Voted McLaughlin in the end. Guy is just superhuman.
Despite my criticisms, btw, I do think it's pretty cool that Spin included people like Bailey, Branca, Sharrock, Ribot, Chadbourne on this list.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 20 May 2012 02:44 (twelve years ago) link
voted Ribot
― Darin, Sunday, 20 May 2012 02:54 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for Robert Fripp
― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 20 May 2012 03:23 (twelve years ago) link
xp Sonny Sharrock is in SPIN's favorite 90's albums also, which is essentially the reason why I know he exists.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 20 May 2012 05:45 (twelve years ago) link
anyway, this list is weird and very spin-like in various ways (admirable, sad, funny, etc). i'm not annoyed by any exclusions, cuz that seems to have been the point, and it's nice to see some love for sonny sharrock, eddie hazel, d boon and robert fripp on airport newsstands.
i voted for john fahey, which seems both way too easy and lol old man, but i've got about 20 albums by the dude that consist of little more than fingers and strings, and i never get tired of them/him.
― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer), Sunday, 20 May 2012 06:51 (twelve years ago) link
What this thread reminded me of: goddamn, I'm glad I don't have to rely on my opinions about music to put food on the table.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 20 May 2012 07:07 (twelve years ago) link
i've got about 20 albums by the dude that consist of little more than fingers and strings, and i never get tired of them/him.
I went to sleep to The Yellow Princess last night.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 20 May 2012 11:42 (twelve years ago) link
What else should I look for? (Have Womblife already.)
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:25 (twelve years ago) link
guys we're ruining this thread, can someone please save it and talk about the 'ondes martenot' some more
― man pipes blog (some dude), Saturday, May 19, 2012
this post was already a lol but i invite everyone to read "ondes martenot" in a maurice chevallier voice.
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:45 (twelve years ago) link
Ribot
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 20 May 2012 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
Derek Bailey
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Sunday, 20 May 2012 14:20 (twelve years ago) link
I would automatically disqualify ALL punks no matter how much they practiced. I'm voting Zappa in protest.
― โตเกียวเหมียวเหมียว aka Bulgarian Tourist Chamber (Mount Cleaners), Sunday, 20 May 2012 14:24 (twelve years ago) link
Neil
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Sunday, 20 May 2012 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
Ended up voting for Asheton.
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
Where the hell is Ted Falconi?Paul Westerberg?
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
i thought james williamson played lead guitar on raw power?
― flopson, Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
He did. Ronnie played bass. Is that what it says in the article?
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
nnnnevermind
― flopson, Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:31 (twelve years ago) link
Voted Carris Brownstein.
― Pot Leeedom (Leee), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:29 (twelve years ago) link
Chet Atkins
― flopson, Monday, 21 May 2012 00:31 (twelve years ago) link
Where are Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, authors of the song "Karis"?
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:31 (twelve years ago) link
I voted Prince though I had second thoughts and tried to voted for Ron Asheton
― Mark Ruffalo! is gonna tell us! about empathy! (loves laboured breathing), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:43 (twelve years ago) link
Algorithm for voting in these polls1) Is there somebody I actually think is the best and is he on the list? If so vote for him2) Is there somebody who deserves better but is probably going to get zero votes unless I step up? If so, vote for him3) Is there somebody who influenced or blazed a path for half a good number of the other jokers people in the running? If so vote for him.4) Keep clicking on the thread from time to time until the spirit moves me to pick somebody.
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:52 (twelve years ago) link
Sorry forgot 3b)Is there someone whose vocalist said of their band: "If someone told us we had to play Chuck Berry or die, we would have to die," vote for him.
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:56 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 24 May 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
RIP The Blues I guess
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:30 (twelve years ago) link
Luckily the blues had a baby
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:32 (twelve years ago) link
Kurt Cobain The "solo" that snakes through the final third of Nirvana's course-changing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is little more than a sly rip of the song's chorus melody.
EVERY Cobain solo is that. Was it always a "sly rip" when he did that bullshit?
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:35 (twelve years ago) link
Like does anyone ever go "DAMN that Cobain solo is fucking rad"
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:36 (twelve years ago) link
nice rhythm guitarist tho
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
yes - people who are really into the Cobain mythos/memories of the 90s imagine they hear something v. great in his playing
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:46 (twelve years ago) link
DAMN that Cobain solo is fucking sly
― lag∞n, Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:54 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.thisheartsonfire.com/images/SlyFox03.jpg
― flopson, Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:58 (twelve years ago) link
The funniest part of that line is that Cobain actually plays the verse's melody. He plays it over the harmony and rhythm of the chorus, which is the sly part, I guess.
I'd never claim the guy to be a lead guitar genius or anything but I think there were only a couple of songs where he actually just played the verse's melody for the 'solo'. IIRC there was a highly chromatic solo on one of the In Utero album tracks.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 24 May 2012 05:13 (twelve years ago) link
(Definitely wouldn't rank him as the 4th greatest guitarist of all time though.)
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 24 May 2012 05:17 (twelve years ago) link
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:13 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
well he didn't have that many guitar solos. Unfortunately he put them on some of his best songs.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:21 (twelve years ago) link
In Bloom is probably my favorite 90s guitar solo
― billstevejim, Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:31 (twelve years ago) link
EVERY Cobain solo is that.
I'm pretty sure he only did that on Teen Spirit and Come As You Are.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:33 (twelve years ago) link
youre dumb
― billstevejim, Thursday, 24 May 2012 06:34 (twelve years ago) link
heart-shaped box?
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 08:57 (twelve years ago) link
You're right that he did bother to actually write a solo for In Bloom though, good for him.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 09:07 (twelve years ago) link
nah "heart shaped box" solo does not copy the vocal melody. pretty sure he only did that in 2 songs. :)
― billstevejim, Thursday, 24 May 2012 09:27 (twelve years ago) link
although you could be referring to the part that copies "i got a new complaint" but that's not really the solo section.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 24 May 2012 09:30 (twelve years ago) link
EVERY Cobain solo is that
Please see "Serve the Servants."
The funniest part of that line is that Cobain actually plays the verse's melody. He plays it over the harmony and rhythm of the chorus
The chord progressions for the verse and chorus are identical, only the rhythm changes, and the chorus has a brief turnaround at the end.
― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Thursday, 24 May 2012 09:40 (twelve years ago) link
― billstevejim, Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:30 AM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Don't follow you here... I don't know what part of the song could be seen as copying that melody OTHER than the solo.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 10:04 (twelve years ago) link
But yes, not EVERY cobain solo was just the vocal melody... But doing it in three different singles is a bit much don't you think?
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 10:07 (twelve years ago) link
Surprised Keith Rowe and Kevin Drumm aren't on the list.
Annoyed Pete Townshend and Bo Diddley aren't.
^ this. Except for Kevin Drumm, never heard him.
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Thursday, 24 May 2012 10:10 (twelve years ago) link
Oh nvm bill you meant that outro part right?
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 10:12 (twelve years ago) link
ok ok the heart shaped box solo is really more just him playing the bass line from the chorus than the vocals. Kinda hard to separate the two in my mind.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 24 May 2012 10:26 (twelve years ago) link
voting Wayne Kramer & Fred "Sonic" Smith (MC5) cause at their best lead/rhythm merge and they function as ONE. also cause Sonic's wall of sound and songwriting skills paved the way not only for Sonic Youth but Nirvana too
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Thursday, 24 May 2012 10:32 (twelve years ago) link