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    Posted: January 25 2012 at 13:39
If you had asked me 4 days ago who was my favorite guitar player I would have said "Robert Fripp" but 3 days ago I've heard the album "Birds of Fire" (+++some other compositions)... and now I'm not so sure...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 13:44

McLaughlin.

By far and at every conceivable level, much better.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 13:48
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 14:15
You can't compare these two like for like... sorry.... both equally brilliant and totally different. Love them both.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 15:29
These are both guitarists that I've never honestly cared for, but I've listened to both extensively over the past few years. I have to vote Fripp because I really enjoy his ambient work with Eno, which I think is way more interesting that McLaughlin's gnarly indo-jazz guitar-based fusion foolery.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 15:31
Robert, (against anyone)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 16:09
Originally posted by ninestonesclose ninestonesclose wrote:

You can't compare these two like for like... sorry.... both equally brilliant and totally different. Love them both.

I was kind of thinking the same thing.  Perhaps we could contrast them.  Perhaps they should do an album together.


Edited by Slartibartfast - January 25 2012 at 16:11
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 16:27
Technically speaking McLaughlin. I'm not considering the composing skill.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 16:28
I like McLaughlin's earlier stuff with Miles, but really don't care for his fusion/corn playing.  Fripp I've liked a lot of what he has done, but the only stuff that is really remarkable IMO is the ambient things he has done


Originally posted by colorofmoney91 colorofmoney91 wrote:

. I have to vote Fripp because I really enjoy his ambient work with Eno, which I think is way more interesting that McLaughlin's gnarly indo-jazz guitar-based fusion foolery.

yeah basically this


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 17:27
Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Technically speaking McLaughlin. I'm not considering the composing skill.
I assume he meant technically (as I choose McLaughlin too), but if composing were the case then the poll made no sense.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 17:42
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 17:45
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 19:09
McLaughlin is technically much better, but I much prefer the types of music Fripp plays
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:26
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Originally posted by colorofmoney91 colorofmoney91 wrote:

These are both guitarists that I've never honestly cared for, but I've listened to both extensively over the past few years. I have to vote Fripp because I really enjoy his ambient work with Eno, which I think is way more interesting that McLaughlin's gnarly indo-jazz guitar-based fusion foolery.
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As Robert himself has said before, McLaughlin expresses so much emotion in every riff, every strum, whereas RF has worked so hard to get out his mind and infuse even an ounce of emotion into his playing. don't get me wrong: I revere Robert Fripp and the astounding contributions he has made to music. I just find, at day's end, I get more enjoyment and value from the emotion coming through JM's playing. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 21:57
Originally posted by tamijo tamijo wrote:

Robert, (against anyone)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 22:01
Both are in my top 10 for guitar players but I'm of course going to with Fripp on this one. I just enjoy his style and sound better.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 22:34
Mclaughin as a guitar player. Fripp has better compositions methinks tho
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 25 2012 at 22:49
Fripp has done some superb subtle work, unique sounds and some powerful stuff as well. But John has mindblowed my mind more times, either with Lifetime, Davis, The Orchetra or solo.

That, of course, if speaking solely as guitarists and not composers.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2012 at 01:26
Originally posted by progprogprog progprogprog wrote:

Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Technically speaking McLaughlin. I'm not considering the composing skill.
I assume he meant technically (as I choose McLaughlin too), but if composing were the case then the poll made no sense.
you assumed correctly
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2012 at 08:26
Fripp has admitted he was so heavily influenced by the Mahavishnu Orchestra to the point that he stopped listening to them so as not to become seduced by the sound. 
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