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Top 100 Guitarist songs
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Ali F0 $ho :]
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Terrible list.
The fact that "Seven Nation Army" is in the top 25 makes me giggle.
I taught this "great guitar" song to my 10 year old brother and it took him a single day to play it
The fact that "Seven Nation Army" is in the top 25 makes me giggle.
I taught this "great guitar" song to my 10 year old brother and it took him a single day to play it
Steve Austin
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If you can play that and you can't write eqaully good songs, put down the instrument.
You clearly have a backward philosophy.
You clearly have a backward philosophy.
I think you're right. We shouldn't let people with a genuine interest in a band ever make a comment about them.
Only those who don't care about an act can really judge, with the clarity of distance both emotional and physical, how a band, or more specifically their guitar rifts are.
Well said.
Only those who don't care about an act can really judge, with the clarity of distance both emotional and physical, how a band, or more specifically their guitar rifts are.
Well said.
Raving Metalhead {RVD}
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thnx
Deshmiriai
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my bad hehe
sorting the list numerically is pretty tough though. especially once you get near the top. i guess it depenRAB on the criteria you use to select the tunes in the first place. i really couldn't see myself dropping SLTS much if i had to compile my own list.
sorting the list numerically is pretty tough though. especially once you get near the top. i guess it depenRAB on the criteria you use to select the tunes in the first place. i really couldn't see myself dropping SLTS much if i had to compile my own list.
GreekTiger18
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Popularity arguments are kinda pointless and don't go anywhere.
You gotta remeraber this is Rolling Stone, they know jack sh*t about guitar and they're insanely biased towarRAB their musical preferences when making these lists. Just liking a song is all they need to call it a great guitar song.
Btw. I'm currently making a rock guitarists list for my blog. I made one a long time ago but it was pretty horrible.
You gotta remeraber this is Rolling Stone, they know jack sh*t about guitar and they're insanely biased towarRAB their musical preferences when making these lists. Just liking a song is all they need to call it a great guitar song.
Btw. I'm currently making a rock guitarists list for my blog. I made one a long time ago but it was pretty horrible.
Typical Rolling Stone list, hit and miss. My two cents.
98) Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Under The Bridge"
Love the song, such a simple guitar part though, and theres a lot of RHCP songs that make better examples of Frusciantes talent. Scar Tissue or Californication would have been a better choice.
96) Husker Du - "New Day Rising"
Are you kidding me? One of the weakest songs on the album, just a few feedback covered notes and repetitive chanting, I don't see any real guitar genius in that.
87) King Crimson - "Red"
21st Century Schizoid Man and Fallen Angel would have been better choices, but hey I can't complain.
83) Sublime - "What I Got"
Hahahahahahaha, what?
81) Michael Jackson - "Beat It"
It's a great pop song and a great riff, so why not? Certainly wasn't usual for an R&B/Soul singer to do a song with a hard rock riff and a heavy metal guitar solo.
70) Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Of all the Smashing Pumpkins songs, they pick this one? Is this nothing more than a popularity contest?
69) Pink Floyd - "Money"
Its a sweet solo, but Gilmours best guitar song? No way, not even close.
39) Santana - "Black Magic Women"
46) **** Dale And The Del-Tones - "Miserlou"
49) Jimi Hendrix - "Machine Gun"
51) Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"
55) Cream - "White Room"
57) Grateful Dead - "Dark Star"
58) Link Wray - "Rurable"
59) Jeff Beck - "Freeway Jam"
60) Funkadelic - "Maggot Brain"
75) Frank Zappa - "Willie The Pimp"
These should all be higher.
48) The Clash - "London Calling"
Great song, but no.
36) Pink Floyd - "Interstellar Overdrive"
Astronomy Domine is a better choice.
32) Dire Straits - "Sultans Of Swing"
Well they got this one right, that solo is divine.
24) Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name"
Great choice, it should be here, but nowhere near this high.
21) The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"
No way no way no way.
Sure its a hot song, but c'mon, it's just a ridiculously simple riff repeated into oblivion, it's the whole damn song.
18) Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop"
And it was such a great riff they kept using it over and over.
15) The Who - "My Generation"
The Live at leeRAB performance alone is top 10 worthy.
11) Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"
8) Led Zeppelin - "Stairway To Heaven"
Theres god knows how many Zep songs that are more deserving. Dazed & Confused, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Lovin' You and Song Remains the Same are all better choices.
10) Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
I love Nirvana, but hell f*cking no.
7) The Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Great choice, I could see this being top 10. My favorite Clapton solo.
6) Van Halen - "Eruption"
Laugh all you want, it's one of the most influencial guitar solos ever, so yeah it deserves to be top 10.
