http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/08/50_most_amazing_in_the_rock_ro.html

Let the moaning begin.

rap said:

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/08/50_most_amazing_in_the_rock_ro.html

Let the moaning begin.

Obviously everyone on this site would put Prince higher than 15. But I remember a time when these sorts of lists wouldn't include him at all, so let's be thankful for that.

Give it time - if the Estate do things right, you'll see P get progressively higher in these kinds of lists in years to come. The problem is that a lot of the really virtuoso guitar stuff is really only known to the fanbase. That's proven by the fact that non-fans get blown away by his "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" performance. We've all known he could do that for decades, but other people aren't as aware.

those are par for the course, generally they put black artists lower than white artists, just the way it is.

rap said:

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/08/50_most_amazing_in_the_rock_ro.html

Let the moaning begin.

http://www.cleveland.com/...ck_ro.html

PeteSilas said:

those are par for the course, generally they put black artists lower than white artists, just the way it is.

did you actually look at the list?

MoBettaBliss said:

PeteSilas said:

those are par for the course, generally they put black artists lower than white artists, just the way it is.

did you actually look at the list?

just did, better than most of those lists.

mynameisnotsusan said:

What is amazing about Prince is that maybe with the exception of Zappa - all of the others on that list you wouldn't see on stage without a guitar. They are GUITARISTS. Guitar was just a small, all-be-it mindblowing, part of Prince's creativity. He did whole tours without touching a guitar. He was so great he didn't even need it.

i was surprised they mentioned frank, he's even more neglected as a guitarists than prince or anyone else.

Lists are like Polls= Useless.

Like what you like and pay no mind to that chirping.

This list definitely needs some adjustments but the guitarist that are on the list are deserving.

Prince would have been much higher on my list but what do I know being a Prince fan. One guitarist I'm disappointed that didn't make the list was Steve Vai. Vai and Prince are two bad mamma jammas on the axe!

joyinrepetition said:

mynameisnotsusan said:

It's a great list. I don't feel any need to challenge it. Prince IS great, but so are the others.

Eddie Van Halen is so overrated in my opinion.

PeteSilas said:

rogifan said:

Can't see a woman of colour in the list

mynameisnotsusan said:

What is amazing about Prince is that maybe with the exception of Zappa - all of the others on that list you wouldn't see on stage without a guitar. They are GUITARISTS. Guitar was just a small, all-be-it mindblowing, part of Prince's creativity. He did whole tours without touching a guitar. He was so great he didn't even need it.

mdmeridius said:

rogifan said:

A couple questions: Would Prince be at #15 (or even on the list) if he was still alive? Is it just me or is Eric Clapton overrated?

Yes, but he is honest. When asked in an interview how it felt to be the greatest living guitarist, he said "I don't know, ask Prince".

I think that was debunked on Snopes, but it's fun to believe he actually said it Clapton is pretty overrated though. Same with Pete Townsend, I've never been able to get into The Who

As far as I'm concerned Frank Zappa should be number one followed by Prince and everyone else can have an honorable mention.

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