Comments on: More Dumb Lists: Underrated Guitarists

By: gd

gd — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:49:23 +0000

jack rose, rest in peace

By: Chris Parizo

Chris Parizo — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:34:09 +0000

Vai brings out Casey’s inner-emoticon-icity.

By: Casey Rae-Hunter

Casey Rae-Hunter — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:09:48 +0000

Crimson is my favorite prog band.

And yes, Weird Old Bob was doing soundscapes on that tour. Now I wanna listen to Vai. But only “Flex-Able.”

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:06:19 +0000

I’ve seen Fripp. Weird, but awesome. Come to think of it he was the warm up act for Satriani’s G-3 tour with Steve Via and Eric Johnson. Just him solo. I saw it in Ft. Lauderdale. I don’t know if he was on the entire tour, but it was truly amazing… and weird. That said, King Crimson was an underrated prog band.

By: Casey Rae-Hunter

Casey Rae-Hunter — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:51:08 +0000

Yeah, I know Holdsworth, for sure.

I’m not really a fan of Neil’s electric mangling — I only brought him up as a reply to an earlier comment.

I’m a Robert Fripp kind-of-guy, myself. Well, old Fripp anyway. He’s more machine than man now. . .

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:48:55 +0000

Casey,

You don’t have to sell me on Jeff Beck. I’ve been a fan since I first picked up a guitar in the mid seventies. Counting records, 8-tracks, reels, cassettes and cds I’ve probably owned a dozen copies of Wired and Blow by Blow.

Since the title of this post is Underrated Guitarists, I thought you were being unfair when your comment elevated Neil Young (as the underrated) above Satriani. I’m no huge Satch fan but I do own a few of his works and where as I can agree that much of it is a mechanical design of mode use over a drum machine, there are the few exceptions I find extremely moving, such as the aforementioned Flying in a Blue Dream.

But lets be honest for a minute. Have you ever seen Neil Young live. He’s horrible!

Allen Holdsworth is a good example of the underrated. If your a Beck fan you’ll definitely like his Jazz Fusion overbends and tremolo work.

By: Casey Rae-Hunter

Casey Rae-Hunter — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:07:15 +0000

Well, not EVERYBODY.

PErsonally, I’ve not heard a piece of Satriani music that’s moved me in any way, besides an admiration for his technique, which even then isn’t really all that special, considering. Jeff Beck, on the other hand… His microtonal whammy work is emotive and an amazing example of instrumental control.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:04:08 +0000

“Now, I enjoy virtuosity, but I think Joe Satriani blows. Why? Because he has no soul.”

The song Flying in a Blue Dream = no soul. Whoa! Everybody has their moments.

“I could listen to some guys (Neil Young comes to mind) mangle three notes and get off on the pure passion that’s coming across.”

The song Cinnamon Girl = passion. Omg! Everybody has their moments.

By: Chris Parizo

Chris Parizo — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:19:58 +0000

Daryl’s guitar can only be summed up within this conceit:

It is an Algebra class. The student sitting is listless and set to explode as difficulty increases within the expressions posted to the chalkboard. The student sits in a daze of frustration at the technical leaps and bounds produced by the scholar, and just when “Eureka!” is to occur, the kid behind the student jabs a protractor into his/her back, causing blood to rise to the surface and the student to scream in horror/humiliation/humor. He is sent to detention for disrupting class.

Should I mention that Daryl sat behind me for two years during high school math classes.

By: Norton

Norton — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:40:03 +0000

This is what I have to say about Daryl’s guitar sound: It is a plaintive wail, a hopeful sigh, a long gaze across a November landscape. It’s that place inside, the chosen moment when you decide against despair. He’s definitely one of my favorites. The sound is unmistakable, and I feel lucky to have had that standard set for me for so long.
Thank Gawd for music.