Greatest instrumental rock guitarist ever?
Raja, The Great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMz8XRGxZdY
Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPG_Y-_BZI
Duane Eddy - Cannonball Rag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8w0B0QCLXg
Duane Eddy - Shazam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDIMpQHXBsk
Duane Eddy - Unchained Melody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4msE4d5Q-k
Duane Eddy and The Ventures - I Fought The Law
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkaBe5r624
Duane Eddy - Blueberry Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIDJGRb3Fc&feature=related
For Pink Floyd fans...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer_Sam
"Lucifer Sam" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd,
featured on the debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). The
song is built around a descending riff, with the dominant instrument
being composer Syd Barrett's electric guitar, fed through an echo
machine; the resultant sound has been likened to a "sinister" Duane
Eddy.
globular
The Blues Magoos maintain that they discovered the same guitar effect
technique as Syd Barrett by themselves. I have the story in a CD
booklet somewhere.
globular
"Mike had recently purchaed a Fender Echooplex, a tape delay device
utilizing a tape loop, which he used for an echo effect on some of their
material. One afternoon at rehearsal the device fell off the piano and
crashed onto the floor. 'So he picked it up off of the floor,'
remembers Peppy, 'he put it back on the piano and it was feeding back.
While it was feeding back and just like making these crazy sounds, he
started to move the tape selector on the tape loop to make it stop. But
the feedback didn't stop, it just shifted to a different speed and all
of a sudden us [sic] were like 'Wow! That's pretty cool!' We just
thought that was the coolest thing in the world, and it was like
'psychedelic' to us!'"
"..when the band began to incorporate the effect into their act, with
Esposito jostling the tape selector switch to manipulate feedback tones
or applying a metal bar to the strings of his guitar to send cascading
sparks multiplying through the loop of the Echoplex. Some time later,
in England, Syd Battett would utilize many of the same bottleneck and
Echoplex-based effects with Pink Floyd."
RichL
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU0RMV_II8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUg7xl4kKUw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIuIIqbyEIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o2sjoQcoTA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m98wtZVRA-Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlziPoiEUuI
Just for starters...
Raja, The Great
> "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@yahoo.com> wrote in messagenews:7e9f57ee-8c9d-4c93...@t41g2000yqt.googlegroups.com...
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> > Duane Eddy - Ghost Riders in the sky
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMz8XRGxZdY
>
> > Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPG_Y-_BZI
>
> > Duane Eddy - Cannonball Rag
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8w0B0QCLXg
>
> > Duane Eddy - Shazam
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDIMpQHXBsk
>
> > Duane Eddy - Unchained Melody
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4msE4d5Q-k
>
> > Duane Eddy and The Ventures - I Fought The Law
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkaBe5r624
>
> > Duane Eddy - Blueberry Hill
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIDJGRb3Fc&feature=related
>
> > For Pink Floyd fans...
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer_Sam
> > "Lucifer Sam" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd,
> > featured on the debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). The
> > song is built around a descending riff, with the dominant instrument
> > being composer Syd Barrett's electric guitar, fed through an echo
> > machine; the resultant sound has been likened to a "sinister" Duane
> > Eddy.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU0RMV_II8
Excellent one, the best of the ones you posted.
RichL
Yeah, it's a classic. Interestingly, the Beach Boys did a cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRlx3Ux37AA
Pretty good, but it doesn't have the power of the Dick Dale version.
abe slaney
rather than a genuine inquiry...BUT
In all the concerts I"ve been to - that's a lot - the best guitar
instrumental I"ve seen was by Frank Zappa. It was a shitty venue, a
crappy ice-skating rink in Danvers, MA. Lousy seats, lousy parking,
lousy everything except the guitar playing. That's the day I became a
convert. Probably around 1977-78? I think it was the George Duke era
band. Anyway, that was the most musical, thoughtfully-phrased, free-
flowing and gutsy playing I've ever heard, and he played forever
without getting boring. Some guitar solos are a snooze after 10
seconds; he went on for 10 minutes and I was transfixed. On the way
home we got pulled over. The cop opened the back door and my brother
fell out onto the ground. Fortunately, it was the 70's and the cop
didn't find that suspicious. :)
bubba
> Duane Eddy - Ghost Riders in the skyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMz8XRGxZdY
>
> Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouserhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPG_Y-_BZI> Duane Eddy - Shazamhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDIMpQHXBsk
>
> Duane Eddy - Unchained Melodyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4msE4d5Q-k
>
> Duane Eddy and The Ventures - I Fought The Lawhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkaBe5r624> For Pink Floyd fans...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer_Sam
> "Lucifer Sam" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd,
> featured on the debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). The
> song is built around a descending riff, with the dominant instrument
> being composer Syd Barrett's electric guitar, fed through an echo
> machine; the resultant sound has been likened to a "sinister" Duane
> Eddy.
