RE: rock 'n roll

From: Mark Turner (nugroove@pacbell.net)
Date: Fri May 26 2000 - 06:43:48 MET DST

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    Leslie Shill said:

    >So, my list of guitar players, drawn mostly from the ranks of the
    >rockers but with some crossovers, but all of whom I consider germane to
    >most areas of modern music today are:
    >
    >1/. Jimi Hendrix
    >2/. Jimmy Page
    >3/. Pete Townshend
    >4/. Duane Allman
    >5/. Carlos Santana
    >6/. John McLaughlin
    >7/. Eric Clapton
    >8/. Jeff Beck
    >9/. Stevie Ray Vaughn
    >10/.Steve Howe

    Seeing your list, Leslie, I now realize how LITTLE I actually care for rock
    guitar! Certainly these guys are all major players in the "Rock and Roll
    Hall of Fame." But to me, rock is at it's best when it's at its most
    basic, without all the guitar wankery. My all-time favorite rock "artist"
    for years has been Elvis Costello, who happens to play guitar but I don't
    think
    anyone would ever think of him as a "guitarist" because he never plays a
    solo!
    (Well, almost never.)

    But, if I had to list a few guitarists I find interesting and/or
    influential, it would be probably be something like:

    Marc Ribot
    Fred Frith
    Sonny Sharrock
    Baden Powell
    Robert Fripp
    Charlie Hunter
    Nile Rogers
    Wes Montgomery...

    That's about all I can think of, off the top of my head. Certainly nobody's
    idea of a definitive list, but all players that you would easily recognize
    for their distinctive/individual styles.

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