Mike is my favorite along with Stone, but where is Robby Kreigger (The Doors) on your list?
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After reading through the posts, I only found mention of 2 women -
Courtney Love - don't know much about her and Hole
and
Ani Difranco - who I know nothing about - I'm so old that her last name made me think of the " Tony DiFranco (sort of a Donny Osmond clone) and the DiFranco Family singing "Heartbeat it's a Lovebeat"
Are there any other gals who are considered to be in the same league as the men guitarists?
After reading through the posts, I only found mention of 2 women -
Courtney Love - don't know much about her and Hole
and
Ani Difranco - who I know nothing about - I'm so old that her last name made me think of the " Tony DiFranco (sort of a Donny Osmond clone) and the DiFranco Family singing "Heartbeat it's a Lovebeat"
Are there any other gals who are considered to be in the same league as the men guitarists?
Take care
YES. Forgot to mention, Carrie Brownstein. She is awesome.
I'm a little shocked at myself for not mentioning Clayton Mitchell, and Darran Smith somewhere along the lines. Although, neither of them really compair to what Mikey can do.
"He said little man you got no buisness gettin' frustrated, you gotta rest, you gotta rest you gotta rest... Reach Doooooown... And pick the crowd up... Carry back in your hands, to the promised land!
Lot of people here seem to think Jack White isn't the greatest guitar player of his generation. I find that very strange.
I just cant see Jack White being in the same school as some of these other guys.
Even in this generation.
Not that he's bad, but he cant touch Tremonti, Paisley, Olander, or Matt Roberts (3 Doors Down)
"He said little man you got no buisness gettin' frustrated, you gotta rest, you gotta rest you gotta rest... Reach Doooooown... And pick the crowd up... Carry back in your hands, to the promised land!
where's
stevie ray vaughan, jimi hendrix, steve vai, angus young, joe perry, tom morello, jeff beck, joe satriani, david gilmour, duane allman, carlos santana, buckethead, slash, and i could go on and on and on....
... there's even a member from alter bridge? are you kidding me? and he's #2?!?!
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Steve Vai is a pretty sweet guitar player
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Im sorry, but Steve Vai? C'mon, I dont think Steve Vai is anyone even worth mentioning- he ripped off Van Halen and Joe Satriani to a ridiculous, should be illegal, type of way. I think McCready is a perfect fit for PJ, especially since he has played in this band most of his life....but he is certainly not in the top 25 in my head. My top five, mind you in no particular order are:
Jimi Hendrix
Jorma Kaukonen
Jerry Garcia
Keith Richards
Jimmy Page
Here's an updated list... Like I said, it keeps changing.
1- Mr. McCready
2- Mark Tremonti
3- Stephen Stills
4- Brad Paisley
5- Mark Kendall
6- Joe Walsh
7- Eric Clapton
8- Steve Miller
9- Brian May
10- Jimmy Page
I saw a lot of people bash on my first list... Keep in mind, we all have different tastes. Guitar players make different lists than people who dont play guitar. Rock fans make different lists than Blues or Country fans.
I am a guitar player, and I like all different kinds of music. Ive listened to a lot, and seen a ton of guitarist in concert. Judging by what Ive heard over the years, the guys in my list are the best. But like I said, we all have our own opinions.
alter bridge isn't that creed without scott stapp.lol
Lot of people here seem to think Jack White isn't the greatest guitar player of his generation. I find that very strange.
sorry, this is a topic I cannot resist. Jack White is a great, not good, great songwriter and arranger, but his style of playing is neither technically great nor is it all that original. I mean, he holds his own and it fits his songs very well, but just because he writes a mean riff doesn't make him a great guitarist.
where's
stevie ray vaughan, jimi hendrix, steve vai, angus young, joe perry, tom morello, jeff beck, joe satriani, david gilmour, duane allman, carlos santana, buckethead, slash, and i could go on and on and on....
... there's even a member from alter bridge? are you kidding me? and he's #2?!?!
Some of these guys would show up if I had a top 20 list, but others...
Tom Morello is great at what he does, but he's not a great guitar player.
Angus Young is mostly a noise generator. It's fun to hear, but his brother is a way better guitarist.
Satriani is a ripoff artist.
I love Slash, Jeff Beck, and David Gilmour.
