PatriotReign37 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I second this. He doesn't have name recognition like an Eddie Van Halen, but if you count studio work Larry Carlton has a footprint that stretches all over the map. I'd also add Peter Frampton to the discussion. Steely Dan had fine musicians. Frampton is still at it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Is B.B. King a wrong answer? No BB is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 interesting fact about BB King and I'm sure for a lot of old blues greats as well. He can't play chords. As in, doesn't know them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Couple of lesser-known and/or lesser-mentioned blues musicians that I dig. Junior Kimbrough RL Burnside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Couple of lesser-known and/or lesser-mentioned blues musicians that I dig. Junior Kimbrough RL Burnside Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys cites Junior Kimbrough as his main influence for playing guitar. They have an entire cover album of his music, I believe. I'm pretty sure the CD is somewhere either in the trunk of my car or in my garage somewhere. Good music!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys cites Junior Kimbrough as his main influence for playing guitar. They have an entire cover album of his music, I believe. I'm pretty sure the CD is somewhere either in the trunk of my car or in my garage somewhere. Good music!!! Yeah, that album is called Chulahoma. It is fantastic. I listen to it once a week, because it never fails to help me bang out some great work. I came across Junior Kimbrough, RL Burnside and the Black Keys a number of years ago when my punk rock and blues interests overlapped. Epitaph Records acquired Fat Possum Records and I bought a "best of " CD with a bunch of artists on it, then I bought more, and more. The sound coming from a lot of them was awesome, particularly Burnside and Kimbrough. They settled in amongst some of the more notable and obvious blues favorites for me that I'd gotten introduced to through my Mother's album collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 DUDE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Mixing Cycling '74 with a solo right on stage. The word genius gets thrown around way too much in music, but he's certainly worthy of the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Martin Barre of Jethro Tull is very underrated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7wkfrJucqE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Couple of lesser-known and/or lesser-mentioned blues musicians that I dig. Junior Kimbrough RL Burnside If I remember correctly, there was a guy a JI who knew RL Burnside. BTW, Believe it or not, Prince needs to be mentioned. So underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Paco de Lucia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Some of you guys are batsh*t crazy. It's Hendrix and then everyone else. This generation it's probably either Jack White or Jonny Greenwood, but I can't see how anyone can listen to Electric Ladyland and argue for anyone else. Nobody has ever made a guitar speak like that before or since. Story is Clapton and Townsend went to see Hendrix's first show in London and both went home thinking they were nowhere near as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 If we want to talk underrated yet from famous band types, Lindsey Buckingham is underrated. Maybe more for craftsmanship but I've always loved songs like Never Going Back Again, amongst others. Very unique style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 If we want to talk underrated yet from famous band types, Lindsey Buckingham is underrated. Maybe more for craftsmanship but I've always loved songs like Never Going Back Again, amongst others. Very unique style. Listened to Rumours this weekend. Buckingham is ridiculous on that album. Never Going Back Again is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Story is Clapton and Townsend went to see Hendrix's first show in London and both went home thinking they were nowhere near as good. They were right. Listened to Rumours this weekend. Buckingham is ridiculous on that album. Never Going Back Again is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. If we are going to talk Fleetwood Mac, shouldn't we be talking Peter Green? I mean it was Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. There are some "guitar gods' making a living playing that guy's songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 They were right. If we are going to talk Fleetwood Mac, shouldn't we be talking Peter Green? I mean it was Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. There are some "guitar gods' making a living playing that guy's songs. I dunno. Maybe. I think anything that happened on a Fleetwood Mac album, it was probably only under his watch. Like everything that appeared on every second of every song, aside from Nicks, from my understanding it was all under his control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I dunno. Maybe. I think anything that happened on a Fleetwood Mac album, it was probably only under his watch. Like everything that appeared on every second of every song, aside from Nicks, from my understanding it was all under his control. I'm not sure what you mean. Green and Buckingham weren't there at the same time. Green is the one that wrote Black Magic Woman and Green Manilishi. "He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats." B.B. King. As the band walked in the studio I noticed an amplifier which I never saw before, so I said to John Mayall, "Where's Eric Clapton?" Mayall answered, "He's not with us anymore, he left us a few weeks ago." I was in a shock of state [sic] but Mayall said, "Don't worry, we got someone better." That is just BS from the wiki, but the guy was the quintessential crazy rock star. Binged on LSD and became obsessed with the dangers of materialism. I’m plenty sure that nobody was controlling him. Green was pretty much the one that started the band and I think he picked the name. He just got a little too blown up on acid to continue. By the mid-’70s, as Fleetwood Mac entered a new, very prosperous era. New fans began to dig through older Mac recordings, and the royalty checks really began to roll in. Green wanted no part of his past, including the money, while trying to lead his new simple life. Frustrated, Green contacted a former Fleetwood Mac manager about his financials. “I phoned up and asked him if he had any money,” said Green in ‘Man Of The World.’ ”And he said, ‘The accountant’s got your money.’” So in January of 1977, armed with a shotgun he had smuggled in from a trip to Canada, he paid his accountant, David Simmons, a visit and threatened to shoot him. However, the twist here is that Green was not upset about lack of money, but rather was distraught because the royalty checks kept coming. http://ultimateclassicrock.com/36-years-ago-fleetwood-mac-founder-peter-green-arrested-for-pulling-shotgun-on-his-accountant/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I'm not sure what you mean. Green and Buckingham weren't there at the same time. Green is the one that wrote Black Magic Woman and Green Manilishi. "He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats." B.B. King. As the band walked in the studio I noticed an amplifier which I never saw before, so I said to John Mayall, "Where's Eric Clapton?" Mayall answered, "He's not with us anymore, he left us a few weeks ago." I was in a shock of state [sic] but Mayall said, "Don't worry, we got someone better." That is just BS from the wiki, but the guy was the quintessential crazy rock star. Binged on LSD and became obsessed with the dangers of materialism. I’m plenty sure that nobody was controlling him. Green was pretty much the one that started the band and I think he picked the name. He just got a little too blown up on acid to continue. http://ultimateclassicrock.com/36-years-ago-fleetwood-mac-founder-peter-green-arrested-for-pulling-shotgun-on-his-accountant/ Ah. Fair enough. I love Rumours but I know dick about FM aside from the fact that Buckingham was a lunatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 good call on buckingham always loved this song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 A little love for Tom Verlaine. His work on Marquee Moon is still the sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Because, much like the celebrity Jets fan thread, this thread needs to happen every couple years. Helps to get rid of the bad blood. I'll start: Link Wray Alvin Lee Mick Taylor Eddie Hazel Johnny Thunders Awful list. Just terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Clapton? No. Awful. Overrated Clapton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 God this threadkillsme. Heres the deal.......there is a clearnumber 1 and a clear # 2. They are 1. Hendrix 2. Van halen These two guys are the only two to ever change guitarplaying in a radical fashion.....no one else comes close. Then, a huge huge huge dropoff for people to put their favs. Ill do mine: 3. Steve howe 4. Alex lifeson After this add the common greats like page, fripp, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I saw him live a couple times. The guy was incredible. I used to catch sh*t for saying the wrong guitarist died that day. Still man, so much of the best of SRV was Hendrix influenced, or outright Hendrix covers. SRV was terrific, but it's Jimi Hendrix, and then everybody else. And it's not close. Exactly srv was great but not original. Hevwas hendrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Story is Clapton and Townsend went to see Hendrix's first show in London and both went home thinking they were nowhere near as good. Because they werent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Guys like buckingham, slash, skunk baxter, bb king, they dont crack the top fifty or hundred imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 http://youtu.be/AOlht9o62rY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Listened to Rumours this weekend. Buckingham is ridiculous on that album. Never Going Back Again is my favorite Fleetwood Mac song. FM? You youngster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleckineau Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Albert Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombdirt Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I caught "Sultans of Swing" from Dire Straits on the radio as I was driving yesterday. That outro solo is still awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pa9x9fZBtY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Steve Howe is a wizard and would make my top 5 on diversification alone. Total complete player whether with a pick ripping solos and catchy riffs on an electric or finger picking through a 12 chapter story on an acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I caught "Sultans of Swing" from Dire Straits on the radio as I was driving yesterday. That outro solo is still awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pa9x9fZBtY Good choice. My father loves Knopfler. My Dad is one of those people that is always listening to music, but never really knows what he is listening to. One day I mentioned Knopfler and my Dad just said, well, he is the best guitarist, right? It took me some time to understand that my dad just doesn't like distortion much. Funny, cause that is all I like, but Knopfler is one of the best with that clean tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I would also like to say that for the first time in possibly forever, I tried to neg rep a post, but accidentally gave positive rep to Kotite. Somebody please neg rep that mess. Anybody putting down a list with Link Wray deserves a slap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Some of you guys are batsh*t crazy. It's Hendrix and then everyone else. This generation it's probably either Jack White or Jonny Greenwood, but I can't see how anyone can listen to Electric Ladyland and argue for anyone else. Nobody has ever made a guitar speak like that before or since. Yup, right there bolded above. He had a technique that was more unique than anyone before or since, he could squeeze sounds out of a guitar using feedback that nobody ever could, to say nothing of his blues/rock style and the songs he wrote. What really sucks is the songs that he had yet to create and share with the world when he died at 27 probably years before he would have even hit his prime. Just one example of his mastery of feedback to create sounds and emotion from an instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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