Guitarists Who Are Better Than Most Would Think?

streethawk

mudslide73 said:

^^ Gulp. Almost got caught out watching that at work!

 

Didn't Arlen Roth have something to do with teaching Ralph Macchio how to mime in Crossroads?

Just tell them it's for research purposes.

What line of work are we talking about, ballpark?

Longtallronnie

Steve Craddock from Ocean Colur Scene. His live playing circa Moseley Shoals/Marching Already was hugely inspirational to me.

Steve Marriott is known more for his voice but his guitaring is pretty bloody good too.

The lads from McFly aren't too shabby either, I remember a former drummer lending me a live DVD (yes, he bought a McFly DVD), insisting I watch it. I didn't like admitting it at the time but they were very good.

 

Kebabkid

I stand corrected on Ralph Macchio and Michael J Fox as t'internet shows they were taught to simulate their guitar parts.

Ta ETW

EricTheWeary

always happy to help the less fortunate...
:bz

RocknRollDave

breakstuff said:

Always rated Boz Boorer and Alain Whyte,not just as guitarist but also a great writing team.

Good call! I chuffing LOVE their stuff with Morrissey.



And good call @FelineGuitars on the Status Quo chaps. Much better musicians than they are made out to be.

Bellycaster

streethawk said:

Suzzana Hoffs from the Bangles

In a rush so will have to pick a video at random.

I must be gaining weight, my shorts feel a lot tighter for some reason.

 

stickyfiddle

Big +1s for Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) and The Edge. Both have a touch and note choice that isn't appreciated by most.

I'd also add Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien from Radiohead. Greenwood always gets all the praise but 90% of the interesting guitar parts over their career have actually come from the other 2 players in the band, especially from Kid A onwards.

breakstuff

Big +1 for The Edge.My first guitar hero as a kid and also the reason I got into playing (badly) the guitar.

streethawk

stickyfiddle said:

Big +1s for Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) and The Edge. Both have a touch and note choice that isn't appreciated by most.

I'd also add Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien from Radiohead. Greenwood always gets all the praise but 90% of the interesting guitar parts over their career have actually come from the other 2 players in the band, especially from Kid A onwards.

Bang on.

Thom York is a belting guitarist. Picking out Paranoid Android ain't easy, never mind singing over it.

Deadman

streethawk said:

stickyfiddle said:

Big +1s for Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) and The Edge. Both have a touch and note choice that isn't appreciated by most.

I'd also add Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien from Radiohead. Greenwood always gets all the praise but 90% of the interesting guitar parts over their career have actually come from the other 2 players in the band, especially from Kid A onwards.

Bang on.

Thom York is a belting guitarist. Picking out Paranoid Android ain't easy, never mind singing over it.

Fair enough, but isn't it more Johnny Greenwood than TY?

streethawk

Oops.

streethawk

Deadman said:

streethawk said:

stickyfiddle said:

Big +1s for Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) and The Edge. Both have a touch and note choice that isn't appreciated by most.

I'd also add Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien from Radiohead. Greenwood always gets all the praise but 90% of the interesting guitar parts over their career have actually come from the other 2 players in the band, especially from Kid A onwards.

Bang on.

Thom York is a belting guitarist. Picking out Paranoid Android ain't easy, never mind singing over it.

Fair enough, but isn't it more Johnny Greenwood than TY?

No, it doesn't seem to be.
I mean I'm sure they can all play it - and Yorke sort of half strums it live - but I'm assuming he came up with it. 
I dunno, I'm not a huge fan of Johnny Greenwood myself. He makes some impressive noise though. 

Kebabkid

Almost forgot, the late, great James Honeymon-Scott of The Pretenders e.g. Kid

stickyfiddle

Deadman said:

streethawk said:

stickyfiddle said:

Big +1s for Jonny Buckland (Coldplay) and The Edge. Both have a touch and note choice that isn't appreciated by most.

I'd also add Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien from Radiohead. Greenwood always gets all the praise but 90% of the interesting guitar parts over their career have actually come from the other 2 players in the band, especially from Kid A onwards.

Bang on.

Thom York is a belting guitarist. Picking out Paranoid Android ain't easy, never mind singing over it.

Fair enough, but isn't it more Johnny Greenwood than TY?

The funny noises, swirly picking and explosive distorty bits are Greenwood. The hard bits are all Yorke. 

Take pretty much all of In Rainbows - all the good stuff is Yorke. Bodysnatchers (09:37) and House of Cards (25:40) are particularly excellent imo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8byXSML4bY

And this doesn't have spectacular guitar playing in it; it's just gorgeous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuQteIBxpCA

Bellycaster

I must also give a mention to Boon Gould of Level 42. He always did great song parts and solos.

The Solo in this is impressive too. I quite like it anyway, it's different.

 

bertie

Mr Dunnery,  but everyone knows that anyway

EricTheWeary

Kebabkid said:

Almost forgot, the late, great James Honeymon-Scott of The Pretenders e.g. Kid

he used to be a guitar shop assistant( somewhere in Gloucester I think) and my friend has a wah wah pedal he bought off him with the signed receipt.

RocknRollDave

Back On The Chain Gang is a song I've wanted to cover for a long time. Love the twangy guitar part.

I'd love to do Don't Get Me Wrong, too, but that one strikes me as a bit trickier to get the feel right.

ICBM

RocknRollDave said:

Back On The Chain Gang is a song I've wanted to cover for a long time. Love the twangy guitar part.

It's quite easy. Even I can play an approximation of it . Although the tone-up key change at the end of the middle eight - which is my favourite in all recorded music, I think - makes it a bit harder.

But Honeyman-Scott didn't play it - Billy Bremner did. The song is actually about the death of Honeyman-Scott.

RocknRollDave

Didn't realise it wasn't Honeyman-Scott (I'm not too "up" on the Pretenders), I stand corrected.


No, it's not that it's a tricky song to play that stops me covering it, more that I've never been in a band yet where it was an appropriate addition to the setlist, that's all.
Great tune though - one of those songs (and bands) I forget about completely until I hear them on the radio and am reminded what a great track it is.