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The Library => Broun Hall => Topic started by: GH2001 on January 03, 2024, 05:32:22 PM
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Ok, so sometimes I get ideas looking at other boards. This was a topic over on Rivals. Actually it's not a bad idea for any type of top 5.....guitarists, front men, sports teams, guns, presidents, foods, whatever.
YOUR Favorites...not the best...not the greatest....your favorites. Sometimes your favs may also be what you call the best. So - No wrong answers. Honorable mentions welcome too.
1 rule - No one from KISS, K..... or Hall and Oates, Snags.
1. Eddie Van Halen - no doubt one of the greatest, most innovative. But also my personal favorite. Growing up in the 80's and 90's this one is a no brainier for me.
2. Eric Clapton - also a great, his catalog is so broad.
3. Jimmy Page - also innovative like EVH and helped usher in "hard rock". His playing on the 12 string at MSG during their short "residency" still mesmerizes me.
4. Keith Richards - I don't consider him a great in the technical sense. If Keith and Mick do anything better than anyone, it's timing and inflection. They are masters of it and just "sound good". The bluesy/rock riffs he came up with still sound great. They produce music you can jam to, move to, dance to - and Keith is a HUGE part of that.
5. Angus Young - much like Richards, he does what he does very well with a limited number of chords. He just passes the "sounds good" test.
Some others I like but not quite in my top 5 favorites:
Duanne Allman/Dickie Betts
Glenn Campbell
Pete Townshend
Brad Paisley (yes hes badass)
Slash
Edge
Steve Clark
Kirk Hammett
And I have to at least mention Hendrix, although only a few of his songs actually "do it" for me. Same with Steve Vai.
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1. Chet Atkins
2. Eric Clapton
3. SRV
4. Billy Strings
5. Steven Hamner
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1. Chet Atkins
2. Eric Clapton
3. SRV
4. Billy Strings
5. Steven Hamner
Number 5 should be Number 1. I totally screwed mine up. Steven Hamner is always Number 1 is all of our hearts.
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1. John Oates
2. Daryl Hall
3. Mark Mothersbaugh - DEVO
4. Elias -From the WWE
5. Rob Hickman
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Number 5 should be Number 1. I totally screwed mine up. Steven Hamner is always Number 1 is all of our hearts.
And his fingers can tickle more than a fretboard, I’m here to tell you.
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1. John Oates
2. Daryl Hall
3. Mark Mothersbaugh - DEVO
4. Elias -From the WWE
5. Rob Hickman
that’s a legit list.
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1. John Oates
2. Daryl Hall
3. Mark Mothersbaugh - DEVO
4. Elias -From the WWE
5. Rob Hickman
Number 5 should be Number 2.
Robert Jerome Hickman is always Number 2 is all of our hearts.
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1. Ronnie Montrose
2. Tom Morello
3. Chet Atkins
4. Jesse Cook
5. Jake Kiszka
Honorable mentions: Adam Jones, Carlos Santana, Rob Hickman, Esteban Hamnero, & Jimi.
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Ah...here come 5 pages of arguing about the merits of John Mayer.
I kid! Great topic. In no particular order:
Prince (ok...this one might be in the correct position) - I'm on record with my opinions of Prince. The motherfucking GOAT.
SRV - the absolute soul that drips out of that man's fingers is transcendent (nerd alert: knowing that he's pushing .013s makes what he does WAY more impressive).
Jimi - Innovator. Was working on what he called "electric sky church" music when he passed. Really fucking wish he'd have stuck around a few more decades.
Gilmour - Iconic tone and phrasing. There's a reason that DSOTM has sold about 4trillion copies and he's half the reason at least.
Mike Campbell - Just perfect at finding the riff/phrase/lick to complement what Tom was conveying. So many songs and nary a fucking miss among them.
Honorable Mentions:
Les Paul - legend
Roy Clark - criminally underrated outside his core fanbase
EVH - Jimi's spiritual descendant and a transformer...the technicality of it just isn't always my thing.
Knopfler - another iconic tone and style. made rock 'n roll finger picking cool...or at least he stole it from...
