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Prince is recognised as a top 100 guitarist! That's great!

No. 72 Prince - Prince & The Revolution

1. Jimi Hendrix* - Jimi Hendrix Experience
2. Eric Clapton - Yardbirds, Cream, Derek & The Dominos, Solo
3. Jimmy Page - Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm
4. Jeff Beck - Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Solo
5. Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen
6. Stevie Ray Vaughan* - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
7. Joe Satriani - Solo
8. Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmores Night
9. Steve Vai - David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Solo
10. David Gilmour - Pink Floyd, Solo
11. John Petrucci - Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment
12. Randy Rhoads* - Quiet Riot, Ozzy
13. Allan Holdsworth - Solo
14. Paul Gilbert - Mr. Big, Racer X, Solo
15. Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force, Solo
16. Phil Keaggy - Glass Harp, Solo
17. Jason Becker - Cacophony, David Lee Roth Band, Solo
18. John Mclaughlin- Mahavishnu Orchestra
19. Duane Allman* - Allman Brothers Band, Derek & the Dominos
20. Chuck Berry - Solo
21. Eric Johnson - Solo
22. Steve Howe - Yes, Solo
23. Neal Schon - Santana, Journey, Solo
24. Brian May - Queen
25. Gary Moore - Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, Skid Row, Solo
26. Bo Diddley* - Solo
27. Steve Morse - Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Solo
28. Carlos Santana - Santana
29. Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath
30. Buckethead - Solo, Praxis, Thanatopsis, The Deli Creeps, Cornbugs, GNR,
31. Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits, Solo
32. Marty Friedman - Cacophony, Megadeth, Solo
33. Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme, Mourning Widows
34. Shawn Lane* - Black Oak Arkansas, Willy, Solo
35. Kirk Hammett - Metallica
36. Uli Jon Roth - Scorpions, Solo
37. Terry Kath* - Chicago Transit Authority
38. Alex Lifeson - Rush
39. Frank Zappa* - Mothers of Invention, Solo
40. Rory Gallagher* - Solo
41. Dimebag Darrell* - Pantera
42. Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac, Solo
43. Robin Trower - Procal Harum, Solo
44. Slash - Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver
45. Mick Taylor - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Rolling Stones
46. Robert Fripp - King Crimson
47. Tom Morello - Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave
48. Michael Schenker - Scorpions, UFO, MSG, Contraband
49. Ry Cooder - Solo
50. Angus Young - AC/DC
51. Keith Richards - Rolling Stones, Solo
52. Michael Angelo Batio - Nitro, Solo
53. John Squire - Stone Roses
54. Pete Townshend - The Who
55. Steve Hackett - Genisis
56. Zakk Wylde - Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society
57. George Harrison* - Beatles, Traveling Wilberys, Solo
58. Alvin Lee - Ten Years After
59. Dave Davies - Kinks
60. Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains, Solo
61. Steve Stevens - Billy Idol
62. Johnny Winter - Solo
63. Dickie Betts - Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts & Great Southern
64. John Cipollina* - Quicksilver Messenger Service
65. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
66. Steve Cropper - Booker T. & MG's/Stax sessions
67. Adrian Belew - King Crimson
68. Joe Bonamassa - Solo
69. Steve Lukather - Toto, Solo
70. Jerry Garcia* - Grateful Dead
71. Joe Perry - Aerosmith
72. Prince - Prince & The Revolution
73. Kim Mitchell - Max Webster, Solo
74. Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden
75. Dave Murray - Iron Maiden
76. Neil Young - Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, Solo
77. Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top
78. Tony MacAlpine - Solo
79. Mike McCready - Pearl Jam
80. Adam Jones - Tool
81. Gary Hoey - Solo
82. Leslie West - Mountain, Solo
83. Peter Frampton - Humble Pie, Frampton's Camel, Solo
84. Dick Dale - Del-Tones
85. Vito Bratta - White Lion
86. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 50's sessions/ Mickey & Sylvia
87. John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers
88. Ronnie Montrose - Montrose, Edgar Winter Group
89. Mick Ronson* - David Bowie, Solo
90. Roy Buchanan* - Solo
91. Warren Haynes - Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule
92. Vinnie Moore - Alice Cooper, Solo
93. Robbie Krieger - Doors, Solo
94. Chris DeGarmo - Queensryche
95. Jake E. Lee - Cutting Crew, Ozzy, Badlands, Solo
96. Glen Tipton - Judas Priest
97. Joe Walsh - James Gang, Eagles, Solo
98. K.K. Downing - Judas Priest
99. Eddie Hazel* - Funkadelic
100. Alex Skolnick - Testament

