Guitar World Magazine Respons To Rolling Stone Magazine:Top 100 Rock/Metal Guitarists List GW Style

Guitar World Magazine -March 2004 Issue | 2-16-04 | my favorite headache

[My Favorite Headache]

March 2004 Issue Guitar World

Guitar World magazine has responded with their Top 100 Guitarists Poll of their own. In response to the outrage of many due to the Rolling Stone magazine issue which left off many names Guitar World conducted a poll of readers and internet browsers to vote for the Top 100 Guitarists of All Time. Here are the results:

01. Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH)

02. Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield (METALLICA)

03. Angus & Malcolm Young (AC/DC)

04. Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE)

05. Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN)

06. Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN)

07. Dimebag Darrell (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN)

08. Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)

09. Adam Jones (TOOL)

10. Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman (SLAYER)

11. Dave Murray & Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN)

12. Jimi Hendrix

13. Glen Tipton & K.K. Downing (JUDAS PRIEST)

14. Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley (KISS)

15. Slash (GUNS N' ROSES)

16. Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW)

17. Yngwie Malmsteen

18. Joe Perry & Brad Whitford (AEROSMITH)

19. Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman (MEGADETH)

20. Chuck Schuldiner (DEATH)

21. Brian May (QUEEN)

22. Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO)

23. Nigel Tufnel (SPINAL TAP)

24. Jeff Beck

25. Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE)

26. Head & Munky (KORN)

27. John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER)

28. Kim Thayil (SOUNDGARDEN)

29. Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD)

30. Daron Malakian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN)

31. Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)

32. Tom G. Warrior (CELTIC FROST)

33. Chris Degarmo & Michael Wilton (QUEENSRYCHE)

34. C.C. Deville (POISON)

35. Marten Hagstrom & Fredrik Thorndendal (MESHUGGAH)

36. Alex Lifeson (RUSH)

37. Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X)

38. Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS)

39. Mantas (VENOM)

40. Jason Becker (DAVE LEE ROTH)

41. Phil Collen & Steve Clarke (DEF LEPPARD)

42. Mikael Akerfeldt & Peter Lindgren (OPETH)

43. Fast Eddie Clarke (MOTORHEAD)

44. Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME)

45. Warren DeMartini (RATT)

46. Mick Mars (MOTLEY CRUE)

47. George Lynch (DOKKEN)

48. Ted Nugent

49. Jake E. Lee (OZZY OSBOURNE, BADLANDS)

50. Rudolf Schenker & Uli John Roth (SCORPIONS)

51. Oystein "Euronymous" Aarseth (MAYHEM)

52. Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson (THIN LIZZY)

53. Steve Vai (DAVE LEE ROTH,WHITESNAKE)

54. Reb Beach (WINGER, DOKKEN)

55. Trey Azagthoth (MORBID ANGEL)

56. John Sykes (THIN LIZZY,WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER)

57. Hank Shermann & Michael Denner (MERCYFUL FATE)

58. Richie Sambora (BON JOVI)

59. Jon Donais & Matt Backhand (SHADOWS FALL)

60. Stephen Carpenter (DEFTONES)

61. Alex Skolnick & Eric Peterson (TESTAMENT)

62. Brian Tatler (DIAMOND HEAD)

63. John Christ (DANZIG)

64. Scott "Wino" Weinrich (THE OBSESSED)

65. Pepper Keenan & Woody Weatherman (C.O.C.)

66. Tommy Victor (PRONG)

67. Leslie West (MOUNTAIN)

68. Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR)

69. Glen Buxton & Michael Bruce (ALICE COOPER)

70. Bjorn Gelotte & Jesper Stromblad (IN FLAMES)

71. Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING)

72. Gary Holt & Rick Hunolt (EXODUS)

73. Donald Buck Dharma Roeser (BLUE OYSTER CULT)

74. Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY)

75. Robert Fripp (KING CRIMSON)

76. Andre Olbrich (BLIND GUARDIAN)

77. Joe Satriani

78. Frank Hannon & Tommy Skeoch (TESLA)

79. Ty Tabor (KING'S X)

80. Mark Morton & Will Adler (LAMB OF GOD)

81. Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY)

82. Pete Townshend (THE WHO)

83. Jon Schaffer (ICED EARTH)

84. Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS)

85. Neil Young

86. Abbath Doom Occulta (IMMORTAL)

87. Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY)

88. Uffe Cederlund & Alex Hellid (ENTOMBED)

89. Leigh Stephens (BLUE CHEER)

90. Jim Martin (FAITH NO MORE)

91. Michael Romeo (SYMPHONY X)

92. Bill Steer (CARCASS)

93. Piggy (VOIVOD)

94. Tony Bourge (BUDGIE)

95. Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN)

96. Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)

97. Akira Takasaki (LOUDNESS)

98. Michael Angelo

99. John Kay & Michael Monarh (STEPPENWOLF)

100. Nick Bowcott (GRIM REAPER)

[wardaddy]

Thank You Dear!

[wardaddy]

Thanks SB.

[I got the rope]

Were did Norte Mexicanos acquire the love of the accordion? Is it an Old Country leftover?