5) The Rolling Stones - "Brown Sugar"
I always thought this was a dull riff, dosen't excite me at all. Where in the hell is Satisfaction?
4) The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"
Great choice, but not this high.
2) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Purple Haze"
Meh, a lot of better choices IMO. Voodoo Chile, All Along the Watchtower, Little Wing, Third Stone From the Sun.
1) Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode"
Sure why not?
98) Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Under The Bridge"
Love the song, such a simple guitar part though, and theres a lot of RHCP songs that make better examples of Frusciantes talent. Scar Tissue or Californication would have been a better choice.
96) Husker Du - "New Day Rising"
Are you kidding me? One of the weakest songs on the album, just a few feedback covered notes and repetitive chanting, I don't see any real guitar genius in that.
87) King Crimson - "Red"
21st Century Schizoid Man and Fallen Angel would have been better choices, but hey I can't complain.
83) Sublime - "What I Got"
Hahahahahahaha, what?
81) Michael Jackson - "Beat It"
It's a great pop song and a great riff, so why not? Certainly wasn't usual for an R&B/Soul singer to do a song with a hard rock riff and a heavy metal guitar solo.
70) Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Of all the Smashing Pumpkins songs, they pick this one? Is this nothing more than a popularity contest?
69) Pink Floyd - "Money"
Its a sweet solo, but Gilmours best guitar song? No way, not even close.
39) Santana - "Black Magic Women"
46) **** Dale And The Del-Tones - "Miserlou"
49) Jimi Hendrix - "Machine Gun"
51) Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"
55) Cream - "White Room"
57) Grateful Dead - "Dark Star"
58) Link Wray - "Rurable"
59) Jeff Beck - "Freeway Jam"
60) Funkadelic - "Maggot Brain"
75) Frank Zappa - "Willie The Pimp"
These should all be higher.
48) The Clash - "London Calling"
Great song, but no.
36) Pink Floyd - "Interstellar Overdrive"
Astronomy Domine is a better choice.
32) Dire Straits - "Sultans Of Swing"
Well they got this one right, that solo is divine.
24) Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name"
Great choice, it should be here, but nowhere near this high.
21) The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"
No way no way no way.
Sure its a hot song, but c'mon, it's just a ridiculously simple riff repeated into oblivion, it's the whole damn song.
18) Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop"
And it was such a great riff they kept using it over and over.
15) The Who - "My Generation"
The Live at leeRAB performance alone is top 10 worthy.
11) Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"
8) Led Zeppelin - "Stairway To Heaven"
Theres god knows how many Zep songs that are more deserving. Dazed & Confused, Heartbreaker, Since I've Been Lovin' You and Song Remains the Same are all better choices.
10) Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
I love Nirvana, but hell f*cking no.
7) The Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Great choice, I could see this being top 10. My favorite Clapton solo.
6) Van Halen - "Eruption"
Laugh all you want, it's one of the most influencial guitar solos ever, so yeah it deserves to be top 10.
5) The Rolling Stones - "Brown Sugar"
I always thought this was a dull riff, dosen't excite me at all. Where in the hell is Satisfaction?
4) The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"
Great choice, but not this high.
2) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Purple Haze"
Meh, a lot of better choices IMO. Voodoo Chile, All Along the Watchtower, Little Wing, Third Stone From the Sun.
1) Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode"
Sure why not?
stfuxitsxnano
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The RS bias is on full display, over emphasis old blues, and ancient rock n rollers and R&B acts, as well as some current trendies at the expense of excluding hard rock and metal. I like the rockibilly and surf selections, but if you're going to include **** Dale and Link Wray, who were the shredders of their era, why not Satriani and Vai? Below is a little swapping around:
1) Megadeth - Hanger 18 / Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode" Megadeth, the mother of all guitar banRAB, and this is the mother of all guitar songs.
6) UFO - Rock Bottom / Van Halen - "Eruption" This isn't a song.
9) The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post" / "The Allman Brothers Band - "Statesboro Blues" Fillmore East version of "Whipping Post" is the definitive Bros.
14) Lou Reed - The Blue Mask / Born To Run - "Bruce Springsteen" Great tune, but this is not a guitar song, just ask Clarence Clemmons.
17) Black Sabbath - "Supernaut" / Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath" I admit it..I'm a "Supernaut" junkie.
18) The Clash - Complete Control / Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop" Mick Jones was the greatest punk 6 stringer
19) Mountain - Mississippi Queen / Prince And The Revolution - "Purple Rain" How much did WB pay for this plug? Nice looking guitar, though. Leslie West was the fattest guitar player...sound wise.
20) Ted Nugent - Stranglehold / The Impressions - "People Get Ready" Give me a break Let's try some Nugent, instead.
26) Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned / B.B. King - "How Blue Can You Get?" I hate to do this, but the English were better blues rocker.
