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Stupid Friday OT Poll

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The Troll King

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I remember when Howard Stern talked to Eddie Van Halen after the Rolling Stone list came out and it is pretty surprising that he didn't crack the top 20 considering how many people he has influenced.

 

Call me crazy if you want, but most of these lists have completely forgotten about PRINCE.

 

You want to talk about someone who writes all his own music and plays just about any instrument he puts his hands on AND can play a guitar like a God, that would be Prince.

 

My wife and I saw him on his last tour where he was playing all the "hits" for the last time live and I've seen a ton of concerts of all genres and the Prince concert was by far the best one we've ever seen.

 

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deathlok

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They haven't forgotten about Prince.

 

Top 50 R&B/Soul Guitarists (as per www.digitaldreamdoor.com)

 

1. Steve Cropper (60's sessions, Booker T & the Mg's)

2. Bo Diddley

3. B.B. King

4. Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers)

5. Chuck Berry

6. Jimmy Nolen (The J.B.'s)

7. Albert King

8. Curtis Mayfield (The Impressions)

9. Robert Cray

10. Mickey "Guitar" Baker (50's session guitarist)

11. Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic)

12. Peter Tosh (The Wailers)

13. Joe Messina (The Funk Brothers, Motown sessions)

14. Nile Rodgers (Chic)

15. Leo Nocentelli (The Meters)

16. Robert White (The Funk Brothers, Motown sessions)

17. Marv Tarplin (The Miracles)

18. Sister Rosetta Thorpe

19. Lowman Pauling (The 5" Royales)

20. Snooks Eaglin

21. Eddie Willis (The Funk Brothers, Motown sessions)

22. Robert Ward (Ohio Untouchables)

23. Duane Allman (60's session guitarist)

24. Bobby Womack

25. Prince

26. "Wah Wah" Watson (70's session guitarist)

27. Johnny 'Guitar' Watson

28. Ike Turner

29. Reggie Young (60's and 70's session guitarist)

30. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (The Staple Singers)

31. Dennis Coffey (70's session guitarist)

32. Bob Marley

33. Jimmy Johnson (The Muscle Shoals)

34. Floyd McDaniel (The Four Blazes)

35. Carl Hogan (Tympany Five)

36. Freddie Stewart (Sly & the Family Stone)

37. Micheal Hampton (Funkadelic)

38. Walter "Papoose" Nelson (guitarist for Fats Domino)

39. Mabon "Teenie" Hodges (backing guitarist for Al Green)

40. Pete "Guitar" Lewis (backing guitarist for Johnny Otis)

41. Chips Moman (60's and 70's session guitarist)

42. Al McKay (Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band)

43. Arthur Porter (The Midnighters)

44. Billy Butler (50's Session guitarist)

45. Lucius Tawl Ross (Funkadelic)

46. Dewey Terry (Don & Dewey)

47. Rene Hall (50's Session guitarist)

48. Catfish Collins (Funkadelic)

49. Vernon Burch (The Bar-Kays)

50. Charles Wright (Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band)

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deathlok

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DL, I think we can agree though that Prince went way beyond R&B in the 80's, same with Chuck Berry for that matter in the 50's and 60's.

 

Plus, why isn't Clapton or Stevie Ray on an R&B list... oh wait... they're not black. yeahok.gif

 

Each list is very subjective. Personally, I like Price and his guitar work, but at the same time I don't know enough of the other artists to make a informed opinion of which is better.

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The Troll King

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DL, I think we can agree though that Prince went way beyond R&B in the 80's, same with Chuck Berry for that matter in the 50's and 60's.

 

Plus, why isn't Clapton or Stevie Ray on an R&B list... oh wait... they're not black. yeahok.gif

 

Each list is very subjective. Personally, I like Price and his guitar work, but at the same time I don't know enough of the other artists to make a informed opinion of which is better.

 

Well, Prince is the perfect combination of James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and Michael Jackson (when he was black of course) all in one 2 foot tall package and is a fantastic showman.

 

It's a shame he won't be performing his old stuff anymore frown.gif

 

He did an acoustic set at the end of the show where it was just him in the middle of a stage with a guitar, microphone, and stool and that was probably the best part of the entire show. It was done "in the round" also, so unless you were in nose-bleed there wasn't a bad seat in the house.

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Although I admire the technical work of many guitarists, I've always loved how Dave Murray and Adrian Smith brought their brand of metal mayhem in the heyday of Maiden. Dave's wild soulful notes and Smith's melodies combined with their harmonies made them a fav for me growing up. Definitely not the best in the world, but their diverse playing styles and song writing did what the song needed. It's a case of the sum is more than the parts.

 

John Petrucci of Dream Theater gets a thumbsup2.gif from me also, as well as Al Di Meola.

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No Order-

 

Prince (Saw his show here in Vegas.... WOW!)

Clapton

Tom Morrello (The RATM days were wicked!)

B.B. King

Johnny Lang

Hendrix

Eddie Van Halen

Slash

Frampton

Ottmar Liebert

 

Bass Players-

 

Sting

Getty Lee

Les Claypool

Mark King

 

My .10 cents worth fellas....

 

D-

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Wally's Comics

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Whats Prince charging when he performs at Rio? Over $100 to get in?

I think its a great idea,him buying the club just to perform there.I'll be there in ten days,hoping to get some comps.

 

last time I saw Price I very disappointed...

 

He barely performed a full song. He kept doing this merging of one

song right into another only after about one minute of a song.

 

The show was over in about an hour and twenty minutes

and didn't even have an opener.

 

What a jip!

 

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Stick around until the end of this one to hear Gary Moore tear it up on Peter Green's '59 Les Paul. With a broken string no less!! Bad *spoon* is right! Scott Gorham is no slouch either...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TvwVatvT-M

 

Great stuff. Who was Gary giving the middle finger to?

 

BTW, $100 to see Prince is a bargain. Especially in a small venue.

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Who was Gary giving the middle finger to?

 

Not sure in that clip, but that's pretty much what he did to Peter Green earlier this year when he sold that Les Paul to a guitar dealer for a VERY large undisclosed sum...

 

http://www.maverick-music.com/scripts/vintage-guitars.asp?idproduct=1211

 

But that's another story...!

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Whats Prince charging when he performs at Rio? Over $100 to get in?

I think its a great idea,him buying the club just to perform there.I'll be there in ten days,hoping to get some comps.

 

last time I saw Price I very disappointed...

 

He barely performed a full song. He kept doing this merging of one

song right into another only after about one minute of a song.

 

The show was over in about an hour and twenty minutes

and didn't even have an opener.

 

What a jip!

 

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Princes show at The Voodoo Lounge have been almost universally praised,with one reviewer saying they may become a thing of legend,like the Beatles run in that basement bar in Hamburg.I hope to see for myself next visit.

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