> Is there a comprehensive anthology of guitar players on CD? Some of
>the players you folks have mentioned are foreign to me. I want to know them
>all but I can't afford to go out and buy 22 cds! I'm bummed.
>
>Peg
I bet if you went to the Guitar Player Magazine website they might
have a top 100 list or something that would be a good start.
I will explain my top 10 in a little more detail:
1. Joe Pass - great jazz guitarist from the 50s and 60s. He plays
standards that are smooth like silk. I have a three-cd compiliation
called Virtuoso which is not misnamed.
2. Joni Mitchell - craftsman extraordinaire
3. Martin Barre - lead guitarist for Jethro Tull. Gets some of the
most amazing sounds out of a guitar I've ever heard.
4. Bruce Cockburn - his guitar playing is almost as beautiful as his
lyrics. He is a solo artist - Canadian singer songwriter. CHARITY
OF NIGHT is a major masterpiece.
5. Duane Allman - sadly taken from us too soon. All I can say is, in
two nights at the Filmore East in NYC this man recorded some of the
most amazing music I've ever heard. If you want to hear the whole
concert, play Eat a Peach and live at the Filmore back to back.
6. John Lennon (mostly for Cold Turkey, my favorite guitar solo of all time)
7. Doc Watson- blue grass country guitar wizard and a GREAT Singer!!
My favorite album is Docabilly!
8. John McLaughlin- front man for Mahavishnu Orchestra. My Goals
Beyond is a must have.
9. Mike McCready (from Pearl Jam--I never knew his name before--I
just had to look it up on the PJ website. He's great!!)
10. Robbie Krieger-Doors lead guitarist. do it Robbie, do it.
Honorable Mentions: Nancy Wilson - with sister Ann fronted the band
HEART. Listen to her play Even it Up acoustically (on Live at
McCabes) and you get a real picture of her great guitar style
(without all the echo machines!)
Nick Drake - I've just discovered this quirky sentimental wierdo from
the early 70s. Another one who died too early but I'm listening to
his first three albums on the recommendation of a friend and he
sounds like he stole a lot of Joni's guitar tunings to fit his sad
little songs. My brother asked me never to listen to this guy if I
was feeling depressed...Ha ha, like when I would put blankets over
the window, get drunk and listen to Blue over and over and over and
over again! been there, done that!!! :-) But this guy is a very
good guitarist.
Hope this helps!
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