Buckingham - Another Campbell-type, with the perfect part that doesn't dominate the song, but elevates it.
Morello - iconoclastic. I love that shit and his super percussive riffs are SO MUCH FUN TO PLAY!
Adam Jones - Maybe more a product of the band as a whole, but I think this guy writes interesting solos and transitional pieces. Bonus points for being the animator behind the Sober video (and most of them, I think) with the meat-tube.
Dimebag - Love his play, but not much of a fan of Anselmo so I don't revisit this stuff much.
Beck - Jeff, not Hansen. Singular style and just making it look so fucking easy.
Marc Ford - really wish he'd stuck with the Crowes, but SHMC rocks so goddamned hard with him he makes my list.
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good callout both of you on Chet.....dude is like the OG of guitar picking in the modern era.
Some other honorables heading in another direction to the Mississippi Delta style guitarists who had a HUGE influence on many of the classic rock guitarists we all know and love:
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
BB King
Tommy Johnson
Howlin Wolf
Eddie Wilson (of the Funk Brothers house band for Motown)
Buddy Guy
And lastly the awesome Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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Ah...here come 5 pages of arguing about the merits of John Mayer.
I kid! Great topic. In no particular order:
Prince (ok...this one might be in the correct position) - I'm on record with my opinions of Prince. The motherfucking GOAT.
SRV - the absolute soul that drips out of that man's fingers is transcendent (nerd alert: knowing that he's pushing .013s makes what he does WAY more impressive).
Jimi - Innovator. Was working on what he called "electric sky church" music when he passed. Really fucking wish he'd have stuck around a few more decades.
Gilmour - Iconic tone and phrasing. There's a reason that DSOTM has sold about 4trillion copies and he's half the reason at least.
Mike Campbell - Just perfect at finding the riff/phrase/lick to complement what Tom was conveying. So many songs and nary a fucking miss among them.
Honorable Mentions:
Les Paul - legend
Roy Clark - criminally underrated outside his core fanbase
EVH - Jimi's spiritual descendant and a transformer...the technicality of it just isn't always my thing.
Knopfler - another iconic tone and style. made rock 'n roll finger picking cool...or at least he stole it from...
Buckingham - Another Campbell-type, with the perfect part that doesn't dominate the song, but elevates it.
Morello - iconoclastic. I love that shit and his super percussive riffs are SO MUCH FUN TO PLAY!
Adam Jones - Maybe more a product of the band as a whole, but I think this guy writes interesting solos and transitional pieces. Bonus points for being the animator behind the Sober video (and most of them, I think) with the meat-tube.
Dimebag - Love his play, but not much of a fan of Anselmo so I don't revisit this stuff much.
Beck - Jeff, not Hansen. Singular style and just making it look so fucking easy.
Marc Ford - really wish he'd stuck with the Crowes, but SHMC rocks so goddamned hard with him he makes my list.
Wouldn't turn down any of those 5.
You guys are putting some good ones out there I forgot - notably Jeff Beck from yours. I deserve a lashing for not including him at least on the long list. Guy was amazing.
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Ah...here come 5 pages of arguing about the merits of John Mayer.
I totally agree with you about Prince. He was a musical genius.
Why do you hate Mayer?
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I totally agree with you about Prince. He was a musical genius.
Why do you hate Mayer?
His incoherent ramblings make jmar look sober and scholarly. I can't get past that.
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No mention of Jerry Reed??? :facepalm:
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No mention of Jerry Reed??? :facepalm:
East bound and down…
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This is always subjective.
Chet Atkins
Eddie VanHalen
Roy Clark
Brad Paisly
And Prince. Even though he was technically not just a guitarist. The fact that he was a part time player that was as good as he was. I’m still pissed off at him for not taking care of himself and having to take drugs for the pain.
Have to mention Keith Urban. To be a singer and an accomplished lead guitarist is a tough gig. I’m still upset I missed the Brad and Keith tour.
Robert Johnson is one of those that sits in his own lane. If you’ve never listened to him, give it go.
And some may chuckle at Daryll Hall, but that dude is one helluva musician.
There are a lot of guys mentioned that are very accomplished guitarists. I can’t say any of them are less.
