Greatest Live Rock Guitarists

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3789

Dont fret, my children. Brian'll be banning his ass soon.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19294

Shine On wrote:

-Improvisation - Page
-Stage Presence - Gilmour
-Consistency - Gilmour
-Reputation as a Live Player - Tie

Oh, yeah, man. The way Gilmour just stands there and plays while the lights do all the work. That's clearly what stage presence is all about.

Yousha · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:56 am

Page is a top 5 as far as presence goes....

for the heck of it, my take on Stage Presence

Hendrix
Townshend
Blackmore
Page
Steve Vai/Malmsteen

have never seen Duane live so cant comment if he had it....

The Seeker · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:53 am **Posts:** 810

Another guy who lit up the stage for me was Rory Gallagher. I only ever saw him in small venues, probably 500-800 size. But it always felt like it was one of your mates on stage in front of you. No pretension, just a battered strat, a denim cut-off and hard, sweaty bouncing blues rock and roll.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3789

Yousha wrote:

Page is a top 5 as far as presence goes....

for the heck of it, my take on Stage Presence

Hendrix
Townshend
Blackmore
Page
Steve Vai/Malmsteen

have never seen Duane live so cant comment if he had it....

I've never seen Duane either, but I think he's just one of those guys that stands there and plays for the most part.

Yousha · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:02 am

The Seeker wrote:

Another guy who lit up the stage for me was Rory Gallagher. I only ever saw him in small venues, probably 500-800 size. But it always felt like it was one of your mates on stage in front of you. No pretension, just a battered strat, a denim cut-off and hard, sweaty bouncing blues rock and roll.

i can believe that ... ive heard some tunes from him , and seen him a couple times, he seems great....

Gary Moore during the 80s was also pretty awesome ....

Wanted Dead Or Alive · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:30 am **Posts:** 3303

Yousha wrote:

Page is a top 5 as far as presence goes....

for the heck of it, my take on Stage Presence

Hendrix
Townshend
Blackmore
Page
Steve Vai/Malmsteen

have never seen Duane live so cant comment if he had it....

Slash?

Yousha · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:05 pm

for stage presence..... beneath them fo sho ... Van Halens also there, Angus Young ..... etc... around the same place ....

Slash basically pulls of a Page personal, just adds the hat on top ... :razz:

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

Gilmour has great stage presence? :lol:

Taro is priceless.

Anyway, how I see it...

1. Hendrix
2. Blackmore
3. Townshend
4. Page
5. Frehley

D.J. · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:33 am **Posts:** 725

Angus is easily top 5 as for stage presence.

Wanted Dead Or Alive · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:30 am **Posts:** 3303

Brian May has quite a presence. Yes, I know he's no top 5 and he just stands while playing most of the time. But there's just something so cool and classy in his stance that makes you watch him.

D.J. · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:33 am **Posts:** 725

Wanted Dead Or Alive wrote:

Brian May has quite a presence. Yes, I know he's no top 5 and he just stands while playing most of the time. But there's just something so cool and classy in his stance that makes you watch him.

I agree with you, stage presence is not just jumping around the stage like a crazy but there is the charisma component to be considered as well and May have alot of it.
Btw check him during the Queen + PR tours or even better his BM band shows, he really did anything like singing, playing, running all over the stage and having a great time with the audience.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

He has presence, just not on the same level as those top 5.

ClashWho · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:45 pm **Posts:** 19294

Negative Creep wrote:

Gilmour has great stage presence? :lol:

Taro is priceless.

Anyway, how I see it...

1. Hendrix
2. Blackmore
3. Townshend
4. Page
5. Frehley

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Townshend

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Presence

D.J. · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:33 am **Posts:** 725

Negative Creep wrote:

He has presence, just not on the same level as those top 5.

I don't agree mainly to the fact Ace and Page are in that top 5; I also think Angus is a serious candidate for the top 5.

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