[kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

[Karen Weil]

No Dimebag?  (Or is he in your Top 10?) ; )
Think you have a good point about heavy rock/metal band players. I'm not an 
Iron Maiden fan by any stretch, but some of their solos are downright 
classical in their structure -- so that impresses total naif such as myself.

Play on,

k.w.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brendan" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:38 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends



> No Jeff Beck, Clapton, Geordie, Adam Jones, Steve Morse, Jerry Cantrell,

> Dimebag, Pepper Keenan, Zac Wilde, Satch, Vai, Zappa, Mustaine...

>

> In all honesty I think heavy players rule in general and most of the best

> players are from heavy bands...Gilmour and some others being the

> exception.

>

> This guy has some weird obsession with contemporary shitpop

> bands...doesn't know his ass from his elbow in terms of players. Glad we

> all agree on that.

>

> PS: I can see Slash in a top 10, top 2 is a bit much maybe but I can live

> with it in terms of personal preference, can easily understand anyone

> liking him more than any other guitarist.

>

>> Zane Lowe thinks Slash is the second best guitarist of all time?

>>

>> That's all I need to know about him, then. Noel Gallagher should be

>> nowhere near a list like this, just like 75% of the rest. No Fripp?

>> Heathen.

>>

>> Darren

>> Hungerford, UK

>>

>> On 7 Apr 2009, at 12:32, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Why are Slipknot, Blink 182, MCR, The Killers etc. etc. on this list?

>>>

>>> Useless.

>>>

>>> Alex in NYC

>>>

>>>

>>> On Apr 7, 2009, at 2:44 AM, Brian Whitehead wrote:

>>>

>>>> Sorry to interrupt the religion chat...

>>>>

>>>> Watched something interesting(?) the other night on an obscure

>>>> channel.

>>>> Zane Lowe's run down of what he considers the top 50 guitar legends.

>>>> Was pulling my hair out at some of them especially #27

>>>> Love to hear comments on Jack White.

>>>> Somebody missing? Suppose it shows the list for what it is.

>>>>

>>>> Brian.

>>>>

>>>> 50 - KINGS OF LEON - MATTHEW FOLLOWILL

>>>> 49 - BIFFY CLYRO - SIMON NEIL

>>>> 48 - JEFF BUCKLEY - JEFF BUCKLEY

>>>> 47 - THE KILLERS - DAVE KEUNING

>>>> 46 - SLIPKNOT - MICK THOMSON

>>>> 45 - SOUNDGARDEN - KIM THAYIL

>>>> 44 - MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - FRANK LERO

>>>> 43 - GREEN DAY - BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

>>>> 42 - YEAH YEAH YEAHS - NICK ZINNER

>>>> 41 - MANICS - JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD

>>>> 40 - BLINK 182 - TOM DELONGE

>>>> 39 - KISS - ACE FREHLEY

>>>> 38 - ARCTIC MONKEYS - ALEX TURNER

>>>> 37 - PINK FLOYD - DAVE GILMOUR

>>>> 36 - PIXIES - JOEY SANTIAGO

>>>> 35 - REM - PETER BUCK

>>>> 34 - SYSTEM OF A DOWN - DARON MALAKIAN

>>>> 33 - THIN LIZZY - GARY MOORE

>>>> 32 - SUEDE - BERNARD BUTLER

>>>> 31 - PEARL JAM - MIKE MCCREADY

>>>> 30 - THE STROKES - NICK VALENSI

>>>> 29 - SMASHING PUMPKINS - BILLY CORGAN

>>>> 28 - NEIL YOUNG - NEIL YOUNG

>>>> 27 - OASIS - NOEL GALLAGHER

>>>> 26 - FOO FIGHTERS DAVE GROHL

>>>> 25 - THE CLASH - MICK JONES

>>>> 24 - AEROSMITH - JOE PERRY

>>>> 23 - BLUR - GRAHAM COXON

>>>> 22 - PRINCE - PRINCE

>>>> 21 - RADIOHEAD - JOHNNY GREENWOOD

>>>> 20 - BLACK SABBATH - TONY IOMMI

>>>> 19 - U2 - THE EDGE

>>>> 18 - JANE'S ADDICTION - DAVE NAVARRO

>>>> 17 - THE ROLLING STONES - KEITH RICHARDS

>>>> 16 - STONE ROSES - JOHN SQUIRE

>>>> 15 - QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE - JOSH HOMME

>>>> 14 - THE WHO - PETE TOWNSEND

>>>> 13 - THE WHITE STRIPES - JACK WHITE

>>>> 12 - QUEEN - BRIAN MAY

>>>> 11 - NIRVANA - KURT COBAIN

>>>> 10 - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - TOM MORELLO

>>>> 9 - THE SMITHS - JOHNNY MARR

>>>> 8 - AC/DC - ANGUS YOUNG

>>>> 7 - VAN HALEN - EDDIE VAN HALEN

>>>> 6 - RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS - JOHN FRUSCIANTE

>>>> 5 - MUSE - MATT BELLAMY

>>>> 4 - METALLICA - KIRK HAMMETT

>>>> 3 - LED ZEPPELIN - JIMMY PAGE

>>>> 2 - GUNS N' ROSES - SLASH

>>>> 1 - JIMI HENDRIX  - JIMI HENDRIX

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