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Julie in the rv mirror · 29 Nov 2011, 02:52

I thought I might post this here again, as I think it's relevant to this thread. I'd planned on posting it here originally, but Wario beat me to it.

Here's Rolling Stone's current list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Players of all time. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...rists-20111123

Now, these things are always somewhat subjective, but I thought it would be interesting to see where some of our favorites ended up, if they were on the list at all.

1) Jimi Hendrix (naturally)
2) Eric Clapton
3) Jimmy Page
4) Keith Richards
5) Jeff Beck
6) B.B. King
8 ) Eddie Van Halen
12) Stevie Ray Vaughan
14) David Gilmour
20) Carlos Santana
22) Frank Zappa
23) Buddy Guy
25) Tony Iommi
26) Brian May
33) Prince
36) Randy Rhoads
57) Rory Gallagher
65) Slash

Only 2 ladies made the list: Joni Mitchell at #75, and Bonnie Raitt at #89.

I can't argue with some on the list, especially the top ten, but some choices I'd beg to differ with, as we all would, I suppose.

No Nils Lofgren, Peter Frampton, or Steve Vai, surprisingly. I was also surprised that Springsteen made the list this time, albeit at #96, because he's usually overlooked on these things.

Thoughts?

29 Nov 2011, 02:52	#33
Julie in the rv mirror Spirit in the Night Join Date: 23.07.2008 Location: On the edge of town (in the Darkness...) Posts: 1,559	I thought I might post this here again, as I think it's relevant to this thread. I'd planned on posting it here originally, but Wario beat me to it. Here's Rolling Stone's current list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Players of all time. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...rists-20111123 Now, these things are always somewhat subjective, but I thought it would be interesting to see where some of our favorites ended up, if they were on the list at all. 1) Jimi Hendrix (naturally) 2) Eric Clapton 3) Jimmy Page 4) Keith Richards 5) Jeff Beck 6) B.B. King 8 ) Eddie Van Halen 12) Stevie Ray Vaughan 14) David Gilmour 20) Carlos Santana 22) Frank Zappa 23) Buddy Guy 25) Tony Iommi 26) Brian May 33) Prince 36) Randy Rhoads 57) Rory Gallagher 65) Slash Only 2 ladies made the list: Joni Mitchell at #75, and Bonnie Raitt at #89. I can't argue with some on the list, especially the top ten, but some choices I'd beg to differ with, as we all would, I suppose. No Nils Lofgren, Peter Frampton, or Steve Vai, surprisingly. I was also surprised that Springsteen made the list this time, albeit at #96, because he's usually overlooked on these things. Thoughts? Last edited by Julie in the rv mirror; 29 Nov 2011 at 02:58. Reason: Fixed link