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caryne
Old Love
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09/12/2009 : 09:39:45
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Actually I'd like to add Erin McKeown to my list, check her out, she's quite a small women and plays a guitar nearly as big as she it but I've loved her stuff for years and she is brilliant live.
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boombox
Old Love
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2009 : 12:40:40
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Some interesting lists with a lot of people, like Tim Buckley, who didn't quite make my list, a few guitarists I need to find out about or some who just didn't spring to mind, like Roky Erickson. I chose 'favourite' as a criterion because, as caryne says, so many of those who top the usual lists are technically brilliant, but just don't do it for me.
But, following on from the post mentioning music which brought tears to my eyes, how, oh how did I miss off Randy California?! |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 09/12/2009 : 13:34:28
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For unusual and powerful acoustic work one would have to include Joni Mitchell with her unusual guitar tunings and inventive chords.
UK's Tom Poole, another Rickenmaster.
And is there anyone like Richie Havens for sheer force?!
Melissa Etheridge is a pretty powerful force on guitar too.
Bonnie Raitt isn't too shabby either!
And for all of us that left out RANDY CALIFORNIA on our first go-round...I REPEAT......RANDY CALIFORNIA!!
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For those not familiar..which is likely...here is midwest guitar legend Billylee Janey of 70's-- Truth (after idol Jeff Beck) & Janey.
Please click on the video "Why Do I"....
http://www.thejaneys.com/downloads.html -OR free mp3 http://www.thejaneys.com/music/whydoi.mp3
The father/son dual guitar intro blows me away every time!
That middle lead break runs up & down my spine as if Billylee is using it for a guitar neck!
Janey is a guitarist's guitarist in that he is likely more well known among his more famous peers than the general public, though he has had some Grammy nods and is still quite active. Their 70's album "No Rest For The Wicked" goes for several hundred nowadays. He and his equally talented son live about 30 minutes from here...he gives GUITAR lessons at a local music store....kind of like having Clapton giving guitar lessons at your local shop down the road on any given average day!
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BobbyFischer
Fifth Love
Norway
440 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2009 : 16:18:30
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Joni is definetively up there.Remember reading an interview with Jimmy Page years ago were he praised her guitar style,not mention at all the normal Mitchel stuff,her voice,lyrics etc,just praising her rare guitar chords stylequote:
Originally posted by lemonade kid
For unusual and powerful acoustic work one would have to include Joni Mitchell with her unusual guitar tunings and inventive chords.
UK's Tom Poole, another Rickenmaster.
And is there anyone like Richie Havens for sheer force?!
Melissa Etheridge is a pretty powerful force on guitar too.
Bonnie Raitt isn't too shabby either!
And for all of us that left out RANDY CALIFORNIA on our first go-round...I REPEAT......RANDY CALIFORNIA!!
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For those not familiar..which is likely...here is midwest guitar legend Billylee Janey of 70's-- Truth (after idol Jeff Beck) & Janey.
Please click on the video "Why Do I"....
http://www.thejaneys.com/downloads.html -OR free mp3 http://www.thejaneys.com/music/whydoi.mp3
The father/son dual guitar intro blows me away every time!
That middle lead break runs up & down my spine as if Billylee is using it for a guitar neck!
Janey is a guitarist's guitarist in that he is likely more well known among his more famous peers than the general public, though he has had some Grammy nods and is still quite active. Their 70's album "No Rest For The Wicked" goes for several hundred nowadays. He and his equally talented son live about 30 minutes from here...he gives GUITAR lessons at a local music store....kind of like having Clapton giving guitar lessons at your local shop down the road on any given average day!
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Everybody's got something to hide 'cept for me and my monkey.
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Dukie
Fifth Love
United Kingdom
410 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2009 : 19:52:41
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MikeP
Fifth Love
406 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 03:07:11
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Hi Caryne, re. John Mcgeoch - which albums do you reckon showcase his work best? I love his sound, but he's really underepresented in my collection. As a 'by the by', the other week I was looking at the memorial website his daughter's set up and found that the guitar that he cut his teeth on, and which remained his pet until death was the same as my own companion through life - a cheap '60's Japanese Commodore. Perhaps that explains my affinity with his style. I got an expensive signature Strat and then got shot of it .. preferred my old mate : )
Dukie, I feel really chastened that I forgot about Koss - someone who could really move and 'take people to that special place' with his playing. Gone way way too soon.. like McGeoch, and in fact many others that people have chosen. |
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caryne
Old Love
United Kingdom
1520 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 10:05:24
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Originally posted by MikeP
Hi Caryne, re. John Mcgeoch - which albums do you reckon showcase his work best? I love his sound, but he's really underepresented in my collection. As a 'by the by', the other week I was looking at the memorial website his daughter's set up and found that the guitar that he cut his teeth on, and which remained his pet until death was the same as my own companion through life - a cheap '60's Japanese Commodore. Perhaps that explains my affinity with his style. I got an expensive signature Strat and then got shot of it .. preferred my old mate : )
Dukie, I feel really chastened that I forgot about Koss - someone who could really move and 'take people to that special place' with his playing. Gone way way too soon.. like McGeoch, and in fact many others that people have chosen.
I'm finding it hard to pick particular albums as I loved his playing full stop but if I had to I'd pick his work with Magazine and Siouxsie and the Banshees are 'must haves', particularly on 'Real Life' and 'Kaleidoscope'. |
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 17:48:33
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many of fmy favorites have been listed I'll add
Mark Knopfler, Phil Manzanera and their styles and let's get some classical in here...Segovia ..a master guitarist.... I don't know..mayeb John Dowland?...probably rocked the 16th century with his stuff... |
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markk
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 10/12/2009 : 18:12:00
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| I'd like to add Keith Richards to this list, as his name seems omitted. It was only Rock and Roll, but I sure did like it. |
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caryne
Old Love
United Kingdom
1520 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 18:30:56
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Originally posted by markk
I'd like to add Keith Richards to this list, as his name seems omitted. It was only Rock and Roll, but I sure did like it.
Of course, how could we forget Keef!!! |
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Old_Man
Old Love
United Kingdom
668 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 21:04:52
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In no particular order,
Rory Gallagher
Nils Lofgren
Peter Green
Jim Suhler
Roy Harper
Jimi Hendrix
Gerry Jablonski
Sandy Tweeddale
Prince
Alvin Lee
Jimmy Page
John Lee Hooker
Eric Sardinas
Dick Taylor
Johnny Echols
Buddy Guy
........probably a few more I can't remember right now.
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 22:31:18
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| maybe we should honor Chuck Berry..I'd think his riffs started off a bunch of careers..perhaps notably Keef's... |
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caryne
Old Love
United Kingdom
1520 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 23:32:48
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Originally posted by rocker
maybe we should honor Chuck Berry..I'd think his riffs started off a bunch of careers..perhaps notably Keef's...
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and, of course, Sister Rosetta Tharpe |
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2009 : 15:08:01
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2009 : 15:15:53
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| and just in passing as I read about all these fine guitarists I'd think it would be great if you all could mention the song or songs where you liked the guitarist playing...we've all got our collections and I'd love to hear those great riffs which characterizes their playing or unique style..who knows? it could open a look on guitarists one hasn't heard much..... |
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Ten Favourite Guitarists
