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CouldntThinkOfAUsern 
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 Posted: March 08 2014 at 18:59 |
In no particular order: Steve Howe, David Gilmour, John Petrucci, Roine Stolt, Alex Lifeson. Steve Hackett is incredibly overrated IMO. At least in his work with Genesis there are only a handful of interesting guitar parts.
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Kentucky_Hawkwindage
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Posted: March 08 2014 at 19:13 |
My Gosh-I have to give honorable mention to:
Dave Brock-Hawkwind
Mick Box-Uriah Heep
seems like the obvious others have allready been mentioned
I want to throw Tony Iommi in for honorable mention as well-prog related
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HackettFan
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Posted: March 08 2014 at 20:28 |
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I thought I posted in this thread already, but I guess not. My picks are:
1. Steve Hackett
2. Frank Zappa
3. Robert Fripp
4. Tony Duhig
5. Adrian Belew Jan Akkerman Steve Hillage
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: March 08 2014 at 20:42 |
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Kofi Annan Chevy Chase
Mike Tyson Angela Merkel Yuri Gagarin |
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moshkito
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Posted: March 09 2014 at 12:42 |
Hi,
The sad part is that the majority of the folks listed here is all about their fame, not their progressiveness!
1. John Weinzierl (AD2)
2. Michael Karoli (Can)
3. David Allen (Carmen) (not Daevid!)
4. Terje Rypdal
5. Egberto Gismonti
6. Frank Zappa -- though calling him a guitarist is the stupidest and lowest insult for him and his family! He dropped the guitar and pulled up the batton when someone did that on a show, btw! Need to know more?
I couldn't give a cahoot if they were "prog" or not.
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akamaisondufromage
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Posted: March 09 2014 at 12:48 |
John McGeoch and John McKay (I know, I know, please don't shoot me) 
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HackettFan
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Posted: March 10 2014 at 00:03 |
CouldntThinkOfAUsern wrote:
Steve Hackett is incredibly overrated IMO. At least in his work with Genesis there are only a handful of interesting guitar parts. |
Ouch! Actually, there are a lot of things that sound like a keyboard that are actually guitar, and a lot places where the guitar is not front and center, but is adding critical coloring to the sound.
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Luis Valenz
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Posted: March 17 2014 at 16:24 |
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1. Frank Zappa: As a complete musician: composer, guitarist, organizer and for his creativity.
2. Robert Fripp (IDEM previous)
3. Steve Howe: Besides the previous characteristics, for his knowledge self-taught and learning for himself the guitar.
4. John McLaughlin: For being one of the guitar pioneers in jazz-rock fusion. Though first pioneer is Larry Coryell, but this musican is closer to jazz to rock.
5. Allan Holdsworth: For his musical technique and influence on later generations. Too jazzy for the rockers, too rocker for the jazzists.
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Rick Robson
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Posted: March 17 2014 at 16:50 |
HackettFan wrote:
CouldntThinkOfAUsern wrote:
Steve Hackett is incredibly overrated IMO. At least in his work with Genesis there are only a handful of interesting guitar parts. |
Ouch! Actually, there are a lot of things that sound like a keyboard that are actually guitar, and a lot places where the guitar is not front and center, but is adding critical coloring to the sound. |
That is the reason why Steve Hackett said "Goodbye" to Genesis, the best thing he did for the sake of his carreer, which then took a much better direction, giving wings to his creativity up to the extent of more rich compositions with varied styles and adding more coloring to the sound.
