Great list Mark. I dig on Fripp. I'd say Paul Weller is a top notch if
underrated guitarist. Zappa, Dave Gregory (XTC), David Rhodes (Peter
Gabriel), Kenny Burrell & Grant Green would be on my list to.
peace,
R. Scott
framboise@mindspring.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Turner" <nugroove@pacbell.net>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 9:43 PM
Subject: RE: rock 'n roll
> 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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