I don’t see anything in the top 10 I disagree with, but I’m a little surprised to see Dave Mustaine ranked as high as he is. Just about every “second” guitarist who did time in Megadeth was better than Dave, especially Marty Friedman and Chris Poland.
“I’m a little surprised to see Dave Mustaine ranked as high as he is.”
He should be permanently named #1 ;-). (he’s my personal favorite ;-) )
“Just about every “second” guitarist who did time in Megadeth was better than Dave, especially Marty Friedman and Chris Poland.”
I totally get what you are saying here. Dave literally invented that sound they had though (they still have it somewhat).
While there may be more raw talent flanking him on guitar, he’s the composer if you will :-). Even when he was strung out on drugs, the crafted some of the greatest guitar riffs in history :-). His overall sound is certainly unique and intelligent if you will. I really don’t listen to much metal anymore, but I still love that band.
To this day I cannot figure out why Metallica made it to mega-stardom and Megadeth, while successful, never enjoyed that level of success. Metallica post Cliff Burton stunk save one or two songs (and “One” wasn’t one of the good ones :-) ). That’s obviously subjective, but Metallica wasn’t the same after Burton died.
I’m happy Dave FINALLY has stability in his life. I just wish he’d make something as good as Peace Sells :-). I still think the world will end soon ... the man endorsed Rick Santorum for President earlier this year :-). I think back to some of the crap he spewed in the 80s/early 90s and laugh hysterically at his 180 degree political shift :-). Never in a billion years did I think he’d see the light despite some of the underlying messages in a lot of his music.
Enough incoherent rambling from me :-). I’m just a fan of music ... I can’t play so much as a kid’s 5 note xylophone without screwing something up ;-).