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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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 Posted - 06/14/2008 : 11:22:32
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Originally posted by leonard d rock
count yourself lucky guys. at least you can see them live. in my part of the (third) world, i have seen most of the guys on your lists only on beta, vhs and now (pirated) dvds which abound here. at least its better than than nothing, no?
regards to all and mabuhay,
LDR
we were in the same boat here bro for a long time... clapton was the first i saw in 1990/91 although in fairness he alway came and i think likes it here(he used to live here for a while in an old castle)i still have loads of old VHS in the attic that i taped off the TV 'cause it was the only wy to see these people back then.... our economy was very bad in the 80's so i reckon that ticket/album sales must of been poor for the less mainstream artists to make it worthwhile for them to tour here..... |
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redundant
Silver Member
Turkey
247 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2008 : 12:11:09
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Depending on your definition of great, but certainly tops for me:
Johnny Ramone
Joe Strummer / Mick Jones
Steve Jones (Pistols - got his autograph when he toured w/ The Professionals. Also met Wayne Kramer [MC5])
Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
The Jam-era Paul Weller (before things took a very bad turn, Paul played a mean axe)
More traditionally respected guitarists:
John Lee Hooker
Robert Fripp (& The League of Guitar Gentlemen)
David Gilmour (boring)
Keith Richards
Alex Lifeson (way back in the 70s - Farewell to Kings tour)
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How could I have forgotten Brian May? |
Edited by - redundant on 06/15/2008 12:48:41 |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2008 : 13:36:20
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Slash
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett
Dave Mustaine
Tony Iommi
Steve Vai
Joe Perry
Brad Whitford
Steve Lukather
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Sixbladeknife
Bronze Member
69 Posts |
Posted - 06/15/2008 : 09:02:50
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| Way too many to list, but the one that impressed me most was probably SRV in '89. I remember the hair on the back of my neck standing up when he played Voodoo Child- was as if Jimi was watching/nodding w/ approval from up above... |
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leonard d rock
Silver Member
Philippines
301 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 06:34:13
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while i may have my list of "favorite" guitarists, i think all guitarists are great if they do express their feelings, emotions and ideas in their music thru the instrument, not just wanking on it to show(off) technique. speed, technique and innovative equipment remain just that if they don't contribute to the growth and development of music, not just guitar music. so regardless of genre, i have been floored by jazz, country, classical, folk, bass, acoustic, slide - any guitarist who plays good music. there's always something to learn and incorporate into my playing from guitarists of other styles.
mabuhay!
LDR |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 19:41:48
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quote:
Originally posted by leonard d rock
while i may have my list of "favorite" guitarists, i think all guitarists are great if they do express their feelings, emotions and ideas in their music thru the instrument, not just wanking on it to show(off) technique. speed, technique and innovative equipment remain just that if they don't contribute to the growth and development of music, not just guitar music. so regardless of genre, i have been floored by jazz, country, classical, folk, bass, acoustic, slide - any guitarist who plays good music. there's always something to learn and incorporate into my playing from guitarists of other styles.
mabuhay!
LDR
Agree 
I have seen many unknown guitarist who are as great/interesting or greater than many known names.
My purpose with this topic was not to write about the greatest guitar player we�ve ever seen, that is, in many cases, a whole other thing. Maybe, for example, Johnny Thunders isn�t the greatest guitar player the wold has seen, but he�s for sure a guitar/rock icon.
I have never seen Neil Young, and very much wish to do that. To me he�s a great and passionate guitarist, one of my favourites of all times (and I�ve never seen him  ). He don�t play cascades of notes, he even play false/sore notes now and then. But I don�t mind as long as the passion/emotion is there. I have seen Steve Vai, he impressed me a lot of course, but he didn�t really move me.
I could also mention many Swedish guitarist that you haven�t heard of, that are outstanding. And so could you, with examples from your countries.
So there are many, many great guitarist on earth, many more than the "names" we�ve dropped in this topic. I guess many of you on this forum are among them, not me... 
Well... my opinions... |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 20:11:09
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I am so deprived... this is who I've seen (in no particular order):
- The Edge
- Joe Walsh/Don Henley/Glen Frey
- Tim Farriss (INXS)
- Hetfield/Hammett
- Brad Whitford
- Tommy Emmanuel (not well known outside Australia)
This is my list of who I'd LIKE to see (in order):
- David Gilmour
- Carlos Santana
- Angus
- Eddie Van Halen
- Tony Iommi
(there are probably more if I think about it some more) |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 20:25:34
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I really would like to see more of tommy emmanuel as what i have seen on you tube and in the DVD the comes with a guitar mag i get is amazing.... also this month there is an article and interview with a guy called Monte Montgomery who plays acoustic but like an electric and he uses a fairly big pedalboard with 80% boss pedals...... he uses the TU2,TR2,CS2,a tubescreamer,TC chorus/flanger..out in stereo to a DD6 or 7..? and then stereo out to a RV5..into 2 ampeg SVT D.I boxes to FOH,and out from them to 2 SWR acoustic amps and extra cabs for his onstage monitors running in stereo,the amps are for stage only and not in the mix,you can really hear the CS2 in his sound..to be honest it doesn't sound too different to the CS-3 to my ears... .. probably gonna get flamed for that one.... he describes the CS-2 as his 'main' pedal....from what i heard and seen in the clip from the mag ,he looks like a tasty player and worth checking out..... |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2008 : 21:23:13
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Tommy Emmanuel plays Classical Gas which is a load of fun.