AND Top 10 Greatest Frontman of Rock!!!!

1. James Brown
2. Elvis Presley
3. Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
4. Little Richard
5. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
6. Tina Turner
7. Chuck Berry
8. Jerry Lee Lewis
9. Jim Morrison (The Doors)
10. Prince
11. Bruce Springsteen
12. Iggy Pop (The Stooges, Solo)
13. Jackie Wilson
14. Michael Jackson (Jackson 5, Solo)
15. Madonna
16. Jimi Hendrix
17. David Bowie
18. Alice Cooper
19. Bono (U2)
20. Roger Daltrey (The Who)
21. Elton John
22. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
23. Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath, Solo)
24. David Lee Roth (Van Halen, Solo)
25. Chuck D (Public Enemy)
26. Sam & Dave
27. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
28. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
29. David Byrne (Talking Heads)
30. Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
31. Bob Marley
32. Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)
33. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
34. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
35. Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
36. Sly Stone (Sly & The Family Stone)
37. Joey Ramone (The Ramones)
38. Levi Stubbs (The Four Tops)
39. Paul Stanley (KISS)
40. Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
41. Bo Diddley
42. Lord Sutch
43. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
44. Otis Redding
45. Johnny Rotten (The Sex Pistols)
46. George Clinton (P-Funk)
47. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
48. Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Solo)
49. Deborah Harry (Blondie)
50. Peter Gabriel (Genesis, Solo)
51. Michael Hutchence (INXS)
52. Robbie Williams
53. Perry Farrel (Jane's Addiction)
54. Donna Summer
55. Arthur Brown
56. Marc Bolan (T. Rex)
57. Patti Smith
58. Joe Strummer (The Clash)
59. Run & D.M.C. (RUN-D.M.C.)
60. Frank Zappa
61. Trent Reznor(Nine Inch Nails)
62. Robert Smith (The Cure)
63. Marilyn Manson
64. Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi)
65. Janet Jackson
66. Billy Joel
67. Annie Lennox (The Eurythmics)
68. Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
69. James Hetfield (Metallica)
70. Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
71. Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings, Solo)
72. Rod Stewart
73. Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
74. Peter Frampton
75. David Ruffin (The Temptations)
76. Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
77. Jack White (The White Stripes)
78. Maynard James Keenan (Tool, APC)
79. Andre 3000 (Outkast)
80. Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
81. Janis Joplin
82. Bjork
83. Wilson Pickett
84. Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver)
85. Zach De La Rocha (Rage Against The Machine)
86. Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
87. Sting (The Police, Solo)
88. Ian Mackaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi)
89. Bobby Brown (New Edition, Solo)
90. Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
91. Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil)
92. Buddy Holly
93. H.R. (Bad Brains)
94. Sam Cooke
95. Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
96. Morrissey (The Smiths, Solo)
97. Eric Burdon (The Animals, War)
98. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)
99. Tupac Shakur
100. John Lennon (The Beatles, Solo)

keith richards better guitar player then prince
yeah right

thebanishedone said:

Ha! That pothead can only play power chords

Tina Turner, a front man?

Eddie Hazel only #99 ? Yeah right

FUCK THIS LIST

Thibaut said:

co-sign

thebanishedone said:

i was laughing at that.

I think that Prince deserves a little rank higher than 72..Out of a 100, I mean at least in the top 50.
[Edited 5/16/09 12:35pm]

the reason prince is #72 is because he is black. bear with me for a second...jimi is #1 because he is 1) DEAD and 2)he was black. if he had lived and gone in the direction predicted by his peers, he probably wouldn't be #1. now, not a whole lot of black people play rock guitar, so i believe prince is being compared not to all these white players, who happen to dominate the list, but to jimi himself. just conjecture...i could be WAY off.

