Music Poll - Favourite Lead Guitarist see OP Closes Midnight today

Bill Walker said:
It's funny, I've never been a fan of JP or LZ. Just never grabbed me, they always seemed sloppy live on the vids I've seen.
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To be fair Page was absolutely off his tits for most of those gigs. There's some YT videos from the 80's where he looks a hair's width away from a heroin overdose and is expending more energy staying conscious than playing.

As for sloppiness, he's said in the past that he could have spent hours to get a take where he absolutely nailed the Heartbreaker solo or I can't quit you baby, but the band felt it was fake, and he'd just do 3 or 4 takes and take the best one.
 
Bill Walker said:
It's funny, I've never been a fan of JP or LZ. Just never grabbed me, they always seemed sloppy live on the vids I've seen.
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100% agreed about them live.

I’ve always maintained Zeppelin were a great studio band but sounded underpowered (always) and sloppy (often) in a live context, outside of their acoustic segments that is. The textures he created on record with his multi-layering of guitars was incredible though.
In the same way Gilmour sensibly realised the need for a Snowy White, Page should have done similar.
 
chesterbells said:
100% agreed about them live.

I’ve always maintained Zeppelin were a great studio band but sounded underpowered (always) and sloppy (often) in a live context, outside of their acoustic segments that it. The textures he created on record with his multi-layering of guitars was incredible though.
In the same way Gilmour sensibly realised the need for a Snowy White, Page should have done similar.
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Agree.
 
No love for Johnny Greenwood, Jack White, Jerry Garcia, Buckingham, Neil Young either.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
Not playing but…..
A few I love listening to….

Rory - Live. Nuff said.
Hendrix - Most innovative.
Carlos - Feel. Rhythm.
Gilmore - for reasons already offered on here.
SRV - Had it all tbh.
Zappa - composition.
Steve Vai - passed Zappa interview.
Dickie Betts - someone mentioned Allman Bros.
Gary Moore - for mix of tech ability and passion/feel.
Steve Howe or Steve Hackett ….. The very best of prog.

There are loads of others that can be argued better I’m sure but it’s all subjective.
These guys at one stage or another have just had me transfixed.
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Now yer talkin'. ;)
 
snorky said:
I am going for that one out of Rainbow.


Can't remember if it was Rod or Freddie, it defo wasn't Jane though cos she played keyboards.
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She always played the maracas.

She bounced them on Rod for a while, before shaking them in front of Freddi, until he couldn't take any more
 
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