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Re: [L-OT] guitar gods

2001-06-23 by David Eager

Dennis Gunn wrote:

> At 6:05 AM -0400 6/23/01, GAmoore@... wrote:
> >I'm a Hendrix man myself, but no mention of Van Halen or Clapton? Pat
>
> >Metheny? Al Dimeola?
> >
> >>Hey dont forget three of my personal favourite guitarists- as well
> as Page,
> >>Schenker (criminally undererrated, I agree, Strangers in the night
> had a big
> >>affect on my playing- at one time I knew nearly every lick!), and
> Garry
> >>Moore,  what about Hendrix, Brian May, and possibly the greatest
> living rock
> >>guitarist today:-
> >>
> >  >Eric Johnson
>
> Yeah?  And what about Adrian Belew, Richard Thompson, Robert Fripp,
> Alan Holdsworth, Peter Townshend not to mention Fred Frith...
>
> BTW I play guitar in a Backing Band for a kind of major artist here
> in Japan, actually I am in two of her bands, but because she is very
> well known for her own songs to distinguish one band from the other
> one does covers and all the guys in it are kind of progressive and
> free music freeks and she is actually a certified schitzoid, I mean
> like she has been institutionalized and everything so at the last gig
> I said well "why don't we do 21st Century Schitziod  Man" so I have
> been sitting here all day with the album slowing it down and
> listening close.   I have it all worked out but hey that unison break
> before the guitar solo is a real MOTHER!!!  Phew!!!  I hope I can
> pull it off with out embarassing myself...
> --
>
>
>                                  Dennis Gunn
>                                  Mightyjohn@...
>

My personal pantheon would have to have Zappa sitting at the right hand
of Hendrix, with  Jeff Beck  sitting close by.
[and Peter Green still rocks my boat too]

Dave Eager

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