And I will never tire of that FreeBird solo.
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Doyle Dykes is a lesser known one, but can do all sorts of cool things with a guitar. I’ve been to two of his performances. He really likes to tell a story with words, and with his guitar. Chet Atkins said that Doyle is a guitarist that he’d pay to go see, on record.
https://youtu.be/DLB35BI-FgI?si=0Dn7d8NBxUCloxOQ
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Robert Cray. Anyone?
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BB King?
Anyone?
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John Lee Hooker?
Bueller?
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Carlos Santana?
Why y’all so racist?
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On a niche note, Henry Garza.
There are really sooo many that I can’t narrow it down to 5.
Steve Vai
Chuck Berry (Marty McFly)
Randy Rhodes
It goes on and on….
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• Ace Frehley (solo artist, no rule broken)
• Don Felder/Joe Walsh
• Gilmour
• Eddie Van Halen
• Angus
• Slash
• Clapton
• George Harrison
Also
• Frampton
• Brian May
• Prince
• Hendrix
• Page
• Rhoads
• Mars
I could list hundreds
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I need to remind the audience here that this one is all SUBJECTIVE - it’s YOUR personal favorites. That’s the fun of it.
And hot damn if Kaos and I aren’t in lockstep on most of these. Actually, Ace is the most redeeming part of KISS to me. I’ve seen him shred pretty well. I dig him.
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Carlos Santana?
Why y’all so racist?
I think he’s a very cool dude. I’ve never been super crazy about his sound. Admire his ability though.
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I think he’s a very cool dude. I’ve never been super crazy about his sound. Admire his ability though.
That’s the thing. The sound. It’s the reason I like Ace. That crazy, bendy, loose, unstructured sound. I love it. And Gilmour… it’s like his sound buries itself in my soul.
It’s why some others I left off. Yingwie. Great technically. But it doesn’t move me.
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That’s the thing. The sound. It’s the reason I like Ace. That crazy, bendy, loose, unstructured sound. I love it. And Gilmour… it’s like his sound buries itself in my soul.
It’s why some others I left off. Yingwie. Great technically. But it doesn’t move me.
I’m the same way with Richards and Page. The way he plays those southern rock bluesy riffs is just great. He has great timing with Mick. Dude is probably only doing a few things in reality but he’s making them sound really good.
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No particular order:
J. Beck
Prince
Knopfler
C. Santana
Gilmour
Riffs-
Howard Leese
EVH
Most all borrowed from the old blues guitarists. I never got into big venue anthem rock and for pure listening it was the studio greats that gave us our best songs over the many decades.
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Might I suggest a spinoff of the actual guitar work? Pick one or two and post a video.
Maybe with a rule that there can be no dupe entries?
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dave murray
chuck berry
d. allman ...now d. trucks
luther perkins
angus young
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I'll throw in Steve Cropper for the old farts.
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Ah...here come 5 pages of arguing about the merits of John Mayer.
I kid! Great topic. In no particular order:
Prince (ok...this one might be in the correct position) - I'm on record with my opinions of Prince. The motherfucking GOAT.
SRV - the absolute soul that drips out of that man's fingers is transcendent (nerd alert: knowing that he's pushing .013s makes what he does WAY more impressive).
Jimi - Innovator. Was working on what he called "electric sky church" music when he passed. Really fucking wish he'd have stuck around a few more decades.
Gilmour - Iconic tone and phrasing. There's a reason that DSOTM has sold about 4trillion copies and he's half the reason at least.
Mike Campbell - Just perfect at finding the riff/phrase/lick to complement what Tom was conveying. So many songs and nary a fucking miss among them.
Honorable Mentions:
Les Paul - legend
Roy Clark - criminally underrated outside his core fanbase
EVH - Jimi's spiritual descendant and a transformer...the technicality of it just isn't always my thing.
Knopfler - another iconic tone and style. made rock 'n roll finger picking cool...or at least he stole it from...
Buckingham - Another Campbell-type, with the perfect part that doesn't dominate the song, but elevates it.
Morello - iconoclastic. I love that shit and his super percussive riffs are SO MUCH FUN TO PLAY!
