OT - 330 VOTE FOR 50 GREATEST

[StevePerryHair]

I count only 38(and that was being generous) of the 333 bands asked ,to be mainstream bands.The rest are death metal,speed metal,or unknown garbage bands. Seriously, who cares what 90% of these loser bands think on this list...comical to say the least.

I don't see it as it mattering whether the bands are loser bands or not. I think they just have a better idea of what talent is when they actually know how to play a guitar.

[Melissa]

Zakk Wylde? I've seen his name lots and read that he is in the movie Rockstar.....which one is he?

The one with the shot gun in the scene in the tour bus, lol.

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

Clapton at #23? SRV at #30? ...Ugh. Helllllll no. But then again, I guess it's whatever style you prefer as to who is better than who.

This list makes more sense, if you're a guitar player yourself, which you're not

I'm a guitar player (well, somewhat) and I think Clapton and SRV should indeed be a little higher. I guess alot of that is because while I do like and enjoy and appreciate the shredders like Vai and Malmsteen, I personally enjoy the guys with a little more "soul." I don't have much finger speed at all, but if I did, I'm sure I'd find it more challenging to make a beautiful emotional solo or craft a legendary riff, than I would arpeggiating through a zillion exotic scales all at once.

Which is why i am happy to see Ritchie Blackmore top5 - he did his fast stuff in the 70s - like the live solo on Highway Star from Made In Japan - then played lots of soulful stuff like on Mistreated and Street of Dreams etc - truly great player/writer who should always be above Page.

Do you like/recommend Blackmore's Night?

I like a lot of it mate - but i'm not sure if i could say.....try youtube - some of his soloing is masterful - and some of the material almost goes into Mike Oldfield territory - but a lot of it is very mellow and pastoral - but some of it almost rocks as well. However, the first thing i would recommend to you if you don't have it, is Long Live Rock n Roll- you may have it of course - but if not you may well be taken aback by Kill The King, Gates of Babylon and Lady of the Lake.

[ProgRocker53]

Clapton at #23? SRV at #30? ...Ugh. Helllllll no. But then again, I guess it's whatever style you prefer as to who is better than who.

This list makes more sense, if you're a guitar player yourself, which you're not

I'm a guitar player (well, somewhat) and I think Clapton and SRV should indeed be a little higher. I guess alot of that is because while I do like and enjoy and appreciate the shredders like Vai and Malmsteen, I personally enjoy the guys with a little more "soul." I don't have much finger speed at all, but if I did, I'm sure I'd find it more challenging to make a beautiful emotional solo or craft a legendary riff, than I would arpeggiating through a zillion exotic scales all at once.

Which is why i am happy to see Ritchie Blackmore top5 - he did his fast stuff in the 70s - like the live solo on Highway Star from Made In Japan - then played lots of soulful stuff like on Mistreated and Street of Dreams etc - truly great player/writer who should always be above Page.

Do you like/recommend Blackmore's Night?

is Long Live Rock n Roll- you may have it of course - but if not you may well be taken aback by Kill The King, Gates of Babylon and Lady of the Lake.

Are these all RB solo albums or something?

I haven't listened to alot of his output beyond my familiarty with Deep Purple and some Rainbow, honestly.

[Deb]

Zakk Wylde? I've seen his name lots and read that he is in the movie Rockstar.....which one is he?

The one with the shot gun in the scene in the tour bus, lol.

LMAO, duh!! I always thought this guy was Zakk Wylde in that movie............looked like a Zakk to me. Never actually looked it up, but I guess this is Timothy Olyphant?

[Melissa]

Zakk Wylde? I've seen his name lots and read that he is in the movie Rockstar.....which one is he?

The one with the shot gun in the scene in the tour bus, lol.

LMAO, duh!! I always thought this guy was Zakk Wylde in that movie............looked like a Zakk to me. Never actually looked it up, but I guess this is Timothy Olyphant?

lol- Yeah that's him, just saw a movie with him & Jennifer Garner called "Catch & Release", great movie!

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

[Blackmore's Night?[/quote]

is Long Live Rock n Roll- you may have it of course - but if not you may well be taken aback by Kill The King, Gates of Babylon and Lady of the Lake.[/quote]

Are these all RB solo albums or something?

I haven't listened to alot of his output beyond my familiarty with Deep Purple and some Rainbow, honestly.[/quote]

Long Live rock n roll was the last Rainbow album with Ronnie Dio on vox - it has those songs mentioned above. Lady of the Lake has a slide guitar solo that critics at the time thought had to be a synthesiser cos it was too smooth and ethereal sounding to have been played on a guitar - he did it on a standard strat plugged into a marshall - with no effects - pure ability.
You could try listening to Light In The Black from Rising - it is very progressive.