28) Echo and the Bunneymen - With a Hip / U2 - "Where The Streets Have No Name" Good song, but this is an anthem! Will Sargent played tense and psychedelic.
30) BOC - Godzilla / Bill Haley And His Comets - "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" Good to know for history class, but Buck Dharma would eat Haley's guitarist for breakfast and crap him out in 5 minutes.
31) Queen - Stone Cold Fever / Queen - "Keep Yourself Alive" Thrash before it existed.
35) The Stooges - Loose / The Stooges - "1969" Too tentative. The Stooges really let loose on Fun House.
44) Faith no More - War Pigs / sleater-Kinney - "Dig Me Out" I know it's a cover, but what a cover!
45) Band of Gypsies - Power of Love / The Beatles - "I Saw Her Standing There" Three Beatle songs, and three Jimi songs. I'm breaking the tie.
60) Janes Addiction - Pigs in Zen / Funkadelic - "Maggot Brain" Eddie Hazel was good, but when David Navarro caught fire, as he does here, he torches the house down.
61) Montrose - Rock Candy / Sam And Dave - "Soul Man". A choice only the RS editorial board could understand. Ronnie Montrose, vastly under-rated
62) Foghat - I Just Want to Make Love to You / Albert King - "Born Under A Bad Sign" What can I say, I like the English boogie blues better.
65) Yes - Siberian Khatru / The Police - "Message In A Bottle" Not as substantial as Steve Howes work.
68) Bad Company - Deal With the Preacher / B.B. King - "The Thrill Is Gone" Need I explain. Mick Ralphs, classy and knew when to move in for the kill.
69) Boris - Rattlesnake / Pink Floyd - "Money" What were these guys smoking. No dosing off when Boris plays.
71) Deep Purple - "Smoke on the Water" / The Strokes - "Take It Or Leave It" The reason why I didn't include this earlier is because I assumed it was in the list? If I didn't want to be so iconclastic, I'd go with "Highway Star".
72) Motorhead - Ace of Spades / Weezer - "Say It Ain't So" This stomps Weezer.
78) Black Label Society - All For You / Buddy Guy - "Stone Crazy" Another old blues guys, this time replaced by a southern fried doom guy. 2nd fattest sound next to Leslie West.
80) Gang of Four - To Hell w/ Poverty / Steely Dan - "Kid Charlemagne" I don't recall this being a guitar song?
81) Michael Jackson - "Beat It" I wanted to get rid of this but thanks to Eddie, it's catchy.
84) Melvins - Revolve / John Mayer - "Gravity" RS pandering to a new generation of subscribers. Man these new kiRAB are sooo un-hip.
85) Hot Tuna - Funky #7 / Phish - "You Enjoy Myself" Ahh, Trey...if you want to know what jamming is all about you should have been listening to Jorma and not so much Jerry.
87) King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man / King Crimson - "Red" Not adventerous enough...KC by the nurabers. 21 st was the beginning of Metal, but RS doesn't want you to know that since they don't cover it.
89) Scorpions - Speedy's Coming / Joan Jett And The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock N' Roll" Classic Scorps. Speed metal, before it existed.
92) Kiss - "Strutter"/ Mick Jagger - "Memo From Turner" The snobs at RS thought on this..."Pick an alleged guitar song few people have heard from a famous singer. People will think we're brilliant, right?" Not really. "Performance" was a great movie but this song sucks! Another stretch, by RS leaRAB to my replacement, KISS ( Keep It Simple, Stupid)
94) Aerosmith - Nobody's Fault / Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" Rolling Stones (the band) rip-off
97) QOTSA - Song For the Deaf / Queens Of The Stoneage - No One Knows" How could they choose this over that?
98) Red Hot Chilli Peppers - If You Have to Ask / Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Under The Bridge" Futher proof RS don't know what the fook they talkin about.
99) Velvet Underground - Sister Ray / My Mourning Jacket - "Run Thru" How could you not include Sister Ray?
Bonus Track: The Cult - Love Removal Machine
1) Megadeth - Hanger 18 / Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode" Megadeth, the mother of all guitar banRAB, and this is the mother of all guitar songs.
6) UFO - Rock Bottom / Van Halen - "Eruption" This isn't a song.
9) The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post" / "The Allman Brothers Band - "Statesboro Blues" Fillmore East version of "Whipping Post" is the definitive Bros.
14) Lou Reed - The Blue Mask / Born To Run - "Bruce Springsteen" Great tune, but this is not a guitar song, just ask Clarence Clemmons.
17) Black Sabbath - "Supernaut" / Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath" I admit it..I'm a "Supernaut" junkie.
