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Is Brian May the best lead/rhythm guitar player ?

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

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?


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.
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'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.
Master Marathon Runner
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.
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Plenty of electronic moments on Hot Space lol