Rolling Stone‘s 10 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time

[vienna]

http://stereogum.com/888282/rolling-stones-10-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time/list/

And a listing of personal picks by one of the magazines critics/editors:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-19691231

[sidslotm]

jimi hendrix again. There are others, lots of them. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPXOp2bPhQQ

[soopaman2]

This list was clearly written by an older person with a huge bias.

I bet this guy hates todays music.

Slash from guns and Roses belongs on that list. Dave Mustaine of Mettallica and Megadeth fame. Hell Jack White spins a better guitar than freaking Allman...Come on? I'll even throw in Brian May.

Do you have to be Robert Plants age to appreciate Rolling Stone anymore. I am sorry, this reeks of generational bias.

Clapton should have been first. Jimi just tended to shred it, while Eric played with finesse and purpose. I don't totally hate the list, just think they stopped considering after a certain year, which is unfair.

[frau kaleun]

Soooooo predictable. I wrote that list in my head before I even clicked on the link and pretty much nailed it. :haha:


It's really more like "Rolling Stone's Ten Favorite Guitarists That We Can Safely Assume Most People With At Least A Passing Interest In Late 20th Century Popular Music Have Actually Heard Of, And Probably Also Heard."

[soopaman2]

Soooooo predictable. I wrote that list in my head before I even clicked on the link and pretty much nailed it. :haha:


It's really more like "Rolling Stone's Ten Favorite Guitarists That We Can Safely Assume Most People With At Least A Passing Interest In Late 20th Century Popular Music Have Actually Heard Of, And Probably Also Heard."


As my clever cousin would say...

"Cater to the ham and eggers, rubes are easily separated from their money"
Cynical but logical.

:salute:

[CCIP]

This list was clearly written by an older person with a huge bias.

I bet this guy hates todays music.

I don't think he hates today's music, or favours old music specifically - it's just more biased to classic icons of mainstream rock and blues, and very traditional, 'normal' guitar technique - yeah, some of these guys were the ones who invented it, but there are other ways to play guitar that are very different. So that's a bit predictable. And even in technical terms, there are so many technical guitarists.

Aside from some of the ones you (and the others) have mentioned, one sorely missing from the list is Robert Fripp. His contribution to modern music in general and mind-blowingly unconventional guitar playing specifically is always going to be undervalued I'm afraid.

[frau kaleun]

I don't think he hates today's music, or favours old music specifically

And to be fair, it is supposed to be an "all time" list - which to me implies that anyone on it has to have made music that's been around for a while and is still influencing people and considered worthwhile.

For the same reason, most "All Time Great Movies" lists don't usually have many (or any) recent films in them. "Of all time" implies a classic, and that implies an element of timeless value and appeal, which can only be assessed after a certain amount of time has passed.

The worlds of art, music, film, etc., are littered with the cast-off remains of stuff that was briefly considered OMG AWESOME for a month, year, or decade and then faded into obscurity. Somebody could release what looks to us like another "Citizen Kane" tomorrow, but it won't be a classic unless it's still regarded that way 50+ years from now.

[kiwi_2005]

This 14yr old busking in Auckland NZ, amazes me every time with his guitar skills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YgfEwMRZi0


Anyway back on topic, why is Stevie Ray Vaughan not on that list! One of the best guitarists ever imho.

[vienna]

And to be fair, it is supposed to be an "all time" list - which to me implies that anyone on it has to have made music that's been around for a while and is still influencing people and considered worthwhile.

For the same reason, most "All Time Great Movies" lists don't usually have many (or any) recent films in them. "Of all time" implies a classic, and that implies an element of timeless value and appeal, which can only be assessed after a certain amount of time has passed.

The worlds of art, music, film, etc., are littered with the cast-off remains of stuff that was briefly considered OMG AWESOME for a month, year, or decade and then faded into obscurity. Somebody could release what looks to us like another "Citizen Kane" tomorrow, but it won't be a classic unless it's still regarded that way 50+ years from now.



Well put...

