I'm surprised no one has mentioned Leslie West. I saw a Laser Disc of a performance 19 years ago. He was standing against an all white backdrop playing some regular stuff.
The solo at the end of the song, was one of the greatest I've ever heard. Melodic, melodic, melodic. |
Sorry, the song is, "Are you Ready" |
There's a video on you tube of Pacific Gas @ Electric performing "Get Ready" that has an amazing lead guitar solo. |
Phil Keaggy's guitar works are amazing to be sure. One of his latest works, "Two of Us", is a treasure. I've seen him rock with the best. His more classical works offer rarified performance.
Different than my other favorite, Jeff Beck, to be sure. But takes no back seat to any other fine guitar musicians, although that does not appear to be Phil's goal. |
I forgot to mention Phill Keaggy
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Lincoln Brewster(recently named one of the top 100 player's by Rolling Stone)who are both killer Christian guitarists.
I met Mayer at the local airport and didn't even know it was him. |
Masayoshi Takanaka(plays like Santana and has played onstage together, but cleaner with more feeling).
Steve Morse(Will be in Roseville on the 18th and my friend has a few tickets for sale as he can't attend).
Neil Schon. |
Christophe Godin...many are great, but none are better or more entertaining than France's best guitarist. One fellow quipped to me once, "isn't France only about the size of Texas!!" This is true, but the best guitarist from Texas, arguably, once was Billy Gibbons of ZZTop, then very likely it was Stevie Ray Vaughn, now it's probably Andy Timmons. I'd go see any of them play, and so it is with Christophe Godin and his band, Morglbl. They are stunning!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpuVkEpRgpg |
The Master of the Telecaster, Danny Gatton. He was called The Humbler for good reason. There are few recordings and what you find will likely be pricey, but well worth it. And there has to be mention of Robert Johnson, who, out of nowhere pushed the art of the steel strings to places it had never been. He was a big Bing Crosby fan. |
Without question, Richard Thompson... |
in order first hendrix,jeff beck, jimmy page, eric clapton,albert king,kim simmons,peter green,mick taylor.tommy bolin, |
Carlos is and always has been in my top 5 favs of all time. |
Recently I've been on a bit of a Danny Gatton kick. I don't know too many players who'd want to try to match up with "The Humbler". The ultimate master of the Telecaster.
Marty |
My favorite is carlos santana. He really knows how to play guitar. Playing is not only a fact of speed, is the sound what many people like. |
Lost the First Line -
SegoviaBreamBeckSumlinMontgomeryHendrixFrisell |
Mon dieu - there are so many. I feel fortunate to have seen all of the above live. Though I was pretty young when I saw Segovia at Lisner Auditorium in DC and Montgomery at the Cellar Door.
All I really wanted was to go to a Redskins game but thank God my dad's 2nd job was as an organis/choirmaster and my mother was busy sometimes - he dragged me to see many great artists. My sister and I 'dragged' him to see Hendrix. (actually since we were under 18 - we needed an adult to get us in the door of the Columbia Theater).
Hard to pick a favorite though Jeff Beck's work with the Yardbirds (live) still gives me goosebumps. |
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Mine right now: J Mascis. |
Mike Bloomfield was a great guitarist. To bad he let himself go. |
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My all time favorite is Mike Bloomfield. |
You can be as good as Vai and Satriani and still be overrated.
OR, one could be that good and still suck, imho. lol (let's not get to serious now) |
If Jason Becker wasn't stricken with Lou Gehrigs disease at at early age (20's), his name would probably be all over this topic. Great guitar prodigy, musician, songwriter and a great inpiration for us all!! He should be mentioned. |
Man I wish I had a blue ray player but I've been waiting for the format to settle out and a really high end player ( audio wise)to arrive. |
For a treat - check out "Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's" in Blu-ray format. You will start to appreciate the capabilities of that format along with Beck's prodigious and continually evolving guitar prowess. |
Philojet I've got the dvd it's great. I've seen live many of the people you mention. I agree with you about Clapton. No imagination. The thing about J.B. is he can play Jimi like Jimi he can play a slide like john lee Hooker, he can play scales like Mcglaughlin, and he is at his heart a blues player. He along with Jimi Page and Keith Moon created " heavy Metal" before Zepplin existed. He went through a long stage of progressive jazz creating sounds no one else has. No one has his tone or his phrasing.His lyricism when playing " cause we ended as lovers" or " Nadia" or " day in the life" or " over the rainbow" is something to behold. Far from being over rated he is a musicians musician. He never settles into any identifiable genra. He had the opportunity to join several big time bands but always went his own way. Most of his contemporaries have since decayed. Check out on the dvd where guitarists in the audience are trying to figure out his fingering. In the audience of 200 or so is Jimmy Page, Robert Plante, John Bonjovi, the guitarist for Queen. Musicians show up at his gigs because he is so very, very special. - Jim |
Aldavis check out Jeff Becks new DVD he played a wide variety of songs and nailed every one. |
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I know this is off subject, but seeing a 15 year with so much talent. Check out this kid.
