Sloppy players who kick ass

[skorb]

i nominate marty friedman -

:ROTF: are you fuckin drunk?

MF has to be one of the all-time most precise and tasty players ever.

pass that bong over thisa way bro.

[skorb]

and for all the people throwing Pagey into the sloppy category, I agree that for many of their live shows he was smacked out and didn't do the material full justice, but on the records the dude was spot on, and as far as Acoustic playing goes, he was very precise.

fuck, no one tops Page on the acoustic, for sheer creativity and incredible hooks, no one is even in the same ballpark.

[stevieb91]

Alvin Lee gotta be on this list.

+100..The only part of Woodstock I watched more than twice consecutively.On a side note,a friend of my wife gave me an Alvin Lee Ten Years After guitar pick taken off the stage at the State Fair in Syracuse in '71.Her brother worked for the company that ran the sound system there,and he kept it all these years and gave it to her about 10 years ago.

No,I wasn't there.I was only 3 then.:ROTF:

[sully]

brad has played almost as much lead as joe throughout the years, even today. dude's a berklee school of music guy, and he can fuckin' wail for sure.

someone earlier in the thread mentioned sloppy lead playing being what rock and roll is all about. that person is 100% correct. it's not about playing algorhythms with your guitar cranked up under your nose.

sully

[sully]

and for all the people throwing Pagey into the sloppy category, I agree that for many of their live shows he was smacked out and didn't do the material full justice, but on the records the dude was spot on, and as far as Acoustic playing goes, he was very precise.

fuck, no one tops Page on the acoustic, for sheer creativity and incredible hooks, no one is even in the same ballpark.

to me, page is a fantastic rhythm and acoustic player. i think that soloing was not one of his fortes, especially live.

sully

[stevieb91]

fuck, no one tops Page on the acoustic, for sheer creativity and incredible hooks, no one is even in the same ballpark.

How about Steven Stills? That guy can properly abuse one with the best of them...

[heartfielder]

How about my man Frank Zappa ?!? Sloppy and tasty at the same time. He recorded some of the most blistering solos for his time. Great sound outta that SG. Do I get an Amen ??

[stevieb91]

AMEN!!(although I haven't listened to any in YEARS)

[sully]

i have to say that i don't think i've heard a note hes' played, other than valley girl. got any quick recomendations?

[heartfielder]

i have to say that i don't think i've heard a note hes' played, other than valley girl. got any quick recomendations?

W H A T ????????????

Go get Overnight Sensation & Apostrophe.

That'll give you an idea of what a player Mr. Zappa was !!!!

Rest in peace FZ !!!!

[dg]

I think you might like this, Sully!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ORGWfJiTI

Well, except maybe for Vai's Daisy Dukes...:ROTF:

[heartfielder]

Thank you dg !!! There was so much more to his playing than the soloing too !!

[cookiemonster2]

Eric Clapton,

I was so excited when I saw the Cream reunion CD on the shelf and then when I got it in the car and listened to it I was so disappointed. He could have done better on that.

[veemagic]

This list is killing me. So lets get this right....
Hendrix
Page
Clapton
Van Halen
Marty Friedman
Dave Mustaine
Steven Stills
Yngwie
etc...

who the hells plays proficient then???

[toejam]

A mix of some intentional sloppiness and just plain wierd lead lines......gotta be Larry LaLonde from Primus. Les doesn't leave him a lot of room to do much else other than crazy shit. He's got some pretty sloppy death metal solos from his days back in Possessed too.

Larry can shred his ass off much better than in the Possessed days... he's a Joe Satriani student! He just goes for the weird stuff to fit Primus.