Also to be considered is influence and change: Did the artist (in any art form) have a lasting influence not only to others in their time but also to those following long after; and, did they cause a change or shift in how the art form was viewed and/or practiced long after they are gone? Consider someone like Beethoven: after the first performance of the 3rd Symphony (Eroica) Haydn was said to have commented "Everything is different from today." And it was. Beethoven radically changed everything in classical music that came afterward as few people have in history. There are guitarists on the Top 10/Top 100 lists who, as contemporaries of Hendrix had their styles, technique and compositions altered after seeing Hendrix play, live or on film/video or hearing his music. There is a reason people like Clapton, Townsend, Santana, Vaughn, etc., all cite the affect Hendrix had on their playing and the way they viewed the guitar. Forty years plus on and Hendrix still is an awesome influence on guitarists in particular and music in general...

There was an interview I once read in, I believe, Guitar Player Magazine, where the interviewer held a dual interview with Yngvie Malmsteen and John McLaughlin in the same room. Malmsteen was very arrogant and quite dismissive of Lauhglin, whom he apparently never met and knew little of his reputation as a guitarist. Every time the interviewer would try to move the conversation away form Malmsteen, Yngvie would cut him short. Malmsteen would also interrupt Laughlin in the middle of Laughlin's responses to questions. The interviewer eventually seemed to grow tired of Malmsteen and decided to ask Laughlin "What was it like to play and collaborate with Jimi hendrix?" Malmsteen did a 180 degree turn that must have caused him severe wind burn. "Oh man, you really paled with Hendrix? I'm so sorry, I had no idea...". Suddenly, Yngvie was all apologies to Laughlin and almost bowing down to him for the rest of the interview. Malmsteen may be able to play a gazillion notes a second and may possibly be a better technical technical player than either Laughlin or even Hendrix, but even an arrogant, self-centered/serving shredder like Malmsteen recognizes the genius of someone who will continue to be a benchmark long after Yngvie's work is in the dustbins of musical history...

[MH]

"Oh man, you really paled with Hendrix? I'm so sorry, I had no idea...". Suddenly, Yngvie was all apologies to Laughlin and almost bowing down to him for the rest of the interview. Malmsteen may be able to play a gazillion notes a second and may possibly be a better technical technical player than either Laughlin or even Hendrix, but even an arrogant, self-centered/serving shredder like Malmsteen recognizes the genius of someone who will continue to be a benchmark long after Yngvie's work is in the dustbins of musical history...

Sounds like Malmsteen :D
malsmsteen opened up the whole neoclassical style and while there are people that play much better faster and cleaner than him....he is Jimi Hendrix of the style.

[Oberon]

Yeah, Brian May should definitely be on that list.

Hendrix was fantastic though, so I can't quibble with the number one slot.

[HunterICX]

Yeah, Brian May should definitely be on that list.

Brian May was the first thing that popped in my mind when seeying this thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYabmM-uxdE
:rock:

HunterICX

[Sailor Steve]

This list, and the arguments for and against it, are only remotely valid if the title includes the word "Rock". Of course it's all opinion anyway, but as soon as you try to quantify opinion you run into a wall of more opinion.

it's just more biased to classic icons of mainstream rock and blues, and very traditional, 'normal' guitar technique
:yep: "Great" guitarists?

The only order here is the order in which they popped into my head
Chet Atkins
Sandy Bull
Les Paul
Andres Segovia
Stanley Jordan (I'd like to see anybody on that list even dream of doing what he does)
Richie Blackmore
Mike Bloomfield
Stephen Stills
Django Reinhart
Julian Bream
Ry Cooder
Buddy Guy
B.B. King
Albert King
Robert Johnson
Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen
Leo Kottke
Carlos Santana
Merle Travis
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Duane Allman
Dicky Betts
Steve Howe
Robby Krieger
Blind Willie Johnson
Wes Montgomery
Jorma Kaukonen
Albert Collins
Alvin Lee
Joe Satriani
Mark Knopfler

And my brain finally started to fade. Everybody's favorite player? Hendrix was original, influential and a damn fine player. But the best ever? Not even close.

[frau kaleun]

The biggest surprise about the RS list for me was that Santana wasn't on it.





