Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
Well "the greatest" thing is an illusion but there is no at arguing he was great.
Interesting no threads here about the death of Prince
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Those RS guitar rankings always make me laugh. They're so concerned w/ being "hip." I remember that they had Kurt Cobain on one at #7, and Lindsey Buckingham wasn't even top 100.
Nothing against Cobain at all, but I think he would have been embarrassed about that. Any list that doesn't have Prince in the top 10 lacks credibility, imo.
Greatest is purely subjective of course.
Great is as well.
He was a great performer certainly, had a real presence on stage.
As a guitarist, for me, only ok. More of a musician than technically good.
Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
i think in America we have. Bizarre habit of making rankings. What we can all agree upon was this dude was really, really good.
And you were stupid and watched all 15 minutes. Good for you.
cawacko
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That had me cracking up. What the hell is he watching the Today show for?
RS loved cobain. He wasn't there for technical profiency but rather expanding the music. I don't share their view but I understand it.
You clearly are a fan and not alone. He sold a lot of records. The wonderful thing about music is there is literally something for everyone.
I know a lot about it, that's why I'm not into the junk he did.
We ALL can? Since I don't, so much for your claim.
Mere mortals? In awe? No thanks.
You should be thankful you didn't waste your money.
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It is a amazing how many songs he wrote for other people, I knew about Sinead O'Connor but that's about it. Yes, Mott I know you know!!
[h=1]'Prince is famous for ghostwriting': 14 songs you didn't know Prince penned and gave away to other artists[/h]
- Prince died aged 57 at his Paisley Park estate in Minneapolis after he was found unresponsive in an elevator
- He wrote hit songs for Sinead O'Connor, Shelia E, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper
- He recorded 39 studio albums, four live albums, 104 singles and sold 100million records worldwide
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Leonthecat
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Pretty obvious that you didn't read the article as that was covered as well as a load of others!!
Poor Leonora!
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i would have to add Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Les Paul, Rory Gallagher, Ry Cooder, Frank Zappa and Joe Bonamassa. Oh and of course the numero uno Carlos Santana.
I'm not quite old enough to fully appreciate Les Paul's impact, just a little before my time but he's well documented. Really like Bonamassa but maybe he's just a little too young to see where he fits in but terrific technally. Moore, Vaughn, Gallagher kinda slide in with Gilmore, Knophler, and a boatload of others for me. People love Cooper but I never quite got in there with him.
Carlos is always hard for me. He's a true musician (not j u st technically sound) but I just don't like his stuff aesthetically. Beck (Jeff) is technically brilliant but not the musician Clapton is. I like Pages the best of the Yard birds trio because of his broad range of styles. All his session work gave him advantages few get.
And the one guy I have the most trouble with is Hendrix. He certainly took guitar places it had never been but his execution was flawed (drugs I guess) so we never knew just what he might have been.
Been revisiting Ritchey Blackmore lately and boy is he good.
I could go on forever but I'll stfu now.
Text Drivers are Killers
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Who cares? All entertainers are useless people with lives of no value. Being a great guitarist is like being one of those idiots who can keep 20 plates spinning on poles.