At 12:30 PM 10/21/2010, you wrote:
New York City Blues - Jeff Beck in the Yardbirds is my hands down favorite
For some reason, I'm a big Jeff Beck fan, but I have overlooked that period. I'll check it out!
Almost anything by Hendrix. The Wind Cries Mary is a standout for me but All Along the Watchtower is nothing short of pure genius.
yep, the playing and arranging, as well as the recording, panning, all of it.
I heard Wind Cries Mary at a funeral once - played instrumentally by a guitar teacher I had at the time... a friend of mine and one of his students was snuffed out by a stupid boating accident. Anyway, it was sooooo appropriate at the time.
Almost anything by Lonnie Mack from his Fraternity Records period.
again, someone i have to check out.
I like Peter Green on almost anything he did with the early Fleetwood Mac ... not so for his later Splinter Group stuff. *sigh*
Almost anything by Randy Rhodes. I think Eddie VanHalen was the more influential guitarist of that era but Randy to me just seems to have everything more together than Eddie does.
Agreed... I love them both though!
If Randy had lived just another year or two longer, I wonder if he would have done the Yngwie thing better than Yngwie? :) He was certainly influenced heavily by classical.
For the most underrated rock player of all-time I nominate Joe Walsh. He's not a show off or a virtuoso but other than that he's got everything going for himself and lots and lots andlots of real musical talent.
Yep! Funny guy too.
Chris
P.S. So ... did you watch it?