Adam Jones - Maybe more a product of the band as a whole, but I think this guy writes interesting solos and transitional pieces. Bonus points for being the animator behind the Sober video (and most of them, I think) with the meat-tube.
Dimebag - Love his play, but not much of a fan of Anselmo so I don't revisit this stuff much.
Beck - Jeff, not Hansen. Singular style and just making it look so fucking easy.
Marc Ford - really wish he'd stuck with the Crowes, but SHMC rocks so goddamned hard with him he makes my list.
Your appreciation of Mike Campbell makes me hate your guts, less. He is one of my favs. I don’t get into the best type of debates, since it’s so subjective. And that’s why I think GH said no wrong answers but Campbell and Bloomfield are two great Mikes.
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I'll throw in Steve Cropper for the old farts.
Know him personally so well that I met him one time at a party also attended by Tommy Tuberville and Cliff Harris. We dignitaries were at a party before a company went defunct. They had great parties in the 80s and 90s. Apparently there was more cash going out than coming in. I’ve battled this complicated issue most of my business life.
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In going back to look at this, I apologize for the last post. That’s some Snag’s level name dropping and uncalled for.
The difference is that my story is actually true and not some made up, senile delusion as a result of a hyper pro and narcissistic personality with early onset dementia.
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Your appreciation of Mike Campbell makes me hate your guts, less. He is one of my favs. I don’t get into the best type of debates, since it’s so subjective. And that’s why I think GH said no wrong answers but Campbell and Bloomfield are two great Mikes.
I don't know if Campbell is a "great" but im with you and Wes - he is one of my personal favorites. Totally forgot him as well. Gave Tom Petty much of his sound.
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Throwing some 90s into the mix with..
Cobain
McCready
Thayil
Cantrell
My personal top 5
EVH
Harrison
Gilmore
Knopfler
Eric Bell from Thin Lizzy
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Throwing some 90s into the mix with..
Cobain
McCready
Thayil
Cantrell
My personal top 5
EVH
Harrison
Gilmore
Knopfler
Eric Bell from Thin Lizzy
I was interested in seeing your list but no mention of Steven Hamner tells me that you have no idea what you are talking about.
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Real question because I LOVE the band. But is anyone a fan of Neal Schon? (his PPV wedding disaster aside years ago)
Love a lot of his licks in their tunes. Of course Steve Perry is a ton of Journey's legacy but Schon contributed a lot of their "sound" as well.
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Real question because I LOVE the band. But is anyone a fan of Neal Schon? (his PPV wedding disaster aside years ago)
Love a lot of his licks in their tunes. Of course Steve Perry is a ton of Journey's legacy but Schon contributed a lot of their "sound" as well.
Yeah. 100%. My only qualification is that he's inconsistent. I can listen to the absolute WORST KISS song, but Ace's part is still strong. There's some great work of his buried in some really juvenile, otherwise cringeworthy songs that languish unheard by most.
I could be wrong, but my perception of Schon was that he did some great things on certain songs, but just kind of wandered through others with uninspired licks.
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Yeah. 100%. My only qualification is that he's inconsistent. I can listen to the absolute WORST KISS song, but Ace's part is still strong. There's some great work of his buried in some really juvenile, otherwise cringeworthy songs that languish unheard by most.
I could be wrong, but my perception of Schon was that he did some great things on certain songs, but just kind of wandered through others with uninspired licks.
The 3 good ones that come to mind are:
Lights
Don't Stop Believing
Anyway You Want It
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I was interested in seeing your list but no mention of Steven Hamner tells me that you have no idea what you are talking about.
My bad, I thought this was a list about guitarists, not people that Wiregrass wants in and around his mouth.
In that case:
Steven Hamner.
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Yeah. 100%. My only qualification is that he's inconsistent. I can listen to the absolute WORST KISS song, but Ace's part is still strong. There's some great work of his buried in some really juvenile, otherwise cringeworthy songs that languish unheard by most.
I could be wrong, but my perception of Schon was that he did some great things on certain songs, but just kind of wandered through others with uninspired licks.
Rock & Roll all night is the worst Kiss song IMO.