Are you telling us or asking us?
DGDevin
"abe slaney" <abes...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I realize this "thread" is a set-up to flog your pet guitarists,
> rather than a genuine inquiry...BUT
>
> In all the concerts I"ve been to - that's a lot - the best guitar
> instrumental I"ve seen was by Frank Zappa.
Yup, that guy could play.
Rory Gallagher
Roy Buchanan
Jeff Beck
Richard Thompson
Pete Green
and so on.
None of whom made as much money in their whole careers as Jimmy Page made in
his most profitable year, which just goes to show that the quality of the
work and the rate of pay are often unrelated.
Me
> Duane Eddy - Ghost Riders in the skyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMz8XRGxZdY
>
> Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouserhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPG_Y-_BZI
>
> Duane Eddy - Cannonball Raghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8w0B0QCLXg
>
> Duane Eddy - Shazamhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDIMpQHXBsk
>
> Duane Eddy - Unchained Melodyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4msE4d5Q-k
>
> Duane Eddy and The Ventures - I Fought The Lawhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkaBe5r624
>
> Duane Eddy - Blueberry Hillhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIDJGRb3Fc&feature=related
>
> "Lucifer Sam" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd,
> featured on the debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). The
> song is built around a descending riff, with the dominant instrument
> being composer Syd Barrett's electric guitar, fed through an echo
> machine; the resultant sound has been likened to a "sinister" Duane
> Eddy.
You're such a douche.
Fuck off douche.
progea
Ray
My favorite guitar instrumentalist as well, I never have heard anyone
else do what he did. In a more conventional (and sort of obvious)
vein, Jeff Beck is pretty amazing. But I am not really clear on what
constitutes "greatness" as far as an individual artists self
expression. I suppose what would mark something as great in that
context was: did the artist convey what they were trying to get
across? Not sure how you measure that.
Dave The Rave
> "abe slaney" <abesla...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
Add Joe Satriani and Steve Vai (who was a student of Joe)
Dave The Rave
JohnB
And if you're interested in artistic statement rather than flash,
don't overlook Mark Knopfler. He's worth considering for the solo at
the end of Telegraph Road alone.
But if you love flash and speed, Jan Akkerman was pretty good.
No one metioned Hendrix yet?
Oh, and we shouldn't forget Hank Marvin. For just playing tunes, pure
and simple (many of which he wrote), there are none better.
Tank Murdoc
Me
> My favorite guitar instrumentalist as well, I never have heard anyone
> else do what he did. In a more conventional (and sort of obvious)
> vein, Jeff Beck is pretty amazing. But I am not really clear on what
> constitutes "greatness" as far as an individual artists self
> expression. I suppose what would mark something as great in that
> context was: did the artist convey what they were trying to get
> across? Not sure how you measure that.
That's just the point that Rajagirl never seems to understand- that
these things can't be measured in any quantifiable manner, that's what
is "greatest" or "best" is really "favorite". It's a subjective
opinion.
It's not like saying that one baseball player was better than another
because he hit more home runs or had a higher average than another
player. There's nothing analogous for music. Dummyraja will never
understand that. He's too busy putting bits of music, most or all of
which he's never listened to, into his lists to ever just enjoy it.
Alert
> And if you're interested in artistic statement rather than flash,
> don't overlook Mark Knopfler.
Yes, Mark Knopfler!
Much of the best instrumental music is film scores. But since you're
discussing guitarists in particular, I agree with the JohnB's mention
of Mark Knopfler, who's scores for "Local Hero," and "Cal" are
wonderful, moody soundscapes that I always return to.
I also enjoy the soundtrack (instrumental) music of Ry Cooder.
"Paris, Texas," "Alamo Bay," "The Long Riders," etc.
DGDevin
"Dave The Rave" <daves...@safe-mail.net> wrote in message
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> Add Joe Satriani and Steve Vai (who was a student of Joe)
My problem with both those guys is they can play like sonsofbitches but
inexplicably (to me) choose to perform music that I find massively boring.
Listening to Satriani play the music he plays is (to me) like watching
someone use a Ferrari to go to 7-11 to pick up milk and bread--it's a waste
of an impressive machine on a mundane task. Of course millions disagree.
