Seattle Radio's Top 99 Guitarists

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Music Man wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Haha, how the hell did I miss out on this thread!? (I mean, I've apparently been here since May 15, 2003) I loved it. And I must agree that this list is, so to say, bad. My favorite lists are here:

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_newguitar.html

There's a shitload, and they are far more educated than anything Seattle Radio can even begin to understand.

And where are the rest of the posts to this thread?[/QUOTE]

Holy geez, that's what you call a real top 100 guitarist list! I cannot begin to say how proud I am of this. Finally, a list where players like John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Brian May, Alex Lifeson, Frank Zappa, and Kim Mitchell are exactly where they belong, and where players like John Frusciante, Jack White, and Kurt Cobain are exactly where they belong.

No list can be perfect, but this is by far the closest to perfection I've seen yet. The "best of the decade" lists are right on the money as well. I think the only glaring omission is Steve Hackett from Genesis. Also, Page could be a bit lower, and Richards and Wood should be swapped.

Posts are missing because the board had some malfunctions a few months back.

Never mind Seattle radio... few people here, or anywhere, will begin to understand.

Yes, a nice place, a bit to low, I think, also for Steve Vai. WHERE IS STEVE HOWE???? He is a really great guitar wizzard! The edge is placed to high, and Kile Gass? His work is funny and cool, but in the list of the greatest guitar players? No.
Let's make a new list!

Howe is at #16, and that's a great place for him! I saw Yes a couple nights ago, and surely I have never seen a better acoustic guitarist in my life. Here is a guy pushing 60, master of his instrument, pulling off things I had never seen before. He did this four-minute acoustic piece which had him doing bass, chord, and melody at the same time. Breathtaking.

Dream Theater opened, and as always, they were just amazing. They played their more relaxed and progressive material, being as they were playing for mostly Yes fans who are in their 40s and 50s. They played Learning To Live, Trial Of Tears, Stream Of Consciousness, The Spirit Carries On, and half of disc 2 of Six Degrees.