Greatest Guitarist as picked by rolling stones Magazine in 2003.
1Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
Wasn't this the same list that ranked Joan Jett higher than Eddie Van Halen? The entire list was an abomination. I'll have to find it.
Edit: Joan Jett ranks higher than Angus Young. And Ike Turner ranks higher than Randy Rhoads. I didn't even know Ike Turner played guitar, I thought he just beat the crap out of Tina for a living.....
You guys have missed out the greatest American rock band to ever put plectrum to string,
TENACIOUS D!
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"
Greatest Guitarist as picked by rolling stones Magazine in 2003.
1Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
You gotta' be kidding me. Kurt Cobain shouldn't even be ON this list, much less right behind a shred-god like Kirk Hammett.
Also, Jimi Hendrix is overrated as hell. Where's Rusty Cooley?
I doubt you will find Kirk Hammett in any College Music History Class text books. But you will find Kurt Cobain there. He started a whole genre of music.
Currently playing: LOTRO & WoW (not much WoW though because Mines of Moria rocks!!!!)
Looking Foward too: Bioware games (Dragon Age & Star Wars The Old Republic)
Greatest Guitarist as picked by rolling stones Magazine in 2003.
1Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
You gotta' be kidding me. Kurt Cobain shouldn't even be ON this list, much less right behind a shred-god like Kirk Hammett.
Also, Jimi Hendrix is overrated as hell. Where's Rusty Cooley?
I doubt you will find Kirk Hammett in any College Music History Class text books. But you will find Kurt Cobain there. He started a whole genre of music.
Starting a genre of music does not make you a good guitar player. While I do love Nirvana's music, to put him as one of the best guitarists of all time is a little absurd.
Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
Greatest Guitarist as picked by rolling stones Magazine in 2003.
1Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
You gotta' be kidding me. Kurt Cobain shouldn't even be ON this list, much less right behind a shred-god like Kirk Hammett.
Also, Jimi Hendrix is overrated as hell. Where's Rusty Cooley?
I doubt you will find Kirk Hammett in any College Music History Class text books. But you will find Kurt Cobain there. He started a whole genre of music.
I dont know about history class but you will find Nirvana played about 6 times an hour on many of the radio stations here in the Washington, D.C. area. They seem to be obsessed with Nirvana, Green Day, Pearl Jam, and U2...
Don't be terrorized! You're more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder! More people die every year from prescription drugs than terrorism LOL!
Greatest Guitarist as picked by rolling stones Magazine in 2003.
1Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
You gotta' be kidding me. Kurt Cobain shouldn't even be ON this list, much less right behind a shred-god like Kirk Hammett.
Also, Jimi Hendrix is overrated as hell. Where's Rusty Cooley?
I doubt you will find Kirk Hammett in any College Music History Class text books. But you will find Kurt Cobain there. He started a whole genre of music.
I dont know about history class but you will find Nirvana played about 6 times an hour on many of the radio stations here in the Washington, D.C. area. They seem to be obsessed with Nirvana, Green Day, Pearl Jam, and U2...
Yeah I live in the Washington D.C. area and your absolutely right.
I agree, Kurt Cobain shouldnt be on the list, he wasnt the Only one to create the genre and in my opinion i dislike most of Nirvanas music. Only reason why he gets so much attention was because he killed himself, makes me like him less.
I agree, Kurt Cobain shouldnt be on the list, he wasnt the Only one to create the genre and in my opinion i dislike most of Nirvanas music. Only reason why he gets so much attention was because he killed himself, makes me like him less.
Either you are really young and don't actually remember or you are ignorant.
THe reason he killed himself is because he became so famous. Not that he became famous because he killed himself. He was huge before he killed himself and whether he had or not he would still be taught in Music history class because he did start a whole new genre.
Currently playing: LOTRO & WoW (not much WoW though because Mines of Moria rocks!!!!)
Looking Foward too: Bioware games (Dragon Age & Star Wars The Old Republic)
I agree, Kurt Cobain shouldnt be on the list, he wasnt the Only one to create the genre and in my opinion i dislike most of Nirvanas music. Only reason why he gets so much attention was because he killed himself, makes me like him less.
Either you are really young and don't actually remember or you are ignorant.
THe reason he killed himself is because he became so famous. Not that he became famous because he killed himself. He was huge before he killed himself and whether he had or not he would still be taught in Music history class because he did start a whole new genre.
He did not start the grunge genre all by himself. If it weren't for bands like Alice in Chains (superior lyric writing ability btw, and he is also dead now) and Pearl Jam, the grunge genre would not ever have gotten off of the ground. One man does not create a whole genre of music. Anyway, nobody here knows why he killed himself for sure, hell, I could sit here and say Courtney Love murdered him with his own guitar pick, it wouldn't make him any better of a guitarist, or any more deserving of having his name on that list.
Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
I agree, Kurt Cobain shouldnt be on the list, he wasnt the Only one to create the genre and in my opinion i dislike most of Nirvanas music. Only reason why he gets so much attention was because he killed himself, makes me like him less.
Either you are really young and don't actually remember or you are ignorant.
THe reason he killed himself is because he became so famous. Not that he became famous because he killed himself. He was huge before he killed himself and whether he had or not he would still be taught in Music history class because he did start a whole new genre.
Stop giving credit for creating a whole genre to one person. And he was suicidal and was a drug addict who OD many times. Sorry i didn't know that YOU know why he killed himself and the rest of the world doesen't lol. maybe you should go down to the Seattle police dept. and tell them everything about a case that they never really solved.
I agree, Kurt Cobain shouldnt be on the list, he wasnt the Only one to create the genre and in my opinion i dislike most of Nirvanas music. Only reason why he gets so much attention was because he killed himself, makes me like him less.
Either you are really young and don't actually remember or you are ignorant.
THe reason he killed himself is because he became so famous. Not that he became famous because he killed himself. He was huge before he killed himself and whether he had or not he would still be taught in Music history class because he did start a whole new genre.
Stop giving credit for creating a whole genre to one person. And he was suicidal and was a drug addict who OD many times. Sorry i didn't know that YOU know why he killed himself and the rest of the world doesen't lol. maybe you should go down to the Seattle police dept. and tell them everything about a case that they never really solved.
I kind of agree with that but he is the main one who created grunge
And actually to calrify Grunge is really a Sub-genre of Alt rock so it's not really a Whole genre. And Nirvana was actually only the mainstream success for Grunge so people associate the birth of Grunge music from them, but in reality look at bands like Soundgarden, the melvins. green River etc.
And actually to calrify Grunge is really a Sub-genre of Alt rock so it's not really a Whole genre. And Nirvana was actually only the mainstream success for Grunge so people associate the birth of Grunge music from them, but in reality look at bands like Soundgarden, the melvins. green River etc.
Well ok they weren't the first ones to do grunge but imo they were the best at it
I base the opinion that he shouldn't be on the list on the fact that his technical skill as a guitarist was never at any point anywhere near some of those other names. It's a list of "best guitarists," not "best industry influencers."
Kurt may have done a lot of things when he was alive, but even a mediocre guitarist like myself could have wiped the floor with him in a show of technical guitar playing skill.
Either way, Nirvana was a good band; Dave Grohl more than made up for the lack of talent any other members of the band may have had. Sad that Foo Fighters nowadays has been reduced to what I can only positively identify as Country.
I base the opinion that he shouldn't be on the list on the fact that his technical skill as a guitarist was never at any point anywhere near some of those other names. It's a list of "best guitarists," not "best industry influencers." Kurt may have done a lot of things when he was alive, but even a mediocre guitarist like myself could have wiped the floor with him in a show of technical guitar playing skill. Either way, Nirvana was a good band; Dave Grohl more than made up for the lack of talent any other members of the band may have had. Sad that Foo Fighters nowadays has been reduced to what I can only positively identify as Country.
God Foo Fighters is such a better band than Nirvana...
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Well actually i added Queen to the 2nd poll i made on the 4th post. So no hell for me, atm at least.
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"I was born intelligent but education ruined me."
best sig ever
lol thx and i think u mean quote, sig is the thing that comes under ur post
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yeah sig quote thing..whatever it's cool
no jonnyhelfire did as well
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Wasn't this the same list that ranked Joan Jett higher than Eddie Van Halen? The entire list was an abomination. I'll have to find it.
Edit: Joan Jett ranks higher than Angus Young. And Ike Turner ranks higher than Randy Rhoads.
I didn't even know Ike Turner played guitar, I thought he just beat the crap out of Tina for a living.....
To see the complete abomination, click http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/
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"Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb." -- Batman
Also, Jimi Hendrix is overrated as hell. Where's Rusty Cooley?
You guys have missed out the greatest American rock band to ever put plectrum to string,
TENACIOUS D!
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"
CS Lewis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX9XAPpmH8M
go get a coffee or whatever,lock the door for 10 mins and thank eddie later
Also, Jimi Hendrix is overrated as hell. Where's Rusty Cooley?
I doubt you will find Kirk Hammett in any College Music History Class text books. But you will find Kurt Cobain there. He started a whole genre of music.
Currently playing:
LOTRO & WoW (not much WoW though because Mines of Moria rocks!!!!)
