Poll

Pick one or two guys: Page or Iommi or Blackmore or May or Lifeson or Gilmour or Halen?

Jimmy Page (Zep)
18 (12.2%)
Tony Iommi (Sabbath)
14 (9.5%)
Ritchie Blackmore (Purple, Rainbow)
15 (10.2%)
Brian May (Queen)
19 (12.9%)
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
33 (22.4%)
David Gilmour (Floyd)
31 (21.1%)
Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
17 (11.6%)

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Offline WildRanger

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POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« on: February 22, 2018, 01:24:59 PM »
Between these 7 band guitarists who is your favorite and why?
You can pick TWO of them if you want.


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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2018, 01:45:06 PM »
None vGoing with Michael Schenker and Gary Moore.
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2018, 01:47:26 PM »
Lifeson & May.
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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2018, 01:51:28 PM »
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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2018, 01:52:36 PM »
Page and Gilmour, not necessarily the most talented but their solos are generally the most tasteful
I also would be able to tell a Lifeson solo but I'm not saying that as a good thing  :corn

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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2018, 01:53:58 PM »
Page and Gilmour, not necessarily the most talented but their solos are generally the most tasteful
I also would be able to tell a Lifeson solo but I'm not saying that as a good thing  :corn

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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2018, 01:56:04 PM »
None vGoing with Michael Schenker and Gary Moore.

Honestly I think those 2 guys are great, but not in the same league with 7 guys from a poll.

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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2018, 02:05:53 PM »
Page and Gilmour, not necessarily the most talented but their solos are generally the most tasteful
I also would be able to tell a Lifeson solo but I'm not saying that as a good thing  :corn

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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2018, 02:30:48 PM »
Iommi is my fav there.

Went Lifeson just to choose a second but he's not a favourite of mine.
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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2018, 02:31:53 PM »
None vGoing with Michael Schenker and Gary Moore.

Honestly I think those 2 guys are great, but not in the same league with 7 guys from a poll.

WTF?!  Moore is better than all of those guys IMO.  Still discovering Schenker but he's as good as the others also at least.
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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2018, 02:34:45 PM »
Brian May was easy...  The other one was really hard.  Ended up going with Alex over Iommi and Gilmour.

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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2018, 02:37:57 PM »
Alex is my favorite guitarist ever, so that was an easy pick, but having to choose between Gilmour and Iommi was brutal, because both are fantastic in different ways. Went with Gilmour in the end.

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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2018, 02:43:11 PM »
Page
Gilmour
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« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2018, 02:58:26 PM »
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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2018, 03:00:05 PM »
None vGoing with Michael Schenker and Gary Moore.

Honestly I think those 2 guys are great, but not in the same league with 7 guys from a poll.

You haven't listened to Gary Moore then.

You can stick to the well known classics. No problem, but to say that Gary Moore is not in the same league...well, he might be in the league ABOVE.

Schenker's discog is obviously spotty, but if you simply take the 70's material, which is what most of these guys on your list truly contributed, then he's easily in the conversation, playingwise. he just may not be as popular because his band wasn't.
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Re: POLL: 7 classic rock guitarists!
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2018, 03:05:19 PM »
Page and Gilmour, not necessarily the most talented but their solos are generally the most tasteful
I also would be able to tell a Lifeson solo but I'm not saying that as a good thing  :corn

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« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2018, 03:14:14 PM »
Iommi and Blackmore (especially for Rainbow), Brian May comes third.
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« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2018, 03:36:23 PM »
My votes went to Lifeson and Iommi.

Lifeson because...Rush.

Iommi edged out Blackmore by the narrowest of margins, and if I had this to do over again, I might flip flop them.

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4. May
5. Page
6. Van Halen
7. Gilmour

Never been a Floyd fan, so putting Gilmour last is easy for me.  I probably like Zep more than I like Queen, but I think May is ultimately a better guitarist.  I probably could re-order 4-6 on any give day depending on my mood.
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« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2018, 03:55:28 PM »
None vGoing with Michael Schenker and Gary Moore.

Honestly I think those 2 guys are great, but not in the same league with 7 guys from a poll.

You haven't listened to Gary Moore then.

You can stick to the well known classics. No problem, but to say that Gary Moore is not in the same league...well, he might be in the league ABOVE.

