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Originally posted by moe.ron
Link to the List
Most glaring problems:
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
45 Frank Zappa
70 Eddie Van Halen
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
85 Randy Rhoads
In what universe is Kurt Cobain a better guitarists then Garcia, Zappa, Van Halen, Gilmour and Rhoads?
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hey hippie, garcia's guitar 'prowess' is overblown - his guitar lines are not overly complex, and his solos are winding, noodley and not amazingly technical.
meanwhile, cobain's style relied on such simplicity to create something somewhat different from what was popular - in that vein, I can see them being in approximately the same place. Neither is Clapton in terms of technical prowess, but they both created good music. It somehow makes sense to me.
Santana is a great guitar player, but I wouldn't put him on this list either.