I think it was introduced by German immigrants in the 1800's. Tejanos just took it to a whole new level. There are quite a few German colonies (towns) in Texas...like Fredrickburg, Comfort, Ingrahm, Shiner, New Braunfels, etc. You have to go to Texas sometime and see it. Stay in San Antonio...along the Riverwalk of course...then drive to Fredricksburg and indulge on all things German. It will blow you away.

[river rat]

"What a drag it is getting old"

Well, as you should now know -- it sure as hell beats the alternative!

Enjoy it, relish it, cherish it.......getting MUCH older and enjoying your family is the goal.....

Hang in there partner...
You'll also start feeling much more normal as they back you off the drugs... I suffered more from the drugs than the attack and hospital stay.

Semper Fi

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The voting community for this poll appears to have been heavily slanted toward pierced goth drop outs.

Quite right. Derek Trucks is a name that should be on a top 100 list of Rock guitarists for sure.

[wardaddy]

My only complaints right now are coughing and Plavix (cold all the time) and Digitalis (makes my heart beat long and pronounced...buuurrrdurrump..lol).

Walked almost a mile today on flat ground...felt fine.

Regards.

[wardaddy]

We had a deer lease in that area for years. I wondered if the accordion entered Mex-Music from that wellspring....makes sense.

I wonder if the accordion is prominant in Catalan or Andalusian or other Spanish genres. The southern French like to incorporate the accordion as well.

[I got the rope]

Dime Por Que

Here's a sample of my favorite Tejano singer Pete Astudillo. He really mixes it up with all types of music. This one has the classic cumbia beat with the accordian in the background. Man...I have to figure out how to post audio files. I think Tejano music is amazing. Sometimes it sounds German, sometimes it sounds Spanish, and sometimes it's almost Arabic. I think it is one of the most romantic genre of music out there. All songs in Tejano music require you to dance close to your partner, or at least hold them in an intimate way.

[EGPWS]

No Eric Clapton? No Duane Allman - Dickey Betts combination? LOL!

Or Rick Derringer or Johnny Winter!! But Tommy Iommi?? Bwahahahahaha!!

[river rat]

Sounds like you're progressing just fine..
It took me a couple of weeks to get around the damned block..
I was afraid to go without my son or soninlaw....BIG guys..

If you keep a log - you'll be able to notice your improvements much more clearly and encouraging!

I couldn't stand the Hospital Physical ReHab program -- where Nurse Cratchet was trying to kill me... Finally, my doctor allowed me to substitute ourside exercising on a bike..

I bought a new bike - and never looked back.
I love it - here in California there are only short periods during the year you can't be out on a bike...
My neighborhood is at the base of a mountain...so if I go North - it's flat... South is straight uphill (to hell with that) and West or East --- soft rolling terrain...

Hold up on the bike, until you get rid of your light headedness -- and the doctor releases you for physical exercise...

Good luck

Semper Fi

[I got the rope]

I wonder if the accordion is prominant in Catalan or Andalusian or other Spanish genres. The southern French like to incorporate the accordion as well.

I'm not sure about the Spanish, but I do know the French have probably been assimilated somewhat...I think after they lifted themselves up out of the fetal position they took on the accordian.

[EGPWS]

"Rock n' Roll Hootchie koo" : Rock Riffs don't get much better

Pretty tough to outdo Rick Derringer with "Edgar" Winter at the Whiskey a go go when he rails "Back in the USA"!

[Cosmo]

Rick still tours, ya know. I used to see him twice a year in LA from 92 til 98 and he was always great. Always teased the audience with the opening of 'Freeride' but never played it.

[EGPWS]

Rick still tours, ya know.

However, his greatest work as Rick Derringer was in his producing.

Hard to believe he was only 16 when he did "Hang on Sloopy" with the McCoys when he was still known as Rick Zerringer!

[Cosmo]

I forget which Zappa album it was, but the credits read " Stevie Vai -- impossible guitar parts".

Guy's a monster, but he went so avant garde I doubt many Rockers think about him anymore. 'Flexible" is listenable for most guitarists purely for its virtuosity. I doubt many really appreciated the actual compositions.

[Cosmo]

I think Rick might have actually been the first Rock n' Roll child prodigy....did I hear that somewhere?

Remind me again what his production credits are.

[EGPWS]

Ping!!!

[Bullish]

Frank Zappa not in the top 100?

What a crock!

[Criminal Number 18F]

This is a Guitar Magazine

Uh-huh. For kids who think a guitar is a prop in a hair-and-make-up-band lifestyle.

I remember one time looking at that rag, and there was a "guest tutorial" from some be-permed girly-man who had "discovered" that -- holy smokes! -- you could play the "blues" (relative minor pentatonic) scale in positions other than the first. I mean, like, there's notes in this scale, dude, and if you, like, think, there are notes in that scale all over the, like, neck. (Except he did it with a lot of John "F" Kerry expletives).

I thought, "how extraordinary, Holmes" and resolved not to buy that again. Mind you, if it gets kids interested in playing music it's got some good in it; the talented ones will grow out of their guitar-strap-at-full-extension phase, and one in ten thousand of the untalented ones will be on the cover of the magazine in a few years, given the right hairdo....

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[Penner]

How about Mike Campbell of the Heartbreakers? A great rock guitarist. Or Andy Summers, or Roger Fischer, or...