And like I said, my list is always changing.
If you could see Tremonti play live, you'd shit yourself at his technical ability. The guy can shred like those assholes from the 80's (Batio, Malmsteen), but he can also fit those solos and licks into real melodic songs. Something Via and Satriani could never do.
I know I'm stirring the pot here for a lot of music lovers, but I am a guitarist myself, and I know what it takes to play like some of these guys. I also understand that anyone on this list is a hell of a lot better than me. But I have respect for the real musicians here.
"He said little man you got no buisness gettin' frustrated, you gotta rest, you gotta rest you gotta rest... Reach Doooooown... And pick the crowd up... Carry back in your hands, to the promised land!
I scanned all 78 posts in this thread and never once saw the name of Chet Atkins.
For shame.
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I think it would be easier to do it by decades
lets just do 60's 70's, 80's and 90's for now
Of course most cross over into other decades because these are truley some of the best ever
60's
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Frank Zappa
70's
Jimmy Page
Richie Blackmore
David Glimour
Duane Allman
80's
Eddie Van Halen
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Joe Satriani
Yngwie Malmsteen
90's
Mike McCready
Jerry Cantrell
Tom Morello
Kurt Cobain
Some of these guys would show up if I had a top 20 list, but others...
Tom Morello is great at what he does, but he's not a great guitar player.
Angus Young is mostly a noise generator. It's fun to hear, but his brother is a way better guitarist.
Satriani is a ripoff artist.
I love Slash, Jeff Beck, and David Gilmour.
And like I said, my list is always changing.
If you could see Tremonti play live, you'd shit yourself at his technical ability. The guy can shred like those assholes from the 80's (Batio, Malmsteen), but he can also fit those solos and licks into real melodic songs. Something Via and Satriani could never do.
I know I'm stirring the pot here for a lot of music lovers, but I am a guitarist myself, and I know what it takes to play like some of these guys. I also understand that anyone on this list is a hell of a lot better than me. But I have respect for the real musicians here.
clearly you haven't heard a live angus young solo - it's MUCH MUCH more than just "noise" as you so graciously have put it. his brother malcolm? is purely a rhythym guitarist.
tom morello has a certain style, yet replicated, and copied from the middle of nowhere.
as far as satriani goes - he's just good. stevie ray is a ripoff artist too, but if you can play like this, who cares where its from. your lovely mike mccready has ripped off plenty - see going to california IS given to fly.
edit: and no, i won't be seeing alter bridge simply to check out Tremonti's technical ability.
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After reading through the posts, I only found mention of 2 women -
Courtney Love - don't know much about her and Hole
and
Ani Difranco - who I know nothing about - I'm so old that her last name made me think of the " Tony DiFranco (sort of a Donny Osmond clone) and the DiFranco Family singing "Heartbeat it's a Lovebeat"
Are there any other gals who are considered to be in the same league as the men guitarists?
Jimi Hendrix
SRV
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Kim Thayl
Tom Morello
Pete Townsend
Jon Greenwood
Mike McCready
Jerry Cantrell
Adam Jones
Neil Young
Joe Strummer
Robert Fripp
Dave Navarro
and so many more...
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Nels Cline? Has nobody mentioned Nels Cline? I think he's the best living guitarist...From his solo work (check out this song Confection from his Draw Breath album), to his work with Mike Watt, to his stuff with Wilco...
Seriously folks, any of us that KNOW music, understand there's a large number of guitarists that are "better" than Mike at playing his particular instrument... And I'll be willing to bet Mike himself would admit it...
That being said, we all have our own opinions... Don't get me wrong either, because I like Mike's style and great energy... But there is no way he can be considered one of the best ever... Just my opinion
id have to agree. i know everyone has their own opinion, but my opinion is that list is garbage. if you were listing your fav guitar players in a row, id understand. you just have very bad taste. but if your listing in the order of talent, you have very bad taste and youre insane.
yeah pj is my fav band ever, but anyone who is honest about the topic knows mike isnt in the top 20 guitar players of all time. of course, just with comparing any musician, you have to define "best". so many different styles. but if your talking about overall ability, and originality, he is not there. listen to warren haynes for 2 minutes and u can tell he is a much more talented guitar player. just an example...
