RS 100 Greatest Guitarists

[iamnotafraid]

The list is meaningless. I wouldn't worry about it.
I do wonder where I ended up on that list though?

[PenguinHead]

Yes, this list is meaningless, and oddly subjective.

Who actually compiled it? Why did they select the most unlikely photo of him? And out of all his own signiture songs, why did they choose Rhiannon?

Cleary the editor was rolling stoned...and ignorant.

[Nico]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

Cleary the editor was rolling stoned...and ignorant.

Perfect response.

[elle]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

And out of all his own signiture songs, why did they choose Rhiannon?

b/c rhiannon was at one time on one of RS lists, and it's FM song - so whoever wrote the text thought LB must probably be playing guitar on it

[Cammie]

Originally Posted by Nico

Perfect response.

I hate to talk like this but.... damn you... rolling stoned
people with little class and a tin ear who are tone deaf !!!
Bitch.....bitch.....bitch at you all at rolling stoned mag.

We love and admire your genius... Lindsey !!! Your fans
think you are a Tremendous # 1 !!!

[caroline79]

#73. Kurt Cobain.

Really? Really?! Now, I love Kurt almost, if not as much as I love Lindsey, but no way should he be above Lindsey...or even on the list for that matter. We are talking about guitarists...right?

But at least Lindsey even made the list. I was kind of surprised.

I also think Robert Johnson should have been a little higher. But then again, he was only good because of that deal he made with the Devil at the crossroads, right?

[Nico]

Caroline,

I think we can all agree that this list is a botched shame. No way in HELL is Kurt Cobain even in the same general space as LB as a guitarist. It's laughable really.

[McTrouble]

Originally Posted by GoldDustGypsy

Not surprising..... but still upsetting. Rolling Stone's credibility has dropped wayyyyyy down in my eyes. It seems that they don't pay attention to actual talent when making these types of lists.

And bloody frustrating!

He's Number One as far as I'm concerned!

[Nico]

Originally Posted by McTrouble

He's Number One as far as I'm concerned!

Girl as far as MANY are concerned, let's be real.

[Lindsfan]

Originally Posted by Cammie

I hate to talk like this but.... damn you... rolling stoned
people with little class and a tin ear who are tone deaf !!!
Bitch.....bitch.....bitch at you all at rolling stoned mag.

Right on, Cammie! I've never heard this side of you before but I totally get ya

[tilthefirefades]

I have to say even beyond my personal love for Lindsey, his talent is clearly deserving of at least the top 20, and perhaps top 3. Like everyone has said, this list is just silly.

[WildHeart69]

I let my subscription run out long ago....I didnt even look at this list

I believe they already did a 100 greatest guitarists list a few years back and he was not on the list. I remember reading in the letters to the editor section that they got the most emails for keeping LB, Bonnie Raitt and someone else (Slash?) off the list and pictures of all three of them. So I think they probably only added him to keep the comments down, but this is more of an insult than keeping him off the list....

I remember they published a letter from Patty Smyth saying how outraged she was over the entire list. It was great. (her letter, not the list)

[WildHeart69]

Ok, found it! It was in 2003 and it was SOOOO much worse than this list!


1 Jimi Hendrix
2Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4Eric Clapton
5Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7Stevie Ray Vaughan
8Ry Cooder
9Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards ofthe Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14Jeff Beck
15 CarlosSantana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White ofthe White Stripes
18John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina ofQuicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Qeen
40John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White ofthe Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel ofFunkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49John McLaughlin
50Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller ofMoby Grape
69Steve Howe of Yes
70 EddieVan Halen
71Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi ofBlack Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields ofMy Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

[WildHeart69]

^ I think Pete Townshend at #50 makes me more mad than LB being off the list

[michelej1]

Excerpt from an Interview with Dough "Cosmo" Clifford

Stuff.Co.Nz 12/1/2011
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment...ford-Interview

This triggers a memory of Fleetwood Mac - another band that's carried on along the road, members shifting, the music just keeps on drifting...and Clifford remembers seeing the Peter Green-helmed version of the band. "They would come out and hand around a bottle - and you know it wasn't the only thing that had been consumed. And they'd take the lid off and pass the bottle into the crowd. But they were just a great, great band. There was no question. Just awesome stuff. Very inspiring. Later they went in a whole new direction with the girls on board - and they nailed that too. I mean, they were one of the biggest bands in the world. I always felt that Lindsey Buckingham was an underrated guitarist; really an extraordinary guitarist."