Rolling Stone released an updated list of their greatest guitarists of all time, here.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123

IMO this is mush better than the previous list seeing that they included Dimebag Darrel (92) this time. I also realize that Rolling Stone isn't to popular in these parts but i thought it make for some interesting discussion. Also i noticed Kirk Hammett wasn't on the list which is bullshit considering he was one of the people who contributed to the list, and both James Hetfield(87) and Lou "Fucking" Reed (81) are on it. Which after Lulu i thought would be reasons to exclude those two as well. Dave Mustaine was also a contributor and was also left off the list.

Other notable guitarists That are on metal storm. Alex Lifeson "Rush" (98), Joe Perry "Aroesmith" (84), Slash (65), Robert Fripp "king Crimson" (62), Richie Blackmore (50),
Tom Morello"RATM" (40), Randy Rhoads "Ozzy Osbourne" (36),Tony Iommi (25) (Write Up by Brett Hinds of Mastodon), Angus Young "AC/DC" (24), Frank Zappa (22), Eddie Van Halen (7), Jimmy Page (3).

Wow they spelled Iommi's first name right this time.

Top 10 looks quite decent to me. Is there list version of this? Little hard to browse... I was looking Paco De Lucia and Steve Hackett. I think Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin should be somewhere in that list too. About AC/DC.... I personally rate Malcolm higher than Angus.

The lists are only the 2003 version not this years.

Written by Fade To Black on 29.11.2011 at 16:17
The lists are only the 2003 version not this years.

The 2003 you see is how many times the article has been tweeted.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 29.11.2011 at 20:40

Written by Fade To Black on 29.11.2011 at 16:17
The lists are only the 2003 version not this years.

The 2003 you see is how many times the article has been tweeted.

Didn't even notice that. I meant outside souces that made it easier to view the list instead of the slide by slide that Rolling Stone did.

Written by Fade To Black on 29.11.2011 at 22:31
Didn't even notice that. I meant outside souces that made it easier to view the list instead of the slide by slide that Rolling Stone did.

Oh you were responding to the guy asking for a list. Bizarre coincidence with the 2003 then. :s

Indeed bizarre

Again with this lists.. how do they deside, is it influence or technical abilities, songwriting or orginality that counts? usualy this lists are based on influence it seems.

Written by RockeRoy on 30.11.2011 at 11:28

Again with this lists.. how do they deside, is it influence or technical abilities, songwriting or orginality that counts? usualy this lists are based on influence it seems.

I often wonder on lists like these how they decide who goes where. They never say how the panel decided, only who was on the panel. So it's possible that the panel didn't have set rules on how they did things. One should also remember the list was composed by professional guitarists so they way they judge a guitarist and how we judge one maybe completly different.

Written by Fade To Black on 01.12.2011 at 14:25

Written by RockeRoy on 30.11.2011 at 11:28

Again with this lists.. how do they deside, is it influence or technical abilities, songwriting or orginality that counts? usualy this lists are based on influence it seems.

I often wonder on lists like these how they decide who goes where. They never say how the panel decided, only who was on the panel. So it's possible that the panel didn't have set rules on how they did things. One should also remember the list was composed by professional guitarists so they way they judge a guitarist and how we judge one maybe completly different.

i play guitar, i'm not professional, but being professional doesn't make them better to judge a guitarplayer better than any other guitarplayer IMO. anyway.. the lists has to be based on influence and songwriting abilities, because there are hundreds of unknown not proffesional players on Youtube that plays the hell out of Tommi iommi, sitting in their rooms wancking the hell out of their guitars, but moast of them not even going to get close to what tommi iommi or any other on that list when it comes to influence and songwriting.

Written by RockeRoy on 01.12.2011 at 15:01

Tommi iommi, ...

Who?

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.12.2011 at 16:15

Written by RockeRoy on 01.12.2011 at 15:01

Tommi iommi, ...

Who?

I think he used to be in the Ronny James' Duo.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.12.2011 at 16:15
Who?

I assume he's referencing the RS article that incorrectly referred to Iommi as Tommi.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.12.2011 at 16:15

Written by RockeRoy on 01.12.2011 at 15:01

Tommi iommi, ...

Who?

If you didn't understand who i ment, which i know you did, and if you guys didnt get the joke.. read the first post in this thread from Troy Killjoy

I hate RS:s top 100 lists. yep, godnight

You know, Tommy Iommi:

Thanks OBC. I've been too lazy to look for the link.

The Rolling stones never had 100 guitarists, they had one dude who played for a 100 years.
Anyway the mag in Rolling Stone and the band is Rolling Stones. They usually have crappy lists anyway, I never bother with these.

Written by BitterCOld on 06.12.2011 at 08:30

You know, Tommy Iommi:

That's not even a simple typo, they fucking completely changed his name.... -_-
Remind me to bring this up whenever somebody cites Rolling Stone as a credible source of info.

Written by Slayer666 on 07.12.2011 at 10:32
bring this up whenever somebody cites Rolling Stone as a credible source of info.

We've been doing that for a year now.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 07.12.2011 at 21:58

We've been doing that for a year now.

I wrote this once in your review of Circle Regenerated as a joke, but this time it's getting serious:

Written by Slayer666 on 19.11.2011 at 18:02

No one ever tells me anything....

Written by Slayer666 on 08.12.2011 at 11:37
No one ever tells me anything....

That's because you aren't in the cool club.