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Post by limitdeditionlayla on Oct 24, 2004 2:26:41 GMT -5
Please feast your eyes upon 'Guitar Worlds' 100 Greatest Guitarists below. Do you see the horror yet? Do you see the travesty that has been committed by a so-called "guitar magazine", the editorial team of which probably still have posters of Ride the Lightning-era Metallica up on their bedroom walls?!
Besides the many many hideous errors in this list (Nigel fucking Tufnel at 23 anyone?!) and the somewhat deranged ranking (I am fan of Slayer, but King & Hanneman at 10? AT 10?! Ahead of Hendrix, Slash, Brian May, Kim Thayil, not to mention a dozen others?! WRONG! Thats like saying Britney Spears is hotter than Angelina Jolie, or that ham & pineapple pizza is better than the super supreme), what irks me most are the glaring omissions: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Johnny Marr, Ry Cooder, Carlos Santana - just a few.
WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?! Did they pick these names from a hat? I suspect so, because thats the only friggin' way Tommy Iommi (for all his acknowledged greatness) gets to be #1 on most guitar lists.
NB - I realise lists are subjective and fluid, and I appreciate Guitar Worlds' undying devotion to metal & hair gods, but you can't list great players without the ones that universally accepted as being uber-fantastiche. This is why I object. And also, if Jllm gets to vent for Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah' taking #1 in our song list, then I get to whine about this. If you don't like it, you can go work for Guitar World, bitch.
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Post by limitdeditionlayla on Oct 24, 2004 2:27:23 GMT -5
1. Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH)
2. Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield (METALLICA)
3. Angus & Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
4. Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE)
5. Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN)
6. Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN)
7. Dimebag Darrell (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN)
8. Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)
9. Adam Jones (TOOL)
10. Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman (SLAYER)
11. Dave Murray & Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN)
12. Jimi Hendrix
13. Glen Tipton & K.K. Downing (JUDAS PRIEST)
14. Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley (KISS)
15. Slash (GUNS N' ROSES)
16. Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW)
17. Yngwie Malmsteen
18. Joe Perry & Brad Whitford (AEROSMITH)
19. Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman (MEGADETH)
20. Chuck Schuldiner (DEATH)
21. Brian May (QUEEN)
22. Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO)
23. Nigel Tufnel (SPINAL TAP)
24. Jeff Beck
25. Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE)
26. Head & Munky (KORN)
27. John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER)
28. Kim Thayil (SOUNDGARDEN)
29. Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD)
30. Daron Malakian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN)
31. Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
32. Tom G. Warrior (CELTIC FROST)
33. Chris Degarmo & Michael Wilton (QUEENSRŸCHE)
34. C.C. Deville
35. Marten Hagström & Fredrik Thorndendal (MESHUGGAH)
36. Alex Lifeson (RUSH)
37. Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X)
38. Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS)
39. Mantas (VENOM)
40. Jason Becker (DAVE LEE ROTH)
41. Phil Collen & Steve Clarke (DEF LEPPARD)
42. Mikael Åkerfeldt & Peter Lindgren (OPETH)
43. Fast Eddie Clarke (MOTÖRHEAD)
44. Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME)
45. Warren DeMartini (RATT)
46. Mick Mars (MÖTLEY CRÜE)
47. George Lynch (DOKKEN)
48. Ted Nugent
49. Jake E. Lee (OZZY OSBOURNE, BADLANDS)
50. Rudolf Schenker & Uli John Roth (SCORPIONS)
51. Oystein "Euronymous" Aarseth (MAYHEM)
52. Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson (THIN LIZZY)
53. Steve Vai (DAVE LEE ROTH)
54. Reb Beach (WINGER, DOKKEN)
55. Trey Azagthoth (MORBID ANGEL)
56. John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, BLUE MURDER)
57. Hank Shermann & Michael Denner (MERCYFUL FATE)
58. Richie Sambora (BON JOVI)
59. Jon Donais & Matt Backhand (SHADOWS FALL)
60. Stephen Carpenter (DEFTONES)
61. Alex Skolnick & Eric Peterson (TESTAMENT)
62. Brian Tatler (DIAMOND HEAD)
63. John Christ (DANZIG)
64. Scott "Wino" Weinrich (THE OBSESSED)
65. Pepper Keenan & Woody Weatherman (C.O.C.)
66. Tommy Victor (PRONG)
67. Leslie West (MOUNTAIN)
68. Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR)
69. Glen Buxton & Michael Bruce (ALICE COOPER)
70. Bjorn Gelotte & Jesper Stromblad (IN FLAMES)
71. Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING)
72. Gary Holt & Rick Hunolt (EXODUS)
73. Donald Buck Dharma Roeser (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT)
74. Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY)
75. Robert Fripp (KING CRIMSON)
76. Andre Olbrich (BLIND GUARDIAN)
77. Joe Satriani
78. Frank Hannon & Tommy Skeoch (TESLA)
79. Ty Tabor (KING'S X)
80. Mark Morton & Will Adler (LAMB OF GOD)
81. Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY)
82. Pete Townshend (THE WHO)
83. Jon Schaffer (ICED EARTH)
84. Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS)
85. Neil Young
86. Abbath Doom Occulta (IMMORTAL)
87. Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY)
88. Uffe Cederlund & Alex Hellid (ENTOMBED)
89. Leigh Stephens (BLUE CHEER)
90. Jim Martin (FAITH NO MORE)
91. Michael Romeo (SYMPHONY X)
92. Bill Steer (CARCASS)
93. Piggy (VOIVOD)
94. Tony Bourge (BUDGIE)
95. Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN)
96. Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)
97. Akira Takasaki (LOUDNESS)
98. Michael Angelo
99. John Kay & Michael Monarh (STEPPENWOLF)
100. Nick Bowcott (GRIM REAPER)
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Post by Philemon on Oct 24, 2004 8:33:19 GMT -5
Layla ~ Glad to see you Miss Gulliver ...
