Top 10 “air guitar” albums is more like it.
Moby Grape has to be in there.
The Ventures “Walk Don’t Run”
No Ventures!??!
That’s two stink out loud lists I’ve seen from gibson.com over the past few months...at least they’ve heard of Frank Marino...
That’s a pretty good list all in all. Some odd ones in there, and a strong representation of ‘70’s albums.
For the record I own a ‘71 Gibson LesPaul Custom Sunburst,with mother of pearl inlays - possibly the greatest electric guitar make and model on the planet.
I would have liked Jane’s Addiction Nothing’s Shocking on that list as my sentimental favorite, as my wife and I drove to New Orleans when we were first together blasting that all along the way...and maybe Smashing Pumpkins, and Sonic Youth and, and, and...
“Brothers in Arms” by Dire Straits.
You have got to be kidding me. That band played the same three chords (using the same non-melody) in every song they ever wrote. I'm surprised not to see Brian May of Queen listed. He's a very underappreciated and overlooked ax man. I'd put his work on "Queen II" and "Shear Heart Attack" with any album on that list. I didn't see any B.B. King either.
Haven't read the full article yet so can't comment on the next 40, but here's hoping that The Who "Quadrophenia" and "Who's Next" are in there somewhere :)
-- MM
Are we talking “of all time”? Surely Les Paul and Chet Atkins deserve a place at the top, even if they were not best known for their albums.
Just ask any of those guys on that list, Eddie VH, Robert Plant, Eric Clapton...they’ll tell ya.
This list is utter bullsh*t!! Any top guitar albums and Stevie Ray Vaughan is not in the top 10? Tripe! Oh and no Metallica at all?
I saw Van Halen, AC/DC and Guns & Roses.
All of them were excellent shows.
I also saw ‘Van Hagar’, which was pretty good too!
another list, no jethro Tull. I’m glad they aren’t in the RnRoll HoF. They don’t deserve Ian Anderson and Martin Barre.
He played so incredibly fast, and hit notes only a dog could hear.
Actually if we’re talking full blown guitar ALBUMS you have to include: Ted Nugent “Live Gonzo” and Blue Oyster Cult’s “On your feet or on your knees”, another live one that is just flat out wall to wall guitar. Everyone in Blue Oyster Cult could play lead and at one part in every show all six guys in the band would strap on a Gibson and stand in line trading guitar leads back and forth.
METAL Ping List!
Terrible list No Pink Floyd? What the hell. Dark Side of the moon. The Wall- best guitar song of all time. Confortably Numb...