Who was the better guitarist or better way to put it... who was the second best guitarist out of the three???
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Let me lay it to everybody:
If Jeff Beck is a 9 and Brian is an 8
then Roger is a 4
and Freddie was a 2 or 3... probably a 2
If Jeff Beck is a 9 and Brian is an 8
then Roger is a 4
and Freddie was a 2 or 3... probably a 2
John? Rhythm mainly though.
John's funk/soul/disco influenced rhythm guitar work is excellent - Another One Bites The Dust and Cool Cat are two great examples of that Nile Rodgers' type style which he plays great. On the Hot Space tour he also plays rhythm guitar on Staying Power, and it's such a shame the footage of that gig completely overlooks this. Roger can play a few basic riffs and chords, but is more limited than John.
Love his Cool Cat Guitar work.
Don't forget Back Chat. The solo is Brian, but the rest is John.
Freddie only really plays guitar for composing though, and the only time I remember him playing guitar in live performances is on Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Rick wrote:
Don't forget Back Chat. The solo is Brian, but the rest is John.
Brian also plays one of the rhythm bits - the distorted power chords which pop up here and there. Not as prominent as the rhythm parts John plays there (arpeggios and riff), but still...
Isn't Misfire all John until the ending where you get a different riff in each channel before (presumably) Brian takes over?
NastyQueenie74 wrote:
Isn't Misfire all John until the ending where you get a different riff in each channel before (presumably) Brian takes over?
Yep.