The most under rated guitarist of all time?
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didelydoo said:
Chuck Schuldiner (of Death fame)- one of the most inventive and technically gifted guitarists I've heard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSSSRvaWM1g
That's a great call; way ahead of his time IMOTwo other mentions, for me:
Tim Pierce : Like Jay Graydon, another L.A. session guy with credits on a huge number of Billboard albums, and is part of the "house" band for the Grammy awards. Plays pretty much any style of guitar playing asked for. Straight away.
Alex Skolnick : Used to shred with the band Testament, and could shred with the best. Out of nowhere, then switched overnight to jazz guitar and is depressingly as capable at that as well. Git.
Prince.
A virtuoso musician whose guitar work does not get the credit it deserves because much of his music isn’t traditional rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
A virtuoso musician whose guitar work does not get the credit it deserves because much of his music isn’t traditional rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
Edited by Bradgate on Friday 1st March 23:16
Bradgate said:
Prince.
A virtuoso musician whose guitar work does not get the credit it deserves because much of his music isn’t traditional rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
Really? Even Wikipedia describes him as a virtuoso guitar player who could also play other instruments...A virtuoso musician whose guitar work does not get the credit it deserves because much of his music isn’t traditional rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
WindyCommon said:
On the subject of guitarists from bands "big" in the 1980's : Steve RotheryLargely, on every guitar solo, it was a masterclass of starting and landing on the right note for the chord being played at the time. His work on Grendel demonstrates that in spades.
His chord work was clever as well. Grendel is in the key of B minor, but the opening verse is Bm / A / G / Gb. Diatonically, the Gb should be a Gb minor chord (or a Gbm7) but it's not, yet works a treat leading back into the starting Bm chord. There's also a great two chord progression in the verse of The Web using F9 to G6 then embellishing the G6 > G > Gsus2.
(I'm still quite new to this music theory malarky, so the above may be totally inaccurate..........)
Jamie Moses. An all round quality guitar player and a real nice guy to boot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Moses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Moses
Edited by Marlin45 on Sunday 3rd March 23:13
Can I lob another suggestion into the mix?
Andy Latimer (Camel). Such an emotive player, often brings tears to my eyes listening to him.
Check out Stationary Traveller for a typical Andy Latimer work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfF2UZjXx_g
(I was fortunate enough to see Camel on their 2018 'Moonmadness' revival tour - very special)
He's in the Gilmour mould but, to me at least, better at what he does - he never got the recognition he deserved, and neither did Camel IMO
Andy Latimer (Camel). Such an emotive player, often brings tears to my eyes listening to him.
Check out Stationary Traveller for a typical Andy Latimer work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfF2UZjXx_g
(I was fortunate enough to see Camel on their 2018 'Moonmadness' revival tour - very special)
He's in the Gilmour mould but, to me at least, better at what he does - he never got the recognition he deserved, and neither did Camel IMO
Edited by Lotobear on Monday 4th March 16:11
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