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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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as Cail already said, Zappa ... anyone who has three (4?) albums entitled "Shut Up And Play Your Guitar' having basically only guitar solos on them, has to be special ... as Cail mentioned, he did stuff people still shake their heads over. He wasn't particularly speedy as an Ingwe Maustein (SP) 
but he had some creative chops.
Another on my list og 'guitar god' is Robert Fripp. Totally original sound in the 'rock' field. No one plays like him.
John McLaughlin perhaps goes on that list (jazz fusion like Matheny)
Fred Frith is also very, very amazing! Got to see him live once... probably the most creative guitar player I have ever seen and heard. Ever.
but he had some creative chops.Another on my list og 'guitar god' is Robert Fripp. Totally original sound in the 'rock' field. No one plays like him.
John McLaughlin perhaps goes on that list (jazz fusion like Matheny)
Fred Frith is also very, very amazing! Got to see him live once... probably the most creative guitar player I have ever seen and heard. Ever.
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you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Oh, there are so many...
- Brian May. He's so inventive, plays so many styles and has such a gorgeous sound that you just can't help being impressed. This is the man who made me want to play the guitar.
- Ritchie Blackmore. Emotion, baby. When he's angry or upset he tortures his strings, breaks guitars and television cameras that get in front of him. When he's inspired, he just stands there with his eyes closed and plays those soft notes on the strat. Incredible licks, classic songwriting.
- Steve Vai. Alien.
- I'm not even going to mention Joe Satriani, he's a given. Oh wait now I mentioned him.
- John Petrucci. A relative newbie in the field, but has definitely made his mark. Technical virtuoso and not afraid to play long, slow beautiful parts as well. Scenes From A Memory is my favourite cd ever.
- Django Reinhardt. Two fingers, baby. Need I say more?
- Paco de Lucia. Right now I'm listening to an anthology of his work and it is simply jaw-dropping. Listen to him play with McLaughlin and Di Meola in The Guitar Trio and realize no mortal (let alone some upstart rock guitarist) can match this.
- Brian May. He's so inventive, plays so many styles and has such a gorgeous sound that you just can't help being impressed. This is the man who made me want to play the guitar.
- Ritchie Blackmore. Emotion, baby. When he's angry or upset he tortures his strings, breaks guitars and television cameras that get in front of him. When he's inspired, he just stands there with his eyes closed and plays those soft notes on the strat. Incredible licks, classic songwriting.
- Steve Vai. Alien.
- I'm not even going to mention Joe Satriani, he's a given. Oh wait now I mentioned him.
- John Petrucci. A relative newbie in the field, but has definitely made his mark. Technical virtuoso and not afraid to play long, slow beautiful parts as well. Scenes From A Memory is my favourite cd ever.
- Django Reinhardt. Two fingers, baby. Need I say more?
- Paco de Lucia. Right now I'm listening to an anthology of his work and it is simply jaw-dropping. Listen to him play with McLaughlin and Di Meola in The Guitar Trio and realize no mortal (let alone some upstart rock guitarist) can match this.
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Crap, I forgot Blackmore. That man knows more about tone than anyone else in the world. That smoky, overcooked sound he gets on the StoneCold outro solo is just ungodly. I discovered Ritchie right after I discovered Jimmy Page, and it was a tossup as to who I liked better for a long time.
Rainbow will go down in history as the most underrated band (at least in the US) in history, right ahead of Triumph, which brings us to....
Arguably the best thing to ever come out of Canada.
Rainbow will go down in history as the most underrated band (at least in the US) in history, right ahead of Triumph, which brings us to....
Arguably the best thing to ever come out of Canada.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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I'm not saying he's a god (I'm not saying he's not, either), but he is definately iconic and created some fine riffs, one of them voted best riff of all time. Slash.
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-George Steiner
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Iconic, sure (even though he's borrowed his look from Joe Perry from the early 80s), but definately not a god.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Gotta go with Stanley Jordan on guitar.
Why?
His technique and style, at least when I first saw him back in 1987, was unbelievable. I didn't pick up my guitar for at least a week after seeing him live, I felt like what wwas the point. Other guitarists and bassists have since copied his technique, but there is none like the original.
On bass, all time favorite is Steve Harris from Iron Maiden. He is the sole reason that I went out and bought my first bass.
As for my favorite trio...Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and the afore mentioned Steve Harris of Iron Maiden. The harmonies and melodies that they put out are still to this day (in my opinion) classics.
Why?
His technique and style, at least when I first saw him back in 1987, was unbelievable. I didn't pick up my guitar for at least a week after seeing him live, I felt like what wwas the point. Other guitarists and bassists have since copied his technique, but there is none like the original.
On bass, all time favorite is Steve Harris from Iron Maiden. He is the sole reason that I went out and bought my first bass.
As for my favorite trio...Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and the afore mentioned Steve Harris of Iron Maiden. The harmonies and melodies that they put out are still to this day (in my opinion) classics.
I didn't even think about bassists....
Steve Harris, Tony Levin, Muzz Skillings, and much as I hate to say it, Flea.
Honorable mentions to John Paul Jones and Geezer Butler.
Steve Harris, Tony Levin, Muzz Skillings, and much as I hate to say it, Flea.
Honorable mentions to John Paul Jones and Geezer Butler.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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I second the McGlaughlin plug! (and I said Fripp 1st! 
) I'll second Joe Satriani, as well--loves Surfing With the Alien, Dream of the Blue Turtles and Follow You, Follow Me. 
) I'll second Joe Satriani, as well--loves Surfing With the Alien, Dream of the Blue Turtles and Follow You, Follow Me.
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I am too tired to compose explanations right now 
Personal ROCK guitar Gods who come to mind at the moment:Jimmy Page,Tony Iommy,Angus Young(Angus is just cool),Pete Townshend,Duane Allman,Dickey Betts,Johnny Winter(his early blues stuff is amazing),Jerry Garcia(yes Jerry Garcia ),Stevie Ray Vaughn.I am sure I can come up with more when I am not so tired and give a detailed explanation of each one.
Personal ROCK guitar Gods who come to mind at the moment:Jimmy Page,Tony Iommy,Angus Young(Angus is just cool),Pete Townshend,Duane Allman,Dickey Betts,Johnny Winter(his early blues stuff is amazing),Jerry Garcia(yes Jerry Garcia ),Stevie Ray Vaughn.I am sure I can come up with more when I am not so tired and give a detailed explanation of each one.-
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I have seen Bob Mould twice, once with Sugar (electric) and once acoustic. with Husker Du and his flying vee he could sound like an army of guitarists. acoustic, he plays with passion/emotion. he has graduated to embrace electronica as well. but for guitar greatness, check out the ending of Celebrated Summer where he sounds like the end of the world.
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Absolutely. Dave and Adrian taught me twin solos. Also, I'm in an Iron Maiden tribute bandjelerak wrote: As for my favorite trio...Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and the afore mentioned Steve Harris of Iron Maiden. The harmonies and melodies that they put out are still to this day (in my opinion) classics.
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No question about it. Slash's stuff, while energetic, is a sloppy, fumble-fingered mess that anyone can figure out in a couple of minutes. Contrast that with the energetic, complex stuff from Emmett and there's no comparison. Emmett was (and remains) a tremendous player.Lord Mhoram wrote:Slash isn't a god but Rik Emmet is???
Listen to Midsummer's Daydream, and see if you don't agree.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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