Jimmy Page

[revolver]

Don't read the Sun, so who are the top 5 according to them?

The Sun's list was top 5 Rock guitarists and they were:

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Neil Young
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Keith Richards

 

[Keyser Soze]

Does anyone have a link to this article?

I tried www.torontosun.com and can't find anything.

(Is this the worst newspaper web site on the planet ... can find no place to search and no way to get to any day other than today?)

IMHO, I can't believe that anyone would put Neil Young in their top 5 anything. I saw him in concert about 10 years ago, and the only thing worse than Neil was the 2 warm-up bands that he had before him.

 

[Keyser Soze]

OK ... now that I beat up Neil Young and will get flamed badly, here are my 5+ greatest guitarists ... in no particular order

Eric Johnson (try Ah Via Musicom)
Joe Satriani (try Time Machine)
Mark Knopfler (if you think he was great with Dire Straits, then pick up some of his movie sound tracks ... especially "Screenplaying")
Eric Clapton (try the sound track of the movie "Rush")
Buddy Guy (EC describes him as "the world's greatest guitar player" ... now that's a compliment)
SRV and JLV (his brother)
Jimi Hendrix (are you experienced?)
Luther Allison (Handy Award for Blues Guitarist of the year just before he died)
Kenny Wayne Shepard (the next SRV?)
Keef Richards (sentimental favorite ... just saw him in Amsterdam last week and he was great)

... sorry that I can't keep it to 5

 

[Muddy]

A few that nobody's mentioned so far (in now particular order):

Herb Ellis
Richard Thompson
Amos Garrett
Lonnie Johnson
Eddie Lang
Ry Cooder
Son House
Albert King
Roger McGuinn

Oh, yes, and - er - me....

 

[milehigh]

WE MISSED ONE

The guitarist for the RAMONES.


How could he not make the list of greats?

 

[torex]

alvin lee

theres a guy I have'nt heard of in a long time.

I remember seeing him at the concert hall maybe 15 yrs ago,forget who he was opening for,actually i think it was Yngwie Malmsteen.

highlite of course was hearing him doing "Goin home see my baby"

 

[ohioguy]

In no particular order:

Hendrix
Duane Allman
SRV
Clapton

If you want to see a helluva show, check out the Allman Brothers Band. Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks are 2 of the best guitarists around.