Music Poll - Favourite Lead Guitarist see OP Closes Midnight today

[Protein Junkie]

What ?

As in Winding me up :-) I was about to publicly admonish you for posting your list on here but you also PM’d me.
Your honour is preserved :-)

 

[york away to this!]

Has East Bay Ray had a mention yet?

 

[threespires]

Has East Bay Ray had a mention yet?

Don't think he has. If nothing else he probably deserves some sort of special award for putting up with/resisting the temptation to kill Jello Biafra.

 

[OB1]

How very dare you. Who's name was first in their little band? I rest my case.

:) Don't Misunderstand Me, I'm a fan of both of them, and other Skynyrd guitarists, but Allen played the solo in Freebird while Gary made tweeting noises.

 

[OB1]

I changed my list for this reason. Got caught up in who was the better player rather than my favourite. Who made those sounds that you loved, regardless of how hard it might be to play. As someone who plays guitar I couldn't help but end up with names that would probably make most top 20 "best" lists anyway mind!


I think Slash's iconic persona/image mean many think he is overrated and it's all quite simple stuff. But, when you listen to his solos they are so well formed and really nail the attitude and meaning of the song.

Hammett as a metal guitarist might feature less, and those who love the genre undoubtedly have other names they would rank above him. You've mentioned the flaws it's claimed he has but I agree that he has a sound and his solo's and licks are diverse and helped bring Metallica more mainstream success. How many metal bands are household names? James Hetfield as a rhythm player is sensational it should be added.

I used to think of Slash as the last of the old school guitar heroes: he plays rather then shreds...

Hammett is a bit more of a shredder but I saw him play at the Peter Green Tribute and he impressed there (seen him with Metallica too).

 

[OB1]

I put Mike Campbell high on my list.

I mention him now because I doubt anybody else will pick him - I mean, if Tom Petty couldn't even get in the Top 100 artists poll, what chance has his lead guitarist got?

But Campbell contributed significantly to the Heartbreakers and Tom Petty solo sound - all that superb rhythm, lead and jangle went a long way to making Petty's songs what they were, And of course he contributed to other artists work, including co-writing and playing on Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer".

He is in fact in contention for my top 10, he may just miss out but several wonderful players will. He's definitely in my top 20. I like his new band, although they have a stupid name. My favourite album of 2023 is a box set of TP&H live at The Fillmore. What a band and he and Benmont are the key musicians in there.

On certain days, "Boys of the Summer" is my favourite song; other days it's "Kashmir"...

 

[BimboBob]

:) Don't Misunderstand Me, I'm a fan of both of them, and other Skynyrd guitarists, but Allen played the solo in Freebird while Gary made tweeting noises.

That's because Collins wrote it. You don't steal another man's solo...though you might hear in the background a lovely bit of guitar work accompanying the solo...I wonder who that was...

And on Simple Man Gary did the much better solo and Collins twiddled his thumbs.

 

[Protein Junkie]

It’s really good that voters are embracing favourite guitarist.
In many cases this also means famous.
As many others are promoting guitarists I’ll do my bit.
John Mitchell is a severely underrated player. Known for his work with Frost, It Bites, Kino, Arena, Lonely Robot.
The man he replaced at It Bites -Francis Dunnery is another great guitarist.He was also an innovator of the Tapboard.

 

[bavarian blue]

It’s really good that voters are embracing favourite guitarist.
In many cases this also means famous.
As many others are promoting guitarists I’ll do my bit.
John Mitchell is a severely underrated player. Known for his work with Frost, It Bites, Kino, Arena, Lonely Robot.
The man he replaced at It Bites -Francis Dunnery is another great guitarist.He was also an innovator of the Tapboard.

Going to see Francis Dunnery later this month , Lonely Robot in February.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Going to see Francis Dunnery later this month , Lonely Robot in February.

Excellent ! Don’t forget your top ten BB