Timmy is a son of good friends of mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWC_9PKhmJA |
Whoa Wwwrecords,
Great dynamic range and feel for the music - shreads like Buckethead or Al D. but also seems to understand how much can be said with one note - like Brian May or David Gilmour. Clearly he understands composition given that he also plays drums and rhythm guitar too. Does he also run the bass lines? Huge upside - also huge personal risks having so much talent so early. I wish him the best! |
thanks wwwrecords, the ending especially is very good... |
This 15 year old kid from France is pretty amazing. This is one of his own if I am not mistaken. Also check out his vid of New Canon Rock on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Zh0xf9wlY&feature=fvw |
Ali Farka Toure, Vieux Farka Toure, Tinariwen, Habib Koite... |
Here are some of my favorite guitar albums and Artist. Just to name a few, I have many.
PAUL ROSE - THE LEARNING CURVE (acoustic guitar, instrumental & vocals)
PLANKTON - 3 (Instrumental Rock)
MICHAEL LEE FIRKINS - BLACKLIGHT SONATAS (Instrumental, one song with vocals, check out the Theme From Sanford And Son, (the Streetbeater, incredible)
KING HOBO - S/T (Jazz Rock & Blues)
PREACHER STONE - S/T (Southern Rock today)
BLINDSTONE - FREEDOMS CALLING (HEAVY ROCK with solos flying all over the place)
And the list goes on. |
Larry Carlton, Russ Freeman, Lee Ritenour, Earl Klugh. |
"Over the Rainbow" isn't often thought of as a "show piece" but Tommy Emmanuel makes it just that. A remarkable arrangement and stunning performance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZNJf-h7F8s |
Top 3 Dead Guitar Daddies because I can't choose just one...
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Duane Allman
Living Guitar Daddy
Warren Haynes |
Joe Bonamassa
His remake of "A new day yesterday" is my fav. |
At the moment, after spinning his "Travellin" album, its Chet Atkins. |
Oh, there are so many great rock and blues guitarists. But I think in the end Al Di Meola is my 'guitar daddy'. He's just amazing! |
Unoear - Andres Segovia was the great teacher and advocate for guitar music but as a performer lacked technique a little. It is not only Segovia but many musicians and instruments. Technical perfection today is beyond believe. Conlon Nancarrow wrote music for pianola that was impossible to play by pianist - not only because of speed but also strange (breaking fingers) changes. I heard that today some pianist can do it. David Russell plays extremely difficult pieces and I cannot hear single squeak. When I listened to old Segovia recordings I can hear squeaks and dull notes often (same for other guitarists' older recordings). It doesn't change the fact that Segovia played beautifully. |
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Here's some sheer guitar fun from Japan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2JlKzMokv0&feature=related |
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davey knowles(the kid in back door slam) is going on tour with jeff beck....beck will not embarrass him...yep, he's that good. |
Knownothing - I ordered 3 Sharon Isbin CDs recently - still waiting
Jpgsf - I was not aware that Sharon Isbin plays "Hey Joe". What is the name of the record? |
Wonderful version of Hey Joe. |
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So Sharon Isbin would actually be your "guitar momma"... I just bought one of her CDs based on these recommendations - very nice work. |
Kijanki - I'm certainly not as knowledgeable as you about Bach and I suppose I'm fairly uncritical (if that's a word.) I would describe her playing of the Lute Suites as restrained rather than energetic, more 'Sunday morning' listening than 'Saturday night.'
Thanks for the Stephen Schmidt recommendation. I really like having multiple versions of music I like, especially widely different interpretations. The first classical recording I ever bought, more than forty years ago when I was 18, was Julian Bream playing the lute suites. |
