richie blackmore
tommi iomni
alvin lee
brian robertson-scott gorham
joe perry
you get the idea
Best Metal Guitarist
what about the grandpas
richie blackmore
tommi iomni
alvin lee
brian robertson-scott gorham
joe perry
you get the idea
richie blackmore
tommi iomni
alvin lee
brian robertson-scott gorham
joe perry
you get the idea
# 1
Hey puddlemaker
i dont think you should classify blackmore as metal guitarist... the only time in his life when he tried to play metal was on the DP reunion and even that can't be counted as metall
the guy is pure neo classical / progresive guitarist, which consider himselv as a part of the jethro tull decade...
he is not a metallist in any way
i dont think you should classify blackmore as metal guitarist... the only time in his life when he tried to play metal was on the DP reunion and even that can't be counted as metall
the guy is pure neo classical / progresive guitarist, which consider himselv as a part of the jethro tull decade...
he is not a metallist in any way
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# 2
well maybe you are right. but when i listen to stormbringer
and burn and highway star it just makes me thing of metal.
he was one of the first rock guitarist to bring exotic scales into the fore front.(i think even more than jimi hendrix) i find that metal is different depending on ones age and when they first discovered the tunes that did it for them. so while i cant totally disagree with you, i reserve some opinion
and burn and highway star it just makes me thing of metal.
he was one of the first rock guitarist to bring exotic scales into the fore front.(i think even more than jimi hendrix) i find that metal is different depending on ones age and when they first discovered the tunes that did it for them. so while i cant totally disagree with you, i reserve some opinion
# 3
Yeah I don't know if Joe Perry could be classified as metal either (though he is in my opinion, still one of the greatest and most under-appreciated rock guitarists). Toni Iommi, there's a good one. Definite "props" go to the man with plastic fingertips. That shows incredible dedication.
# 4
well try to remember the time when areosmith first came out.
back then they were considered pretty heavy. like i said before i think its what was up with you when you first heard them that causes your inclination. by todays standard they might not be heavy metal but listen to mama kin and train kept a rollin and toys in the attic and round and round. besides a whole lot of modern metal guitarist like slash say that areosmith had alot of influence on them.
back then they were considered pretty heavy. like i said before i think its what was up with you when you first heard them that causes your inclination. by todays standard they might not be heavy metal but listen to mama kin and train kept a rollin and toys in the attic and round and round. besides a whole lot of modern metal guitarist like slash say that areosmith had alot of influence on them.
# 5
True, I suppose the defintion of "metal" can be debated, but I still wouldn't call Aerosmith metal. I definatly wouldn't call Mama Kin or Train Kept a Rollin metal (Train Kept a Rollin is actually a traditional blues peice), but Round and Round has some metal qualities. You're right when you say Slash was influenced alot by them, but then, I wouldn't call Guns N' Roses metal either :)
I'm not that much of a metal fan, but when I think metal I think Ozzy, Megadeth, Metallica, bands like that.
I'm not that much of a metal fan, but when I think metal I think Ozzy, Megadeth, Metallica, bands like that.
# 6
And this is where labels get pointless. Miles Davis said: "I'll play first, and tell you what it is later." I think that labels like this are useful to a point, but then they became incredibly subjective, and aren't really very helpful.
# 7
yeah thats true L.C. it just depends on how you look at it
but i will say that alot of metal is based on blues. at the time i was listening to music for the first time what was heavy at the time would fall into heavy metal. i dont think that its is so easy to define, i just dont want anyone to forget where it all comes from. its all good man
but i will say that alot of metal is based on blues. at the time i was listening to music for the first time what was heavy at the time would fall into heavy metal. i dont think that its is so easy to define, i just dont want anyone to forget where it all comes from. its all good man
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# 10
Metal-guitarist?
Zakk with Black Label Society!! ALL THE WAY!
I've never liked speedmetal like the early Metallica, but Ozzy's "Ozzmosis" and Zakk's BLS, that's tha kind of heavy **** I like. Also I think singing is way cooler than growling in metal-music.
Fiddles
Zakk with Black Label Society!! ALL THE WAY!
I've never liked speedmetal like the early Metallica, but Ozzy's "Ozzmosis" and Zakk's BLS, that's tha kind of heavy **** I like. Also I think singing is way cooler than growling in metal-music.
Fiddles
# 11
Even though I'm not a metal fan and can't say what is and what isn't I would say Slash is the best guitarist who ever lived.
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# 12
Damn right he is!!
At least when it comes to making melodic solos. I think he is one of the few who has made so many memorable riffs and solos, right up there with Page and Hendrix.
But he's not a metal-guitarist, he's a hardrocker. :)
Hell, I chose the Les Paul back then cause of him.
Peace
At least when it comes to making melodic solos. I think he is one of the few who has made so many memorable riffs and solos, right up there with Page and Hendrix.
But he's not a metal-guitarist, he's a hardrocker. :)
Hell, I chose the Les Paul back then cause of him.
Peace
# 13
Cool. I have to say, I'm not a massive fan of metal. The Limp Bizkit singles are about as far into that as I go. And I do like the more melodic solos like that of Slash and others. My favourite guitarist is... John Squire. Heard of him? He's done it all from Simon and Garfunkel-esque songs to the best Blues Rock I've heard since Jimmy Page. I do want you to bear in mind that my experience of flash guitarists is limited to Hendrix, Slash and Van Halen, though. I can play guitar to a fairly good level but I don't want to get too extravagant unless I can make it sound interesting to the non-guitarist. I am going to look into the likes of Satriani and Vai so then I'll be able to keep up to date.
Also, does anyone know any decent slide licks? Any style really. I want my slide playing to be as varied as possible.
Also, does anyone know any decent slide licks? Any style really. I want my slide playing to be as varied as possible.
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# 14
it's tied for first
randy rhoads, kirk hammet and dimebag-- all unique and rock
2nd-
toni iommi--he started it all
randy rhoads, kirk hammet and dimebag-- all unique and rock
2nd-
toni iommi--he started it all
# 15
*Interesting posts on this thread and subject.....I say that because (Now that I'm almost 40) there's a new generation of guitar players as well as fans than when I was growing up.....What was "Metal" (so to speak) back in the early 70's is simply called "Hard Rock" today.....My definition of current "metal" would probably be Pantera, "early" Metallica or Megadeth......BUT, (Man o' man) I can remember the first time I heard Leslie West do "Mississippi Queen, Iron Butterfly do "In a Godda da Vida" and BTO do "Not Fragile".....Ahhhhh, Those were the daze :D
*Turn the bastard up and see what happenz.... :D
# 16
Originally posted by Sick Horse
Also, does anyone know any decent slide licks? Any style really. I want my slide playing to be as varied as possible.
If you don't have a slide allready, get one and start messing around. You can try open tunings (I like open D tuning- D A D F# A D (low to high), but in general experiment. You may well come up with some twisted things if you work at it long enough.
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# 17
In no particular order
Wylde
Kirk of course
Dimebag
Rhoads
Wylde
Kirk of course
Dimebag
Rhoads
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# 18
Tony Iommi. Without a doubt. Without him this thread and everyone else mentioned in it would probably never have existed. He invented the whole heavy metal style, and is still metal today. Not bad for a guy with two fingers missing.
I also like Dave Murray and Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Jimmy Page (does he still count as metal?) And of course, Kirk Hammett. :p
I also like Dave Murray and Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Jimmy Page (does he still count as metal?) And of course, Kirk Hammett. :p
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Actions speak louder than words...
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# 19
For me it's Iommi,without him there's none of the great players (Hammett,Dimebag,Rhoads etc etc) doing their thing. My thoughts on Blackmore being heavy well,yes he was .Not as heavy as Zakk or Dimebag but they were voted loudest band by the Guinness book of world records. Purple along with Zep and Sabbath in the early 70's were looked up to as the" Heavy" bands around before the next wave came in such as Kiss,Aerosmith and a host of others in the 70's. But let's face it they all rock so let's enjoy it.
Can we have everything louder than everything else???
# 20
