The most under rated guitarist of all time?
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So I think this guy is prob the MOST underrated.
I think he will go down as an all time great and and he probably has less followers than your teenage daughter!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen: virtuoso guitarist Pasquale Grasso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJiWC1sSfM
I think he will go down as an all time great and and he probably has less followers than your teenage daughter!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen: virtuoso guitarist Pasquale Grasso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJiWC1sSfM
Just found this, unbelievable!!!
https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
SR said:
Just found this, unbelievable!!!
https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
Errrrrmmmm....because he's not? By a long stretch. https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
AdeTuono said:
SR said:
Just found this, unbelievable!!!
https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
Errrrrmmmm....because he's not? By a long stretch. https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
Stan the Bat said:
AdeTuono said:
SR said:
Just found this, unbelievable!!!
https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
Errrrrmmmm....because he's not? By a long stretch. https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
Stan the Bat said:
AdeTuono said:
SR said:
Just found this, unbelievable!!!
https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
Errrrrmmmm....because he's not? By a long stretch. https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
AdeTuono said:
... Rory Gallagher ...
I came across this tonight. Mr. G guesting with Thin Lizzy in Köln back in 1979. Not that unique in itself; he was literally passing, driving through town coming back from a festival gig. However, what is unique is that he's playing Garys 'Greenie'!Back on topic
AdeTuono said:
My point was that there are (and indeed, have been) far better slide guitarists. Robert Johnson for one, going back 90 years, and many, many more. And we've not touched on Rory Gallagher or Eric Sardinas. I know the video of MFM is only one track, but I've played in bands with more accomplished players.
Indeed.I would imagine RJ's slide work and "back-picking" in the 1920's would be akin to EVH's work in the 1970's with his tremolo picking and tapping.
Talking of electric blues guitar, it could be said that Charlie Christian invented it and is both underrated and somewhat unknown.
I would agree that the delta blues players have a unique technique, also about Rory Gallagher.
My choice of underrated guitarist today - Gary Richrath - REO Speedwagon.
Here is a track from when they were a bit more of a hard rock band than an albeit very good rock ballad band.
He was all about feel and tone, classic Les Paul through Marshall here from Back on The Road Again. The first solo is very good, but the second outro solo is outstanding. Needs to be played loud.
My choice of underrated guitarist today - Gary Richrath - REO Speedwagon.
Here is a track from when they were a bit more of a hard rock band than an albeit very good rock ballad band.
He was all about feel and tone, classic Les Paul through Marshall here from Back on The Road Again. The first solo is very good, but the second outro solo is outstanding. Needs to be played loud.
Edited by Yahonza on Friday 17th May 18:57
Kinky said:
AdeTuono said:
... Rory Gallagher ...
I came across this tonight. Mr. G guesting with Thin Lizzy in Köln back in 1979. Not that unique in itself; he was literally passing, driving through town coming back from a festival gig. However, what is unique is that he's playing Garys 'Greenie'!Back on topic
Eric Bell.
cherryowen said:
Composer62 said:
Andy Latimer.
Not a bad call, TBFI also really liked their mid 80's "Stationary Traveller" album that seemed to capture the feel of a very particular period before the fall of the Berlin Wall. (You really needed to be there to capture the feel)
This song is a very different style but still very much Andy Latimer in full flow. Jeez, I wish I could go to a concert like that now, such amazing musicians all round (hang on till the end).
Composer62 said:
cherryowen said:
Composer62 said:
Andy Latimer.
Not a bad call, TBFI also really liked their mid 80's "Stationary Traveller" album that seemed to capture the feel of a very particular period before the fall of the Berlin Wall. (You really needed to be there to capture the feel)
This song is a very different style but still very much Andy Latimer in full flow. Jeez, I wish I could go to a concert like that now, such amazing musicians all round (hang on till the end).
AdeTuono said:
Stan the Bat said:
AdeTuono said:
SR said:
Just found this, unbelievable!!!
https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
Errrrrmmmm....because he's not? By a long stretch. https://youtu.be/64T6ugyWXAA?si=JI0WqBoaUdipDRuH
Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Why isn’t he recognised as one of the greatest?
But, perhaps because they were untrained, they were pioneers in techniques and sounds.
My personal favourite of the old timers was Lighnin' Hopkins who was cited by SRV, Hendrix which in their own right blow many out of the water.
Blues as a form, kind of allows that, its simplicity allows space for expression. So I suppose the question may also need to take 'great or underrated' as not just those with technical ability but also 'feeling'.
Also people like Roy Buchanan, who was recognised as possibly one of the greatest guitarists ever by his peers, who inspired some of the greatest guitarists (Beck, Moore, Bonamassa to name but a few). Roy was both technical, 'pioneered' pinch harmonics at will, creating sound effects manually that were later copied as pedals (Wah Wah). He could shred with the best, chicken pickin, flamenco style all visible in this epic video. Roy was 'recognised' by his peers but not by the public. Does that class as under rated? I don't know.
For those interested there is a documentary on Roy Buchanan - also known as the 'Greatest Unknown Guitarist in the world'.
Lonnie Mack is another underrated player (great voice as well). He's cited by SRV as a major influence. there are vids on youtube of the pair of them.
Also a 'docufilm' of Lonnie Mack, with Roy Buchanan and Albert Collins in concert
clip taken from the hr and a half of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt5lbQvBN2M
Then there are the many many session musicians, who are probably more capable and accomplished than many 'band' based guitarists, they definitely go under the radar.
e.g. Steve Lukather, Glen Campbell as part of the wrecking crew and later solo work (don't laugh, look him up),
Then there are people like the already mentioned Rory Gallagher, and people like Alvin Lee, Robin Trower, Walter Trout. so many
Edited by sparkyhx on Tuesday 21st May 10:21
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