Your Favorite "Blues-Based" Rock Players.

[Elmo45]

Since there is a Favorite Metal Forum, let's start this one!
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Gary Moore
I'll just start with these three and let's see who comes up with some more.

[Zeppelin]

Here we go..
Jimmy Page
Richie Blackmore
Gary Moore
Eric Clapton
Angus Young

[Elmo45]

......or is there a reason that we put Jimmy first on our lists? he he.

[James]

Slash, hands down. Oh allright... I suppose Hendrix and Page as well :)

[Elmo45]

....Les Paul and Marshall Tone for days!
Who else?
I'll say Joe Perry is kewl too!

[BarryS]

Here we go....

Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jimmy Page
Johnny Winter
Alvin Lee
Duane Allman
Mato Nanji (Indigenous)
John Fogerty
Mike Bloomfield

That's about all I can think of at the moment

[howie50]

Add these to the others:-

Keith Richard
Mick Taylor
Ronnie Wood
Paul Kossoff
Peter Green
Rory Gallagher

[bigmarty]

Well let me put my 2 cents in here
Clapton,Beck,Page,Jimi, Peter Green, Robin Trower, Johnny Winter, Paul Kossoff, Leslie West, Ritchie Blackmore,Gary Mooreand oh yeah Billy Gibbons! That's for starters.

[scottay51]

clapton - never was and never will be another "god"

stevie ray - this was the day the music died

keith richards- if only i could do drugs like him and live

jimmy page- what 'can' you say about zepp himself

chuck berry- without him we would all still be listening to perry como

[Fender Man]

Hendrix is my favorite, because he started it all. There was no one like him before he came along. But then again Page is awesome. Can't forget about Stevie Ray Vaughan either. Eric Clapton was awesome. But once again Jimi Hendrix is the man. Who inspired me to play. Jimmy Page would probably about #2 on my list.

[Elmo45]

Fender Man, me and you are gonna get along just fine!

[zepp_rules]

here's mine:
hendrix
jimmy page
SRV
clapton

[zepp_rules]

hendrix is the greatest/best though

[Blues Legend]

I know many have posted these people already, but I'M STILL GONNA DO IT!!!

HENDRIX (I mean COME ON, HE STARTED IT ALL)
SRV (He lived through his music)
Eric Clapton (When he was with Cream)
and of course ME!!!!!!!


These are the greatest, and will be forever!

[Elmo45]

Does anyone know if Gary's new Blues cd is out yet? I know our English buddies got first dibs on it so far!
I'll check it out right now.

[Dan Zepllindrix]

Hendrix and Stevie. Just listen to each of their versions of Voodoo Chile.

[Fender Man]

Yeah you should listen to Hendrix's and SRV's version of Little Wing too, Amazing. But Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) rocks too.

[mylosingseason]

So everyone has Hendrix, SRV, Clapton, Page, Richards etc...

What about Jack White?

[hunter60]

Nice resurrection of an old thread! :)

Sure, I think Jack White may be one of the finest young(er) guitarist working today.

[damaged]

Jack Whites a great player IMO

Angus Young would be my favorite "Blues Based" Rock player.

[Weslaba]

Bah... I dunno what it is, maybe I just get a feeling of being cool from underground artists, but the mainstream guys just don't do it for me anymore. Heck, I'm not too far underground, but you know. Doyle Bramhall II, Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa, and a recent favorite Josh Smith who plays for Xotic effects and is a professional sideman. Music is soooooooo opinionated, I don't see why people even bother with topics such as this........although who knows, in the stone age when this thread was started, The typical SRV Hendrix debates might have been all the rage. :cool:

[damaged]

Doyle Bramhall II, Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa, and a recent favorite Josh Smith


I wouldn't consider those artists underground :confused: Plus they lean way more into straight forward blues then "Blues based rock"

[light487]

I used to say Angus Young without even thinking but these days, the main reason I listen to AC\DC is for Bon Scott and the effect he has on the whole sound of the song.. so may be not ANgus Young for me anymore.. but since I can't think of anyone else off the top of my head, it will have to stay Angus Young until I think of someone I "like" more.

[hunter60]

I gotta go with Damaged on this; I think Trucks, Bramhall and Bonnamassa are more straight-forward blues. But the three you've mentioned are amazing. I saw Bonnamassa this summer at a free show here in Pgh and was totally blown away. One of the best pure-guitar shows I've seen in a long, long time.

[DAMAGED ONE]

I used to say Angus Young without even thinking but these days, the main reason I listen to AC\DC is for Bon Scott and the effect he has on the whole sound of the song.. so may be not ANgus Young for me anymore.. but since I can't think of anyone else off the top of my head, it will have to stay Angus Young until I think of someone I "like" more.Blues Rock Angus Young :cool: Im with ya Bro.

[damaged]

I saw Bonnamassa this summer at a free show here in Pgh and was totally blown away. One of the best pure-guitar shows I've seen in a long, long time.

Bonamassa would have to be one of my favorite blues players hands down.

[Weslaba]

I wouldn't consider those artists underground :confused: Plus they lean way more into straight forward blues then "Blues based rock"
I say "underground" just to emphasize how they aren't getting air time on the radio pretty much. They are on a lesser level than Clapton and the many others, so I just say underground. :rolleyes: But Josh Smith... I'd say he's right on the edge of undeground. Also, I was more referring to how you said you liked Angus, and thats where my underground thing came into play.

[damaged]

Fair enough, I see where you're coming from now.

[Gargy]

Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top). I've always liked his playing.

[learninclutch]

I like Billy Gibbons
Ritchie Blackmore
Angus and his bro
Jimi noone did it better
Tim Sult , bringing it back
Greg Ginn was inspired by blues Hey, you know Black Flag
Where gonna see the ressurection of the blues in rock

[hunter60]

I like Billy Gibbons
Ritchie Blackmore
Angus and his bro
Jimi noone did it better
Tim Sult , bringing it back
Greg Ginn was inspired by blues Hey, you know Black Flag
Where gonna see the ressurection of the blues in rock


I agree with you Clutch. Bonnamassa and Dereck Trucks are already bringing it back. Heck, I saw Frank Marino and Mahagony Rush a month or so ago and they're still ripping it up. :cool: