QUEEN'S Brian May named "Greatest Guitarist of All Time" By TOTAL GUITAR

AlbaNo1 wrote:

It’s interesting how Bob refers to Brian May as “Brian”, but Freddie Mercury is usually ” Mercury”

I’m not sure how this got past the committee without further investigation Well actually I do know. Stepford hidden in plain sight here.

Why can't someone be a fan of a musician without being called a stepford? There Is a double standard around here though..when a fan of Mercury shows appreciation he's a stepford..not so much with Brian May. I guess I'm a Queen stepford since I like all 4 members.

@AlbaNo1 Brenski & Wizard rant about Brian been voted greatest Guitarist of all time and Brian has been informed (see his web site)
Thousands of guitar fans voted Brian the greatest for one reason because he is the best.
Brenski and Wizard are bad losers and rant when they cannot get there own way.
History has been made guys so stamp your feet as much as you want, told you Brian was better than Jimmy Paige lol

Mike Hunt I agree with your post, it seems you cannot say Freddie or Brian is the greatest in there field without the mafia Brenski slagging the post off.
We are all here because we admire and love Queen (original band) and if those trolls on here do not think Queen are the greatest musicians then get off this site.

[color=SaddleBrown] Benross wrote:@AlbaNo1 Brenski & Wizard rant about Brian been voted greatest Guitarist of all time[/color]

i've done no such thing. read my post, you ignoramus.

[color=SaddleBrown] Benross wrote: Brenski and Wizard are bad losers and rant when they cannot get there own way.[/color]

nothing to do with it at all. there's a difference between
a] the objectivity of having Queen as my favourite band and accepting that other bands/artists were as good or better
b] being a stepford who refuses to accept anything other than their own preconceived idol worship.

[color=SaddleBrown]Benross wrote: it seems you cannot say Freddie or Brian is the greatest in there field without the mafia Brenski slagging the post off.[/color]

you really are obsessed with me. perhaps you'd like to explain to your audience why you've now chosen to threaten me with violence on Facebook where i don't even have an account? pathetic. what are you trying to prove? grow up - 56 years old and your only resource is to constantly threaten violence - show some maturity and discuss things like an adult - instead of behaving like a neanderthal teenage yob! you can't go around threatening violence and not expect repercussions.

this was posted to Greg brooks' facebook page:


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nobody, anywhere is scared of you. the reason you get banned is because you repeatedly post homophobic, trans-phobic, racist or bigoted comments. even the most tolerant forums (like QZ) do not allow this.

also, do not claim i've posted private information. it's facebook. a quick google of "ged red facebook" brings up all of your information.

Hey feel free to make me famous again buddy, but at least other folk on facebook have been warned about your bullying and rants.
i will tell more folk on social media about you and your Canadian puppet friend all about what you do to people on here and your own crap site ha ha ha

[color=SaddleBrown] Benross wrote: Hey feel free to make me famous again buddy, but at least other folk on facebook have been warned about your bullying and rants.
i will tell more folk on social media about you and your Canadian puppet friend all about what you do to people on here and your own crap site ha ha ha[/color]

and you think it okay to repeatedly threaten violence?
[color=Brown]"i am tracking him down and when i do he will be like a rabbit in the headlights" [/color]
you resort to violent threats because you haven't the basic intelligence to resolve a difference/engage with anyone who disagrees with you. you talk about bullies, but you are the bully.

strange how this place is almost dead, while our place is thriving. and you feel compelled to mention me on Facebook - where i don;t even have an account. you are definitely obsessed with me - if you weren't you'd keep your "rucks" in the relevant playground.

what will you do when Facebook finally bans you?

and why don't you explain to everyone why you registered to our forum...and exactly what your reasons were?

Hey i am not going to answer to you because i am a big boy did you see my beard lol
Brenski you are a snowflake and need to get a life instead of drawing attention to yourself all the time god i know you love yourself dude but this is ridiculous the way you go on.
Oh and by the way i am on your new site and have been for 5 weeks, i used my cousins computer so i can spy on you and your mafia lol
If you can come back on here then i am doing the same on your new fake site lol
Happy days sucker lol

[color=SaddleBrown] Benross wrote: Hey i am not going to answer to you because i am a big boy did you see my beard lol[/color]

you won't answer, because you know that would mean openly admitting your threat of violence.

[color=SaddleBrown] Benross wrote: Oh and by the way i am on your new site and have been for 5 weeks, i used my cousins computer so i can spy on you and your mafia lol. [/color]

you say you won't answer me and then declare your reason as being for spying purposes. idiot. why would you need to "spy"? how pathetic an example of life you have become. and you can observe as much as you like, but as soon as you post anything, your guard will be down and you'll be deleted. even more pathetic that you go through the subterfuge of "using your cousins email address"[/i] - as we originally banned your email, username and IP address, in order to "spy on us"[/i] you'd need to visit your cousins house each time you wish to do so.
[color=blue]how old are you? eight? you've all the makings of a 1990 Benjamin Button. how utterly pathetic.[/color]

[color=SaddleBrown] Benross wrote: If you can come back on here then i am doing the same on your new fake site lol Happy days sucker lol [/color]

i didn't "come back" - i never left, you idiot. i've been here 16 years - that's 10 more than you have...and no amount of your pathetic bullying will make me leave for good.

