I had thought about Karoli when I read it. Never heard of Rother.
― how's life, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:41 (eleven years ago) link
He was in a couple of bands you might have heard of...
― Number None, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:43 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, duh.
― how's life, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
I'm much more of a fan of CAN than NEU, but I had one of their records once.
― how's life, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:50 (eleven years ago) link
no doubt it's Fahey.
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 24 May 2012 23:06 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Prince? I like his playing, although it's mostly just blues runs and nothing to write home about
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 25 May 2012 00:09 (eleven years ago) link
Fair enough.
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 May 2012 00:49 (eleven years ago) link
In Bloom solo reminds me of Limelight
― thillrer (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 25 May 2012 01:26 (eleven years ago) link
I like that guitar thing at the end of "Let's Go Crazy"
― billstevejim, Friday, 25 May 2012 05:39 (eleven years ago) link
I was about to call out ILM for picking Hazel over Hendrix, but then I realized it was Spin itself who challopsed here.
― this guy's a gangsta? his real name's mittens. (Hurting 2), Friday, 25 May 2012 06:01 (eleven years ago) link
Exactly. They gave us challops, we made challopini
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 May 2012 06:07 (eleven years ago) link
lol otm. Picked Hazel of course.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Friday, 25 May 2012 06:14 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Friday, 25 May 2012 10:18 (eleven years ago) link
i voted for tom verlaine & richard lloyd
― flopson, Friday, 25 May 2012 14:54 (eleven years ago) link
i like neil young fine but come the fuck on
― call all destroyer, Friday, 25 May 2012 14:55 (eleven years ago) link
if you factor in what a great acoustic player he is i don't think it's a stretch
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 25 May 2012 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
Its a massive stretch
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Friday, 25 May 2012 15:33 (eleven years ago) link
you're a massive stretch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyuE6SCRIxg
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 25 May 2012 16:34 (eleven years ago) link
who the fuck voted for Greg Ginn
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 25 May 2012 16:35 (eleven years ago) link
i think his later lead playing is p innovative
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 25 May 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
(i didn't vote in the poll)
greg ginn is fucking awesome wtf!
― flopson, Friday, 25 May 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
i didn't vote in this poll either, but i could've voted for many of these dudes. a lot of this music is my favorite music.
― tylerw, Friday, 25 May 2012 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
greg ginn as decent guitarist is one of the great historical snow jobs, that guy sucks
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 25 May 2012 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
I love opinions, I could watch people have them all day.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
Just FP'd myself for that.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
i probably would have voted for robert quine
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
I love opinions, I could watch people have them all day.― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Friday, May 25, 2012 1:00 PM (32 minutes ago)
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Friday, May 25, 2012 1:00 PM (32 minutes ago)
― Ian Hunter Is Learning the Game (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 May 2012 17:34 (eleven years ago) link
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 25 May 2012 12:59 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
what the fuck is this shit! he wrote black flag songs!
― flopson, Saturday, 26 May 2012 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
flopson, aerosmith is from boston so you know he's all "slapshot this...ten yard fight that..."
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
sst stuff is for hippies and cambridge pussies
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
as a teenager i had some older punker dude lecture me on what a fraud greg ginn was too! does it have to do w/ a deep-seated anti-Hermosa Beach bias? i just remember the guy was from Reseda and had issues about "beach bands". it was a long time ago, can't remember exactly what his argument was. but he kept telling me "ginn sucks, man!"
― tylerw, Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
there are a lot of popular arguments against ginn but i'd never heard any that had much to do with whether he was sufficiently skilled at his instrument relative to his contemporaries
― some dude, Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTe5CIiiQTI
6 BLACK FLAG“Thirsty and Miserable”Damaged (1981)GUITARIST: Greg Ginn
Well, at least Black Flag got the last half of the song title right. Punk rockers should never attempt shredding, even if they’re trying to be ironic. Greg Ginn performs his solo like a sloppy drunk having sex, and, mercifully, he gets his act over quickly before his flaccid notes have the chance to penetrate deep enough to do damage. Even worse, Ginn tries to mimic Jimi Hendrix with his overextended bent-note screams but ends up sounding like someone trying to bend Jimmy Kimmel. The guitarist claims Black Flag practiced about six hours every night. Apparently, that didn’t involve playing any musical instruments (though it certainly involved a ton of wanking).
― flopson, Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
man black flag are so cool
― flopson, Saturday, 26 May 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
my real vote is a write-in for roger troutman
― he bit me (it felt like a diss) (m bison), Saturday, 26 May 2012 21:07 (eleven years ago) link
punk rock sucks
― max, Saturday, 26 May 2012 23:59 (eleven years ago) link
max can we collab on a '100 greatest dadrock guitarists of all time' list
― some dude, Sunday, 27 May 2012 00:02 (eleven years ago) link
#1 - #10 tony levin
― max, Sunday, 27 May 2012 00:06 (eleven years ago) link
was elvis costello on the spin list?
― how's life, Sunday, 27 May 2012 00:06 (eleven years ago) link
Ha, it was just me and aero for McLaughlin.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 27 May 2012 00:45 (eleven years ago) link
as a teenager i had some older punker dude lecture me on what a fraud greg ginn was too! does it have to do w/ a deep-seated anti-Hermosa Beach bias?
no, it has to do with him being a truly terrible guitarist. HB's ok by me
The guitarist claims Black Flag practiced about six hours every night.
Yeah a friend has stories about hearing Ginn practice for hours every day and the dude never getting any better.
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 27 May 2012 01:54 (eleven years ago) link
Ginn is really a ham handed fucker.
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Sunday, 27 May 2012 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
The poll results in this were even worse than the original list-which I shocking since that list sucked so bad
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Sunday, 27 May 2012 02:44 (eleven years ago) link
Really? Greg Ginn's technical skill is taken as a given?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 27 May 2012 03:16 (eleven years ago) link
no, i just mean he was part of a scene/era in which chops were not a must
― some dude, Sunday, 27 May 2012 03:18 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, well, yeah.
Examples?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 27 May 2012 05:09 (eleven years ago) link
All the later albums tortured atonal strangling the guitar to death solos, figured he must have been a big influence on kerry king
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 27 May 2012 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
What are some good tracks to check out? I don't know the album tracks.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 27 May 2012 18:50 (eleven years ago) link