I knew the list would suck. Still kind of disappointing.
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The Top 100 Guitarists According to Rolling Stone - Comments Page 69
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3376 - adam
where the fuck is John Pettruci or joe satriani or buckethead for that matter. Rolling stone doesnt know a goddamn thing about good guitar players. The Edge??? i mean come on, its not that he's bad but hes by no means on the top 100
3377 - up yours rolling stones!
what!!!!! NO Slash!!!!! No joe satriani[ sorry if i spelled that wrong]and i totally lost it when Joan Jet was put higher than angus young!!!!!!! joan jet is crap compared to angus, and im sorry but Curt Cobain is better than eddie van halen?!?!?!?!?!?!?! and angus and santana!!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?.And as for Bo didley are you kidding me? hes #36!!!!!!!! he basicly created the blues!!!!!!!and NO!NO! Ry Cooder???????better than jimmy page!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Just NO!!!!! F**K you rolling stones!!!!.
P.S. UP YOURS ROLLING STONES!!!!!!!
3378 - Barney
Where is Adrian smith and slash!?
3379 - f2210
Can't believe Alvin Lee isn't in the upper half of the list, let alone not on it. He practically stole the show at Woodstock and played one of the most unforgettable solos at the Isle of Wight festival.
3380 - Logan
This list is absurd...
randy rhodes should be at least in the top 20.. rhodes had some of the best solos whith ozzy of all time
jimi hendrix.. the guy is top ten material...but not number one
dave allman number 2...this guy shouldnt even be in the top 50
and kirk hammet... ok mettalica...great band no doubt...they had some of the most killer rythems of all time...but kirk hammet made the sound a bit sloppy at times
how is niel young number 83!! come on the guy was a legend!
angus young shouldnt be in here either...acdc has some of the simplest songs you could ever play on guitar
eddie van halen only at number 70.... need i say more
david gilmore should be waaaaaay higher on the list....
where is joe satriani???????????
3381 - angus
as a matter of fact, our songs were made up of over 486 different variation and notes
3382 - dave
No Joe Walsh! the guitarist who created probably the most famous guitar solo in rock music
3383 - aLeXx
excuse me but this is all wrong....i mean van halen so low..???what the heck is this??..and where is Satriani, Vai, Malmsteen and of course Paul Gilbert???????...thank god slash was not on that list!!!
3384 - Hollywood
Any one know a guy named Niel Schon?
3385 - Colin
TDavid
Duane Allman is legendary I think he certainly has an argument for #1. Listening to Live at Fillmore East and Duane playing slide is jaw dropping, he is the greatest slide guitarist ever and is certainly deserving of #2.
3386 - Colin
sorry i was addressing Logan
3387 - Colin
Guitarists of today need to learn how to play with soul
3388 - Dystopia
are u crazy? this list is just a joke right? Kurt Cobain, Johnny Ramone, and Jack White, are all ahead of Tony Iommi? u guys are full of SH_T!
3389 - kbd
was rob krieger not a great guitarist?
3390 - Gonçalo Madeira
I agree with JR, I am a metal guy so I think people are forgetting some amazing composers like Daniel from Pain Of Salvation or even the great Chuck from Death and Paul from Cynic. Just my opinion though. PS: Robert Fripp should be among the Top 10!
3391 - blain o
hammet should be in the top 3 and hetfield is fuckin rad too. the edge? yeah right. and les paul shoul be way higher up. this list was just made of popularity and bullshit
3392 - Tye
Someone explain to me how SRV gets into the top ten but Albert King ,George Benson and Wes Montgomery don't even make the list. This list is a bunch of BULL.
3393 - Sabri
I would like to add Wes Montgomery & Michaelangelo Batio to the list.
3394 - Sabri
And also Django Reinhardt & Charlie Christian. RS seemed to have missed the jazzed part absolutely. About MAB, they should have put in more shredders if they're concentrating on rock music.
3395 - luke chard
i assume that there's a misprint somewhere on the list as i cant seem to find the name Slash anywhere
3396 - greenhead
rob krieger is good.
3397 - Bob
Does Rolling Stone set out to make its Top 100 lists completely ridiculous? Do they liked to be mocked for their horrifying lack of musical knowledge despite claiming to be some sort of authority?
The lists are always worth nothing but mockery. Musical idiots at Rolling Stone wouldn't know a good guitarist if they heard one.