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 "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB
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ebil0505
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Posted: March 24 2014 at 20:36 |
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1. Steve Howe
2. Robert Fripp
3. Frank Zappa
4. David Gilmour
5. Andy Latimer
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"I like to think oysters transcend national barriers." - Roger Waters
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timothy leary
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Posted: March 25 2014 at 19:03 |
CouldntThinkOfAUsern wrote:
In no particular order: Steve Howe, David Gilmour, John Petrucci, Roine Stolt, Alex Lifeson.Steve Hackett is incredibly overrated IMO. At least in his work with Genesis there are only a handful of interesting guitar parts. |
okay
Edited by timothy leary - March 25 2014 at 19:09
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King Crimson776
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Posted: April 22 2014 at 22:57 |
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Roine Stolt
Robert Fripp
Steve Hackett
Frank Zappa
Andrew Latimer
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Mirror Image
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Posted: April 22 2014 at 23:30 |
CouldntThinkOfAUsern wrote:
In no particular order: Steve Howe, David Gilmour, John Petrucci, Roine Stolt, Alex Lifeson.Steve Hackett is incredibly overrated IMO. At least in his work with Genesis there are only a handful of interesting guitar parts. |
Roine Stolt...really? You think he's the bee's knees? But what's interesting here is you have the audacity to put down Hackett? Have you even heard a Genesis album before? For Hackett, it wasn't about 'licks,' although he is an incredibly proficient, technical player and has chops to spare, he was more concerned about the song at hand and he didn't need to 'show off' what he knew. It takes an even better player to step out of the spotlight and provide a band with texture and atmosphere. From a pure textural point-of-view, listen to his guitar parts throughout The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. Sure, he's not 'front and center,' but this in no way diminishes his place in progressive rock history. If you think he took a backseat in Genesis and let Banks dominate the music, you're sadly mistaken. Nobody sounded like Hackett. Something else I would love to point out that the band he was in was Genesis not Steve Hackett's Genesis. They functioned as a band and all complimented each other. A lot of guitarists would do well to take note of what Hackett has done in a band context. All of this said, he's had plenty of time to shine in Genesis and if you can't hear this, then I wager you've never really listened to a Genesis album.
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“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov
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richardh
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Posted: April 23 2014 at 01:22 |
Mirror Image wrote:
CouldntThinkOfAUsern wrote:
In no particular order: Steve Howe, David Gilmour, John Petrucci, Roine Stolt, Alex Lifeson.Steve Hackett is incredibly overrated IMO. At least in his work with Genesis there are only a handful of interesting guitar parts. |
Roine Stolt...really? You think he's the bee's knees? But what's interesting here is you have the audacity to put down Hackett? Have you even heard a Genesis album before? For Hackett, it wasn't about 'licks,' although he is an incredibly proficient, technical player and has chops to spare, he was more concerned about the song at hand and he didn't need to 'show off' what he knew. It takes an even better player to step out of the spotlight and provide a band with texture and atmosphere. From a pure textural point-of-view, listen to his guitar parts throughout The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. Sure, he's not 'front and center,' but this in no way diminishes his place in progressive rock history. If you think he took a backseat in Genesis and let Banks dominate the music, you're sadly mistaken. Nobody sounded like Hackett. Something else I would love to point out that the band he was in was Genesis not Steve Hackett's Genesis. They functioned as a band and all complimented each other. A lot of guitarists would do well to take note of what Hackett has done in a band context. All of this said, he's had plenty of time to shine in Genesis and if you can't hear this, then I wager you've never really listened to a Genesis album. |
Someone's cage has been rattled
As an artist Hackett has been one of the best in prog over the last 30 years. Banks and Collins just let Genesis die a slow death after Hackett left but anyway that's another discussion for another time 
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Rick Robson
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 17:47 |
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Steve Hackett
Steve Hillage
David Gilmour
Frank Bornemann
Tony Iommi
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"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB
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sublime220
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 18:46 |
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David Gilmour, Frank Zappa, Martin Barre, Michael Karoli, David Fiuczynski
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There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...
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Terakonin
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 19:13 |
Can't put them in an order, and this is of course only based on what I've listened to, and changes every minute or so. Robert Fripp Brian May David Gilmour Adrian Belew Zappa/Petrucci
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Horizons
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 20:40 |
Horizons wrote:
Polo wrote:
1. DAVE MUSTAIN2. Varg Vikernes 2. that dead guy from Lynard Skinard 3. Steve Wilson (hes pretty good for a 4. Henry Cow 5.that guy who used to play in a band in the 60's and 70s with the long hair, I think hes' first name is Jonh |
I think this list is pretty close to being objective. |
Quoted this then, i'll quote it now.
Spot on.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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sublime220
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Posted: March 04 2015 at 22:03 |
Polo wrote:
1. DAVE MUSTAIN2. Varg Vikernes 2. that dead guy from Lynard Skinard 3. Steve Wilson (hes pretty good for a 4. Henry Cow 5.that guy who used to play in a band in the 60's and 70s with the long hair, I think hes' first name is Jonh |
Well, whaddya know. I had that exact same list in my head. Great minds think alike.
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There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...
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Anaon
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Posted: March 19 2015 at 04:03 |
Steve Hackett (Genesis)Mike Oldfield Steve Rothery (Marillion) Alex Lifeson (Rush) David Gilmour
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