Top Ten Guitarists (Rolling Stone Magazine)

Al Di Meola, Ry Cooder, Paul Kossoff.............I could go on....these lists are worthless.

I remeber when Pauls Dad,  Used to read the childrens stories on tv on Sundays in the early 60s.

Stu

Didn't Jeff Dreadnought write for Rolling Stone? 

In Broadstairs

Its my fave HMHB track of all time.

I wake up with it in my head four mornings  every a week.

And have to play it when i put the pot on for my Earl Grey.

Its such a short track,It gets played 4 to six times before the pot boils.

Noah even loves it now.

Stu.

Rolling Stone has not added a new guitar name to their "best" list in 30 years!

And neither have I.  

I love Eric Clapton as a musician, but frankly compared to some of the great classical guitar players rock musician really don't compare. Just listen to Pepe Romero, or John Williams, Jullian Bream and then listen to the rock artist. There are many great rock guitarist out there that can play as well and even better than Jimi and Pete and Keith, how about Dicky Betts, Jorma Kaukonen, Warren Hayes, Buddy Wellington, Joe Bonamessa and many many more. Do i enjoy most of the players on the list absolutely are the best ever? Kind of like saying Elton John is the be piano player, really ...by the way i enjoy is old stuff too. There so absolutely great country players and blue grass flat pickers out there too.

Pepe Romero, you are are a person of great taste KenSea, as for J.W. I can take or leave, on the one hand he is technically brilliant but I just find his interpretations a little dull in comparison with others. Julian Bream always adds some tonal colour but I can't help thinking that I would rather listen to Pepe or Narciso Yepes playing the same pieces, I would also recomend David Russell if you enjoy any of the above.

what about ed wynne

David Russell is very good indeed and have enjoyed him in concert in Seattle, but Pepe is just wonderful. Especially when he was a little younger, lighting fast with heart and  warmth. His technical abilities never over ride the feeling. Many players coming out of the 70's are fast but a bore to listen to. I love some of the old blues players too,  Mississippi  John Hurt, Big Bronzy and of course Robert Johnson. I saw Eric Clapton again this year and it was obvious he had been working on his acoustic playing a lot. syncopation isn't exactly easy for most of us which is what the real blues players used a lot.

I will add Alex Lifeson on the prog rock list and Tab Benoit on the modern blues list.

Larry Carlton.......

Oh and whilst I'm here Joe Walsh and Don Felder..........

Bert Jansch...

I'm finished going to bed.

Srat,

I have some Blind Lemon Pie.

Never heard of I'm finished going to bed.

Any good?

Stu

Any poll with Clapton at number two and no Frank Zappa in sight is utterly flawed in my opinion!

Rolling ZZZZZZtone.

Frank used to pick his lead players for his live tours, 

You just have to look at the list of  Great Drumers and Guitar players that he trained up over the years?.

He would be so busy doing everything else on stage.

Man if they missed something would they get a look.

Or he would just drop a bar/beat so they would have to play catch up.

The public never heard it though.

He did have perfik pitch hearing though.

Not alot of people ever have that.

One of the best ever imo.

If Frank was English?

He would be Lord Frank Zappa.

Stu

This has just appeared on Richard Thompson's web site:

"Rolling Stone, the popular music and related arts and culture magazine, dropped 50 places in Richard Thompson's annual assessment of periodical publications. When asked to comment on the sudden decrease in popularity, Thompson said, "It was a close-run thing for number 68, but I thought Cheese Gourmet Monthly just edged it for their terrific piece on Blue Wensleydale in the August issue. I placed RS above Woman’s Realm, which has had some fairly insipid knitting patterns lately." Rolling Stone were unavailable for comment."

Brilliant !