Schenker's discog is obviously spotty, but if you simply take the 70's material, which is what most of these guys on your list truly contributed, then he's easily in the conversation, playingwise. he just may not be as popular because his band wasn't.

He is bro.
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« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2018, 03:58:22 PM »
EVH by a mile in terms of influemce on my life and therefore favourite.

Lifeson aside (as I haven't listened to enough Rush to have a strong view) I rate them all as guitarists but none of them have been the focus that EVH was for some time there.  Of the next tier probably Iommi -  more in terms of influence than my views on his technical capability.

Like Tim ,  (EVH aside) Moore had more impact on me than the others.
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« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2018, 04:22:33 PM »
Brian May is the best. Memorable riffs. Solos that are so melodic it's like listening to a separate song. Unique signature sound. And amazing songwriting.

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« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2018, 04:30:50 PM »
Lifeson is leading? I can't believe.
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« Reply #22 on: February 22, 2018, 04:39:02 PM »
Lifeson is leading? I can't believe.
Am I on the Rush forum, lol?

Lifeson and Gilmour over these other guitarists. LOL

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« Reply #23 on: February 22, 2018, 04:43:34 PM »
Lifeson and May

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« Reply #24 on: February 22, 2018, 04:43:55 PM »
Like Tim ,  (EVH aside) Moore had more impact on me than the others.

Looks like something else us boys have in common.  Besides Iommi influence wise, Moore I agree has so much more impact and IMO is overall a better guitarist.
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« Reply #25 on: February 22, 2018, 04:48:09 PM »
Like Tim ,  (EVH aside) Moore had more impact on me than the others.

Looks like something else us boys have in common.  Besides Iommi influence wise, Moore I agree has so much more impact and IMO is overall a better guitarist.

Personally I would put Rory Gallagher over Gary Moore.

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« Reply #26 on: February 22, 2018, 06:17:55 PM »
EVH and it's really not even close. If we're talking about "favorite" then I can see the results being all over the place, but I tend to default to "best" in polls like this and under that you've got Blackmore and EVH, plus some other guys.

Gary Moore would easily be in the BLackmore/EVH tier. He had a versatility that all but RB lack. Dude could play anything exceptionally well.
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« Reply #27 on: February 22, 2018, 06:21:44 PM »
Lifeson is leading? I can't believe.
Am I on the Rush forum, lol?

Why not?  There is no shame in voting for any of these guys. They are all that good.

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« Reply #28 on: February 22, 2018, 06:24:46 PM »
Lifeson is leading? I can't believe.
Am I on the Rush forum, lol?

No, but you are on a prog bands forum, not a classic rock or strict metal forum.
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« Reply #29 on: February 22, 2018, 06:40:53 PM »
I've been blessed to see each of them live, all more than once (except for May).  Blackmore and not just because he's my favorite musician ever.  EVH is a close second, but watching Blackmore play was a transcendent experience.   The last time I saw him, my daughter was there, and she was bored to tears and checking her phone, but when Blackmore played the extended intro to "Soldier of Fortune" she put her phone down and after the show she said "Wow, that guy can play."   

(I would put Randy Rhoads in there too).

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« Reply #30 on: February 22, 2018, 07:02:51 PM »

(I would put Randy Rhoads in there too).

He would be my 2nd choice if he was in the poll.   Criss Oliva would be up there too.
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« Reply #32 on: February 22, 2018, 08:17:51 PM »

(I would put Randy Rhoads in there too).

He would be my 2nd choice if he was in the poll.   Criss Oliva would be up there too.

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« Reply #33 on: February 22, 2018, 08:19:31 PM »

Am I on the Rush forum, lol?

Pretty much! ;D


Gary Moore would easily be in the BLackmore/EVH tier. He had a versatility that all but RB lack. Dude could play anything exceptionally well.

As Redd Foxx would say...xactly!


Personally I would put Rory Gallagher over Gary Moore.

Man, WildRanger, you sure have a low view on Gary Moore. I'm all for having your favorites and all, but as a guitarist, I actually think he's the most talented of the bunch.

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« Reply #34 on: February 22, 2018, 08:21:28 PM »
For the sake of the poll, given the choices, I went with Blackmore and Eddie Van Halen. Both are great.
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