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From: salzman@rdlvax.UUCP (Gumby)
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Subject: Re: Some better guitarists than Fripp and Frith...
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Date: Tue, 15-Oct-85 22:10:11 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 15 22:10:11 1985
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In article <1185@druri.UUCP> dht@druri.UUCP (Davis Tucker) writes:
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>>Clearly because they are all wrong!  The best guitarists are Fred Frith
>>and Robert Frip, and there can be *no* argument.
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>Oh *yes* there can... 
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>1)  Jimi Hendrix (whom Fripp defers to as having more ability and soul)
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>2)  Jeff Beck    (who is probably the best living guitarist)
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>3)  Steve Morse  (Guitar Player's Musician Of The Year about three yrs running)
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>4)  Eric Johnson (Texas phenom, soon-to-be-released on Warner Bros)
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>5)  John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
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>6)  Eddie Van Halen (Five thousand guitarists can't be wrong...)
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>7)  Johnny Winter (still crazy after all these years)
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>8)  B. B. King (who taught everybody how to play)
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>9)  Eric Clapton (who cares who taught him? He's still great)
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>Davis Tucker

	Finally, someone with brains has something to say about guitar!!
I don't quite agree with all of this list, or it's order, but the point
is, there is no ONE greatest. To elaborate on this, has anyone ever
heard Eric Johnson play? I saw him at a club called Hop Singhs in Marina
Del-Rey (Calif), and he is phenominal! He did a solo acoustic show
there, and I swear, I've never heard anyone play acoustic guitar like
him, live or on vinal. He is scarry!!! Note: this opinion is coming from
a guitarist (and no amatuer at that...). Also, did anyone mention Alan
Holdsworth? He's kinda off the wall, but extremely creative. I'd call
him a jazz version of Robert Fripp. And what about some Jazz guitarists?
How about Lee Ritenauer (sp?), Larry Carlton? Larry plays with more feel
than anyone else I can think of. How about Steve Lukather? I've seen him
perform with Larry Carlton's old band, doing fusion. He's incredible.
I can't leave out my personal main influence on the guitar, because I
think that when it comes to guitar, this guy knows how to fit a solo to
a song like no one else can. I'm referring to Alex Lifeson of Rush.
More so in the older material than the new. Listen to songs like La
Villa Strangiato on Hemespheres (in fact, the whole album). Also, Moving
Pictures got some incredibly tasty work. At any rate, I've made my point.

How did this start anyway? With Jimi Page? Give me a break. The guy is
sloppy as hell. I saw him on the same stage as Clapton and Beck (ARMS
benefit at LA Forum), and I was not very impressed. I think Clapton
totally blew page away. And what he did at Live AID was discusting. The
solo he did on Stairway to Heaven stunk! I think Jimi's getting old. I
do say that he used to be quite a decent bluesman back in the early Zep
days, but he is totally out of date.....

 "...One likes to believe in the freedom of music. But glittering prizes
 and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity..."

			-Neal Peart (RUSH: from "The Spirit of Radio").
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