Hard to imagine Brian doing anything as innovative as this today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fO954zQ3Us

Only guitar players would vote for Vai as he pretty much writes for other guitar players. In contrast, Brian writes in a manner that connects with almost everyone. And there's the rub: if your music can't connect, it hardly matters to a general audience how good you are.

Yeah, Vai is amazing... a fireworks show.

He changes guitars like 3 times a song. It's bizarre, interesting and fun most of the time... but I'll admit.. I haven't bought anything of his since The Ultra Zone. I bought his recent rerelease of the earlier demos and PASSION AND WARFARE re-release called MODERN PRIMITIVE... and unfortunately I've only seen him 3x. i missed the last GENERATION AXE tour.. but I've seen him twice at Nuno's jams in Hollyweird, and another time in Bev Hills for a Desmond Tutu benefit concert in which people from Incubus to Donovan performed (donovan hit the stage after 1am if I recall... the show was like 8 hours and great and varied... fucking loved it - though half the seats left once Incubus played - they did EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD)



back to point.

Vai is a wild orchestrator/scorer
you are right,, Brian's highest points had their mass appeal and daring.

But all in all, if someone's getting "the best"... even though I don't ENJOY about 50% of his work, that'd be Jeff Beck for sure. He's uniquely different, and has made a career making that guitar speak.

then again.. if you're looking for CONSISTENCY.. it's TONY IOMMI... the dude is the riffmeister... has never really done wrong. His work is underappreciated outside of "metal" audiences

@Brenski You are a looser buddy and i have full control of your new crap web site.
My Cousin does not live that far away so happy days for me and doom and gloom for you and your mafia bullies.
Not stop hijacking this thread and lets celebrate Brian as the greatest guitarist that has ever been !
Its official so we all know you will be moaning but many of us real Queen fans know Brian was the best for many many years.
I have my copy of "Total Guitar" Magazine and the feature is great on Brian.

matt z wrote:

Yeah, Vai is amazing... a fireworks show.

He changes guitars like 3 times a song. It's bizarre, interesting and fun most of the time... but I'll admit.. I haven't bought anything of his since The Ultra Zone. I bought his recent rerelease of the earlier demos and PASSION AND WARFARE re-release called MODERN PRIMITIVE... and unfortunately I've only seen him 3x. i missed the last GENERATION AXE tour.. but I've seen him twice at Nuno's jams in Hollyweird, and another time in Bev Hills for a Desmond Tutu benefit concert in which people from Incubus to Donovan performed (donovan hit the stage after 1am if I recall... the show was like 8 hours and great and varied... fucking loved it - though half the seats left once Incubus played - they did EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD)



back to point.

Vai is a wild orchestrator/scorer
you are right,, Brian's highest points had their mass appeal and daring.

But all in all, if someone's getting "the best"... even though I don't ENJOY about 50% of his work, that'd be Jeff Beck for sure. He's uniquely different, and has made a career making that guitar speak.

then again.. if you're looking for CONSISTENCY.. it's TONY IOMMI... the dude is the riffmeister... has never really done wrong. His work is underappreciated outside of "metal" audiences

Jeff beck is a very tasteful and skilled player. He can make the guitar talk.

Tommy Emmanuel is amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s78WCIJD734

In this video Josh Smith shreds the way Imagine I want to play in my head but I don't have the chops to put that into practice. I can't warm to Bonamassa. His playing lacks emotion and soul.

Overall though, if I had to choose the GOAT for a pointless and random poll like this one I'd say Jimi Hendrix. Most of the guitarists on the poll would probably also pick Hendrix, even though a lot of them are technically miles better.

Many underrated guitarists i can think of are better than Clapton, Beck, Paige etc....
People like Andy Scott from The Sweet, Fast Eddie Clarke from Motorhead, & the brilliant Ian Bairnson from Pilot.

Holly2003 wrote:

Tommy Emmanuel is amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s78WCIJD734

In this video Josh Smith shreds the way Imagine I want to play in my head but I don't have the chops to put that into practice. I can't warm to Bonamassa. His playing lacks emotion and soul.

Try Bonamassa's stuff with Beth Hart - this clip doesn't come near to showcasing him at his best.

All three of those players are marvellous in their own ways, but even while having fun in a foreign environment with a Tele instead of his trusty acoustic, Tommy is just from another universe.

Tommy, Chet Atkins, and Steve Howe are at the top of the heap, as their vocabulary of jazz, classical, Spanish, ragtime, and country - combined with their sense of expression - are simply unparalleled.

Ultimately it isn't a contest, as everyone brings something different to the table. But of all these guys, Tommy's mastery of the instrument combined with his warm and charming character almost certainly earns him the distinction of being the finest player alive.

This video of him playing his arrangement of Somewhere Over The Rainbow for a mesmerized Les Paul - a peer in that exclusive club of mastery and innovation - sheds any doubt in case there was any:

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May's massive leaps forward in the world of orchestration have earned him all the accolades he has received, and he's ultimately up there with Hendrix, Page, Beck, Zappa, etc. But once Tommy Emmanuel enters the discussion along with cats like Segovia, Django, Paco de Lucia, Julian Bream, Lenny Breau, or Michael Hedges, then suddenly most of the rock players are left at the gate. But Brian is one of the few exceptions, because he's so much more than a rock player - he's a composer first, and nobody has come close to building on his advancements since. He's carved his own real estate, and it's nice to see him finally get some proper recognition for it.

Great post ^

With the discussions on Queenchat, I was wondering where Steve Howe fit in with "great guitarists" ...