Relax !! It's a "Heavy Metal"(almost exclusively)list
and the guys who put that one together
are obviously too deaf now to really appreciate
the virtuosity of the other guitarists you mentioned ...
P.S. Where are you and when will you treat us
with some pics of yours truly ??
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Post by rockkid on Oct 24, 2004 10:35:01 GMT -5
Hell Hendrix should be sitting @ # 1.
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Post by Proud on Oct 24, 2004 19:09:46 GMT -5
i'm sick as hell of jimi hendrix. his music's decent, but... i dunno, i'm not charmed by it. i listened to about two-thirds of are you experienced and turned it off. it's not bad stuff... in fact, it's entertaining. but... uh... well, i'm obviously missing something.
and yay for jerry cantrell.
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Post by Ayinger on Oct 25, 2004 11:18:57 GMT -5
This has to be somewhat of a goof list...Nigel Tufnel just above Jeff Beck?? uh-huh, right.....
Obviously leans towards those who were influencial in the Heavy Metal world, esp. with Iommi sitting on top of all. But hey, cool to see a few names recognized (John Christ needs another a second solo set out!).
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Post by strat-0 on Oct 25, 2004 16:28:04 GMT -5
Pete Townshend at #82?? No SRV?
Even if it's billed as heavy metal or speed or whatever, what about Ronnie Montrose, or maybe Roy Buchannon (for speed)? Glad to see they got Buck Dharma of BOC in there somewhere. Tony Iomi is great - no question, but #1?
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Post by ScottsyII on Oct 30, 2004 22:03:31 GMT -5
I'll have to side with Proud on Hendrix... ok, so the guy could play, but nothing I've ever heard, beyond it's virtuosity and excellent playing, really impresses me a great deal.
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Post by strawman on Oct 31, 2004 17:49:27 GMT -5
crap list...but yeah it's full of guitarists whose bands adolescent schoolboys pop there zits to (and then theres Led Zep)...testosterone city..
honestly if I ever hear 20% of that list ever play again, I'll be the lesser for it.....(indie snob that I am!!)
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Post by RocDoc on Nov 1, 2004 14:18:12 GMT -5
Boy that sure IS a weird list! Because it's definitely a mixture of the old and the new...but the 'old' they've picked (like either Don or Strat-O said)are sorta like throwing a bone to the old dinosaurs of metal...like Neil Young. I mean c'mon he's had great moments, monster riffs...but as an 'accomplished' guitar player?
Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce are a wonderful old school choice for this list tho....fuck, those guys played some great shit! If just for the 'School's Out' opening riff...fantastic....does THAT one immediately get recalled in one's mind, or WHAT?
~
Layla, didja get over to the Catacombs yet?
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Post by RocDoc on Nov 1, 2004 14:20:15 GMT -5
Shit! It's in my head now!
Now I hafta go home to get my copy of School's Out....
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Post by ModernDeathTrend on Nov 1, 2004 23:48:48 GMT -5
At least half that list should be striken from there. Also Alexi Laiho should be much higher on the list than he is. The guys guitar playing is simply amazing and doesn't deserve to be anywhere below Kim Thayil(illll!!!!!!!).
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Post by ModernDeathTrend on Nov 1, 2004 23:58:14 GMT -5
Seeing Lamb of God on the list at all pisses me off. The band sucks so badly that I refused to watch them on the Fear Factory/COB tour.
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Post by Thorngrub on Nov 29, 2004 19:47:24 GMT -5
Ok, for shits & giggles, I've taken a scalpel to the above list, and hacked off 70 guitarists. Cruel, maybe: but it had to be done.
*NOTE* I have tried to stay "true" to the above "Heavy Metal" spirit of the list, and to give the compilers the benefit of the doubt, I added *only one* guitarist previously not on their list. I just didn't feel like taking forever on this, which is mainly why I left most of their chosen "elite" from their own Top 100. Mainly I decided to take the Top 30, and re-arrange them in their proper Order of Greatness.
If I've taken out anyone's particularly favorite metal-maniac, don't take it personally. I simply wanted to offer an "improved" Top-30 list of Heavy Metal Guitarists.
Here it is:
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Post by Thorngrub on Nov 29, 2004 19:48:38 GMT -5
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN)
3. Jeff Beck
4. Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW)
5. Brian May (QUEEN)
6. Adrian Belew
7. Robert Fripp (KING CRIMSON)
8. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
9. Alex Lifeson (RUSH)
10. Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH)
11. Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN)
12. Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE)
13. Joe Perry (AEROSMITH)
14. Pete Townshend (THE WHO)
15. Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE)
16. Kirk Hammett (METALLICA)
17. Trey Azagthoth (MORBID ANGEL)
18. Kerry King (SLAYER)
19. Yngwie Malmsteen
20. Steve Vai
21. Joe Satriani
22. John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER)
23. Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR)
24. Slash (GUNS N' ROSES)
25. Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS)
26. Kim Thayil (SOUNDGARDEN)
27. Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE)
28. Donald Buck Dharma Roeser (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT)
29. Adam Jones (TOOL)
30. Head & Munky (KORN)
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