Dream Theater would be a much better band if they weren't so gay. Petrucci is damn good, a great gear man, but I'm sorry, the singer from Dream Theater makes me want to kill the whole band.
Best Live Guitarist: Shawn Lane, specifically his work with Jonas Hellborg and Jeff Sipe.
Check out Hellborg Lane and Sipe - Temporal Analogues of Paradise
Other Favorite Guitarists:
Jason Becker
David Gilmour
Jimmy Page
SRV
Jimmy Hendricks
Randy Rhoads
Clapton (with Derek and the Dominos and Cream)
Zappa
Warren Haynes (of Gov't Mule and now The Allman Brothers Band)
Jerry Garcia
Dimebag
Mike McCready (of Pearl Jam, yuk yuk)
Jonny Greenwood, back when he used to rock (Pablo Honey through Ok Computer, pretty much)
Steve Winwood
Paul Gilbert
To me playing the (electric) guitar is 25% style, 25% noise, 25% music, and 25% heart.
I have to study for a midterm but I hope we can keep this thread going as it is awesome!
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