DGDevin
"Ray" <6sicks...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> My favorite guitar instrumentalist as well, I never have heard anyone
> else do what he did. In a more conventional (and sort of obvious)
> vein, Jeff Beck is pretty amazing. But I am not really clear on what
> constitutes "greatness" as far as an individual artists self
> expression. I suppose what would mark something as great in that
> context was: did the artist convey what they were trying to get
> across? Not sure how you measure that.
The only workable way I've found to figure that out is to look at a
*combination* of commercial success, critical success and artistic success.
If an artist sells a bazillion records and concert tickets *and* impresses
the critics *and* impresses other musicians then we're probably justified in
considering them "great" (or some similar term). There are lots of
extremely capable guitarists out there we've never heard of because they
haven't had the breaks to become well known, but then choosing the right
bandmates and writing the right songs seems to be part of how "great"
guitarists come to be considered great.
JJ (UK)
"DGDevin" <dgd...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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I'm with you. Much like Dream Theater, their high level of technical ability
isn't really open to debate, but their music is a whole lot of 'So what?'
JJ (UK)
JJ (UK)
>
> The only workable way I've found to figure that out is to look at a
> *combination* of commercial success, critical success and artistic
> success. If an artist sells a bazillion records and concert tickets *and*
> impresses the critics *and* impresses other musicians then we're probably
> justified in considering them "great" (or some similar term).
Ah, but how do you measure "impress"?
:-)
JJ (UK)
keifspoon
> I'm with you. Much like Dream Theater, their high level of technical ability
> isn't really open to debate, but their music is a whole lot of 'So what?'
Yup, there's only so much of Mike Portnoy's double bass drumming I can
take.
DGDevin
"JJ (UK)" <sp...@rubbish.com> wrote in message
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>>> Add Joe Satriani and Steve Vai (who was a student of Joe)
>>
>>
>> My problem with both those guys is they can play like sonsofbitches but
>> inexplicably (to me) choose to perform music that I find massively
>> boring. Listening to Satriani play the music he plays is (to me) like
>> watching someone use a Ferrari to go to 7-11 to pick up milk and
>> bread--it's a waste of an impressive machine on a mundane task. Of
>> course millions disagree.
>
> I'm with you. Much like Dream Theater, their high level of technical
> ability isn't really open to debate, but their music is a whole lot of 'So
> what?'
>
> JJ (UK)
I remember watching a concert video of Satriani and while he was clearly
able to do anything he wanted with a guitar, when the video was over I
realized I couldn't recall a single melody, it was all one big display of
technical prowess rather than engaging music. And yet if I go to hear Jeff
Beck I have no trouble remembering the *songs* he plays because there are
actual songs, not merely excuses for ten-minute solos. But there are
millions of people who enjoy fretboard gymnasts, to each his own.
DGDevin
It's a matter of getting a large enough sample group. Ask three
professional guitarists if they are impressed by the abilities of [insert
name of famous player] and you might get three different answers. But ask
3,000 and you'll probably be able to say that a majority are (or are not)
impressed with [insert name of famous player]. Actually I've heard some
interesting comments from pro players along those lines, one guy recently
said George Thorogood isn't an especially talented guitarist but is a
first-rate showman who knows how to send an audience home happy and IMO
that's a pretty good analysis. That's the difference between pros and the
general public, you rarely hear "That guy sucks" from working musicians,
while non-musicians will say that about anyone whose music they don't happen
to care for no matter how skilled the musician actually is.
Relayer
> Duane Eddy - Ghost Riders in the skyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMz8XRGxZdY
>
> Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouserhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPG_Y-_BZI
>
> Duane Eddy - Cannonball Raghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8w0B0QCLXg
>
> Duane Eddy - Shazamhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDIMpQHXBsk
>
> Duane Eddy - Unchained Melodyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4msE4d5Q-k
>
> Duane Eddy and The Ventures - I Fought The Lawhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkaBe5r624
>
> Duane Eddy - Blueberry Hillhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIDJGRb3Fc&feature=related
>
> "Lucifer Sam" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd,
> featured on the debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). The
> song is built around a descending riff, with the dominant instrument
> being composer Syd Barrett's electric guitar, fed through an echo
> machine; the resultant sound has been likened to a "sinister" Duane
> Eddy.
Hendrix was the true ground breaker
Monkey Clumps
> "JJ (UK)" <s...@rubbish.com> wrote in message
Part of that may just be familiarity with the songs. If you have never
heard Satriani except once on a video, I wouldn't expect you to
remember the melodies. The same goes for anyone else. I am not a
huge Satriani fan, but I do have Surfing with the Alien and it has
plenty of good melody along with the razzle-dazzle.
