Jumbie Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 DoJ posted Rolling Stone's top 100 guitarists and as far as I can tell there was only one female there, Joan Jett at 87. Are women really that bad at guitar or was there selection bias? Who are the women guitar players that rock? That you respect? Are there any out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 There're a fair few all-girl groups(The spazzys, The Donnas, The Spice Girls) who I guess by simple physics would have to play guitar. No solo artists come to mind though , other than hippies- but they hardly count as people let alone artists. Chick guitarists intimidate me anyways- they think they're so much better than me, so much more dexterous. I'm more about bass-playing chicks. I swear I've fucked some absolute gargoyles while they held a bass guitar & I don't regret it, not even a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 joni mitchell's on there too at 72(?). but yeah, there's a severe lack of women... but i don't think it's rolling stone's fault. i think it might have more to do with the fact that more men than women play (or are encouraged to play) the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 ... Because they're showy bitches! Can I get an Amen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Sheryl Crow plays the guitar alright. Nancy Wilson of Heart is a guitar player worthy of being up there with the big boys., adn her sister Ann Wilson ain't bad either. Their omittion from the list is pretty lame. Listen to Crazy on You and tell me I'm wrong. Benatar ain't to bad either. Ani DiFranco is also quite good. But yeah, not so many womens on the guitar. It's alot of work for something that don't really help them get laid nearly as much as it does for men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 i'm still furious with that top 100 list... its beyond wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 i'm still furious with that top 100 list... its beyond wrong! Nancy Wilson playing Crazy On You with Heart. In 5 years, someone will resurrect this thread and have no idea what list we're refering to, so I'll post it. Rolling Stone's All Time Greatest Guitarists: 1Jimi Hendrix2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band 3 B.B. King 4 Eric Clapton 5 Robert Johnson 6 Chuck Berry 7 Stevie Ray Vaughan 8 Ry Cooder 9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin 10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones 11Kirk Hammett of Metallica 12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana 13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead 14 Jeff Beck 15 Carlos Santana 16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones 17 Jack White of the White Stripes 18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 19 Richard Thompson 20 James Burton 21 George Harrison 22 Mike Bloomfield 23 Warren Haynes 24 The Edge of U2 25 Freddy King 26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave 27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits 28 Stephen Stills 29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges 30 Buddy Guy 31 Dick Dale 32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service 33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth 35 John Fahey 36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's 37 Bo Diddley 38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac 39 Brian May of Queen 40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival 41 Clarence White of the Byrds 42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson 43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic 44 Scotty Moore 45 Frank Zappa 46 Les Paul 47 T-Bone Walker 48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith 49 John McLaughlin 50 Pete Townshend 51 Paul Kossoff of Free 52 Lou Reed 53 Mickey Baker 54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane 55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple 56 Tom Verlaine of Television 57 Roy Buchanan 58 Dickey Betts 59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead 61 Ike Turner 62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band 63 Danny Gatton 64 Mick Ronson 65 Hubert Sumlin 66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour 67 Link Wray 68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape 69 Steve Howe of Yes 70 Eddie Van Halen 71 Lightnin' Hopkins 72 Joni Mitchell 73 Trey Anastasio of Phish 74 Johnny Winter 75 Adam Jones of Tool 76 Ali Farka Toure 77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat 78 Robbie Robertson of the Band 79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997) 80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids 81 Derek Trucks 82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd 83 Neil Young 84 Eddie Cochran 85 Randy Rhoads 86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath 87 Joan Jett 88 Dave Davies of the Kinks 89 D. Boon of the Minutemen 90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper 91 Robby Krieger of the Doors 92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5 94 Bert Jansch 95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine 96 Angus Young of AC/DC 97 Robert Randolph 98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer 99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag 100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 lol... i am a fan of the fact dwayne allman is number two... that guy is brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Agreed. I need to pick up the Derek & The Dominoes album. I also think Zappa is too low on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 i think van halen's too low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Not to mention Angus Young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbie Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 Don't the dixie chicks play their own guitars? I don't know their music so maybe one of you can tell me if theyre any good. Skeeter: The Spice Girls? ::snicker:: I doubt any of them know which end of a guitar to hold. ------------------------------------ Nancy Wilson of Heart. Definitely deserves to be on that list. Does Shirley Manson (Garbage) play her own guitar or is he only vocals? As for Angus Young... I love ACDC, but what's that joke? "One band, three chords, 1000 songs" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Don't the dixie chicks play their own guitars? I don't know their music so maybe one of you can tell me if theyre any good. At least two of them play guitar, but nothing particularly noteworthy. One of them plays the fiddle. Does Shirley Manson (Garbage) play her own guitar or is he only vocals? Oh...the omition of a single "s" never sounds to funny in my mind. Seriously, her voice isn't that deep. As for Angus Young... I love ACDC, but what's that joke? "One band, three cords, 1000 songs" ACDC isn't a three chord band. Maybe they have three chord riffs (I wouldn't have their riffs any other way), but Angus' solos are blisteringly fast and all over the neck of the guitar. Also, you can have 20 capable guitarist play an ACDC riff and it would never sound as good as it does form Angus' guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbie Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 the s/he was a typos Jax. And you still didn't answer the question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 I know, but sometimes typos are funny. The answer to your question is "I don't know for sure, but I think she does not play guittar." I have a vague memory of a Garbage video in whihc the other members played and she sang withotu guitar, but it's fuzzy. It might have been the Cranberries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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