Rolling Stones 100 best guitarists of all time:

1 Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Qeen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden



personally i think its a joke. The list is more of a popularity contest than a judgement of skill.


My complaints:

Keith Richards, Kurt Cobain, and Kirt Hammet all higher than Jerry Garcia? And Jack White only four places behind? He doesnt even belong on the list, let alone in the same breath as Jerry.

There is no way in hell Trey Anastasio should be as high as 73, Jack White, Cobain, and Hammet couldnt play half of the songs he's written.

I could write pages on whats wrong with this list but instead...

Agreement:

I love to see Duane Allman in the top 10 but i dont know about 2. And i would have thought that Robert Randolph would have been overlooked but hes on there.


Thoughts, agreements, complaints, anyone?

I respect Cobain and all but...100 of all time? Doubt it...chances are not even in the 1000's range. I do think Jack Whites pretty good too, but not that close to 1. Also I think that Jonny Greenwood is more than 1 place ahead of Ed O'Brien.

My thoughts anyway

Cooder made the top 10, and thats all I care about.

wtf?

eddie van halen is #70?

david gilmour #82?

is this list based on popularity or ability?

This list must be based on style, inovation and passion when playing as well as technical ability. Kurt Cobain, Johnny Ramone and Jack White all in the top 20 of all time. I love those guys and what they do but top 20 guitarists of all time??? I think I am about as good as johnny ramone, well not really but you know what i mean.

I agree, I feel it is an outrage to rank Eddie Van Halen 70 and Gilmour 82. They had two of the top ten best guitar solos, and they did so much for their own bands that they deserve much more credit. Also, I think Neil Young may have been underranked. Unbelievable...

That's a really fucked up list. Who the fuck fucked that one up? Dumb fuckers. Fuck!

, at least they got zoot horn rollo in there

I lost all respect for Rolling Stones after seeing the list.





Trey Anastasio @ 73 = SUPER FURY!!!!

I am not going to feign mock outrage at a poll like this. Gilmour at #82 and BB King at #3 is all I need to know about the idiots at Rolling Stone.

BTW, i'd definitely put Kirk Hammett before Jerry Garcia.