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So hard to narrow it down, as it almost seems luda-kris to put Eddie Van Halen and Chet Atkins on the same list. I realize it's "your favorite", and not claiming who you think is the best, but I can't help but try and put them in categories. For instance, my favorite music is straightforward, bass driven rock and roll. Needs a little funk to it. Has to have some killer lead licks. That makes some of my favs:
Nuno Bettancourt
Joe Perry
Angus Young
Michael Shenker
Slash
A couple of guys that I consider some of the most talented, and versatile guitarists, that I love listening to are Joe Bonamassa and John Mayer.
As for Chet, got the privilege of seeing him live in Montgomery. He collaborated with Jerry Reed on an album, and Mark Knopfler on another. Unbelievable guitar work.
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My bad, I thought this was a list about guitarists, not people that Wiregrass wants in and around his mouth.
In that case:
Steven Hamner.
He is on more than one list.
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He is on more than one list.
Epstein's list? I like em' young!!!!
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Rock & Roll all night is the worst Kiss song IMO.
It’s not a song. It’s an anthem…
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Rock & Roll all night is the worst Kiss song IMO.
I think it wouldn't suck as bad as it does if it wasn't overplayed. It's the kind of oatmeal people who wouldn't normally listen to KISS do listen to.
If somebody says they're a huge KISS fan and say that's their favorite song? I know they are not a KISS fan.
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I think it wouldn't suck as bad as it does if it wasn't overplayed. It's the kind of oatmeal people who wouldn't normally listen to KISS do listen to.
If somebody says they're a huge KISS fan and say that's their favorite song? I know they are not a KISS fan.
Hard to beat Detroit Rock City for me. And it all has to do with that bass riff.
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I think it wouldn't suck as bad as it does if it wasn't overplayed. It's the kind of oatmeal people who wouldn't normally listen to KISS do listen to.
If somebody says they're a huge KISS fan and say that's their favorite song? I know they are not a KISS fan.
My favorite Kiss songs are
Sure know something
Cold Gin
Saint and sinner
Black diamond
Hard Luck woman
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My favorite Kiss songs are
Sure know something
Cold Gin
Saint and sinner
Black diamond
Hard Luck woman
Black Diamond
100,000 Years
While the City Sleeps
Parasite
Shandi
Jungle
Deuce
So many.
You wanna hear something I don’t understand? Queue up Reason to Live from 87. It sounds like the best of what was out at the time. That soaring rock ballad that cheeseballs like Richard Marx peddled for millions. I don’t get why that wasn’t something that broke big for them. It sounds dated today, sure. But at that moment in time?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HshQidqYxjg
Video has a super hot girl in various stages of undress. You’ve got Bruce Kulik humping a keyboard. Gene awkwardly glaring. What else could you want?
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Every time I visit this thread, I think of someone else.
Has no one else even mentioned Montgomery’s own Tommy Shaw?
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Black Diamond*
100,000 Years*
While the City Sleeps
Parasite*
Shandi
Jungle
Deuce*
So many.
in addition to black diamond and deuce other personal favorites of mine...
god of thunder
cold gin
heavens on fire
i love it loud
*you know better than anyone Kaos but those songs are played at every KISS concert and for good reason.
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Every time I visit this thread, I think of someone else.
Has no one else even mentioned Montgomery’s own Tommy Shaw?
Saw him on Darryl's Place over the holidays. House band was cooking.
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in addition to black diamond and deuce other personal favorites of mine...
god of thunder
cold gin
heavens on fire
i love it loud
*you know better than anyone Kaos but those songs are played at every KISS concert and for good reason.
No Love Gun??
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No Love Gun??
Can we please not take a decent and interesting discussion and turn it towards these clowns?
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Can we please not take a decent and interesting discussion and turn it towards these clowns?
Take this to the political thread.
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As a sidebar in the same realm of conversation, what is everyone’s favorite guitar solo?
For the longest, Shadow on the Sun by Audioslave had mine, but now Weight of Dreams by Greta Van Fleet has taken top spot.
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As a sidebar in the same realm of conversation, what is everyone’s favorite guitar solo?
Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy
Mulholland Drive - Gaslight Anthem
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
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As a sidebar in the same realm of conversation, what is everyone’s favorite guitar solo?
For the longest, Shadow on the Sun by Audioslave had mine, but now Weight of Dreams by Greta Van Fleet has taken top spot.
I already suggested this as a new topic. Break it off, please. Start something new.
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As a sidebar in the same realm of conversation, what is everyone’s favorite guitar solo?
For the longest, Shadow on the Sun by Audioslave had mine, but now Weight of Dreams by Greta Van Fleet has taken top spot.
Ooooooh....that's a good one. Top 5:
Prince's While My Guitar...from the RnR induction ceremony
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Sweet Child o Mine
Comfortably Numb (bonus solo!)
Sometimes Salvation
The Sky is Crying
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Sweet Child o Mine
Comfortably Numb (bonus solo!)
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My favorite Kiss songs are
Sure know something
Cold Gin
Saint and sinner
Black diamond
Hard Luck woman
What!
No Strutter...
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What!
No Strutter...
that's a quality song, but in a top 5 scenario I can't name them all. I'm a huge fan of the Dynasty album also.
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I'll retitle the thread "KISS Discussion" for y'all.
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I'll retitle the thread "KISS Discussion" for y'all.
You can’t have shit around here because of motherfuckers wanting to change threads to meet their own needs. Before you know it, bitches start making it about favorite solos, best tight leather britches on a guitar picker or Steven Hamner.
We can’t have nothing.
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Hotel California
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KISS stands for knights in satan’s service, in case you didn’t know.
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Hotel California
I agree Fingers Felder really showed out.
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I agree Fingers Felder really showed out.
One of the better air guitar riffs with that slow groove. I've killed that song in the truck. Facial expressions and all.
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One of the better air guitar riffs with that slow groove. I've killed that song in the truck. Facial expressions and all.
is that before, during or after he goes down on you?
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is that before, during or after he goes down on you?
After. I said complete with facial expressions. DUH!!!
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15 years of bad penis humor.
And I just thought it was a phase like bell bottoms or rah rahs but no.
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After. I said complete with facial expressions. DUH!!!
You say that, I see this.... the thing once seen that can never be unseen.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrcIZJbWAAM4w57.jpg)
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I agree Fingers Felder really showed out.
In concert, Felder and Walsh play that solo together. Saw it in the Omni. Never once stepping on each other. It was a thing of beauty…until they dumped Felder.
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In concert, Felder and Walsh play that solo together. Saw it in the Omni. Never once stepping on each other. It was a thing of beauty…until they dumped Felder.
I saw Felder playing with his band and he played Hotel California, it was magical.
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I saw Felder playing with his band and he played Hotel California, it was magical.
Agreed.
Opened for Styx at the Wharf. I had backstage access for that. Everybody on that show was good to be around. Decent guys, very humble, appreciative of the fans.
Felder was way better than I anticipated.
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Agreed.
Opened for Styx at the Wharf. I had backstage access for that. Everybody on that show was good to be around. Decent guys, very humble, appreciative of the fans.
Felder was way better than I anticipated.
Felder opened for Foreigner & Styx the day I saw him. I enjoyed Styx way more than I thought I would.
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Felder opened for Foreigner & Styx the day I saw him. I enjoyed Styx way more than I thought I would.
I’ve see them six or seven times. Always a good show. Gonna be in Biloxi Jan 20. Will likely go. I’ve also seen Dennis solo. I really wish those guys would but the hatchet for one last tour. But I think they are in the same “fuck you” bus as ace/peter and KISS.
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I’ve see them six or seven times. Always a good show. Gonna be in Biloxi Jan 20. Will likely go. I’ve also seen Dennis solo. I really wish those guys would but the hatchet for one last tour. But I think they are in the same “fuck you” bus as ace/peter and KISS.
Unfortunately, Dennis could not get past the theater theatrics. If they could have just stayed in the middle, half rock and roll and half of that theater shit, they would still be together today. Each had its place.
My younger brother was good friends with Tommy Shaw's cousins and got to go backstage whenever he was close to Montgomery. Tommy actually lived in Prattville for a bit during the elementary days.