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4evrnewB
Silver Member
Canada
322 Posts |
Posted - 06/17/2008 : 22:40:03
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I'll try to remember in order of appearance...
Alex Lifeson
Roy Buchanen
Robin Trower
Martin Barre (underrated)
Joe Walsh
Todd Rundgren (underrated)
Al DiMeola
Steve Howe
Robert Fripp
Jeff Beck
B.B. King
Walter Becker
John McLaughlin
oh yeah..add in Steve Vai / Zappa plays Zappa |
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pawnshop_trash
Gold Member
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2008 : 00:40:25
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unfortunately, I wasn't quite born when Jimi passed away....
90% of all the live shows I've ever seen were punk/hardcore bands in dive bars... I'm not sure those guys would count as 'great' or 'legendary' by most people's definition, but some of them could play their rears off. I've also seen bands like Iron Maiden, King's X, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Queensryche, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, and Voivod, but again 'great' might be considered subjective.
here's a partial list of folks I've seen play that nearly all would agree are (technically) great or legendary, including bass players:
Cliff Burton (R.I.P.)
Dick Dale (twice)
Flea
Steve Harris
Joan Jett
Eric Johnson (at a dive bar ca. Ah Via Musicom... probably the best performance I've ever seen, guitar-wise)
B.B. King (twice)
Dave Navarro
Willie Nelson
Johnny Ramone
Brian Ritchie/Violent Femmes
Mike Scaccia/Ministry
Alex Skolnick/Testament (years later, I also met him at an airport!)
Robert Trujillo/Suicidal Tendencies
Steve Vai/Zappa Plays Zappa
Angus Young (twice)
Billy Zoom (twice)
finally, at different in-store appearances, I have met both Mick Mars (the scariest-looking person I've ever seen), and Joe Satriani (one of the nicest people I've ever met), but I have never heard either of them live. |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2008 : 08:23:45
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You guys are making me remember my suds & stone years.
I'm now up to:
Alex Lifeson
Angus Young
Billy Gibbons
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Lindsay Buckingham
A bit more specifically, bands I remember seeing was:
AC/DC (For Those About to Rock)
Rush (1983 Signals, my 1st concert Wembly Arena)
Night Ranger opened for Scorpions
Def Leppard
Loverboy opened for Aerosmith
Molly Hatchet opened for ZZ Top
Allman/Lonnie Mack opened for SRV
Lindsay Buckingham
Elton John (yeah, yeah)
I'm sure I'll remember more as this thread continues...  |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2008 : 17:17:22
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quote:
Originally posted by FRANZONI
quote:
Originally posted by leonard d rock
count yourself lucky guys. at least you can see them live. in my part of the (third) world, i have seen most of the guys on your lists only on beta, vhs and now (pirated) dvds which abound here. at least its better than than nothing, no?
regards to all and mabuhay,
LDR
we were in the same boat here bro for a long time... clapton was the first i saw in 1990/91 although in fairness he alway came and i think likes it here(he used to live here for a while in an old castle)i still have loads of old VHS in the attic that i taped off the TV 'cause it was the only wy to see these people back then.... our economy was very bad in the 80's so i reckon that ticket/album sales must of been poor for the less mainstream artists to make it worthwhile for them to tour here.....
Hi Franzoni & Guys
You might inadvertently be sitting on a gold mine of performances that lots of people would love to see.
If the TV station Executives, are anything the ones out here in OZ, they ordered the reuse of the tapes, for a lot of the classic years of Count Down & other such shows.
And so we lost countless performances from the stars of that era.
I'm sure Laurie remembers Count Down, there's a few clips on youtube, but the rest are lost forever.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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zestystrat
Silver Member
USA
283 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2008 : 17:43:59
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Originally posted by leonard d rock
while i may have my list of "favorite" guitarists, i think all guitarists are great if they do express their feelings, emotions and ideas in their music thru the instrument, not just wanking on it to show(off) technique. speed, technique and innovative equipment remain just that if they don't contribute to the growth and development of music, not just guitar music. so regardless of genre, i have been floored by jazz, country, classical, folk, bass, acoustic, slide - any guitarist who plays good music. there's always something to learn and incorporate into my playing from guitarists of other styles.
mabuhay!
LDR
While I disagree that all guitarists are great (some are just hacks no matter how good the songs), I do agree that one can learn SOMETHING from most guitarist. But some guys just offend with their choices sonically or musically.
If you can get past that, you can pick stuff up from a Berklee bot (sorry if that offends any Berklee grads here) with their technical knowledge or a self taught player who�s approach is totally unique. Or (just to contradict myself) you can learn something from a well written song.
Just my $0.02
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 06/18/2008 : 18:26:52
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Originally posted by Dr. Bob
I'm sure Laurie remembers Count Down, there's a few clips on youtube, but the rest are lost forever.
Regards Dr. Bob
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