Eddie Hazel is not the subject of a major world religion, and accordingly he is underrated.

Dudley wrote:David Byrne/Jerry Harrison

First 2-3 records, some great locked-in guitar interplay. The first record of "The Name Of This Band Is..." live album is killer. Before Robert Fripp/Adrian Belew/8 gazillion overdubs were drafted in. I like that stuff as well, but the early stuff is ace - a really tight two guitar band

Seconded. I was just about to say this when you beat me to it. Guitar interplay, the thin, not-in-your-face guitars, clever non-standard chords.
The guitarwork on many pieces from the first three albums provide a feeling of edginess I've not heard from any other band. "New Feeling," "No Compassion," "Artists Only", "Paper," "Life During Wartime" (of course).

It surprises me that David Byrne's stage presence / kooky performance art style is often the main thing that people remembere about him. Because when you hold his guitar style up to that of the main players of his time (as well as today), he comes across as being pretty damn unique, regardless of whether you like him or not.

Antero wrote:Eddie Hazel is not the subject of a major world religion, and accordingly he is underrated.

i can't believe this one didn't leap to my mind.

also, rowland s. howard, keith levene, catfish collins, mick harvey, b.c. gilbert, ron ashton, blixa bargeld, steve, santiago durango.

andy gill, ian mackaye, guy picciotto, other people.

Richard Lloyd
Andy Cohen
Michael Karoli
Stephen Malkmus
Richard Youngs

peter laughner.

That guy from Victims Family. Ralph Spight.

PJ Harvey, great playing in the early days...

East Bay Ray.

Lindsey Buckingham.

Merle Haggard.

Danny Whitten.