jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) (04/13/84)
It's nice to see so much traffic on net.music these days, even though I
have a bit of trouble keeping up with it. Anyway, my favourite guitarist
is Mike Oldfield. I was going to say that nobody else mentioned him, but
I just read an article recommending his "QE2" album. Personally, I think
it's a great album but one of his worst. Compared with his "Platinum"
and "Crises" albums, "QE2" sounds all the same. His first album, "Tubular
Bells" is the most famous. Others I recommend are "Ommadawn", which is
kind of similar in style to "Tubular Bells" but somewhat louder, and
"Five Miles Out" and "Crises" very much louder and more powerful and
complex than his earlier work, particularly the "Taurus II" piece on "Five
Miles Out". "Five Miles Out" is my favourite but "Crises" is similar with
more variety. (One side has five songs that are so different, you can't
tell that they're by the same person unless you listen carefully to some
of the instruments.) I also recommend "Platinum" for its variety.
It has a few pieces with disco beats and a cover of a Philip Glass piece.
Getting back to the point, although he has a unique guitar style that
I really like, I like him mainly for his writing, arranging, and playing
of all instruments rather than just for his guitar. For pure guitar
playing it's hard to pick one because they all have different styles,
many of which sound really good, and I wouldn't want to replace any of
my favourites with any of my other favourites. Probably most of you
feel the same way. Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew, both with King Crimson,
can do amazing things with guitars and Frippertronics adds a lot
to the songs in which it's used, though I'm not too crazy about it by
itself, like on Fripp's "God Save The Queen" album. I've even heard
the Frippertronics sound on a few albums by other artists. I found it
interesting that somebody compared Fripp with Steve Hackett, since
Hackett has admitted that Fripp was his idol in the late 60's and early
70's.
Jeff Richardson
DCIEM, Torontolfl@lzwi.UUCP (L.F.LARSEN) (10/24/85)
I'm glad to see that people are finally getting away from the urge to declare ONE guitarist *THE GREATEST*. Now, how about mentions for few quitarists that would never be mentioned there, but have still produced a lot of good music. You know, the guitarists that you never knew until you heard this really great piece of music and wanted to know "who did that!?" I think that Ollie Halsell deserves a mention for his work with PATTO and KEVIN AYERS. I'm also surprised that nobody has mentioned Joe Pass (especially his work with Oscar Peterson) or Wes Montgomery. None of them are "guitar heroes" but I find that I listen to their stuff a lot more often than I listen to ******** (names withheld to prevent flaming). By the way [Marcel], if you have a discography for Utawanga or Toejam Jawallaby I'd appreciate a copy (I don't recall ever seeing them in the WCPR record library). Lance Larsen (ihnp4!lznv!lfl)
mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (Damballah Wedo) (11/04/85)
Now that we have established that Diesibon Utawanga is the GREATEST
guitarist of all time past, present and future, it may be time to
look at other good guitarists, all of whom, of course, are indebted
to the Fat Muhfuh. So, in no particular order, here are some guitarists,
some or all of whose work I have enjoyed:
John Abercrombie; Freddie Green; Ralph Towner; Jean-Paul Bourelly; Duane Allman;
Lonnie Johnson; Michael Gregory Jackson; Derek Bailey; Robbie Robertson;
Jeff Beck; George Benson; Chuck Berry; Eric Clapton; Mike Bloomfield; Muddy
Waters; Steve Cropper; Neil Young; Steve Stills; Philippe Catherine; Christian
Escoude; Charlie Christian; Tommy Bolin; Bill Connors; Larry Coryell; John
Fogerty; John McLaughlin; John Scofield; Mark Knopfler; Robbie Krieger; Robert
Fripp; Egberto Gismonti; Mick Taylor; Allan Holdsworth; Syd Barrett; Dave Gilmour;
Kenny Burrell; Jerry Garcia; Bob Weir; B.B. King; Albert King; Albert Collins;
Herb Ellis; Joe Pass; Les Spann; Buddy Guy; Jim Hall; Eddie Hazel; Jimi Hendrix;
Lightnin' Hopkins; Steve Howe; Vernon Reid; Elmore James; Skip James; Robert
Johnson; Stanley Jordan; Leo Kottke; John Fahey; Bireli LaGrene; Pat Metheny;
Laurindo Almeida; Baden-Powell; Wes Montgomery; Emily Remler; Charley Patton;
Grant Green; Phil Manzanera; Django Rheinhardt; Kevin Eubanks; Fenton Robinson;
Keith Richards; Otis Rush; Carlos Santana; Son Seals; Danny Dias; Adrian Belew;
James Blood Ulmer; Pete Cosey; Lou Reed; Robert Pete Williams; Johnny Winter;
Stevie Ray Vaughan; Frank Zappa;
and all the guitarists I have forgotten;
and all the guitarists whose names I do not know (the man on those Motown
classics, for one);
and all the guitarists I have not yet heard.
--
Marcel-Franck Simon ihnp4!{mhuxr, hl3b5b}!mfs
" Sot pa touye'-ou, li fe`-ou sue' "rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (11/05/85)
> Now that we have established that Diesibon Utawanga is the GREATEST > guitarist of all time past, present and future, it may be time to > look at other good guitarists, all of whom, of course, are indebted > to the Fat Muhfuh. Now wait a minute, I thought we had established that Toejam Jawallaby's choice (Ace Frehley) was the alltime best guitarist! (Besides, I'm still really surprised that you still enjoy Utawanga's work despite his exclusive use of drum machines for all percussion in his music. Have you had a change of heart about drum machines, Marcel?) -- "There! I've run rings 'round you logically!" "Oh, intercourse the penguin!" Rich Rosen ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr