No problem, farq, I just wanted to grab the bull by the horns before it rampaged down the wrong path. Vedder, Farel, and those guys are great, but they aren't guitar-people.

Yeah, Jimi was talented, but too bad his best song was written by Dylan ;)

Clapton deserves mention, too, but don't forget that "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" were written by J.J. Cale, who also wrote "They Call Me the Breeze." I would say JJ and Townes Van Zandt deserve honorable mentions. Keith Richards wrote some cool songs with Jagger. Who wrote Zeppelin's songs? They are stellar.

Many, many people deserve honorable mentions, but right now no one can even touch Dylan and Young when it comes to longevity, copiousness, and brilliance. By the way, I would rather hear Young play and sing, but Dylan writes better lyrics (and more of them!). I've seen Dylan, but not Young--yet.

DC