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Great Guitarists - part one
An overview of extraordinary guitarists with
the ability to emote, connect with listeners and tell rich
musical stories through their playing.
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Daniel
Ash
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dark wails of guitar in Bauhaus to innovative
soundscapes with Tones on Tail and neo-psychedelic
sounds in Love And Rockets, Daniel Ash's guitar
style is always memorable.
Recommended songs: Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's
Dead, Tones on Tail - Twist, Love And Rockets
- Love Me |
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Syd
Barrett
~ Syd Barrett's wonderfully twisted approach to
guitar playing is both demented and intuitive,
with a style that is at once childlike and otherworldly.
Recommended songs: Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine,
Interstellar Overdrive, Arnold Layne |
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Jeff
Buckley
~ Jeff
Buckley meshed beautiful arpeggios with soul-stirring
chordal assaults, combining the best of both worlds
into a potent, heavenly brew.
Recommended songs: Dream Brother, Grace, What
Will You Say |
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Kurt
Cobain
~ Breaking
through the airwaves with a dynamic guitar sound
that united distortion and melody, Kurt Cobain
singlehandedly changed the face of popular music
with his undeniable talent.
Recommended songs: Nirvana - On A Plain, Smells
Like Teen Spirit, Heart-Shaped Box |
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Nick
Drake
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true guitar prodigy, Nick Drake crafted incredibly
sophisticated and compelling guitar compositions
that continue to resonate with soulful intensity.
Recommended songs: River Man, Things Behind
The Sun, Parasite |
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The
Edge
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The Edge has a cinematic approach to guitar playing,
with an epic combination of powerful chord progressions,
masterful restraint and inspired guitar effects.
Recommended songs: U2 - Pride (In The Name
of Love), Vertigo, Sunday Bloody Sunday |
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David
Gilmour
~ Instantly
recognizable, David Gilmour's classic guitar parts
ring out from the speakers and surround listeners
with a vast sonic warmth.
Recommended songs: Pink Floyd - Shine On You
Crazy Diamond, Breathe In The Air, Comfortably
Numb |
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Jonny
Greenwood
~ Jonny
Greenwood explores angular dissonance, harmonious
resonance and a remarkable sense of discovery,
anchored perfectly by the musical framework provided
by bandmates Ed O'Brien and Thom Yorke.
Recommended songs: Radiohead - Just, Paranoid
Android, There There |
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George
Harrison
~ George
Harrison pioneered many elements of modern guitar
rock, introducing unusual chords, Indian scales
and an experimental approach to his playing.
Recommended songs: The Beatles - Taxman, Here
Comes The Sun, I Want You (She's So Heavy) |
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Jimi
Hendrix
~ Jimi
Hendrix ripped apart the fabric of guitar playing,
dazzling listeners with an alien approach to sound
and spacy innovations like the use of Univibe
and Octavia effects.
Recommended songs: Purple Haze, Pali Gap, 1983...
(A Merman I Should Turn To Be) |
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More
great guitarists:
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Link
Wray
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John
Lennon
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Tony
Iommi
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Lindsey
Buckingham
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Billy
Duffy
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Black
Francis
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Dave
Navarro
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Kevin
Shields
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Billy
Corgan
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Ed
O'Brien
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Dean
DeLeo
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Courtney
Taylor
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Peter
Hayes
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