Jerry GarciaJohn FaheyJoe WalshSonny SharrockChuck Schuldiner
― methanietanner, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 22:09 (five years ago) link
Big & RichBig KennyJohn RichBigRich
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 22:37 (five years ago) link
Ctrl+F Clapton LOL. Tough being a fallen god.
― Mungolian Jerryset (bendy), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
if only he'd had the decency to die in 1970 this thread could have looked very different
― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link
Jimi HendrixPete TownshendPhil ManzaneraMarc BolanKeith Richards
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 15:33 (five years ago) link
Clapton was always pretty unremarkable, though. He was only good when he was in the company of good musicians.
― he doesn't need to be racist about it though. (Austin), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
i want to add Syd Barrett to my list. truly one of a kind as a songwriter and as a lead/rhythm guitarist. "Interstellar Overdrive" is a voyage and i have always deeply loved the spy surf lead in "Lucifer Sam" as well.
his solo albums really highlight his unique guitar. "Long Gone" has a really nice descending waltz thing going on (with a Floydian "I stood very still by the window sill" line not far from DSOTM).
recently discovering the early PF track "Walk With Me Sydney" was a lot of fun. it's this silly rock n roll pop song about a character who is like a teenage idol but there is something wrong w him. the rhythm guitar alternate between a Merseybeat/60s pop swing and Syd's unique bizarrely twangy solos that seem to twist into existence like a stretched spring. despite being mad or otherwise mentally impaired he has incredible mastery over his instrument, bending notes with precision, slinking up and down the fretboard like a snake or possibly a strange fod.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 16:15 (five years ago) link
fog
love walk with me sydney!
syd was an incredibly original guitarist whether acoustic or electric. if only there were more recordings of him taking off live.
― cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 16:23 (five years ago) link
Boring and off the top of my head:
D BoonRobbie BashoSonny SharrockDaniel FichelscherNeil Young
― cwkiii, Wednesday, 6 June 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
post-punk division since someone else did it and it's interesting:
d booncurt kirkwoodcraig scanlonandy from the ex and dog faced hermansrichard bishop
― cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 17:01 (five years ago) link
Craig Scanlon! <3
― cwkiii, Wednesday, 6 June 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
James Honeyman-Scott. One of the saddest rock casualties, died at 25 after making two (incredible) records with the Pretenders. that first LP is just fucking perfect, and his guitar work is a big part of it.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 6 June 2018 17:13 (five years ago) link
syd was an incredibly original guitarist whether acoustic or electric.
Wolfpack ftw
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 17:18 (five years ago) link
Still waiting on imago to come back with some guy who plays a microtonal 33 string electric lute.
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 17:19 (five years ago) link
Mick Taylor was damn good on his Stones run, especially on “knockin” obviously and “time waits”
― calstars, Wednesday, 6 June 2018 20:27 (five years ago) link
and with Mayall. Blues from Laurel Canyon is all-time.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 6 June 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
WataCarrie BrownsteinPJ HarveyCat Power*Michael and/or John Gibbons**
* I guess more for a songwriting standpoint -- her songs aren't complex but man they sound so good.** I don't know which one does what on Bardo records.
― Martin Landau Ballet (Leee), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 20:51 (five years ago) link
Not a top 5 but I'd add:
Mike BloomfieldTerje RypdalRalph TownerJulian BreamJohn Abercrombie
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 6 June 2018 20:55 (five years ago) link