200 greatest guitarists in rock (electronic, blues, funk, metal, single)

lucifer_sam · 07-04-2008, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sodacake

Might have something to do with the fact that BB Kind is a blues guitarist and this is a rock list.

Ummm. Bo Diddley's on there. So are a bunch of other guitarists I wouldn't characterize as rock.

Sodacake · 07-04-2008, 01:29 PM

What's your point? I was just giving a possible reason as to why he's not there.

Alfred · 07-04-2008, 01:34 PM

Thank you for including Alex Lifeson. Rolling Stone is a joke for not including him.

lucifer_sam · 07-04-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sodacake

What's your point? I was just giving a possible reason as to why he's not there.

B. B. King was one of the revolutionaries that shaped the precursors to modern rock. Delta blues was probably more important to rock than anything Elvis Presley came up with. Look at the Big Four. Look at Clapton, Page, Beck, hell, Duane Allman. It was a fucking B. B. King concert he and brother Gregg attended that persuaded them to start seriously playing music.

I mean, there are other changes I would have personally made to the list, but they are chickenshit compared to the complete absence of B. B. King.

Sodacake · 07-04-2008, 01:39 PM

I didn't come into this thread to argue with you. Calm the hell down.

**jackhammer** · 07-04-2008, 01:43 PM

We will let BooBoo describe the criteria for his choices. As I have already said lists are always subjective.I am a little nonplussed myself as to certain inclusions but let's wait for his take on it please.

The Unfan · 07-04-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JayJamJah

I missed that, yeah B.B's top 50 at worst.

If I composed a list of top 200 guitarists I'm almost certain B.B. wouldn't make the list. If I made a list of top 200 blues guitarists I'm not sure if he'd make the list, and if he did he'd be near the bottom.

Sodacake · 07-04-2008, 02:40 PM

Are you for real?

**boo boo** · 07-05-2008, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Ummm. Bo Diddley's on there. So are a bunch of other guitarists I wouldn't characterize as rock.

How is Bo Diddley not rock?

And no I dont consider BB King a rock guitatist, just pure blues. Granted there are a handful of blues guitarists on this list like Johnny Winter but thats because they do have rock material and their sound is more blues rock than pure blues.

In the same sense I added Allan Holdsworth and John Maclaughlin, who are probably more thought of as Jazz guitarists but they have a handful of rock material and an overall rock oriented sound, and no Pat Matheny wasn't an oversight, just in case that comes up.

Sodacake · 07-05-2008, 10:53 AM

I don't think Holdsworth is rock enough for this list.

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07-04-2008, 01:29 PM
Sodacake Groupie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 25	What's your point? I was just giving a possible reason as to why he's not there.

07-04-2008, 01:34 PM
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07-04-2008, 01:39 PM
Sodacake Groupie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 25	I didn't come into this thread to argue with you. Calm the hell down.

07-04-2008, 01:43 PM
jackhammer Recieved first cool point Join Date: May 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 6,068	We will let BooBoo describe the criteria for his choices. As I have already said lists are always subjective.I am a little nonplussed myself as to certain inclusions but let's wait for his take on it please. __________________ My music collection.cough cough enjoy. Ha Ha charade you are. My dvd collection.

07-04-2008, 02:40 PM
Sodacake Groupie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 25	Are you for real?

07-05-2008, 10:53 AM
Sodacake Groupie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 25	I don't think Holdsworth is rock enough for this list.