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The best musicians you have seen?

veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
edited December 2012 in Other Music
I've been lucky enough to see most of my favourites but trying to think of the most talented is really hard. I think:

1. Marc Ribot (Tom Waits)
2. Warren Ellis ( Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
3. Matt Bellamy (Muse)
4. Ben Harper
5. Steve Vai (David Lee Roth)
Like a book among the many on a shelf...

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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Derek Trucks
    Adrian Belew Power Trio (all 3 of them)
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,287
    In no particular order:

    Joe Satriani
    Les Claypool
    Ben Harper
    BB King
    John Mooney
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  • JTHJTH Chicago Posts: 3,238
    veddertown wrote:
    2. Warren Ellis ( Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
    I don't know if Warren is one of the best I've ever seen, but he's certainly one of the most entertaining to watch.
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    Lot of great musicians, but I'll stick to the ones I feel that could play anything to which they had a notion.

    John Paul Jones
    Alain Johannes
    Flea
    Carl Broemel
    Nels Cline
    Glenn Kotche
    Danny Carey
    Neil Peart
    Geddy Lee
    Alex Lifeson
    The Mars Volta
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    McCoy Tyner
    Dudu Pukwana
    Liam O' Flynn
    John Martyn
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,287
    DewieCox wrote:
    Nels Cline

    Nice one, I saw him, Watt & Perkins together as 'Banyan' and also him with Watt opening for Primus one time. Could certainly add him to my list!
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  • ilockyerilockyer Posts: 2,271
    edited December 2012
    A tough one, but Derek Trucks is definitely one of them. I'll probably edit and add to this.

    ... and here comes that edit:

    Steve Winwood - seen him with his own band and with Clapton, awesome keyboard player and equally good on guitar - he took Clapton a few times at their gig which is no mean feat.
    Eric Clapton - yeah his records have been crap for years but he is seriously good.
    Rush - say no more.
    Mike Portnoy - another great drummer, he and John Petrucci were far and away the best musicians in Dream Theater.
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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    edited December 2012
    Ben Harper
    Dereck Trucks / Doyle Bramhall II (they played with Eric Clapton).
    Rush (all Geddy, Alex, and Neil)
    Pearl jam (All members)
    Robert Randolph
    Jack white (only seen him with Dead weather twice, but still, dude can shred). Played more drums during the show though.
    Radiohead (all members).
    Clarence Clemons (RIP). Really all the E street band, glad I got two chances to see them with Clarence.
    Flea
    BB king
    Eddie Van Halen
    Danny Carey
    Taylor Hawkins
    Dave Grohl
    Les Claypool
    John Frusciante
    Chad Smith
    Paul McCartney (from Piano, bass, to guitar).
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Need to add:

    John Paul Jones
    Dave Grohl
    All of Rush
    Nels Cline
    Jack White
    Flea
    John Frusciante
    Chad Smith (criminally underrated)
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Question: Did Nels Cline play with Wilco around 2007? Want to say I have seen him too. I know Wilco has had multiple revolving door line ups with Maybe Jeff Tweedy being the only original member now. Not sure though. Thanks in advance. :mrgreen:
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • JTHJTH Chicago Posts: 3,238
    red mos wrote:
    Question: Did Nels Cline play with Wilco around 2007? Want to say I have seen him too. I know Wilco has had multiple revolving door line ups with Maybe Jeff Tweedy being the only original member now. Not sure though. Thanks in advance. :mrgreen:
    He's been with Wilco since 2004. And John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy have both been in the band since the beginning.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    ive seen dave grohl drum... that was pretty fuckin' awesome.
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  • kwdaleykwdaley Posts: 499
    Hands down... Jeff Beck.
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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    JTH wrote:
    red mos wrote:
    Question: Did Nels Cline play with Wilco around 2007? Want to say I have seen him too. I know Wilco has had multiple revolving door line ups with Maybe Jeff Tweedy being the only original member now. Not sure though. Thanks in advance. :mrgreen:
    He's been with Wilco since 2004. And John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy have both been in the band since the beginning.

    thanks! thought that name sounded familiar at a wilco show.
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,846
    Jimmy Page
    Eric Clapton
    Carlos Santana
    Pete Townshend
    Robin Trower
    Steve Howe
    John Frusciante
    Rick Wakeman
    Chris Squier
    Flea
    Neil Peart

    That's all i can think of right now.
  • JH6056JH6056 Posts: 2,427
    edited December 2012
    I'm going to read this as the best live performers I've seen (though many of these would be on my "Best Musicians Ever" list anyway) (All CAPS = the best of the best for me):

    The Jackson 5 (cute, young, big fros era)
    Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
    THE CLASH
    The Pretenders (original lineup)
    The Kinks
    Talking Heads
    PATTI SMITH
    U2 (Joshua Tree and earlier)
    JEFF BUCKLEY
    UNCLE TUPELO
    Nirvana
    AFGHAN WHIGS
    STEVIE WONDER
    Cassandra Wilson
    REM
    RAY CHARLES (probably the best performer, ever, anywhere)
    RADIOHEAD
    THE FRAMES

    And, he's not quite on the level I put all the above artists on, but I've also seen 2 amazing Peter Gabriel tours (So, and the '97ish one with Blind Boys of Alabama on the tour) that had stunning staging (and excellent music too of course).

    Another Honorable Mention goes to pre-2002ish The Kills. Had never heard of them the 1st time someone commanded that I see them, and we completely were blown away (probably ''97ish but I'm not positive when that was).

    And the White Stripes, who I'd never heard of when I saw them open for Sleater Kinney '98ish. Blown away.
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  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    McCoy Tyner
    Dudu Pukwana
    Liam O' Flynn
    John Martyn


    wow
    saw mccoy tyner in boston
    didn't think anyone around here would know him
    (also saw chick corea - fucking awesome)

    rick wakeman
    and of course

    eddie, mike, stone, and jeff
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

    "what a long, strange trip it's been"
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