My Top 100 Guitar Players
The first of four 100s lists (Guitarists, Vocalists, Albums, and Bands/Artists)
What I looked at when making this list:
1. Memorable Songs, Solos, and Rifts
2. Image, Style, Legend and Stage Persona
3. Influence on their genre and music in general
4. Do I enjoy the music?
List with be in reverse order, in order to build up suspense. Also I will put my favorite song that showcases each guitarist. |
| 1 |  | R.E.M.
Monster
Peter Buck - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? |
| 2 |  | Poison
Look What the Cat Dragged In
C.C. DeVille - Talk Dirty To Me |
| 3 |  | Pixies
Doolittle
Joey Santiago - Here Comes Your Man |
| 4 |  | Violent Femmes
The Violent Femmes
Gordon Gano - Kiss Off |
| 5 |  | Disturbed
Indestructible
Dan Donegan - Inside the Fire |
| 6 |  | Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Bollocks
Steve Jones - Anarchy in the U.K. |
| 7 |  | Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run |
| 8 |  | Korn
Life is Peachy
Brian "Head" Welch - A.D.I.D.A.S. |
| 9 |  | Rob Zombie
Educated Horses
John 5 - The Scorpion Sleeps (Also played for Marilyn Manson) |
| 10 |  | Tenacious D
Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny
Kyle Gass - Master Exploder |
| 11 |  | Def Leppard
Pyromania
Steve Clark - Photograph |
| 12 | | Def Leppard
Pyromania
Phil Collen - Photograph |
| 13 |  | Nirvana
Nevermind
Kurt Cobain - Smells Like Teen Sprit |
| 14 |  | Dragonforce
Inhuman Rampage
Herman Li - Through the Fire and Flames |
| 15 | | George Thorogood and the Destroyers
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
George Thorogood - Madison Blues |
| 16 |  | Elvis Presley
Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
Scotty Moore - Jailhouse Rock |
| 17 |  | Avenged Sevenfold
Waking the Fallen
Synyster Gates - Unholy Confessions |
| 18 |  | Shadows Fall
The War Within
Jonathan Donais - What Drives the Weak |
| 19 | | Montain
Climbing!
Leslie West - Mississippi Queen |
| 20 |  | Slipknot
All Hope Is Gone
Mick Thomson - Psychosocial |
| 21 |  | Metallica
Master of Puppets
James Hetfield - Orion |
| 22 |  | Motley Crue
Dr. Feelgood
Mick Mars - Dr. Feelgood |
| 23 | | Booker T. & The MG's
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Steve Cropper - Green Onions |
| 24 |  | The Clash
Combat Rock
Mick Jones - Should I Stay or Should I Go |
| 25 |  | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Crosby, Stills, And Nash
Stephen Stills - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Also played for Buffalo Springfield) |
| 26 |  | Mastodon
Blood Mountain
Brent Hinds - Colony of Birchmen |
| 27 | | Mastodon
Blood Mountain
Bill Kelliher - Colony of Birchmen |
| 28 | | Dick Dale & The Dell Tones
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Dick Dale - Miserlou |
| 29 |  | The Stooges
Raw Power
Ron Ashton - Search and Destroy |
| 30 |  | Lamb of God
Ashes of the Wake
Willie Adler - Laid to Rest |
| 31 | | Lamb of God
Ashes of the Wake
Mark Morton - Laid to Rest |
| 32 |  | Megadeth
Rust in Peace
Dave Mustaine - Hanger 18 |
| 33 | | Megadeth
Rust in Peace
Marty Friedman - Hanger 18 |
| 34 |  | Ozzy Osbourne
No More Tears
Zakk Wylde - No More Tears (Also plays for Black Label Society) |
| 35 |  | The Kinks
The Kinks
Dave Davies - You Really Got Me |
| 36 |  | Slayer
Reign in Blood
Kerry King - Angel of Death |
| 37 | | Slayer
Reign in Blood
Jeff Hannerman - Angel of Death |
| 38 |  | Eagles
On The Border
Glen Frey - Already Gone |
| 39 |  | Tom Petty
Greatest Hits
Mike Campbell - Mary Jane's Last Dance |
| 40 |  | The Police
Regatta de Blanc
Andy Summers - Message in a Bottle |
| 41 |  | System of a Down
Toxicity
Daron Malakian - Chop Suey! |
| 42 |  | Muse
Absolution
Matthew Bellamy - Hysteria |
| 43 |  | Ramones
Road to Ruin
Johnny Ramone - I Wanna Be Sedated |
| 44 |  | Boston
Boston
Tom Scholz - Peace of Mind |
| 45 |  | KISS
Destroyer
Ace Frehley - Shout It Out Loud |
| 46 |  | The Band
The Band
Robbie Robertson - Up On Cripple Creek |
| 47 |  | Alice in Chains
Facelift
Jerry Cantrell - Man in a Box |
| 48 |  | Tool
Lateralus
Adam Jones - Schism |
| 49 |  | Soundgarden
Superunknown
Kim Thayil - Black Hole Sun |
| 50 |  | Dream Theater
Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From a Memory
John Petrucci - Overture 1928 |
| 51 |  | Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler - Sultans of Swing |
| 52 |  | Cheap Trick
In Color
Rick Nielsen - Hello There |
| 53 | | Bo Diddley
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Who Do You Love? |
| 54 |  | The White Stripes
Icky Thump
Jack White - Icky Thump |
| 55 | | Steely Dan
Can't Buy A Thrill
Elliot Randall - Reelin? In The Years |
| 56 |  | David Bowie
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust...