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also, Josh Homme and Johnney Greenwood cause I don't think I saw them in the thread.
But in the end, Jimi is my fave. And Jack White is OVERRATED.
Courtney Love - don't know much about her and Hole
and
Ani Difranco - who I know nothing about - I'm so old that her last name made me think of the " Tony DiFranco (sort of a Donny Osmond clone) and the DiFranco Family singing "Heartbeat it's a Lovebeat"
Are there any other gals who are considered to be in the same league as the men guitarists?
Take care
YES. Forgot to mention, Carrie Brownstein. She is awesome.
He isn't and far from it. He is really good, but one of the greats? No way.
Omar Rodriguez Lopez is probably my favorite of the younger breed of guitarists cause is a real innovator.
I just cant see Jack White being in the same school as some of these other guys.
Even in this generation.
Not that he's bad, but he cant touch Tremonti, Paisley, Olander, or Matt Roberts (3 Doors Down)
I know shit about guitar playing, but seeing Jimmy Page at number seven makes me giggle
where's
stevie ray vaughan, jimi hendrix, steve vai, angus young, joe perry, tom morello, jeff beck, joe satriani, david gilmour, duane allman, carlos santana, buckethead, slash, and i could go on and on and on....
... there's even a member from alter bridge? are you kidding me? and he's #2?!?!
Im sorry, but Steve Vai? C'mon, I dont think Steve Vai is anyone even worth mentioning- he ripped off Van Halen and Joe Satriani to a ridiculous, should be illegal, type of way. I think McCready is a perfect fit for PJ, especially since he has played in this band most of his life....but he is certainly not in the top 25 in my head. My top five, mind you in no particular order are:
Jimi Hendrix
Jorma Kaukonen
Jerry Garcia
Keith Richards
Jimmy Page
sorry, this is a topic I cannot resist. Jack White is a great, not good, great songwriter and arranger, but his style of playing is neither technically great nor is it all that original. I mean, he holds his own and it fits his songs very well, but just because he writes a mean riff doesn't make him a great guitarist.
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Some of these guys would show up if I had a top 20 list, but others...
Tom Morello is great at what he does, but he's not a great guitar player.
Angus Young is mostly a noise generator. It's fun to hear, but his brother is a way better guitarist.
Satriani is a ripoff artist.
I love Slash, Jeff Beck, and David Gilmour.
And like I said, my list is always changing.
If you could see Tremonti play live, you'd shit yourself at his technical ability. The guy can shred like those assholes from the 80's (Batio, Malmsteen), but he can also fit those solos and licks into real melodic songs. Something Via and Satriani could never do.
I know I'm stirring the pot here for a lot of music lovers, but I am a guitarist myself, and I know what it takes to play like some of these guys. I also understand that anyone on this list is a hell of a lot better than me. But I have respect for the real musicians here.
For shame.
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lets just do 60's 70's, 80's and 90's for now
Of course most cross over into other decades because these are truley some of the best ever
60's
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Frank Zappa
70's
Jimmy Page
Richie Blackmore
David Glimour
Duane Allman
80's
Eddie Van Halen
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Joe Satriani
Yngwie Malmsteen
90's
Mike McCready
Jerry Cantrell
Tom Morello
Kurt Cobain
tom morello has a certain style, yet replicated, and copied from the middle of nowhere.
as far as satriani goes - he's just good. stevie ray is a ripoff artist too, but if you can play like this, who cares where its from. your lovely mike mccready has ripped off plenty - see going to california IS given to fly.
edit: and no, i won't be seeing alter bridge simply to check out Tremonti's technical ability.
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SRV
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Kim Thayl
Tom Morello
Pete Townsend
Jon Greenwood
Mike McCready
Jerry Cantrell
Adam Jones
Neil Young
Joe Strummer
Robert Fripp
Dave Navarro
and so many more...
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That being said, we all have our own opinions... Don't get me wrong either, because I like Mike's style and great energy... But there is no way he can be considered one of the best ever... Just my opinion
id have to agree. i know everyone has their own opinion, but my opinion is that list is garbage. if you were listing your fav guitar players in a row, id understand. you just have very bad taste. but if your listing in the order of talent, you have very bad taste and youre insane.
learn to play a guitar and your list would be much much much better IMHO.
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