Members chisa Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 for me: van halen - might be as i am british as VH were never big here,. clapton - don't seen the attraction. michael angelo tufnel - ditto satrani - people say he's soulful because he plays the odd blues scale - sounds terrible to me. paul gilbert - ditto john petrucci - dream theatre write very silly songs overshadowing anything he could play to redeem it. shawn lane - fat delay drenched noise. michael schenker - german pisshead. zakk wylde - borrrring. prince - trying to be niles rogers. ronnie montrose - who? who don't you "get"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skitzy Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 jonny greenwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chisa Posted August 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 johnny greenwood i like his playing, adds to the song and improves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skitzy Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 don't get me wrong, i like radiohead, i just don't see why some people make such a big fuss about his playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chisa Posted August 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 don't get me wrong, i like radiohead, i just don't see why some people make such a big fuss about his playing. bit of a noise monger. always going to get top marks on here:cop::cop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 bit of a noise monger. always going to get top marks on here:cop: :cop: Who do you 'get'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stazinish Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 for me:van halen - might be as i am british as VH were never big here,.clapton - don't seen the attraction.michael angelo tufnel - dittosatrani - people say he's soulful because he plays the odd blues scale - sounds terrible to me.paul gilbert - dittojohn petrucci - dream theatre write very silly songs overshadowing anything he could play to redeem it.shawn lane - fat delay drenched noise.michael schenker - german pisshead.zakk wylde - borrrring.prince - trying to be niles rogers.ronnie montrose - who?who don't you "get"? Who do you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chisa Posted August 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 Who do you like? john mayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drifter182 Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 john mayer 5 pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vinnies Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 for me:van halen - might be as i am british as VH were never big here,.clapton - don't seen the attraction.michael angelo tufnel - dittosatrani - people say he's soulful because he plays the odd blues scale - sounds terrible to me.paul gilbert - dittojohn petrucci - dream theatre write very silly songs overshadowing anything he could play to redeem it.shawn lane - fat delay drenched noise.michael schenker - german pisshead.zakk wylde - borrrring.prince - trying to be niles rogers.ronnie montrose - who?who don't you "get"? who do you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stazinish Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 john mayer Sir, we are on completely different pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chisa Posted August 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 but seriously - andy summers, SRV, jeff beck, peter green, kevin shields, rory gallacher, yngwie, yeah, i know -, gilmour, wes montgomery, joe pass, joe walsh, brian sezter, jimmy page, larry carlton, and loads of others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members damnuandurdog Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 john mayer incredible innovator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chisa Posted August 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 i generally like guitarists but i just don't see the attraction in the ones i originally posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 Eric Johnson. One scale, too much delay, overly compressed sound, nutty claims about golden ears. Everything he does sounds the same to me. After 30 seconds or so, you've heard it all. Keith Richards. Okay, he's written some catchy hooks and some good songs, but watch him live. On any given night in any given club you can see local guys that can play circles around him. Jeff Beck. Put the whammy bar down Jeff. I've heard him do a few good things, but most of the time he just seems more interested in making goofy noises and doing silly tricks than music. Ace Freehly. Play guitar hook 101 pentatonic lick. Repeat one octave higher. I don't get Kiss in general, at least not musically. Ace did his job in Kiss, but as a guitar player, he didn't bring enough to the table to get the kind of accolades some people bestow on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vinnies Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 i should have read down a little b4 i posted, sorry...i LOVE radiohead, those guys are the {censored}...i love mayer too, although my fave is a bootleg from some house of blues with his trio. don't have any studio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 Eric Johnson. One scale, too much delay, overly compressed sound, nutty claims about golden ears. Everything he does sounds the same to me. After 30 seconds or so, you've heard it all. Keith Richards. Okay, he's written some catchy hooks and some good songs, but watch him live. On any given night in any given club you can see local guys that can play circles around him. Jeff Beck. Put the whammy bar down Jeff. I've heard him do a few good things, but most of the time he just seems more interested in making goofy noises and doing silly tricks than music. and It's a shame, really. Keef's performance at the Superbowl a few years back was so awful (the whole band sucked) that he undid almost half of all the cool things he's done for rock music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 most "shred" guitarists. woo, you can shred. but can you write a good song? van halen. just never understood what was so great about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members friendlybunny Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 Pretty much anybody who is referred to as a "guitar legend." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TechBrother Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 I don't get CC Deville. Who does that {censored}er think he is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stazinish Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 most "shred" guitarists. woo, you can shred. but can you write a good song? van halen. just never understood what was so great about them. See, I'm the opposite. I {censored}ing love VanHalen. Especially the first 2 albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chisa Posted August 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ace Freehly. Play guitar hook 101 pentatonic lick. Repeat one octave higher. I don't get Kiss in general, at least not musically. Ace did his job in Kiss, but as a guitar player, he didn't bring enough to the table to get the kind of accolades some people bestow on him. i am with you on ace and kiss. again never really made it to teh UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 I don't want to turn this into a Van Halen thread, but to appreciate him, I think you had to be there when their first album came out. He pretty much singlehandedly rescued rock from the clutches of glam, disco and punk. Clapton was playing Lay Down Sally, the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith were wearing more makeup than most women, bands like the Ramones were dumbing down guitar playing, and John Travolta and his leisure suit and the Bee Gees and their horrible falsetto singing were everywhere. Van Halen came out and brought ball-busting rock to the forefront again. For better or worse, he ushered in the 80s hair bands. People have taken his style further than he did now, but his legacy really should be bring back rock to the mainstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Captain Commie Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 VH, never cared much for the shred or finger tapping. Slash, ummm, just don't connect i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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