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View Poll Results: Whos yo fave?
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) 55 21.74%
Robert Fripp (King Crimson) 22 8.70%
Steve Howe (Yes) 18 7.11%
Steve Hackett (Genesis) 6 2.37%
Frank Zappa 23 9.09%
Alex Lifeson (Rush) 21 8.30%
Jan Akkerman (Focus) 3 1.19%
Andy Latimer (Camel) 5 1.98%
Steve Hillage (Gong, Khan) 2 0.79%
Adrian Belew (King Crimson) 1 0.40%
John Petrucci (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment) 20 7.91%
Buckethead 18 7.11%
John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra) 7 2.77%
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) 3 1.19%
Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Art Bears) 1 0.40%
Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music, Brian Eno) 1 0.40%
Michael Karoli (Can) 2 0.79%
Omar Rodriguez Lopez (The Mars Volta) 15 5.93%
Steve Rothery (Marillion) 3 1.19%
Adam Jones (Tool) 8 3.16%
Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) 6 2.37%
Mick Box (Uriah Heep) 0 0%
Dave Brock (Hawkwind) 1 0.40%
Gary Green (Gentle Giant) 2 0.79%
other 10 3.95%
Pye Hastings (Caravan) 0 0%
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Old 02-17-2014, 08:01 PM   #191 (permalink)
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Old 02-18-2014, 09:45 AM   #192 (permalink)
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Hell yes!

My favorite version of this tune:



It's a shame he passed away so young... well, to me 40 is young.
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Old 04-08-2014, 10:52 PM   #193 (permalink)
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Gilmour; highest quality per note.
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Old 04-08-2014, 11:03 PM   #194 (permalink)
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I don't know, never really considered Gilmour a Prog guitarist but what do I know?
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Old 04-09-2014, 05:28 AM   #195 (permalink)
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Yeah, I'm not really versed in the whole appropriate genre labeling debates, but he's on this list.
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Frank Zappa just bumped to second place, rightly so.

I gotta admit, I always thought Roger Waters was more impressive than David Gilmour. Their bass stands out to me more than the guitars. But whatevs.
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Old 06-10-2014, 07:13 AM   #197 (permalink)
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Zappa, but not sure how prog he is.
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Old 02-15-2019, 05:34 PM   #199 (permalink)
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Zappa, but not sure how prog he is.
Well, there's an argument to be made that prog is jazz but given a rock sound.
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Old 03-03-2019, 10:41 AM   #200 (permalink)
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Jan ackerman, forgotten genius and former Focus guitarist, great at improvisation and not reliant on pedals, nobody plays a "clean"solo like this guy....well maybe gilmour
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