Another list: Rolling Stone 100 best guitarists of all time.

[Weiß]

No, Johnny doesn't appear to be on the list

Player-hatin' on Eddie Van Halen, too. Way down the list at 70.

Bought "Elephant" over the weekend. Jack White is awesome, but #17?

1 Jimmy 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 Stone 100 best pickers. Maybe they didn't know if it should be Maher or Marr?

 

[Chill]

I agree. Jack White kicks ass, but #17 is way too high. I'm just relieved that there's no sign of The Strokes' guitarist. Still, how could they do that to Eddie and to Johnny? There is no justice.

 

[Stoned Affection]

Rolling Stone licks ass

Let's be honest about Rolling Stone shall we. After years of being the leader in the music magazine biz this list proves that they do not know what the f*** they are talking about. More than likely they put Jack W. on the list because of one good reason. He is still alive and in time they can always count on him for an exclusive interview. But to not put Johnny Marr on the list is an atrosity.

Anyhow I still do enjoy reading their magazine monthly but until they put Morrissey on the front cover I'll always claim FILTER Magazine as being better than Rolling Stone.

 

[Ruffian]

> No, Johnny doesn't appear to be on the list

> Player-hatin' on Eddie Van Halen, too. Way down the list at 70.

> Bought "Elephant" over the weekend. Jack White is awesome, but
> #17?

What a load of old nonsense this list is.. No Marr? And this is not just being biased, is a joke. He was a ground breaking genius (is)..

If the list is about passion and attitude, then I could understand White/Ramone etc being there.. but if it's technical stuff.. then it's a different list entirely.

The list is flawed. I'm not saying anymore. apart from.. Hendrix is deserved #1 though!

Ruffian

 

[Auntie T.]

I'm dyin' over here...

> No, Johnny doesn't appear to be on the list
Makes me want to plan a mass murder...

> Player-hatin' on Eddie Van Halen, too. Way down the list at 70.
Makes me want to plan another mass murder...

And Kurt Cobain... I mean REALLY...

I almost wish I hadn't read this list... I won't sleep well for a month!

1 Jimmy 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

 

[Patrick McCann]

Re: I'm dyin' over here...

> Makes me want to plan a mass murder...
> Makes me want to plan another mass murder...

> And Kurt Cobain... I mean REALLY...

> I almost wish I hadn't read this list... I won't sleep well for a month!

Well, you can't say I haven't spoken about lists like this one and the 'best' albums one. They're by the dull, for the dull.

> 1 Jimmy 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
> 55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
> 57 Roy Buchanan
> 69 Steve Howe of Yes
> 70 Eddie Van Halen

 

[Auntie T.]

I'm with you...

> Well, you can't say I haven't spoken about lists like this one and the
> 'best' albums one. They're by the dull, for the dull.

"Dull" is being kind...