The Complete List of Guitar Players Better Than Alex Lifeson

Braincase · 12-01-2006, 02:23 PM

I'll start with ...

Joe Satriani

Braincase · 12-01-2006, 02:28 PM

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I'll start with ...

Joe Satriani

Eric Johnson
Steve Vai
Kirk Hammett

**Lzen** · 12-01-2006, 02:45 PM

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Eric Johnson

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Steve Vai

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Kirk Hammett

- ummm...I don't know about that

Add another one

John Petrucci

Halfcan · 12-01-2006, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Braincase

Eric Johnson
Steve Vai
Kirk Hammett

Steve Vai-yep he is good-he can play left handed or right and even at the same time on a crazy double neck guitar. He can make weird sounds and blast 10 thousand notes a second. But unfortunately his music has always lacked heart.

Kirk-a very one dimensional speed guitarist that gets limited in his creativity by James Hatfield.

Eric Johnson-great guitarist that gets overshadowed by Satch. His music is always creative and cutting edge. Give him 40 years and he might catch up with Alex.

ChiefFripp · 12-01-2006, 03:58 PM

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Steve Vai-yep he is good-he can play left handed or right and even at the same time on a crazy double neck guitar. He can make weird sounds and blast 10 thousand notes a second. But unfortunately his music has always lacked heart.

Kirk-a very one dimensional speed guitarist that gets limited in his creativity by James Hatfield.

Eric Johnson-great guitarist that gets overshadowed by Satch. His music is always creative and cutting edge. Give him 40 years and he might catch up with Alex.

Maybe Halfcan is actually baiting us?

Halfcan · 12-01-2006, 04:24 PM

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Eric Johnson
Steve Vai
Kirk Hammett

One more thing about Johnson. Him and ALex are good friends- Eric has opened for Rush many times and states ALex was a big influence on his playing. On the other hand- Alex is a huge Eric Johnson fan and feels he is an absolute master on the guitar. He has also inspired Alex to create new sounds and new progressive chord structures within the music of Rush.

Alex and Rik Emmitt of Triumph recently held a guitar class-it looked very cool. Rik was said to be in awe of Alex-expecially on acoustic- where he is very under rated.

ChiefFripp · 12-01-2006, 02:34 PM

it's all subjective, but in the spirit of the thread

I'll go with...

Kurt Cobain
Angus and Malcom Young
Iggy Pop( I think he farted over a pickup while fingering a C7th once)

Brock · 12-01-2006, 02:37 PM

Willie Nelson

Halfcan · 12-01-2006, 04:12 PM

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Willie Nelson

Willie is a great song writer that lives his music on a daily basis. I also hear he has some killer weed in his RV also.

Halfcan · 12-01-2006, 04:05 PM

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it's all subjective, but in the spirit of the thread

I'll go with...

Kurt Cobain
Angus and Malcom Young
Iggy Pop( I think he farted over a pickup while fingering a C7th once)

Kurt Cobain- his idea of a solo is detuning the E string and getting feedback from the amp. Probably the most overrated average songwriters ever.

Angus- biggest heart ever, great showmanship, and always leaves it all out on stage. Unfortunately his greatest work came in the 70's and has never regained his hunger to push the boundaries of music.

Iggy- umm not a fan but always felt like he was the odd man out in being weird behind David Bowie and Alice Cooper.

**Easy 6** · 12-02-2006, 01:40 PM

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Kurt Cobain- his idea of a solo is detuning the E string and getting feedback from the amp. Probably the most overrated average songwriters ever.

Dude, jump back...Kurt is recognized by musicians of all stripes as one of the BEST ever.

His music was based on converting raw emotion into sound. More often than not, emotion is not a clean & neat thing...it can be ugly, it howls, it screams and wails.

No offense to Rush, i appreciate that they are incredibly skilled guys, and i do like a few of their cuts......BUT, its the overly complex arrangements that, to me atleast, steal the emotion from their songs.

I prefer guys who can wring more feeling out of 3 notes to guys who always feel like they need some sweeping, intricate run.

Music is emotion, and nobody wrote grittier, emotion filled songs better.

Its all a matter of taste, but KURT RULEZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!

Archie F. Swin · 12-02-2006, 09:38 PM

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No offense to Rush, i appreciate that they are incredibly skilled guys, and i do like a few of their cuts......BUT, its the overly complex arrangements that, to me atleast, steal the emotion from their songs.

...Music is emotion, and nobody wrote grittier, emotion filled songs better.

Its all a matter of taste, but KURT RULEZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!

True, Rush's music isn't enveloped by emotion...but you can't deny that Lifeson pours he heart into his playing. Just watch him tear through La Villa Strangiato. You get the impression he's just as moved by the music now as he was the day it was recorded. To say he plays with out emotion is to say that Dave Gilmour does the same. What blows my mind about Lifeson is that after 15 some odd studio albums with adventuresome guitar solos...he was able to record Vapour Trails without a single one....at least a melodic solo.

**Easy 6** · 12-02-2006, 09:57 PM

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True, Rush's music isn't enveloped by emotion...but you can't deny that Lifeson pours he heart into his playing. Just watch him tear through La Villa Strangiato. You get the impression he's just as moved by the music now as he was the day it was recorded. To say he plays with out emotion is to say that Dave Gilmour does the same. What blows my mind about Lifeson is that after 15 some odd studio albums with adventuresome guitar solos...he was able to record Vapour Trails without a single one....at least a melodic solo.

I guess i shouldnt have said they play without emotion, it just doesnt usually move ME emotionally.

In the same way that we may not agree on the significance of a painting.

As for Gilmour/Floyd, you will never hear me complain about their music,
for whatever reason their often lush arrangements dont lose their punch
with me.

**QuikSsurfer** · 12-01-2006, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefFripp

it's all subjective, but in the spirit of the thread

I'll go with...

Kurt Cobain
Angus and Malcom Young
Iggy Pop( I think he farted over a pickup while fingering a C7th once)

lol, are you joking? Kurt Cobain? wow, what an average, at best, guitar player - don't get me wrong, i love nirvana as the next grunge junkie but i'd say Daniel Johns is the best in that genre.

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