that damned fly wrote:
i can't think of one skilled player aside from jimi that i like.

Duane Denison?

Richard Thompson can play the shit out of anything.

And in terms of people who have great skills but you maybe wouldn't listen to, Bob Brozmann the National player is unbelievable.

Skronk wrote:Andy McKee's a good guitarist, but the songs he writes, and the style he plays, doesn't do anything for me.

I was coming down from a party and played his "Drifting" YouTube clip when I got home. At the time, I thought it sounded great. Sober? Kinda meh.

I can't wrap my head around anyone who unironically covers a Toto song, though. Seriously... what the fucking fuck!?!?!?!?!???????

SecondEdition wrote:

that damned fly wrote:
i can't think of one skilled player aside from jimi that i like.

Duane Denison?

Robert Quine
Both Guitar players in Television
Robert Frip (Red era)

honeyisfunny wrote:Richard Thompson can play the shit out of anything.

Backed. The live take of Calvary Cross on the reissue of Bright Lights is the very definition of tasteful guitar soloing in my opinion.

yaledelay wrote:Robert Frip (Red era)

I don't think with 'Sexy Bob' you have to highlight an era. The man's been pretty good forever. And when he goes home he gets to shag Toyah Wilcox. Bastard.

He strolled across the road in front of gjhardwicks car at a pedestrian crossing once. Hardwick was frantically trying to eject his own CDR from the stereo to give to him.

I like Fred Frith a lot for a straight up virtuoso type.

honeyisfunny wrote:He strolled across the road in front of gjhardwicks car at a pedestrian crossing once. Hardwick was frantically trying to eject his own CDR from the stereo to give to him.

Did he actually get it out in time? Does he carry a spare in the glove box now - just in case?


What about Nels Cline? He's an amazing guitarist. He just doesn't throw every lick he know's into every song he plays.

honeyisfunny wrote:

yaledelay wrote:Robert Frip (Red era)

I don't think with 'Sexy Bob' you have to highlight an era. The man's been pretty good forever. And when he goes home he gets to shag Toyah Wilcox. Bastard.

He strolled across the road in front of gjhardwicks car at a pedestrian crossing once. Hardwick was frantically trying to eject his own CDR from the stereo to give to him.

Considering Sexy Bob's general persona, that would have been quite the conversation.

Fripp has always been my ace in the hole when arguing with "you just hate shred guitar because you can't personally shred like they do"- type douchebags. Same with Nels Cline on older Watt solo records.

I also forgot "good guitarist making great music" Jon Congleton of the Paperchase (he is a sometime poster here also) but man can he play the snot out of a guitar...