100 Greatest Guitar Performances (Being Created Right Now!)

BayPineapple · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:30 pm **Posts:** 373

pave wrote:

Brush with the Blues perhaps?

Added it

Lennon · **Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:50 pm

BayPineapple wrote:

Make suggestions on criteria and what songs should be on the list. This could be a really fun list to make :dance:

Criteria: Influence, Creativity, Memorable moments (riff, solo, etc.), Showcase of guitarists skills
Format: Song - Guitarist(s) (Artist)

Top 50
1. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
2. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
3. You Really Got Me - Dave Davies (The Kinks)
4. Eruption - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
5. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
6. Crossroads - Eric Clapton (Cream)
7. Stairway To Heaven - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
8. Layla - Eric Clapton and Duane Allman (Derek and the Dominoes)
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
10. My Generation - Pete Townshend (The Who)
11. Statesboro Blues - Duane Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
12. Master of Puppets - James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
13. Maggot Brain - Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic)
14. Crazy Train - Randy Rhodes (Ozzy Osbourne)
15. Sultans of Swing - Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
16. Back In Black - Angus Young (AC/DC)
17. Killing In The Name Of - Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)
18. Smoke On The Water - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
19. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
20. Black Sabbath - Toni Iommi (Black Sabbath)
21. Black Magic Woman - Carlos Santana
22. I Can See For Miles - Pete Townshend (The Who)
23. Cowgirls In The Sand - Neil Young (Neil Young And His Horse)
24. How Blue Can You Get - BB King
25. Keep Yourself Alive - Brian May (Queen)
26. Brown Sugar - Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
27. Purple Rain - Prince
28. Walk This Way - Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
29. A Hard Day's Night - George Harrison (The Beatles)
30. Where The Streets Have No Name - The Edge (U2)
31. Heartbreaker - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
32. Sweet Child O Mine - Slash (Guns N Roses)
33. School Days - Chuck Berry
34. Sunshine of Your Love - Eric Clapton (Cream)
35. Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix
36. La Grange - Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
37. Free Bird - Allen Collins and Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
38. Interstellar Overdrive - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
39. Highway Star - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
40. Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughn
41. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Eric Clapton and George Harrison (The Beatles)
42. London Calling - Mick Jones (The Clash)
43. Panama - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
44. Over Under Sideways Down - Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds)
45. Marquee Moon - Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd (Television)
46. Whole Lotta Love - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)

Little Wing-Jimi Hendrix
Achilles Last Stand-Led Zeppelin
Say It Aint So-Weezer
I Saw Her Standing There-The Beatles
Fade To Black-Metallica
Aint Talkin Bout Love-Van Halen
Texas Flood-Stevie Ray Vaughn
White Room-Cream
Money For Nothing-Dire Straits
Bulls On Parade-Rage Against The Machine
California Dreamin-Eddie Hazel
Money-Pink Floyd
Message In A Bottle-The Police
Red-King Crimson
Seven Nation Army-The White Stripes
The Thrill Is Gone-BB King
Ramblin Man-Allman Brothers Band
Cult of Personality-Living Colour
Carry On My Wayward Sun-Kansas
Born To Run-Bruce Springsteen
Hotel California-The Eagles
Freeway Jam-Jeff Beck
Brush With The Blues-Jeff Beck

That is a Rolling Stone list.

Sodacake · **Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:59 pm

fucking owned.

Sid_Vicious_24 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:29 pm

You might want to consider Since I've Been Loving You (Led Zeppelin), Samba Pa Ti (Santana), Cause We've Ended As Lovers (Jeff Beck), Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd) and Tornado of Souls (Megadeth). Get a listen.

PS: Randy is actually Rhoads, not Rhodes.

Lennon · **Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:37 pm

The think I hated the most about that Rolling Stone list is that they say that Interstellar Overdrive is a Gilmour song. Didn´t they knew who Syd Barrett was?

BayPineapple · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:30 pm **Posts:** 373

Lennon wrote:

BayPineapple wrote:

Make suggestions on criteria and what songs should be on the list. This could be a really fun list to make :dance:

Criteria: Influence, Creativity, Memorable moments (riff, solo, etc.), Showcase of guitarists skills
Format: Song - Guitarist(s) (Artist)

Top 50
1. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
2. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
3. You Really Got Me - Dave Davies (The Kinks)
4. Eruption - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
5. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
6. Crossroads - Eric Clapton (Cream)
7. Stairway To Heaven - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
8. Layla - Eric Clapton and Duane Allman (Derek and the Dominoes)
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
10. My Generation - Pete Townshend (The Who)
11. Statesboro Blues - Duane Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
12. Master of Puppets - James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
13. Maggot Brain - Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic)
14. Crazy Train - Randy Rhodes (Ozzy Osbourne)
15. Sultans of Swing - Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
16. Back In Black - Angus Young (AC/DC)
17. Killing In The Name Of - Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine)
18. Smoke On The Water - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
19. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
20. Black Sabbath - Toni Iommi (Black Sabbath)
21. Black Magic Woman - Carlos Santana
22. I Can See For Miles - Pete Townshend (The Who)
23. Cowgirls In The Sand - Neil Young (Neil Young And His Horse)
24. How Blue Can You Get - BB King
25. Keep Yourself Alive - Brian May (Queen)
26. Brown Sugar - Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
27. Purple Rain - Prince
28. Walk This Way - Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
29. A Hard Day's Night - George Harrison (The Beatles)
30. Where The Streets Have No Name - The Edge (U2)
31. Heartbreaker - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
32. Sweet Child O Mine - Slash (Guns N Roses)
33. School Days - Chuck Berry
34. Sunshine of Your Love - Eric Clapton (Cream)
35. Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix
36. La Grange - Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
37. Free Bird - Allen Collins and Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
38. Interstellar Overdrive - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
39. Highway Star - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
40. Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughn
41. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Eric Clapton and George Harrison (The Beatles)
42. London Calling - Mick Jones (The Clash)
43. Panama - Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
44. Over Under Sideways Down - Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds)
45. Marquee Moon - Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd (Television)
46. Whole Lotta Love - Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)

Little Wing-Jimi Hendrix
Achilles Last Stand-Led Zeppelin
Say It Aint So-Weezer
I Saw Her Standing There-The Beatles
Fade To Black-Metallica
Aint Talkin Bout Love-Van Halen
Texas Flood-Stevie Ray Vaughn
White Room-Cream
Money For Nothing-Dire Straits
Bulls On Parade-Rage Against The Machine
California Dreamin-Eddie Hazel
Money-Pink Floyd
Message In A Bottle-The Police
Red-King Crimson
Seven Nation Army-The White Stripes
The Thrill Is Gone-BB King
Ramblin Man-Allman Brothers Band
Cult of Personality-Living Colour
Carry On My Wayward Sun-Kansas
Born To Run-Bruce Springsteen
Hotel California-The Eagles
Freeway Jam-Jeff Beck
Brush With The Blues-Jeff Beck

That is a Rolling Stone list.

Actually not really. I admit I used a lot of songs from that list, but I believe my order is better.
Oh wait, I'm Sorry. I didn't put any tracks where Lennon is the lead guitar player.
I'm sorry :cry:

Lennon · **Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:00 pm

BayPineapple wrote:

Actually not really. I admit I used a lot of songs from that list, but I believe my order is better.
Oh wait, I'm Sorry. I didn't put any tracks where Lennon is the lead guitar player.
I'm sorry :cry:

A hard days night and I saw here standing there are Lennon´s songs, so I´m happy.

:cool:

pave · **Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:31 pm

BayPineapple wrote:

12. Master of Puppets - James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
13. Maggot Brain - Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic)

pave · **Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:35 pm

BayPineapple wrote:

9. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
16. Back In Black - Angus Young (AC/DC)
18. Smoke On The Water - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)

im a huge Nirvana/Cobain fan, but im trying to figure out this. im assuming the placements with these three are largely based on their extremely identifiable/popular riffs and being among the first songs most guitar players learn not only because of the simplicity but also the bad-ass-ity of them. which is understandable, except if thats the case then why SMTS in the top 10 while Smoke On the Water sits down at 18 despite being the more popular riff (which we established as the main reason for them being here).

Lennon · **Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:40 pm

pave wrote:

BayPineapple wrote:

9. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
16. Back In Black - Angus Young (AC/DC)
18. Smoke On The Water - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)

im a huge Nirvana/Cobain fan, but im trying to figure out this. im assuming the placements with these three are largely based on their extremely identifiable/popular riffs and being among the first songs most guitar players learn not only because of the simplicity but also the bad-ass-ity of them. which is understandable, except if thats the case then why SMTS in the top 10 while Smoke On the Water sits down at 18 despite being the more popular riff (which we established as the main reason for them being here).

Rolling Stone puts Cobain (BTW I am also a huge fan of him) in the top 15 of their greatest guitarists list, so it makes sense that they include his best song in the top 15.

Ace of Spades · **Posted:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:35 am

Lennon wrote:

Rolling Stone puts Cobain (BTW I am also a huge fan of him) in the top 15 of their greatest guitarists list, so it makes sense that they include his best song in the top 15.

so that's where you get it from.

Sodacake · **Posted:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:52 am

Lennon · **Posted:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:08 am

Ace of Spades wrote:

Lennon wrote:

Rolling Stone puts Cobain (BTW I am also a huge fan of him) in the top 15 of their greatest guitarists list, so it makes sense that they include his best song in the top 15.

so that's where you get it from.

No, unlike you, I have an opinon. Grow up son.

Quixote · **Posted:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:42 am

Some more that could be included
Rush- La Villa Strangiato
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera / Hallowed be thy Name
Alice in Chains - Man in the Box
Pearl Jam - Alive
JCP - Soundgarden

Lennon · **Posted:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:51 am

Quixote wrote:

Some more that could be included
Rush- La Villa Strangiato
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera / Hallowed be thy Name
Alice in Chains - Man in the Box
Pearl Jam - Alive
JCP - Soundgarden

Man in the Box, Alive and Jesus Christ Pose are now classics and should be included.

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