Jeff
> "Ray" <6sickstri...@gmail.com> wrote in message
A great guitar player who writes terrible songs is nothing. Who
wants to hear a guitarist who just plays solos?
stuth...@comcast.net
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>
>
> > "Dave The Rave" <daves32...@safe-mail.net> wrote in message
> >news:7e36322c-5b9d-4770...@g10g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
>
> >> Add Joe Satriani and Steve Vai (who was a student of Joe)
>
> > My problem with both those guys is they can play like sonsofbitches but
> > inexplicably (to me) choose to perform music that I find massively boring.
> > Listening to Satriani play the music he plays is (to me) like watching
> > someone use a Ferrari to go to 7-11 to pick up milk and bread--it's a
> > waste of an impressive machine on a mundane task. Of course millions
> > disagree.
>
> I'm with you. Much like Dream Theater, their high level of technical ability
> isn't really open to debate, but their music is a whole lot of 'So what?'
>
> JJ (UK)
I love "So What." Great Miles Davis tune.
daves...@safe-mail.net
I agree that Jeff Beck is more interesting ( and fun) to listen to. I
have only a couple of Satriani cds. I have most of Beck's (except
"UPP")
Dave The Rave
Gary
>
> I agree that Jeff Beck is more interesting ( and fun) to listen to.
Have you heard 'Amused To Death' by Roger Waters with Beck on lead?
If not... WHY NOT!!
Sekula
Here's an instrumental you may enjoy by PENTULTIMA, "Inspiration".
http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=6689193&q=hi
Offramp
for two million bucks, although I'm not sure that was genuine.
But surely even in the 1930s Gibsons cost a lot of money. Or perhaps
Johnson inherited the Gibson.
I was just wondering how Johnson could afford a Gibson.
daves...@safe-mail.net
> On 27/03/2010 15:30, daves32...@safe-mail.net wrote:
>
>
>
> > I agree that Jeff Beck is more interesting ( and fun) to listen to.
>
> Have you heard 'Amused To Death' by Roger Waters with Beck on lead?
>
> If not... WHY NOT!!
Yes, I own that one also. Have you heard Winnona Judd's version of "I
Want To Know What Love Is" and Cyndi Lauper's
"Walk Above The Clouds" that he also plays on?
Dave The Rave
Bart Simpson
> Have you heard 'Amused To Death' by Roger Waters with Beck on lead?
>
> If not... WHY NOT!!
>
I saw Jeff Beck play recenty, and the first time I saw him play live was over 35
years-ago.
But these days, when people say "Beck" to me.
I think of Beck Hansen. Not Jeff.
I like Beck
Grinner
"Raja, The Great" <zepf...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Duane Eddy - Ghost Riders in the sky
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMz8XRGxZdY
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGPG_Y-_BZI
>
> Duane Eddy - Cannonball Rag
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8w0B0QCLXg
>
> Duane Eddy - Shazam
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDIMpQHXBsk
>
> Duane Eddy - Unchained Melody
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4msE4d5Q-k
>
> Duane Eddy and The Ventures - I Fought The Law
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkaBe5r624
>
> Duane Eddy - Blueberry Hill
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIDJGRb3Fc&feature=related
>
> For Pink Floyd fans...
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer_Sam
> "Lucifer Sam" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd,
> featured on the debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). The
> song is built around a descending riff, with the dominant instrument
> being composer Syd Barrett's electric guitar, fed through an echo
> machine; the resultant sound has been likened to a "sinister" Duane
> Eddy.
and your opinion?
seems to me you could just automate your posts and do away with yourself
entirely.
would you like assistance with automising you i mean, not doing away with
you altogether since you don't really exist anyway, having become a
repetitive usenet automoton ...
as ignorable as lifeshine,
blow my fuckstick
iarwain
Duane Eddy isn't a part of it"?
Me
> Where's Poisoned Rose to pipe in with "Classical music exists, even if
> Duane Eddy isn't a part of it"?
She's having a heavy flow this month and is too busy crying to type.
FZ
FZ
"Grinner" <Gri...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> blow my fuckstick
Sorry, I choke on string theory strings, fag.
iL_WeReo
> Raja the Lubed Vag Faggot....awesome guitarist.
I am the only one who matters.
ICWEINER
"iL_WeReo" <calja...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> I am the only one who matters...
...to young boy meat...