Mick Ronson - Ziggy Stardust |
| 57 |  | Prince
Purple Rain
Prince - Purple Rain |
| 58 |  | Eagles
Hotel California
Joe Walsh - Hotel California (Also plays on his own) |
| 59 |  | The Allman Brothers Band
Brothers and Sisters
Dicky Betts - Jessica |
| 60 |  | Lynyrd Skynyrd
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
Gary Rossington - Free Bird |
| 61 | | Lynyrd Skynyrd
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
Allen Collins - Free Bird |
| 62 |  | King Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson King
Robert Fripp - 21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors |
| 63 |  | Pearl Jam
Ten
Mike McCready - Alive |
| 64 |  | ZZ Top
Tres Hombres
Billy Gibbons - La Grange |
| 65 |  | The Doors
Morrison Hotel
Robbie Krieger - Roadhouse Blues |
| 66 |  | Neil Young
Freedom
Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World (Also played with Buffalo Springfield & Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) |
| 67 |  | Deep Purple
Machine Head
Ritchie Blackmore - Smoke on the Water (Also played with Rainbow) |
| 68 |  | Alice Cooper
Billion Dollar Babies
Glen Buxton - Billion Dollar Babies |
| 69 | | The Who
Who's Next
Pete Townsend - Won't Get Fooled Again |
| 70 | | Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cosmo's Factory
John Fogerty - Up Around the Bend |
| 71 |  | Judas Priest
Painkiller
K.K. Downing - Painkiller |
| 72 | | Judas Priest
Painkiller
Glen Tripton - Painkiller |
| 73 |  | Joe Satriani
Surfing With The Alien
Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien |
| 74 |  | Yes
Fragile
Steve Howe - Mood For A Day |
| 75 |  | Red Hot Chili Peppers
BloodSugarSexMagik
John Frusciante - Under the Bridge |
| 76 |  | U2
War
The Edge - Sunday Bloody Sunday |
| 77 |  | Iron Maiden
Powerslave
Adrian Smith - 2 Minutes to Midnight |
| 78 | | Iron Maiden
Powerslave
David Murry - 2 Minutes to Midnight |
| 79 |  | AC/DC
Back in Black
Angus Young - Back in Black |
| 80 |  | Queen
A Night At the Opera
Brian May - Bohemian Rapsody |
| 81 |  | Rush
Hemispheres
Alex Lifeson - La Villa Strangiato |
| 82 |  | The Beatles
Let It Be
Geroge Harrison - Let It Be (Also played on his own) |
| 83 |  | Pantera
Cowboys From Hell
Dimebag Darrell - Cemetery Gates (ALso played with Damageplan) |
| 84 |  | Santana
Abraxas
Carlos Santana - Samba Pa Ti |
| 85 |  | Guns N Roses
Use Your Illusion I
Slash - November Rain (Also playes with Velvet Revolver) |
| 86 |  | Ozzy Osbourne
Blizzard of Ozz
Randy Rhodes - Mr. Crowley (Also played with Quiet Riot) |
| 87 |  | The Allman Brothers Band
Eat A Peach
Duane Allman - Blue Sky (Also Played with Derek & The Dominoes) |
| 88 |  | Rage Against the Machine
Evil Empire
Tom Morello - Bulls on Parade (Also Played with Audioslave) |
| 89 |  | Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Tommy Iommi - War Pigs |
| 90 |  | Rolling Stones
Forty Licks
Kieth Richards - Honky Tonk Women |
| 91 |  | Aerosmith
Toys in the Attic
Joe Perry - Walk This Way |
| 92 |  | Stevie Ray Vaughan
Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Also played for David Bowie) |
| 93 |  | Van Halen
1984
Eddie Van Halen - Hot For Teacher |
| 94 |  | Chuck Berry
The Great Twenty-Eight
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode |
| 95 |  | Chicago
Chicago II
Terry Kath - 25 or 6 to 4 |
| 96 |  | Cream
Disraeli Gears
Eric Clapton - Sunshine of Your Love (Also played with The Yardbirds, Derek & The Dominoes, and on his own) |
| 97 |  | Metallica
Ride the Lightning
Krik Hammett - Fade to Black |
| 98 |  | Jimi Hendrix
Axis: Bold as Love
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing |
| 99 |  | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
Jimmy Page - Stairway to Heaven |
| 100 |  | Pink Floyd
The Wall
David Gilmour - Comfortably Numb |
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