[kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

[fatpotanga]

Hats off to you Mr Smith - that's a great list & bonus points for the  
late greats Stuart Adamson & Johnny McGeoch
There are innumerable greats.
Personally, I would have to add to that Robin Trower, Reg Smithies &  
Dave Fielding, Omar Rodríguez-López., Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kevin Shields
I also like what Black Francis/Joey Santiago did together

& this totally blows me away:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4


On 7 Apr 2009, at 20:50, Alexander Smith wrote:


>

> There are a million other things I should be doing like sending out  

> cover letters or re-tooling my resume or scouring the job sites for  

> new opportunities, but I can't concentrate on that right now, so  

> here is my list of worthy guitarists (who crucially didn't make the  

> cut on this inane list)

>

>

> Great guitar playing -- as far as I'm concerned -- has less to do  

> with musical chops and more to do with individual style.

>

> Geordie K. Walker of Killing Joke

> Andy Gill of Gang of Four

> Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd.

> Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers

> Ron Asheton of the Stooges

> John McGeogh of Magazine/Banshees/PiL

> Tom Verlaine/Richard Lloyd of Television

> Billy Duffy of The Cult

> Ivan Julian of Richard Hell & the Voidoids

> Daniel Ash of Bauhaus/Love & Rockets

> Wayne Kramer/Fred "Sonic" Smith of the MC5

> Stuart Adamson of The Skids/Big Country

> Jon Spencer/Judah Bauer of the Blues Explosion

> Dr. Know of Bad Brains

> East Bay Ray of Dead Kennedys

> Greg Ginn of Black Flag

> Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols

> Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls/Heartbreakers

> Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins

> Sterling Morrison of the Velvet Underground

> Fast Eddie Clark of Motorhead

>

> and

>

> Dave Gedge of The Wedding Present (can you play that fast for an  

> entire show? I thought not).

>

> Alex in NYC