
You...There was never any other
You...and I were created to be true
Isn't it Love that keeps us breathing
Isn't it love we're sent here for
Wasn't that love that we were feeling
(That was something baby)
Deep in our soul...Deeper than we know
Keeping me holding out for
You...There was never any question
You'll be forever on my mind
You and I, we were meant to be together
True hearts in a world where love is dyin'
And I might as well have been dyin' when
We were apart
When you came back I felt the beating of my heart
You...There was never any question
You'll be forever on my mind
You and I, we were meant to be together
You...and only you
It was you...only you
You...Always you

[nasrules]

Glad to see Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi, Angus Young and Kim Thayil on there.

But why on earth is The Edge on? And where are Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Marc Bolan and Slash? Kurt Cobain in the Top 100 definitely, but not No.12!

[Potato]

Originally posted by nasrules
Glad to see Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi, Angus Young and Kim Thayil on there.

But why on earth is The Edge on? And where are Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Marc Bolan and Slash? Kurt Cobain in the Top 100 definitely, but not No.12!

I remember hearing something about how the only reason Kurt Cobain was the singer was because he sucked at playing any instrument, including the guitar... and that he admitted to sucking at it... and that's why he played the same simple stuff over and over and over and over.

However I could be wrong.

[Truncheon]

Originally posted by The Hunter
Truncheon, your remark was tastless, and rude.

Let's get something straight.... I'm assuming my "tasteless and rude" remark is referring to "bitch, are you for real?" (or is it my comment about FZ?)
If it is the former, I wasn't taking a swing at the person who started this thread. I was actually quoting Rudy Ray Moore AKA
Dolemite. I have quoted him in other posts.
If it was directed at anybody, it would be the person who compiled this list for putting Angus Young so far down!

I still contend that Frank Zappa's body of work far exceeds anybody else's on the list, in terms of both scope , quaiity and sheer volume (and he passed away 10 years ago!)
Prove me wrong and I will acquiesce!

[LooP]

both kirk hammett and tom morello should have been higher up in the list.
Also, Satch, Vai, and Yngwie werent mentioned.
One person that i think should have been on there somewhere, is the guitarist from In Flames.
And Kurt Cobain at 12??!?!! i mean what the fuck

[Kooperman]

Originally posted by Truncheon
I would point out Frank Zappa at #45. The man 's credentials as a guitar player, composer and all around artist far exceed everyone else on this list put together. This is not an opinion, this is a fact! If you doubt me, do some research.

Trunch, it's hard to take anyone seriously who can make such a sweeping overstatement as you did. Frank Zappa was a hugely talented and influential artist, and I can see your zeal as a fan, but so were a number of others on that list. Your opinion is just that, an opinion.....how are we gonna research an opinion? The fact that you call it a fact doesn't make it a fact.

[nasrules]

Originally posted by Potato429
I remember hearing something about how the only reason Kurt Cobain was the singer was because he sucked at playing any instrument, including the guitar... and that he admitted to sucking at it... and that's why he played the same simple stuff over and over and over and over.

Yep. He was the right man with the right style at the right time. He became better later on, but obviously that didn't last long...


Originally posted by LooP
both kirk hammett and tom morello should have been higher up in the list.
Also, Satch, Vai, and Yngwie werent mentioned.

And Kurt Cobain at 12??!?!! i mean what the fuck

I'd have Kirk Hammett in the top 10, but then I'm a huge fan of his. Tom Morello also, I'd put in the top 20. Once again, though, I love Tom Morello so I can't say I'm not biased!

Satch is amazing, as is Steve Vai. Why they're not in there I do not know. And having Kurt Cobain as the 12th guitar god! No way!

[The Hunter]

Truncheon, sorry about the misunderstanding, as I thought it was a refference to the thread starter.

[backmann]

Originally posted by rainbowdemon
I like the way you think. I couldn't agree more. Brian is one of the best!!

Yep, I'm a HUGE queen fan.

Ivan
In the dark we make a brighter light

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by backmann
Yep, I'm a HUGE queen fan.

Ivan
In the dark we make a brighter light Me too!!

[reg]

.... I am not a musician; I am however a drummer.
... drummers are musicians, though, aren't they??? you read music & play what you read, don't you??? ... i was talking with a band teacher about that once, ... i guess i kinda always thought that drummers just played what they felt, but he explained that drummers read music, & play what they read, like musicians who play any other instruments ... yup, musicians ...

[mr-g]

Harvey Mandel (incredible guitarist with his own laid back sound), Lonnie Mack (who was an inspiration to Clapton, SRV, and countless others), Danny Kalb of The Blues Project, Robbie Robertson, Randy California, Bobby Blue Bland, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Wes Montgomery, Howard Roberts, and the great Carl Perkins who just plain COOKED!

[Netaku]

I don't care what anyone says, Kurt Cobain shouldn't be that high on the list. I like Nirvana and all, but he's just not that impressive of a guitarist.

And no Yngwie Malmsteen? Fuckers. He's nowhere near my favorite guitarist, but the man has mad fucking skill.

[SuitablyTwisted]

Thank God someone else mentioned the Schenkers. Besides Jimi, Michael Schenker has to be up there at the top. At least Dick Dale was mentioned in the top half. Hell, he influenced Jimi! But I knew it was a total crock when it omitted Jan Akkermann. The man invented what we grew to know as "speed metal" in 1971! The solo in Hocus Pocus still runs chills up my spine. And, as usual, a whole host of people with no discernible style. Jack White? He's a master mimic, but has no style of his own. Oh well, no list can please everyone, and dammit, we fell victim to their ploy and discussed the article. Thankfully, I quit subscribing to the Stone in 1983.

[Che Guevara Rage]

holy fu#$!!! I threw this issue of rolling stone across the room. I was so pissed off about this, i agree to a few of these things. Duane Allman, good man, props there. Kurt Cobain, get the hell of the list alond with Jack White from the white stripes, are you serious.

Jerry Garcia, get off the list. Tom Morrelo, you are the man, i admire the mad scientist and wish to have talent like that.

Eddie Van Halen....70, have you ever listen to him play. insulting to think that the edge from U2 could come close to him. or anyone for that matter.

How about Eric Johnston, Yngwie Malmsteen, Slash... i will stop there. I piss on the waste of paper.

[Turbine]

Calm down.
Do you really respect RS? For anything? RS is so typical for everything that is bad about the music industry fashions and all their shallow mass produced posers.

No. The thing I feel really bad about is Robert Fripp, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mark Knopfler, Frank Zappa, John Mclaughlin, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Howe and Randy Rhoads appearing on that list.
Jimi Heindrix is of course doomed and damned to head such a list. But the rest should have been spared that disgrace. Robert Fripp obviously doesn't belong on ANY same list that feature Jack White (lol) and Joan Jett (rotfl).

At least Yngwie, Belew, Petrucci, DeLucia, Satch, Vai, Impellitteri and 100 other BEST guitarists ever, can be very, very proud of NOT being on that list. The list of guitarists that aren't on RS list is many, many times more impressive. Don't moan about guitarists that "should" have been on that list. Because they shouldn't.

[Dr. Avery]

Apparently whoever made this list has never heard of Yngwie Malmsteen, or Joe Satriani. It would be impossible for an informed source to compile a legitimate top 5 list without mentioning these juggernauts of guitar virtuosity - much less a top 100.

I could almost forgive that omission, as it springs from ignorance. But to completely omit Jethro Tull's first-class second-stringer Martin Barre!?! Un-fucking-believable. The man uses feedback from his amp intentionally in his solos. Surely Bo Diddly could have been bumped from the list to accomodate Martin Barre.

As long as we're on the Tull subject, maybe Ian Anderson should be on that list too: Sure, he's better known for his flute playing than he is for his guitaring skills, but have you ever tried to play the acoustic portions of 'thick as a brick' or 'Passion Play?

I propose a new list:

1 Yngwie Malmsteen
2 Joe Satriani
3 Martin barre (not really the third best, but chronically underrated)
4 Andreas Segovia
5 Mark Knopfler
6 Steve Vai
7 Everyone else
Last Place - Jimi Hendrix (like him or hate him, he was not a great guitarist)

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Could you please explain how Mark Knopfler could possibly be a god? Surely not for his "Money For Nothing" solo(s).

[The Hunter]

For me it would be his fingerpicking style. I have played Sultans of swing, and it is a masterfull piece of work. just follow what he does in a song, and if you play guitar, picture doing it using a lot of fingerpicking. Both him and Les Paul were invited to plkay on albums with Chet Atkins, thats enough for me.

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

I will admit that "Sultans of Swing" is one of the singles I enjoy listening to. I also enjoy the guitarwork on "Ride Across the River" from Brothers in Arms, along with the title track.

[shawners]

Kurt Cobain should of never been on this list. He had to learn play guitar, cause no one else would join the lowsy band. 3-4 hit songs on one album, and everything else was bland

[mfgbypooter]

José Feliciano is god.

and Esteban is jesus.




I just saved a bunch of money by switching my car insurance to Gieco.

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[fleecy]

Could you please explain how Mark Knopfler could possibly be a god? Surely not for his "Money For Nothing" solo(s).

the rest of that album showcases some good knopfler, though. brothers in arms is one example.