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The death of Prince gave me the idea for this thread. These are the guys that in your opinion have amazing skill but don't seem to get lumped up there with the Guitar Gods such as Clapton, Jeff Beck, Hendrix, Van Halen, etc.
Mine are: 1) Robert Fripp. Just an absolute monster on the guitar, with blazing speed and technique. 2) Frank Zappa. Fans of Zappa know just how incredible he was, but mainstream music fans just seem to go "Oh, that 'Don't Eat the Yellow Snow' Guy. Whatever." 3) Rory Gallagher. If there had never been a Clapton or Hendrix he might be a household name like those two are. 4) Prince. As I said in the other thread, his chosen genres of music might have overshadowed his ability to blow the roof off of the house. 5) Adam Jones. His playing with Tool is the very definition of textured.
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I'd have to include John McLaughlin and Ry Cooder on my list. Hell, half the time I mention them, folks say "Who??"
Edit: Can I add Jorma Kaukonen to these?
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Steven Stills
Neil Young Jesse Cook George Harrison Joe Walsh
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I was about this ----><---- close to putting Joe Walsh on my list.
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Can hear the "life in the fast lane" riff in my head right now
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Stills was outstanding, but I always felt Walsh was too restrained in the Eagles sound. Give me some James Gang though . . .
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I'd throw in David Gilmour. And, someone has to say, Jerry Garcia (unless he is considered one of the gods and is off the table.)
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Re John McLaughlin, he's #68 on the above list, but in the blurb Jeff Beck is quoted as calling him "the best guitarist alive".
Oh, and at #63 I found Johnny Winter, so that finally completes my five.
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It's a bummer that classic rock radio only seems to play a handful of Walsh's non-Eagles songs. He has so many great songs from his James Gang and Barnstormer days. Occasional I'll hear something like 'Meadows', 'Ashes, the Rain, and I', or 'The Bomber' on Sirius-XM Deep Tracks and it puts a smile on my face. My wife and I were in the car a few weeks ago and they played 'Meadows'. She said "This is a good song. I wonder why I've never heard it before." Exactly!
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Some awesome choices up there. Couple more off the top of my head.
Richie Blackmore Kim Thayil
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James, Meadows is a nice balladish song, but not all that guitar heroic. Now THIS . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3lEqVAroX4 Oh, and is that Steve Cropper up there with Joe? Damn!
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Yeah, I used 'Meadows' just as an example of a great Walsh song you rarely hear. If we're going for solely "guitar heroic" I'd add 'Stop'.
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Great call on Thayil. If I made a top 10 list he'd probably make it.
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Chose one or you might Turn to Stone.
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Yeah, it just seems like the younger generation doesn't recall him the way they do some of the other older greats, but I totally dig where you're coming from.
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Another one just popped into my head: Frank Marino.
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