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