TheEnglishGent said:

Madonna too, at 15.

Rebelution said:

And THAT is why Chuck Berry is number 20, right? God you're an idiot.

who chooses?

They must be death!

HATERS....HATERS...Not to mention tone deaf

Gohi said:

fuck you and your mama too....it was CONJECTURE, dumbass...if you don't know what that means, look it up....and if you can use the half of a brain cell you have left, chuck berry's peak was in the 50's, therefore BEFORE jimi's time. god, you're an idiot.

Jimi couldn't carry Prince's guitar pick....there, I said it.

Your favorite guitar player is the 'greatest guitar player'.

My favorite 'guitarist' is Prince.

Not because he plays the quickest licks; no, it's because he plays some of the most melodious 'slow licks'.

Example:
Colonised Mind - 1:50 to 2:12

It's Prince's style and technique that I dig. U dig?

Revolution said:

Is that why Prince plays like and used to try to look like Jimi?

Purple Haze came before Purple Rain....
The Experience came before The Revolution.....

Like I've said before, I like them both, but Prince WAS and if you listen to "Dreamer" and then listen to "Voodoo Child (slight return)" still IS influenced by Jimi....but I think that's a good thing.

DerekH said:

Not to argue who's the better guitarist, but on a different note, is it not possible for something or someone to surpass their influence/predecessor?

Paul Gilbert #14????? You must be kiddin'!!!!!

Rebelution said:

What are you talking about? You never said "since Berry was around before Jimi's time it doesn't count!" in your initial post (probably because that statement is incredibly stupid). Who's the idiot again?
[Edited 5/17/09 3:37am]

Gohi said:

i didn't know i was dealing with a BOY....i never said that because berry was around before hendrix that he didn't "count," you moron. In a linear progression, Chuck Berry was "A," Hendrix was "B," and Prince, Kravitz, Vernon Reid, etc. are "C". Prince didn't try to imitate Chuck Berry....he imitated Hendrix and Santana. THAT'S why prince is compared to hendrix. wherever you go to school, i guess they do not teach linear logic....you have to have everything presented to you on a black and white platter.

MajesticOne89 said:

The answer is "yes", and we've all seen it. People rave about Jimi because he was took it up a notch, but have ya seen Prince live? I think that people judge Prince from what they hear on CD and are too lazy to hear him live.
Whatever...

Rebelution said:

Where does your random racism statement fit in with this linear logic of yours? PS: I may be a "BOY" but it looks like I'm smarter than you already, bro.

Gohi said:

uh, son--this is rebel's "ex"--I am 100% african-american. rebelution doesn't have an inch of racism in him, you understand? He was tryin to make the point that if prince were white, he wouldn't have to go through the shit that a black guitarist goes through. white rock guitarists are a dime a dozen. it's not the same for black guitarists, or the list would read differently. now, i can't STAND prince because he DOES play rock guitar. i'm more into rhythm and blues. His funk doesn't even do it for me anymore. as far as you being smarter than rebelution, he got a 34 on his ACT. He's got a Master's Degree. Now, beat that, young'n.

Revolution said:

u have no idea what u're talking about

nosajd said:

I do know that you're another Jimi apologist...don't worry, you're not alone.

Rebelution said:

Hey cool, it's the internet so I will magically believe that you got your "ex" to post a glowing testimonial of you. (what kind of man tells his friends / exes to respond to young'ns on the web anyways? A total loser, I'm willing to bet).

This racism thing is so unfounded considering how the list has black guitarists WHO AREN'T DEAD. Just be quiet. You made an unfounded and dumb statement and you can't back it up.

Btw, this is Prince. No more candy 4 u.

Gohi said:

give me your fucking number you little prick. you wanna hear the "glowing testimonial" straight from the horse's mouth??? you'll hear it...and more.

chocolatehandles said: