Clockworkmike
Ambassador of STACKS in WV SHACKS
For the love of the forgotten Rhythm Guitarists
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Malcolm Young: easily the most overlooked due to Angus beside him. My vote for the greatest rhythm player of all-time (don't believe me? Go check out old concert footage and tell me who kept time like this guy)
James Hatfield: arguably the second greatest Rhythm player of all-time. The sound you mainly hear in Metallica is him, not Kirk Hammett actually
Keith Richards: while never a virtuoso in terms of soloing abilities, he is not doubt a creative machine with impeccable timing, songwriting and mastering of alternate tunings. An archetype rhythm player that is largely ignored for his guitar work.
For the love of the forgotten Lead Guitarists
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Gary Richrath: so disgustingly overlooked by many due to the AOR-friendly style music REO Speedwagon played, yet, the guy had tone for days, awesome note attacks and style.
Jake E Lee: everyone and their mothers' talk up Randy Rhoads as the greatest and younger people say the same for Zakk Wylde. But for my money? Jake was and will always be my favorite out of Ozzy and was a massive influence on me ( still is, hell I rip him off religiously). He was doing stuff that wiz-kids like George Lynch and a Warren D. Martini were but without a whammy ( he depressed the body where it meets the neck: another thing I steal from him). A true virtuoso
John Sykes: my pick for THE most overlooked player ever and its not even close. John Sykes was not only a member of Tygers of Pan Tang but went on to carry Thin Lizzy after Brian Robertson left for Motorhead, brought David Coverdale out of the crawlspace with Whitesnake and into superstardom that he hadn't seen since Deep Purple MK3, only to be unceremoniously fired and went onto form Blue Murder.
There is NO ONE from the 1980s that has anything even close to a sound like John Sykes. To show JUST how awesome he was? When David Coverdale fired him, he had to hire not one, but TWO shredders to replace him with Adrian Vandenberg and Vivian Campbell ( of Dio fame, later Def Leppard). If you want further proof? Go listen to Whitesnake's 1987 self-titled album and tell me who was even on the same page as that guy, namely with tracks like Still of The Night, Is This Love? and Crying In The Rain.
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Malcolm Young: easily the most overlooked due to Angus beside him. My vote for the greatest rhythm player of all-time (don't believe me? Go check out old concert footage and tell me who kept time like this guy)
James Hatfield: arguably the second greatest Rhythm player of all-time. The sound you mainly hear in Metallica is him, not Kirk Hammett actually
Keith Richards: while never a virtuoso in terms of soloing abilities, he is not doubt a creative machine with impeccable timing, songwriting and mastering of alternate tunings. An archetype rhythm player that is largely ignored for his guitar work.
For the love of the forgotten Lead Guitarists
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Gary Richrath: so disgustingly overlooked by many due to the AOR-friendly style music REO Speedwagon played, yet, the guy had tone for days, awesome note attacks and style.
Jake E Lee: everyone and their mothers' talk up Randy Rhoads as the greatest and younger people say the same for Zakk Wylde. But for my money? Jake was and will always be my favorite out of Ozzy and was a massive influence on me ( still is, hell I rip him off religiously). He was doing stuff that wiz-kids like George Lynch and a Warren D. Martini were but without a whammy ( he depressed the body where it meets the neck: another thing I steal from him). A true virtuoso
John Sykes: my pick for THE most overlooked player ever and its not even close. John Sykes was not only a member of Tygers of Pan Tang but went on to carry Thin Lizzy after Brian Robertson left for Motorhead, brought David Coverdale out of the crawlspace with Whitesnake and into superstardom that he hadn't seen since Deep Purple MK3, only to be unceremoniously fired and went onto form Blue Murder.
There is NO ONE from the 1980s that has anything even close to a sound like John Sykes. To show JUST how awesome he was? When David Coverdale fired him, he had to hire not one, but TWO shredders to replace him with Adrian Vandenberg and Vivian Campbell ( of Dio fame, later Def Leppard). If you want further proof? Go listen to Whitesnake's 1987 self-titled album and tell me who was even on the same page as that guy, namely with tracks like Still of The Night, Is This Love? and Crying In The Rain.
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