WILF 44,405 Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 The Edge is the only modern axe man that comes close to Jimi's ability to tell a story by cords and riffs since . Queens of the Stone Age come close ,though. I'd agree with that Aaron, because The Edge is with U2 and not your classic style rock band he does get very much overlooked BUT few players have made such iconic sounds through a guitar, ever..! Doubt that... Well, like 'em or not how many U2 riffs can you think of in the past 20 or so years, or how many would instantly, within a few bars, be instantly recognised as a U2 'hit' and then ask yourself how many have their been... Wikipedia their back catalogue, its quite shocking..! Oh yer, that story bit that Aaron spoke about, well thats what he does, Bono gives him a picture of what his next songs gonna be about and Edge comes up with the riff to suit, how many other bands write like that? A little off topic but if you are talking about musicians who give a band a unique sound and make them instantly recognisable then IMHO there is no one in the world to top our very own Mike Barson on the piano......a style never used by any other piano players in a band that sounds like nobody else before or since JMHO 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northern lad 2,292 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Does no one think Pete Townsend deserves a mention........Dave Gilmore............Roger Waters?............ Got to say Wilf,I think Townshend is very overated,think he will be remembered more for "inventing" the windmill and his other "antics"....Keith Moon on the other hand... awesome musician,and absolutely insane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,598 Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Does no one think Pete Townsend deserves a mention........Dave Gilmore............Roger Waters?............ Got to say Wilf,I think Townshend is very overated,think he will be remembered more for "inventing" the windmill and his other "antics"....Keith Moon on the other hand... awesome musician,and absolutely insane love the WHO great band, they were all good in there own right, but Moony was Brill, loved watching him, yes he was nutter.think the night he died he went Macca party found him dead next day, rest of the band said didnt think keith would get to old age .! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frann 882 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Daltrey once said it would have been cruel for Keith to have gotten old because he was the eternal kid. Can understand that. Read Dear Boy, its a good biography of Moons. Loved The Who. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Entwhistle was the stand out musician for me in the who his bass solos were outstanding Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Its all relative to the time and place.....the sound Hedrix was producing at the time.....experimenting with feedback etc was all done manually..these days a lot of players need various pedals and amp settings to produce a sound....Billy Gibbons is a brilliant guitarist, Ted Nugent is another Edited September 19, 2013 by undisputed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Feast your eyes and ears on this 10min vid of the man at work http://youtu.be/zf0HFJteT80 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Its all relative to the time and place.....the sound Hedrix was producing at the time.....experimenting with feedback etc was all done manually..these days a lot of players need various pedals and amp settings to produce a sound....Billy Gibbons is a brilliant guitarist, Ted Nugent is anotherTotally agree and said the same way back in the thread,those guys in the 50-60's were pioneers in getting the unique sounds out of basic standard gear.I doubt anyone in the last 30 years has been putting pencil holes through there amp speakers,rewiring pickups and burning stages down with homemade pedals ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inan 841 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 just watching him on sky (1970) i forgot how Brill he was, do you think he was the best .? most of the top guitarist thought he was very good,way before his time. Possibly the most overated guitarist of all time .To put him in perspective he could not carry Glen Cambell's guitar,and he is known primarily as a singer. I listen to guitarists on Sunday mornings who are playing for £70/80 a session that are better than Hendrix . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inan 841 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) Does no one think Pete Townsend deserves a mention........Dave Gilmore............Roger Waters?............ Townsend started that shit, smashing guitars, swinging his arms in a circle, because he couldnt play them too well. Any of you lot ever heard of Rheinhardt or Paul ? Jesus Christ! Edited September 20, 2013 by inan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inan 841 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) Obviously the best is a hard thing to name. Jimmie Hendrix was great, but I'd like to mention few more I admire. (No particular order) Buddy Guy Eric Clapton Stevie Ray Joe Satriani Carlos Santana BB King Phil Keaggy ( You think Hell, and Detroit are tough, try Youngstown Ohio) Chuck Berry Doak Short (my friend) Jimmy Page Jeff Beck Alvin Lee Muddy waters There are plenty of other greats as well. ATB Rheinhardt Paul Schmidt Hammond Mclaughlin Atkins Cooder Stoller Lang btw It's Albert Lee. Edited September 20, 2013 by inan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Does no one think Pete Townsend deserves a mention........Dave Gilmore............Roger Waters?............ Townsend started that shit, smashing guitars, swinging his arms in a circle, because he couldnt play them too well.Any of you lot ever heard of Rheinhardt or Paul ? Jesus Christ! Yep I mentioned him way back in this thread and he's been cited as one of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century and considering django only had use of 2 fingers on his fret hand the others being paralysed it makes his playing ability even more astonishing.But I do think to say Hendrix was only a singer is madness his style and sound was way out there and before his time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inan 841 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Does no one think Pete Townsend deserves a mention........Dave Gilmore............Roger Waters?............Townsend started that shit, smashing guitars, swinging his arms in a circle, because he couldnt play them too well.Any of you lot ever heard of Rheinhardt or Paul ? Jesus Christ! Yep I mentioned him way back in this thread and he's been cited as one of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century and considering django only had use of 2 fingers on his fret hand the others being paralysed it makes his playing ability even more astonishing.But I do think to say Hendrix was only a singer is madness his style and sound was way out there and before his time. I said Cambell was known primarily as a singer , he was actually a far better guitarist than Hendrix Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Does no one think Pete Townsend deserves a mention........Dave Gilmore............Roger Waters?............Townsend started that shit, smashing guitars, swinging his arms in a circle, because he couldnt play them too well.Any of you lot ever heard of Rheinhardt or Paul ? Jesus Christ! Yep I mentioned him way back in this thread and he's been cited as one of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century and considering django only had use of 2 fingers on his fret hand the others being paralysed it makes his playing ability even more astonishing.But I do think to say Hendrix was only a singer is madness his style and sound was way out there and before his time. I said Cambell was known primarily as a singer , he was actually a far better guitarist than HendrixSorry my bad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Seeker 3,048 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Does no one think Pete Townsend deserves a mention........Dave Gilmore............Roger Waters?............ Townsend started that shit, smashing guitars, swinging his arms in a circle, because he couldnt play them too well.Any of you lot ever heard of Rheinhardt or Paul ? Jesus Christ! Townsend is a great guitarist not for his rock solos but for his style. The guitar smashing was actually an accident whilst playing the Railway Hotel in Harrow the stage ceiling was only 7ft high as he hit a chord he raised the guitar up and accidently smashed it on the ceiling breaking the head off, so not to look stupid he then smashed the rest of the guitar up and the crowd went wild, moon the loon joined in and the rest is history. Yep Glenn Cambell is not only an excellent song writer but also an excellent guitarist, better then Hendrix not really different styles again but what sets Hendrix apart is he was breaking boundaries and everyone else followed. Led Zeps Stairway to heaven is a piece of piss to play but could I have written it? Could I f*ck, that's what makes it such an awesome piece of music. Music is so subjective that's why we love it As I said before Brian Setzer is probably one of if not the greatest guitarist alive today. ATB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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