And still no love for David Gilmour. :wah:

[vienna]

I actually got to see Hendrix play, though not on electric, and I didn't know at the time who he was. I used to be one of the long-haired masses that huanted the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles in the mid to late 60s. The Strip was/is divided into two sections: the well-known club/bar/restaurant/shopping scene on the west end and the "slums" to the east. At the time, places like the Whisky-A-Go-Go and other like places were/are on the west; lesser venues were on the east. There was a club in the east that opened as a sort of restaurant/coffehouse/general hang during the daytime hours and operated as a rock club at night. The club's building had once been a furniture and antiques store and had outer walls that were removable to easily show the inventory and encourage public access. The club would also remove these walls in the daytime and people would come and go freely. Sometimes, musicians would stop by and jam on acoustic instruments (sort of uplugged before its time). I was in there one day watching some people play and in came this guy with a couple of other people. They sat down, ordered something, and listened. After a liitle while, the guy politely asked in a lowkey voice if he could play along for a bit. Someone lent him a guitar and he played along to a few folk and blues numbers. He was an excellent player and some of the other musicians asked him a few questions about his playing. He answered them politely and after a short while, excused himself because he had an appointment elsewhere. I was impressed with his playing technique and his abilities with tones.

A few months later, I'm in a record store and there, in the new releases bin is a record with the name "Are You Experienced?" by a group called "The JImi Hendrix Experience". I looked at the photo on the cover and recognized the guy from the club a few months back. I remember thinking at the time "Wow, he actually got a contract!", and I bought the record to see what it sounded like. After I played that record, it changed the way I viewed guitars, and guitar playing, forever. I spent hours upon hours trying to get even a bit of the sound Hendrix achieved. Considering the primitive nature of guitars, amps and effects pedals (or the lack of effects pedals), what Hendrix did with what was available to him and with, mainly just his guitar and his hands, is incredible. Today a guitarist plugs into a digital wonderland of effects pedals and racks and, with a flick of a button easily summons sounds that Hendrix had to wrench out with just his talent and genius. I think a good test of the newer "flavor of the moment" guitarists would be to give them a Strat, a couple of old tube amps without effects loops, maybe a couple of old transistor or tube effects pedals with the scratchy controls, and old style patch cables, and ask them to "play like Hendrix". I wonder if they would even know where to start...

Yes, so I did see Hendrix play that day; I wish I knew who he was at the time. I never saw him play live again because something or other would always come up and I would just say "I'll catch him the next time he comes around..."

[MH]

Paul Gilbert - Purple Haze
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKajVuByH4U&feature=related

Paul Gilbert - Red House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miLvfZ4DupE&feature=related


Paul Gilbert - Hey Joe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koD1_N0SEWw

[Sailor Steve]

@ Vienna: Awesome story! :rock:

[kiwi_2005]

ROY BUCHANAN is another great guitarist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOqR70w8d5M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yemfd7mT_zY&feature=related

[nikimcbee]

The biggest surprise about the RS list for me was that Santana wasn't on it.



And still no love for David Gilmour. :wah:

:salute:
Found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Om16NjZX8o&feature=fvwrel

Eddie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Om16NjZX8o&feature=fvwrel

Mr. Page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIHabvURnpk

I'll just add this: one of my fav zep songs w/ guitar solo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWOuzYvksRw

Just for you Frau::salute::rock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVxsB5oNiTw&feature=related

[frau kaleun]

Just for you Frau::salute::rock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVxsB5oNiTw&feature=related


Still my favorite after all these years. :D

[flatsixes]

This list, and the arguments for and against it, are only remotely valid if the title includes the word "Rock". Of course it's all opinion anyway, but as soon as you try to quantify opinion you run into a wall of more opinion.


:yep: "Great" guitarists?

The only order here is the order in which they popped into my head
Chet Atkins
Sandy Bull
Les Paul
Andres Segovia
Stanley Jordan (I'd like to see anybody on that list even dream of doing what he does)
Richie Blackmore
Mike Bloomfield
Stephen Stills
Django Reinhart
Julian Bream
Ry Cooder
Buddy Guy
B.B. King
Albert King
Robert Johnson
Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen
Leo Kottke
Carlos Santana
Merle Travis
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Duane Allman
Dicky Betts
Steve Howe
Robby Krieger
Blind Willie Johnson
Wes Montgomery
Jorma Kaukonen
Albert Collins
Alvin Lee
Joe Satriani
Mark Knopfler

And my brain finally started to fade. Everybody's favorite player? Hendrix was original, influential and a damn fine player. But the best ever? Not even close.

A very fine list, Steve, (Great to see Bloomfield on that list)
Let me throw in a couple more:
Charlie Christian
Doc Watson
Sam Bush (ok, mandolin, but he's lights-out awesome)
Pat Metheney
Larry Coryell, and
Frank Zappa (oh yeah!)

[CaptainHaplo]

Another that should make the conversation:

Nuno Bettencourt

[sidslotm]

read somewhere that when asked " .... whats it like to be the greatest guitar player in the world ? ...." Hendrix reply was "..... I dont know. You'll have to ask Rory Gallagher.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2065359/Jimi-Hendrix-voted-greatest-guitar-player-time-star-spangled-time-list.html#ixzz1ebyiFpg2

I suppose the great thing about Hendrix, he could write a song.

But Eric Johnson could write a melody, eat ya heart out Eric

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1-gQsHrMo

[1480]

Another that should make the conversation:

Nuno Bettencourt

:salute:

I would like to add:

Kenny Wayne Sheppard

Daron Malakian

I did not look at the list and they may be on it but I really enjoy what they can do with guitar.

My favorite solo :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9I-aHF6oU&feature=related

If someone can come up with a better version, other than Prince's solo, please post. This song just touches so many nerves. Kind of like Chris Matthews' leg when Obama got elected.

[Sailor Steve]

My favorite solo :
McBee already posted that "Just for you Frau".

While not my personal favorite to listen to, Stanley Jordan never ceases to amaze me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ruEkWMtdM8

[Jimbuna]

There is one name you have ALL missed........Steve Bradfield :sunny:

[Sailor Steve]

There is one name you have ALL missed........Steve Bradfield :sunny:
:nope:

I'm an average guitarist at best. But I work with a couple of very very good ones.

[Gerald]

:nope:

I'm an average guitarist at best. But I work with a couple of very very good ones. Modest, I hear, :yep:

[Highbury]

A list of "All Time Greatest" in sport is always subjective, and they have measurable stats. Trying to compile a list of greatest guitarists is futile. How we measure it will be different from person to person.

I enjoy the music of alot of the people on Steve's list, but my favorite named here was David Gilmour. He is not the best technically among those listed, not by a long shot. He does however have a sound that goes right into me and makes me feel the way that I think music should.

[Biggles]

Noone mentioned this fellow yet? Dear me...
http://www.michaelarnoldart.com/george_harrison.jpg

Nils Lofgren is also a man to be reckoned with:
http://blog.nj.com/entertainment_impact_music/2008/09/large_nils.jpg

[TarJak]

Interesting that there are no classical or flamenco guitarists in the list. But I guess that's RS's demographic.

There are several I can think of that would beat most of the RS top 100 hands down and possibly get into the top 10 if this was a broarder church.

Christopher Parkening
John Williams
Narcisco Yepes
Paco de Lucia
Estrelle Morente
Slava Grigorian

[Sailor Steve]

Noone mentioned this fellow yet? Dear me...
I was going to post a link to Badfinger's 'Day After Day', which GH produced and played what to my mind is one of the cleanest, most tasteful solos ever, but I changed my mind. Still don't know why.

Interesting that there are no classical or flamenco guitarists in the list.
Well, there's at least one on my list. :D

[TarJak]

Well, there's at least one on my list. :DTrue that.

[frau kaleun]

...David Gilmour. He is not the best technically among those listed, not by a long shot. He does however have a sound that goes right into me and makes me feel the way that I think music should.

:yep:

And that's why "Comfortably Numb" is still my fave solo ever - it carries the entire emotional content of the song... which is about not being able to, or more accurately, not wanting to feel anything at all because what is being felt just seems unbearable. And yet at the end there's this incredible expression of all that anguish which cannot be expressed in any other way. To me, that's what being a great musician is about, and what a great solo is about. He once said in an interview I read years ago that he knew he couldn't whip out as many notes as quickly as some other guys, but that was okay because he wanted every note to contribute something to the entirety of the song, not just be a showcase for his own abilities.

Another guy whose playing I really love that I think falls into the same category is Robbie Robertson. A lot of his stuff with The Band may not be "show off" calibre playing by most standards but it still sounds amazing in the context of those songs.

Reminds me of something I once heard said about Count Basie when he played piano solos in some of his band's songs - they might not be complicated, and there might not be that many notes, but even if it was only eight notes it would be the perfect eight notes played in just the right way at just the right moments. It was what the song needed in order to be even better than it already was, instead of what he needed to play to prove how awesome he was.

[1480]

McBee already posted that "Just for you Frau".

While not my personal favorite to listen to, Stanley Jordan never ceases to amaze me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ruEkWMtdM8


I thought he posted Comfortably Numb, and I posted While My Guitar Gently Weeps, may have been a posting error on my part.