Looking Foward too:
Bioware games (Dragon Age & Star Wars The Old Republic)
Also, Jimi Hendrix is overrated as hell. Where's Rusty Cooley?
I doubt you will find Kirk Hammett in any College Music History Class text books. But you will find Kurt Cobain there. He started a whole genre of music.
Starting a genre of music does not make you a good guitar player. While I do love Nirvana's music, to put him as one of the best guitarists of all time is a little absurd.
Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
Also, Jimi Hendrix is overrated as hell. Where's Rusty Cooley?
I doubt you will find Kirk Hammett in any College Music History Class text books. But you will find Kurt Cobain there. He started a whole genre of music.
I dont know about history class but you will find Nirvana played about 6 times an hour on many of the radio stations here in the Washington, D.C. area. They seem to be obsessed with Nirvana, Green Day, Pearl Jam, and U2...
Don't be terrorized! You're more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder! More people die every year from prescription drugs than terrorism LOL!
Also, Jimi Hendrix is overrated as hell. Where's Rusty Cooley?
I doubt you will find Kirk Hammett in any College Music History Class text books. But you will find Kurt Cobain there. He started a whole genre of music.
I dont know about history class but you will find Nirvana played about 6 times an hour on many of the radio stations here in the Washington, D.C. area. They seem to be obsessed with Nirvana, Green Day, Pearl Jam, and U2...
Yeah I live in the Washington D.C. area and your absolutely right.
I agree, Kurt Cobain shouldnt be on the list, he wasnt the Only one to create the genre and in my opinion i dislike most of Nirvanas music. Only reason why he gets so much attention was because he killed himself, makes me like him less.
THe reason he killed himself is because he became so famous. Not that he became famous because he killed himself. He was huge before he killed himself and whether he had or not he would still be taught in Music history class because he did start a whole new genre.
Currently playing:
LOTRO & WoW (not much WoW though because Mines of Moria rocks!!!!)
Looking Foward too:
Bioware games (Dragon Age & Star Wars The Old Republic)
THe reason he killed himself is because he became so famous. Not that he became famous because he killed himself. He was huge before he killed himself and whether he had or not he would still be taught in Music history class because he did start a whole new genre.
He did not start the grunge genre all by himself. If it weren't for bands like Alice in Chains (superior lyric writing ability btw, and he is also dead now) and Pearl Jam, the grunge genre would not ever have gotten off of the ground. One man does not create a whole genre of music. Anyway, nobody here knows why he killed himself for sure, hell, I could sit here and say Courtney Love murdered him with his own guitar pick, it wouldn't make him any better of a guitarist, or any more deserving of having his name on that list.
Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
i think we should hear the mmorpg staff's opinions
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THe reason he killed himself is because he became so famous. Not that he became famous because he killed himself. He was huge before he killed himself and whether he had or not he would still be taught in Music history class because he did start a whole new genre.
Stop giving credit for creating a whole genre to one person. And he was suicidal and was a drug addict who OD many times. Sorry i didn't know that YOU know why he killed himself and the rest of the world doesen't lol. maybe you should go down to the Seattle police dept. and tell them everything about a case that they never really solved.
THe reason he killed himself is because he became so famous. Not that he became famous because he killed himself. He was huge before he killed himself and whether he had or not he would still be taught in Music history class because he did start a whole new genre.
Stop giving credit for creating a whole genre to one person. And he was suicidal and was a drug addict who OD many times. Sorry i didn't know that YOU know why he killed himself and the rest of the world doesen't lol. maybe you should go down to the Seattle police dept. and tell them everything about a case that they never really solved.
I kind of agree with that but he is the main one who created grunge
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And actually to calrify Grunge is really a Sub-genre of Alt rock so it's not really a Whole genre. And Nirvana was actually only the mainstream success for Grunge so people associate the birth of Grunge music from them, but in reality look at bands like Soundgarden, the melvins. green River etc.
Well ok they weren't the first ones to do grunge but imo they were the best at it
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Bleach was such a good album, definitely in my top 3 for vocals, and lyrics that are deep. Nirvana.
Change my mind so much I can't even trust it
My mind change me so much I can't even trust myself
I prefer Nevermind better
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I base the opinion that he shouldn't be on the list on the fact that his technical skill as a guitarist was never at any point anywhere near some of those other names. It's a list of "best guitarists," not "best industry influencers."
Kurt may have done a lot of things when he was alive, but even a mediocre guitarist like myself could have wiped the floor with him in a show of technical guitar playing skill.
Either way, Nirvana was a good band; Dave Grohl more than made up for the lack of talent any other members of the band may have had. Sad that Foo Fighters nowadays has been reduced to what I can only positively identify as Country.
God Foo Fighters is such a better band than Nirvana...