Zamboni Man Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Jack White @ 17 is a joke, no way in hell he's in the top 20. Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi, & Angus Young didn't get very much respect on the list either. 1 Jimi Hendrix 2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band 3 B.B. King 4 Eric Clapton 5 Robert Johnson 6 Chuck Berry 7 Stevie Ray Vaughan 8 Ry Cooder 9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin 10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones 11 Kirk Hammett of Metallica 12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana 13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead 14 Jeff Beck 15 Carlos Santana 16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones 17 Jack White of the White Stripes 18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 19 Richard Thompson 20 James Burton 21 George Harrison 22 Mike Bloomfield 23 Warren Haynes 24 The Edge of U2 25 Freddy King 26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave 27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits 28 Stephen Stills 29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges 30 Buddy Guy 31 Dick Dale 32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service 33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth 35 John Fahey 36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's 37 Bo Diddley 38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac 39 Brian May of Queen 40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival 41 Clarence White of the Byrds 42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson 43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic 44 Scotty Moore 45 Frank Zappa 46 Les Paul 47 T-Bone Walker 48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith 49 John McLaughlin 50 Pete Townshend 51 Paul Kossoff of Free 52 Lou Reed 53 Mickey Baker 54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane 55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple 56 Tom Verlaine of Television 57 Roy Buchanan 58 Dickey Betts 59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead 61 Ike Turner 62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band 63 Danny Gatton 64 Mick Ronson 65 Hubert Sumlin 66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour 67 Link Wray 68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape 69 Steve Howe of Yes 70 Eddie Van Halen 71 Lightnin' Hopkins 72 Joni Mitchell 73 Trey Anastasio of Phish 74 Johnny Winter 75 Adam Jones of Tool 76 Ali Farka Toure 77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat 78 Robbie Robertson of the Band 79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997) 80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids 81 Derek Trucks 82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd 83 Neil Young 84 Eddie Cochran 85 Randy Rhoads 86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath 87 Joan Jett 88 Dave Davies of the Kinks 89 D. Boon of the Minutemen 90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper 91 Robby Krieger of the Doors 92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5 94 Bert Jansch 95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine 96 Angus Young of AC/DC 97 Robert Randolph 98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer 99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag 100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
envirojeff Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 This list is a joke! I could change about 90 of these. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 John Petrucci didn't even make the list, even though everywhere I go people are saying he's one of the best guitar players out there. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 This list is a crock: No Marty Friedman. No Kirk Hammet Hell, even Cliff Burtn, a bass player, was better than half these guys. I'm sorry, but not putting one of the greatest lead guitarists in all of heavy metal history is craptastic to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 This list came out over a year ago. I have only had the pleasure of seeing #'s 13, 28, 40, 50, 70, 72 and 88 play live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Man Posted May 31, 2005 Author Share Posted May 31, 2005 This list is a crock: No Marty Friedman. No Kirk Hammet Hell, even Cliff Burtn, a bass player, was better than half these guys. I'm sorry, but not putting one of the greatest lead guitarists in all of heavy metal history is craptastic to say the least. I agree the list sucks, but Kirk Hammett is #11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanfromAlbany Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Jack White of the White Strips ahead of Richie Blackmore?!?!? Right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 I agree the list sucks, but Kirk Hammett is #11 348230[/snapback] Doh... so much for reading thoroughly. Even still, Friedman's a better guitarist than most of the top 10 in that list. Listen To "Polaris" and you'll see what i mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcrusho Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hahah Megadeth.... Yeah Blind Melons - July 95..... Megadeth Korn Fear Factory Flotsom & Jetsom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 This list is both thorough and absurd. It makes almost as much sense reading it from 100-1 as it does from 1-100. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hahah Megadeth.... Yeah Blind Melons - July 95..... Megadeth Korn Fear Factory Flotsom & Jetsom 348235[/snapback] Sounds like a good show. I saw Korn with...get this...Sugar Ray (before they got all girly) in Savnnah, GA about 2 weeks before I left. LOUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 I know Rolling Stone magazine sucks... 348226[/snapback] Last month, I'm over at the health club working out. I grab a magazine from the pile on the table next to the bikes, and I get on one of the bikes to warm up for 10 minutes prior to doing some weights. I'm skimming through the magazine while on the bike, when one of my friends gets on the bike next to mine and starts pedaling. He says hi to me, then he looks over at the magazine that I have, and sees all of the advertisements in the magazine, as well as me flipping through it (about 3 seconds per page). He points to the magazine and asks, "What is that - a gay guy's clothes catalogue?". I answered, "Actually, it's Rolling Stone magazine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfmeister Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Here are my favorites. My very best ones are in bold >> 1 Jimi Hendrix 2 Duane Allman 8 Ry Cooder 14 Jeff Beck 23 Warren Haynes 25 Freddy King 27 Mark Knopfler 51 Paul Kossoff 70 Eddie Van Halen (with brown sound & DLR) 74 Johnny Winter 96 Angus Young Not Listed: Albert King (SRV lifted his act from Albert King) Rev Billy Gibbons Steve Vai Los Straitjackets Jazz: Larry Carlton Wes Montgomery Kenny Burrell Worst of the list: 6 Chuck Berry 30 Buddy Guy (King of Overplay) 50 Pete Townshend 52 Lou Reed 83 Neil Young (sheer torture) 91 Robby Krieger of the Doors (took pride in NOT changing his strings) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hmmm...no Andres Segovia or Tony Mattola? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 No J Mascis? WTF? That list is a complete joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSCOE P. COE TRAIN Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 james burton ------ the best............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 John Petrucci didn't even make the list, even though everywhere I go people are saying he's one of the best guitar players out there. CW 348226[/snapback] Including me. He is one of the best in the progressive genre. And how does Steve Vai NOT make this list? Half these guys were too drunk or stoned to remember what scale they were playing in, yet Steve Vai doesn't even make the list? I wonder if this has something to do with Ralph Macchio outplaying him in "Crossroads?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Dimebag, Slash, Zack Wylde, Kerry King, George Lynch... i'm sure there are a lot of others that should be on that list that i am forgetting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Rolling Stone lost it's credibilty a long long time ago. This joke list will not help it's search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Dimebag, Slash, Zack Wylde, Kerry King, George Lynch... i'm sure there are a lot of others that should be on that list that i am forgetting. 348251[/snapback] Yeah, like where are all those great guiter playing rappers, they should be on that list too, oops, wait............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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