[Sailor Steve]

I thought he posted Comfortably Numb, and I posted While My Guitar Gently Weeps, may have been a posting error on my part.
No, my bad. :oops:

I'm guessing I went to his link and then got distracted by the list of "similar" videos they put up. I probably clicked on that to see what that poster thought was the "best ever" and then remembered it when I followed your link.

Sorry 'bout dat. You were right, I was wrong.

[MothBalls]

:yep:

And that's why "Comfortably Numb" is still my fave solo ever - It's one of my top favorites. What I hear when I listen to it is Syd Barret's life story, as told by David Jon Gilmour through his guitar. The best version of it being this one.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJZYG5qwHHI

VH1 did a video special on them, and they all told the story about Syd and how much he influenced all of the music, and how his best friend Gilmour ended up replacing him. It's a must see for Floyd fans. Search Bing or Google videos for "Pink Floyd - VH1 Legends" I'd post links but they get taken down quickly, VH! has rights and all....

Syd also sparked this classic... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eraVXLPgD4

[MothBalls]

But on the top of my list, Clapton. The difference between hearing music, and feeling music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X55nF0OqTmA&ob=av2n

<edit> The list didn't say anything about Rock, just the top 100 guitarists. Any list that puts Buddy Guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTVUvHiuaGw) at #30, sucks. It's not a valid list because they didn't ask me first.

We should put together our own list, the SS Top 10 guitarists.

[MH]

I love Gilmour and Clapton - been addicted to Pink Floyd since 12 years old.
Wanking on the same notes for lifetime doesn't say anything about feelings toward the music-just different state of mind and sometimes lack of abilities.

Andy Timons- Electric Gypsy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M6m-1t0qmk&feature=related
Groove Or Die
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUFOYbPL_Og&feature=artist

Again...there are natural guitar players and mechanical ones-no doubt about it.
The mechanics usually don't make it far.

[MH]

Another great one:

Gary Hoey "Truth"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7mq0g6Tp9Y

Hocus Pocus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0rAlUqVUAE

Black Magic Woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5n_19DFDNk&feature=related

[CCIP]

Some of my under-rated favourites - probably not everyone's cup of tea, but they have completely unique ways of playing guitar and are masters of new sounds. Absolutely love them myself, though.

David Torn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WsucxKyeY0&t=3m48s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQGF26W0qPU&t=1m39s

Adrian Belew:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCENW-IrKTU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8KN5Xt2yTU

and of course, Robert Fripp, who ranks as my 2nd favourite musician/guitarist ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMuOo6hT92A&t=6m27s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOz-AP-n8Pg


Who's my first favourite musician/guitarist ever you ask?

Well, that would be my dad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3IxHyIKx4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgNAgoPH0BQ

I'm not ashamed to plug him here next to all these big names, since he really is a world-class guitarist in his own right :yep:

[Jimbuna]

I've always rated Jan Ackerman formerly of Focus

http://greatacre.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/370.jpg?w=500&h=666

[MH]

...

Something for you(sort of another dimension)

Allan Holdsworth Trio - The Sixteen Men Of Tain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iINA9sjORCI&feature=related

You have cool dad:salute:

[1480]

No, my bad. :oops:

I'm guessing I went to his link and then got distracted by the list of "similar" videos they put up. I probably clicked on that to see what that poster thought was the "best ever" and then remembered it when I followed your link.

Sorry 'bout dat. You were right, I was wrong.


No worries, thought Walgreens may have switched my happy pills.:rock:

[Sailor Steve]

Well, that would be my dad:
Really? Why have you never shared this before? Very, very nice! The first vid is not really my cup of tea, but great nonetheless. I absolutely love the double-neck one, though. :rock:

[CCIP]

Really? Why have you never shared this before? Very, very nice! The first vid is not really my cup of tea, but great nonetheless. I absolutely love the double-neck one, though. :rock:

I've shared some of his stuff before, I know Neal complimented him :D

He's a very versatile musician, that's all he does for a living and has for as long as I've been around. Mostly makes a living from classical and flamenco music, but he's actually an experimental guitarist at heart. Does all sorts of off-whack stuff in his own time.The double-neck guitar was actually his design, and it's not double neck per se - it's actually modular. It's got 3 separate guitars (though one is currently unfinished) that he can couple and decouple from each other and play separately. Very cool thing :)

He's currently touring California and wintering in Mexico. Here's one you might like from a private show he gave just a couple of days ago... http://youtu.be/2i-m6S_EadQ

[Sailor Steve]

I've shared some of his stuff before, I know Neal complimented him :D
I was stoned and I missed it... :oops:

The double-neck guitar was actually his design, and it's not double neck per se - it's actually modular. It's got 3 separate guitars (though one is currently unfinished) that he can couple and decouple from each other and play separately. Very cool thing :)
WOW! Cool indeed!

