newjunkaesthetic93
08.19.12 | Johnny Marr is one of my all time favorites. |
jungletiger
08.19.12 | I would not say 8 or 9 are underrated
bruce cockburn is amazing and underrated
and Fuck mainstream lists!! Punk rock all day!! Yea cuz they all say kurt cobain or someone as shitty as him |
impoppy
08.19.12 | I'd say in terms of modern rock, Bayside's guitarist is fantastic but mostly overlooked.
Older stuff like you're posting, I'd say Tom Scholz. |
JamieTwort
08.19.12 | Great list. Peter Green is one of the most underrated blues guitarists ever. Steve Hackett is one of my all time favourite guitarists, props for putting Beyond the Shrouded Horizon, one of the best albums of last year. |
JohnnyoftheWell
08.19.12 | I thought 5 got quite a lot of praise |
menawati
08.19.12 | Ye Blackmore was very popular but seems forgotten these days - probably because he made a fool of himself with that Blackmore's Night project. |
Pentagon
08.19.12 | Peter Green is great |
JamieTwort
08.19.12 | Agreed. |
jungletiger
08.19.12 | You know, i'm not sure if he should be on any lists, but i fucking love mike kinsellas guitar playing such tender emotional
guitar playing mixed with technicality but so fluid and honest. I haven't listened to much of his influences so i can't tell how
original his playing is but i doubt whichever ever guitar players he borrows from can move me as much |
Rsetness9
08.19.12 | Mike McCready anyone? |
newjunkaesthetic93
08.19.12 | I'm not really sure what kind of guitarist qualifies as being underrated since I don't know who even rates guitarists, but what about Tom Verlaine? Is he underrated? He's an outstanding guitarist so if he isn't being rated well then he is without a doubt under rated. |
JohnnyoftheWell
08.19.12 | Mike McCready is a good shout, he's pretty good but overlooked |
menawati
08.19.12 | Yeh, good shout, Tom Verlaine. |
jungletiger
08.19.12 | I wouldn't say mike mcready is outstanding. Def really good though. I just here too much stevie ray vaughn/hendrix in his guitar playing which bugs me |
Rastapunk
08.19.12 | Right because Ritchie Blackmore is underrated... He made the CDs of Deep Purple but what do you know... No one knows him... |
Rastapunk
08.19.12 | best CDs* |
xVerschtx
08.19.12 | Props for Corgan and McLaughlin. The Pumpkins' work got me into playing guitar, and as I progress as a player, I am still getting more and more impressed with his playing. McLaughlin opened up a whole new world of techniques and improvisational ideas.
All choices are very good, though, even if some of those guys do get a pretty good amount of praise! |
Spag
08.19.12 | Jasun Tipton and I love McCready as well. |
MeatSalad
08.19.12 | 10, 5, and 1 aren't underrated at all |
barcafan21
08.19.12 | is omar-lopez underrated? i never see him on any top 100 lists |
menawati
08.19.12 | @MeatSalad, I think they are. I mean Lifeson and Howe hardly ever feature in those lists like in Rolling Stone and instead they put people like Kurt Cobain and The Edge in there. Blackmore was huge way back but he's sort of fallen off the radar now. Whatever, it's all opinions :] |
menawati
08.19.12 | ..and ye there are lots of brilliant guitarists who are not well known but I didn't want to be too obscure. |
SCREAMorphine
08.20.12 | Nice |
KotoFtw
08.20.12 | Corgan is awesome. Also agree with fiery on Bayside's guitarist, and with jungle on mike kinsella |
ChuckyTruant
08.20.12 | Good job mentioning Alex. Sweet list agreed with all of these |
KotoFtw
08.20.12 | ^ Oh yeah Alex Lifeson is the man, forgot to mention that. |
climactic
08.20.12 | if alex lifeson is on every "underrated guitarist" list, does that make him an overrated underrated guitarist? |
SgtPepper
08.20.12 | @Barca
I've seen Omar mentioned in several "Best modern guitarist" lists, and rightfully so. He's very talented and versatile, but really
doesnt get recognition from mainstream spotlights. |