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| Ost Underrated Guitarists Of All Time
Lately I have been listening to many a guitarist that has been
passed over or slightly acknowledeged by the great number of
music magazines out there. I just thought, knowing how much I
love to list and catagorize things, mainly becuase i'm very
opionated i'd make a list with my favorite guys I think are
underrated.
1. Kieth Richards- Aside from being KEiTH RICHARDS, he is an
excellent rythm guitarist, and the greatest lick writer of all-time.
Plus, have a I mentioned he is KEITH RICHARDS.
2. Steve Cropper- Unless you have lived in a sound-proof home,
with no music for you entire life, then you have heard alot of
Steve Cropper. Name a great soul song and he was on it, simply
a wonderful rythem guitarist with some buring licks, he was a
key cog in maybe the greatest backing band every, Booker T. &
The MG's.
3. Mick Ronson- Rono is simply amazing at writing great licks,
as a member of The Spiders From Mars and with Ian Hunter, he
wrote some timeless guitar parts.
4. Albert Collins- Call him what you want, " The Iceman" or "The
Master of the Telecaster" but you have to admit the boy could
play. A master Chicago bluesman who was known for his
amazing live performances and great firey sound.
5. Buddy Guy- God(or Eric Clapton, their interchangeable) called
him the "greatest guitarist of all time," so you know he's got
some chops. An attacking, often times brutal form of the blues,
Hendrix sounds very much like him, Buddy can also play a
emotive ballady form of the blues. Simply one of the greats who
slipped out the public's mind.
6. Albert King- Aside from sounding like his was either going to
tear his guitar apart or that it was lit on fire, this famous King,
was also able to play the best one note riffs in songs, not an
easy feat at all. He knew the exact note for each moment in
every song and nailed it every time, a god of the instrument who
is long forgot by way too many.
7. Mississippi Fred McDowell- The greatest of acoustic slide
guitarist every, my own opion, he had a very imatable sound that
never seemed to be equaled by the many slide guitarists after
him. A mixture of multiple kinds of sounds from gospel, to
delta, to old time religion music, he created a unquie slide
sound.
8. Dickey Betts- The man who played next to Duane Allman,
happended to be able to hold his own most of the time, a
wonderful rythem guitarist with great vibrato and some excellent
solos just listen to "Blue Sky" that's Dickey.
9. Steve Howe- YES was far too progressive for their time period
and his sudeo-classical arrangement on the guitar have not
been well recongized because of the lack of thier mainstream
appeal. But Howe, sounds like very few guitarists and can
outplay almost everyone, so if every given the chance try to find
some Yes with Howe on it.
10. Robbie Robertson- Mainly praised for his songwriting ability,
Robertson had the distinct abilty to pick the absolute right time
to throw a little lick into the song. He plucked and pried on
moments of little sound to make his make and was also a gifted
multi-istrumentalist.
Honorable Mentions
11. Hubert Sulmin- Howlin Wolf guitarist
12. Ry Cooder- Session man and solo
13. Muddy Waters- solo
14. Brian May- Queen
15. Mark Knopfler- Dire Straits & Solo | |
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