18) The Clash - Complete Control / Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop" Mick Jones was the greatest punk 6 stringer
19) Mountain - Mississippi Queen / Prince And The Revolution - "Purple Rain" How much did WB pay for this plug? Nice looking guitar, though. Leslie West was the fattest guitar player...sound wise.
20) Ted Nugent - Stranglehold / The Impressions - "People Get Ready" Give me a break Let's try some Nugent, instead.
26) Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned / B.B. King - "How Blue Can You Get?" I hate to do this, but the English were better blues rocker.
28) Echo and the Bunneymen - With a Hip / U2 - "Where The Streets Have No Name" Good song, but this is an anthem! Will Sargent played tense and psychedelic.
30) BOC - Godzilla / Bill Haley And His Comets - "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" Good to know for history class, but Buck Dharma would eat Haley's guitarist for breakfast and crap him out in 5 minutes.
31) Queen - Stone Cold Fever / Queen - "Keep Yourself Alive" Thrash before it existed.
35) The Stooges - Loose / The Stooges - "1969" Too tentative. The Stooges really let loose on Fun House.
44) Faith no More - War Pigs / sleater-Kinney - "Dig Me Out" I know it's a cover, but what a cover!
45) Band of Gypsies - Power of Love / The Beatles - "I Saw Her Standing There" Three Beatle songs, and three Jimi songs. I'm breaking the tie.
60) Janes Addiction - Pigs in Zen / Funkadelic - "Maggot Brain" Eddie Hazel was good, but when David Navarro caught fire, as he does here, he torches the house down.
61) Montrose - Rock Candy / Sam And Dave - "Soul Man". A choice only the RS editorial board could understand. Ronnie Montrose, vastly under-rated
62) Foghat - I Just Want to Make Love to You / Albert King - "Born Under A Bad Sign" What can I say, I like the English boogie blues better.
65) Yes - Siberian Khatru / The Police - "Message In A Bottle" Not as substantial as Steve Howes work.
68) Bad Company - Deal With the Preacher / B.B. King - "The Thrill Is Gone" Need I explain. Mick Ralphs, classy and knew when to move in for the kill.
69) Boris - Rattlesnake / Pink Floyd - "Money" What were these guys smoking. No dosing off when Boris plays.
71) Deep Purple - "Smoke on the Water" / The Strokes - "Take It Or Leave It" The reason why I didn't include this earlier is because I assumed it was in the list? If I didn't want to be so iconclastic, I'd go with "Highway Star".
72) Motorhead - Ace of Spades / Weezer - "Say It Ain't So" This stomps Weezer.
78) Black Label Society - All For You / Buddy Guy - "Stone Crazy" Another old blues guys, this time replaced by a southern fried doom guy. 2nd fattest sound next to Leslie West.
80) Gang of Four - To Hell w/ Poverty / Steely Dan - "Kid Charlemagne" I don't recall this being a guitar song?
81) Michael Jackson - "Beat It" I wanted to get rid of this but thanks to Eddie, it's catchy.
84) Melvins - Revolve / John Mayer - "Gravity" RS pandering to a new generation of subscribers. Man these new kiRAB are sooo un-hip.
85) Hot Tuna - Funky #7 / Phish - "You Enjoy Myself" Ahh, Trey...if you want to know what jamming is all about you should have been listening to Jorma and not so much Jerry.
87) King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man / King Crimson - "Red" Not adventerous enough...KC by the nurabers. 21 st was the beginning of Metal, but RS doesn't want you to know that since they don't cover it.
89) Scorpions - Speedy's Coming / Joan Jett And The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock N' Roll" Classic Scorps. Speed metal, before it existed.
92) Kiss - "Strutter"/ Mick Jagger - "Memo From Turner" The snobs at RS thought on this..."Pick an alleged guitar song few people have heard from a famous singer. People will think we're brilliant, right?" Not really. "Performance" was a great movie but this song sucks! Another stretch, by RS leaRAB to my replacement, KISS ( Keep It Simple, Stupid)
94) Aerosmith - Nobody's Fault / Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" Rolling Stones (the band) rip-off
97) QOTSA - Song For the Deaf / Queens Of The Stoneage - No One Knows" How could they choose this over that?
98) Red Hot Chilli Peppers - If You Have to Ask / Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Under The Bridge" Futher proof RS don't know what the fook they talkin about.
99) Velvet Underground - Sister Ray / My Mourning Jacket - "Run Thru" How could you not include Sister Ray?
Bonus Track: The Cult - Love Removal Machine
hugz_to_ma_thugz
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Uh, Megadeth are the mother of all guitrar banRAB? Shoot.
Agent Krug
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Those are some fair points and I like a lot of the songs you bring up, but your bias is just as clear as Rolling Stone's and that is the problem when evaluating a list like this.