Is Brian May the best lead/rhythm guitar player ?

and thats why AOBTD live was a weak number, nor Freddie or Roger excelled at it.

He is unique. Comparing him to another guitarist is like comparing apples to oranges. I love Mark Knopflers playing but how do I compare him to Brian May?

well he's up there;
love the way he handled killer queen and he definitely blends well with freddies
melodic tones.
i'm sure he would of loved being more a mark farner type,but lets face it;

there wasn't anybody upstaging Freddie.

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He is unique. Comparing him to another guitarist is like comparing apples to oranges. I love Mark Knopflers playing but how do I compare him to Brian May?[/QUOTE]

I am talking about live performances, within the band.
How do we compare them? we spend some hours watching live performances, preferably video to get a full picture of the whole band setup.

'I don't consider myself a particularly good guitarist , - That guy in Queen does things I only dream of ' - Eric Clapton in the late 70's.
Brian is far and away the greatest. IMO.The Queen sound would no doubt be a lot thinner without his expertise.
But I also rate Zal Cleminson from the Sensational Alex Harvey band, so diverse and massively underrated.

Was Eric referring to Brian's studio work? probably hes obsessive overdubbing multiple guitar tracks ? which spawn the clarification "no synthesizers were used" reinforced by Freddie's dislike for electronic keyboards.

Plenty of electronic moments on Hot Space lol