not sure if I saw his name among many noteworthy ones listed in this thread, but I'll add Joey Santiago, and while I'm at it, Alejandro Escoveda.
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not sure if I saw his name among many noteworthy ones listed in this thread, but I'll add Joey Santiago, and while I'm at it, Alejandro Escoveda.
GE Smith
Norman Blake
Good one. Nice to see he recovered from the Hepititus scare too.Quote:
Originally Posted by nesta
Not so much underrated, but forgotten or not mentioned yet as some of the greats
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Mark Knopfler (already mentioned)
Tom Morello (mentioned)
Jesse Cook- World music, Classical guitar
Here's a video with his song "Virtue" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM0aetImKXY
Not sure how well he fits in this category, but a big RIP goes out to Jeff Healey. Best blind, lap-style guitar player I ever had the pleasure of hearing perform.
And, since I'm here, I'll put Bruce Cockburn's name out there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAPVx...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW53fiwyskA&NR=1 I can only say, "HOLY SHIT!!!
Henry Garza from Los Lonely Boys is actually really fucking good.
THE guitar player's guitar player;
James Burton
To add some forgotten, but not necessarily under rated players;Quote:
Originally Posted by Aceman
Dick Dale
Muddy Waters
One who is under rated...Stevie's brother Jimmy Vaughan.
Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Willie Nelson a legend with his own style. Oh, EC is pretty good , but he gets plenty of deserved credit:
Strunz and Farah- check out the 2:23 minute mark in this clip unreal!!!
Albert Lee
He is, and so is Mato Nanji from Indigenous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
Yes he is.... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
What say ye to my Son Volt e-mail?
Huh, I guess I missed that one, eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
Guess I better read the email, hadn't seen it. I'll reply to it.
Ritchie Blackmore
Just thought of another underated guitar player, as I sit here and listen to "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac.
Lindsay Buckingham
Missed this one, totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Suit
nanuq, you're freaking me out. A vote for Hotel California as best song ever, okay, whatever. NOT.
A vote for Prince for underrated guitarists? I actually agree.
Votes for Peter Frampton and Glenn Campbell as best underrated guitarists? Um, sorry, no.
Now Lindsay Buckingham. Doesn't suck. But any "best" list can't have him on it. Just the way it is.
I got to hang out for a few hours with Pinetop Perkins, blues piano player, he played with EVERYBODY from the 40's on, name one decent player who could play a blues riff, I mean, Clapton, Stevie Ray, Robert Cray, Rory Gallagher, Roy Buchanon, Buddy Guy, Albert King, B.B. King, and on, and on, he played with them all.
I asked him who was the best he played with and without a second's hesitation he said "Duane Allman."
Of course Duane's not underrated but damn that boy could play.
No no, never said Hotel California was best song ever, just said it deserved a spot on the top 100 list - but no, it isn;t the best song ever. It is one of the better rock songs though.Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
Peter Frampton was a very influential guitar palyer and he did bring a new style into the guitar world. And his studio musician work as a guitarist makes him a candidate for underated. The guy is good. Damn good.
Same with Glen Campbell. Don't look at his pop/country crap. That is just fluffed up shit, but his studio work, and his writing makes him an underated guitarist.
Lindsay Buckingham, same thing. The dude has skills. Mad skills. Look at some of his recent solo work - avant garde, and very layered and complex. Again, underated guitarist.
I agree with you on the Roy Buchanon. You ever here his version of "Can I Change My Mind?"? Holy shit that is smoking. Just very precise, and "behind the notes" playing.
And Robert Cray - this man could teach a lot of young 'uns a thing or two. Shit, he could teach Clapton more than a single thing or two. Robert Cray has got it going on for sure.
Another shout out for my hometown brutha', Prince.
Rarely gets props on this topic.
Gotta say R.I.P to Jeff Healy.
Gotta add Kelly Joe Phelps, Monte Montgomery, and Derek Trucks to this! Also the guitarist from Greyboy Allstars! Amazing!
Has anybody read the "Clapton" autobiography. It is a good read, and Clapton is surprisingly humble through out it, and give lots of credit to many bluesmen before him, and during his carrier that make him what he is. It is worth reading.
He was fucked up dude throughout most of his carrier. It is amazing he survived.
yeah buddy, just talking last night about how people overlook BarreQuote:
Originally Posted by alpinedad
Seconded on Monte. That dude can shred on an acoustic like no other. Good live show too.Quote:
Originally Posted by birdman34
TY TABOR (King's X)
SCOTS' Rick Miller. Hillbilly Surf-rock twang at its finest.
Another huge vote for John Frusciante.
underrated bassist
Warren Haynes............................................ .........
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...nes_(2006).jpg
Warren is the hardest working man in rock & roll--and his voice kills it.
You guys have not actually made it this far without anybody mentioning Alex Skolnick, right? I just missed his name in here somewhere, I'm sure.
Oh yeah, three more:
Fredrik Åkesson
Kirby Johnson
Karl Sanders (irritating band, but the guy can fucking rip)
neal schon
Django Rhienhardt
Leo Kottke
Michael Hedges
Tommy Emmanuel
They are all well known guitarists but none of them gets nearly enough credit for their level of playing/musicianship. They are all jedi masters/dearly departed jedi masters IMVHO
How is Nile irritating?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan Explosion
frederick thordendal is pretty amazing. :)
others i agree with...
Ritchie Blackmore - too bad he quit deep purple to pursue playing wanky medieval festival music
steve morse - too bad he joined deep purple to pimp his skills playing the same damn 20 tunes over and over forever
ty tabor - possible winner here. most folks have never even heard of king's x.
I always thought Martin Barre was a great guitar player, but he was like a chameleon, he blended into whatever song he was playing in, and never dominated the piece, even when absolutely ripping his leads. I suppose he never aspired to be the show, but rather, was content to be a player, a minstrel in the gallery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
However, he was as much a part of Tull's sound as Anderson was.
I didn't read through the whole thread, but Larry Carlton is insanely underrated.
He has played solos on so many albums its unreal. Steely Dan, Michael Jackson and many others. Not to mention some of his solo albums are absolute shredfests.
RIP-Mikey Houser
Oh yeah, is Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) underatted?
+1. Saw him at the Blue Note in NYC, which is small. Someone shouted, "Hey Larry, why don't you sing."Quote:
Originally Posted by MOHSHSIHd
Carlton replied, "If you could play like this, why sing?" and then he started ripping it up again!
Man, I am getting psyched for DiMeola with RTF next week.
On a different note, Brad Paisley actually rips, for that kind of thing. Unfortunately his guitar gets lost in the overproduced country schlock.
Nw the Reverend Horton Heat: I don't know about underrated, but holy fuck, he shreds.