Top 100 guitarists ever...

[spawn]

This is Rolling Stones Top 100 Guitarists Of All Time. Discuss.

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
11Kirk 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

Rolling Stones lists are usually bullshit, but this takes it to a new level. Eddie Van Halen at SEVENTY? I am stunned at how ignorant they could be to make that list...

 

[spawn]

Pathetic hacks that didnt make the list:

Steve Vai
John Petrucci
Yngwie Malmsteen (He can unleash the fury)
Joe Satriani
Dave Mustaine
Marty Friedman

Im surprised Rolling Stone didnt list me somewhere around the 80s actually.

 

[Aussie_Outlaw]

[color=#aoeooa]Yeah this list is fairly crap.

I've read and posted opinions on various forums about how the list did this or that and so&so is so low and should be higher than someone else.

Everyone from MetalSludge to some other site besides Metal-Slidge :$ has ripped into this list

Basically I agree, some magazine needs to actually spend some time doing such a list and not just sit around and put what's good today while ignoring some major bands.

But there's just too many gaping flaws in that list.[/color]

 

[Winmar]

There's one bloke up towards the top which I know someone is bound to mention. Then I'll say "ho hum".

Crap list though!

 

[Sydo]

It's crap. Crap, crap, crap, crap and more crap.

Cobain at 12 and Brian May at 39? Crap I say.

 

[Sydo]

This is Rolling Stones Top 100 Guitarists Of All Time. 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


101 Andy Sydenham

Again.. Crap.
101?

 

[spawn]

That Angus Young hack beat you AGAIN!

 

[KoichCPA]

That list automatically became devoid when they listed Randy Rhoads at 85.

 

[KoichCPA]

Am I the only one who thinks Jimi Hendrix is highly overated?

 

[spawn]

Yes I agree.

 

[Sydo]

Agreed. I was gonna say the list is void 'cos he is number one.

 

[weetbix]

They should've made the title "The 100 greatest guitarists of all time in our opinions when we sat around getting completely plastered on piss-water american beers coz we are wimps".

However - Duane Allman at 2

 

[phlogiston]

All depends on how you define a top guitarist. Is it influence, technical skill, feel, speed, what?

 

[spawn]

A combination of influence, technical ability and songwriting/soloing I think.

 

[Celestial-Todd]

Then why is Jack White even on that list if those are the requirements?

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Even if you take all that into account, this list is still bollacks.

 

[Sydo]

17 Jack White of the White Stripes

For fuck's sake!

 

[KoichCPA]

I'm sick of everyone saying Tom Morello is an awesome giutarist. He writes basic riffs, then his solos consist of rubing random object up his fret board.

He's a fuckin wank.

 

[weetbix]

94 Bert Jansch

Who ???

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Koich, you forgot the constant use of the wah.