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Guitar World Magazine: Eddie Van Halen Named #1 Guitarist of All Time (Top 100 List)
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| 10/11/12
Posted on 10/11/2012 10:37:43 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
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To: BuckeyeTexan
Junior Brown also deserves a mention.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:03:35 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
To: orlop9
"Any list without Brent Mason is not worth serious consideration"
The only problem with Brent is he tries to be too many different things.....I don't think he has enough of his own style. Great player, but hard to pick him out.
To: My Favorite Headache
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:05:34 PM PDT
by
Slump Tester
(What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
To: My Favorite Headache
Was this a poll about people who could actually PLAY the guitar? Or about people who treated it like a whack toy?
Eddie Van Halen? Give me a break.
To vote intelligenty, one would need to actually know what a guitar is supposed to sound like.
Among contemporary persons I have heard play decent guitar are, Jimmy Bruno, George Van Eps, Howard Alden, any of the prominent Brazilians (e.g. Charlie Bird, Lorendo Almeida).
But the guitar bench marks for the rest of us came from (In chronological order) 1. Eddie Lang, 2.Django Reinhardt, 3. Johnny Smith. 4. Les Paul. If you have not heard Johnny Smith's early 50's recording of S'Wonderful you have really missed a tour de force improv.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:06:34 PM PDT
by
Banjoguy
(The Mayor of San Antonio is the smoothest liar I have ever seen.)
To: dfwgator
ah...yes.....they did forget Junior Brown
To: BuckeyeTexan
there’s no way Eddie can finger pick like Heath - very few can. Only players that come close are classical players.
To: Mr. Jeeves
"The real "greatest" guitarists are no doubt studio musicians with names unfamiliar to the public." You are correct my friend. You could start that list with Johnny Smith.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:11:11 PM PDT
by
Banjoguy
(The Mayor of San Antonio is the smoothest liar I have ever seen.)
To: basalt
“Sorry, But Randy Rhoads was the greatest guitarist i ever seen or heard. At times, it sounded like there were 3 guitarists playing.”
Well, most of Randy’s parts on Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman were double- or triple-tracked. And he did it the hard way.
I’ve always thought that if he’d lived past 1982, most of us would be saying, “Yngwie WHO???”
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:12:35 PM PDT
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(Vote Romney to stop Obama. Vote conservative Congresspeople to stop Romney.)
To: Banjoguy
While Steve Lukather is best known for Toto, it’s amazing how many hits he played on throughout the 80s.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:12:47 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
To: brownsfan
It seems that Christian musicians may have been excluded from this list. Lincoln Brewster is also an amazing guitarist.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:14:28 PM PDT
by
Theo
(May Christ be exalted above all.)
To: Hammerhead
Eddie can make his guitar replicate the human voice speaking English. It’s pretty dang cool.
To: Mr. Jeeves
“The real “greatest” guitarists are no doubt studio musicians with names unfamiliar to the public.”
I took a closer look at the list and noticed that Steve Lukather didn’t make it. Neither did Larry Carlton.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:15:41 PM PDT
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(Vote Romney to stop Obama. Vote conservative Congresspeople to stop Romney.)
To: goseminoles
“Yngwie malmsteen is easily the best..”
If you’ve heard one of Yngwie’s solos, you’ve heard them all.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:17:06 PM PDT
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(Vote Romney to stop Obama. Vote conservative Congresspeople to stop Romney.)
To: Vince Ferrer
I am glad someone else realizes Brian Setzer should be among the best, perhaps its because he is too good! His Guitar Slinger album is just amazing
To: My Favorite Headache; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
Bo Diddley. End of discussion.
To: knittnmom
Im a bit surprised Roy Clark isnt on the list. Good guitarist, Really good Banjo player.
156
posted on
10/11/2012 12:18:56 PM PDT
by
verga
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To: Revolting cat!
Winner. Without Bo Diddley, so goes Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, and most of all Billy Childish.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:19:37 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
To: My Favorite Headache
Robert Johnson (#16) belongs in the list of the 100 most overrated guitarists.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:20:04 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
To: My Favorite Headache
Seriously, Muddy Waters did not make the top 100. 25% of the people on this list were inspired at least in part by him.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:21:12 PM PDT
by
verga
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To: My Favorite Headache
My favorite is #1! Alright Edward and the Mighty VH!!
I went throught this list and wrote down all of the guys I have seen. It kind of suprised me. My list-
1 3 6 8 9 19 21 24 27 28 29 36 52 53 55 67 68 74 75 77 80 84 86 88 92 94.
Gotta keep building that list.
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posted on
10/11/2012 12:21:47 PM PDT
by
Big Red Clay
(Greetings from the Big Red State)
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