View Full Version : Overrated guitarists today!
Claus
06-17-2002, 12:11 AM
My vote goes for:
Gary Moore... excellent Hardrock gitarrist, but he can't play Blues.
Ritchie Blackmore... the last 3 Renaissance guitar records are a completely waste!
Richie Sambora... no comment!
Michael
06-17-2002, 12:57 AM
Originally posted by Claus
My vote goes for:
Gary Moore... excellent Hardrock gitarrist, but he can't play Blues.
Ritchie Blackmore... the last 3 Renaissance guitar records are a completely waste!
Richie Sambora... no comment!
Richie Sambora a definite in both categories for me! Yuk!
Edge_88
06-17-2002, 12:57 AM
where you get that from ?:eek:
What exactly is your beef with Richie Sambora? Although I am from New Jersey, I am no Bon Jovi fan. :D But Richie is a fine guitarist. I picked up his 1st album solo album - check out the songs Stranger In This Town and Ballad of Youth - better than anything Bon Jovi ever did and some excellent guitar too. He really is a good player, so what if he is in the dreaded Bon Jovi?
As far as overrated guitarists today, it seems like proficiency on the instrument is almost irrelevant in popular music these days. Most rock songs don't even have guitar solos! :eek: At least from what I hear on the radio. The guitar hero is dead! :mad: :D
But I will say that Jerry Cantrell is a modern guitarist that I really like. He ranks up there with the greats in my opinon. New album out this week!
Claus
06-17-2002, 01:04 AM
that's my avatar from my serial forum...
Claus
06-17-2002, 01:08 AM
@Mike
I said it an earlier posting... that's only my opinion.
You're right... the guitar hero is dead! Jimmy Page, Frank Marino, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore are "out of business"... other guitar heroes like SRV or Jimi Hendrix are dead.
I think... Joe Satriani is the only one, who can play great solos and it still remains a song. Check Strange Beautiful Music (coming on 6/25)... it's one of the best guitar record.
Eric Johnson is pretty good but we sure don't hear alot out of him.:(
Claus, what is with all those syringes in your avatar pictures, are they from an anti-animal drug testing site?
That's cool - just curious. Sambora might be overrated by some people, but he's a damn good player. As far as Satriani, I'm not really into guitar wankery ala Satriani, Vai, GIT and their ilk. I prefer a catchy 3 minute tune these days. I wish there were more out there, but at least we can mine the past. :)
Originally posted by Dave
Eric Johnson is pretty good but we sure don't hear alot out of him.:(
I was also lucky enough to see Eric Johnson in a very small club right when Tones came out and he was unknown outside of Texas. He played so many different styles and was incredible. Then for an encore he played Are You Experienced and duplicated the backwards guitar parts using feedback. The audience was agog. :eek:
HeavyDistortion
06-17-2002, 04:58 AM
I've seen Eric Johnson live at least a dozen times since "Tones" was released, and I have not been let down yet. To me, he's clearly in a league of his own. Also, I disagree about Gary Moore being an overrated blues guitarist; I believe that Gary's blues releases have revived his career. Listen to his tribute to Peter Green CD, "Blues For Greeny", if you want to hear Gary play the blues. Remember, Gary started out a a blues rock guitartist in his "Skid Row" days, when he was still in his late teens.
HeavyDistortion
Tullman
06-17-2002, 07:42 AM
You have to go to the Heavey metal realm or to fusion to find the new young guns.
Metralla
06-17-2002, 08:12 AM
Originally posted by Claus
You're right... the guitar hero is dead! Jimmy Page, Frank Marino, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore are "out of business"
I saw Jeff Beck two years ago at the Concord Pavilion in the Bay Area and he was totally "in business". He looked fit and was enjoying himself immensely, and had a good vibe with the other three band members. His playing was mind-boggling. I was in the second row and I think I was surrounded by guitar players who were closely watching every move Jeff made. Pretty intense.
Regards,
Metralla
teaser5
06-17-2002, 09:18 AM
I gotta back up Metralla on this one:
Every time I see Jeff Beck in concert the audience is full of local guitar hot shots and they don't blink for an hour and a half. Saw 'em all at the recent Dregs show too; just watching Steve Morse's every move.
The Guitar God will always have a place in rock 'n' roll...
The names and the styles just change
Peace,
Norm
Originally posted by teaser5
The Guitar God will always have a place in rock 'n' roll...
The names and the styles just change
Let me revise. The Guitar God is dead insofar as popular rock and roll goes. There will always be guitar gods for guitar players, but once upon a time your average rock fan was a fan of lead guitar. This is no longer the case. I keep up on the current popular rock bands and I can say you barely even hear a guitar solo anymore from the big bands and noone cares. As far as calling Jeff Beck "out of business", after I saw Frank Marino and Yngwie Malmsteen listed (both average players even in their prime) I decided that debating the topic would be pointless. Jeff Beck will always be a guitar god to me. :D
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