Here's one you might like from a private show he gave just a couple of days ago... http://youtu.be/2i-m6S_EadQ
Beautiful! Of course I'm only halfway through it, listening as I type. When that's done I'll listen to some of the others I see on the list. :sunny:

[sidslotm]

For every one guitarist that enters the hallowed hall of fame and is badged great, there must be thousands that never get a look in but equally good.

The only guitarist I still listen from the 60s is peter green, wrote some of the best songs ever writen and probably the best ever opening hook line to a song ever "shall I tell you about my life" A hook that catches you. When I heard this it sent shivers down my spine, and still does.

Snowy white playing with Pete Green, Slaybo day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INOVuZQsxKQ

[Jimbuna]

Nice one :yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

For every one guitarist that enters the hallowed hall of fame and is badged great, there must be thousands that never get a look in but equally good.

The only guitarist I still listen from the 60s is peter green
Ah, the man who created Fleetwood Mac and left them when they didn't want to be a blues band anymore, the man who wrote Black Magic Woman...:rock:

[vienna]

One guitarist who seems never to get mentioned but who is a phenomonal player is Prince. I've seen him live during his "Purple Rain" tour in Los Angeles and was very, very impressed with his playing during the show, including a jam session midway with Prince & The Revoulution and members of "The Time" (No Morris Day, but Jerome was there), and members of Shiela E's band. They jammed in rock, funk, blues, and other styles with Prince calling out key changes on the fly. The whole lot of them were the best group of professional musicians I beileve I have ever seen live. I thought Prince's playing that tour was as good as it was going to get until I saw a DVD of a performance he gave in Las Vegas. It is absolutely amazing. I had a co-worker who was very much a bit of a jazz, R&B, and blues snob. He is extremely knowledgable and can quote chapter and verse on all things jazz, R&B, and blues. I brought in the DVD to work and asked him to give it a look. He was a bit disinterested at first. I asked him to pay attention to a latter part of the show where Prince played an extended blues guitar piece. Later in the day he came by my office to return the DVD and was full of praise for Prince and his band. He was very impressed with how tight the musicianship was and I told him that Prince will only hire musicians he considers the best (Maceo Parker. of James Brown fame was in the band, for example). If you get, the chance find the DVD and give it a look...

[nikimcbee]

One guitarist who seems never to get mentioned but who is a phenomonal player is Prince. I've seen him live during his "Purple Rain" tour in Los Angeles and was very, very impressed with his playing during the show, including a jam session midway with Prince & The Revoulution and members of "The Time" (No Morris Day, but Jerome was there), and members of Shiela E's band. They jammed in rock, funk, blues, and other styles with Prince calling out key changes on the fly. The whole lot of them were the best group of professional musicians I beileve I have ever seen live. I thought Prince's playing that tour was as good as it was going to get until I saw a DVD of a performance he gave in Las Vegas. It is absolutely amazing. I had a co-worker who was very much a bit of a jazz, R&B, and blues snob. He is extremely knowledgable and can quote chapter and verse on all things jazz, R&B, and blues. I brought in the DVD to work and asked him to give it a look. He was a bit disinterested at first. I asked him to pay attention to a latter part of the show where Prince played an extended blues guitar piece. Later in the day he came by my office to return the DVD and was full of praise for Prince and his band. He was very impressed with how tight the musicianship was and I told him that Prince will only hire musicians he considers the best (Maceo Parker. of James Brown fame was in the band, for example). If you get, the chance find the DVD and give it a look...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=draHDUd8amQ

[Gerald]

Ted "Gonzo" Nugent

http://www.babylon.com/definition/Ted%20Nugent/

Ted Nugent - Stranglehold, http://youtu.be/0c3d7QgZr7g

Ted Nugent - Great White Buffalo (1987),http://youtu.be/VMZwS0ZonEU