Many don't even know his name, but his popularity is growing. I recall seeing him back in 2004 at a small club and hardly anyone showed up. He tore the roof off the place. So could this guy be one of the best alive today?
With a career opening for BB King at 12 years old, and playing with many top musicians, he has built an awesome career.
Brian Ross: Joe Bonamassa: The Best Living Guitarist You've Never Heard Of...
What do you guys think of his playing?
Solid stuff....I don't know about the "greatest alive".......but's he's up there in my books!
Slash tweeted that Joe is a Bad Ass and that he is one of his favorites, lol.
Very talented young guy.
Great but not the Greatest alive imo
No...not even close. When he starts influencing other's play style instead of being influenced, then he can be on that list of greats. He is an excellent blues player in the vein of SRV.
Ok, so let's have some fun...Qui-Gonzalez said:
Give your top ten greatest player lists
No. Absolutely not.
He suffers terribly from lead guitar player's disease - ie, he overplays.
My definition of 'greatest guitar player' alive will also vary considerably just because what I want from a guitar player is substantially different than what you might want.
...and my greatest guitar player alive is James Hetfield.
He's more a rhythm guitar player, but the riffs he writes along with his precision (and his melody, harmony and occasional lead) is just what defines guitar playing to me - it's what I want to hear. But, that's my personal taste.
Okay, I'll play along. This is in order from best to tenth.Moviefreak said:
Ok, so let's have some fun...
Give your top ten greatest player lists
Eddie Van Halen
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Eric Clapton
B.B. King
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Les Paul
Prince
Slash
I can't label just 1 as the best. I like so many different styles. If I had to list a few
John Fahey
Josh Homme "Queens of the Stone Age"
Muddy Waters
Pat Smear
A greatest guitarist list without Eric Johnson? Yes, Joe Bonamassa is one of my favorite players ever. Great style, great tone. And as for influencing, he most certainly has influenced the style of many guitar players, myself included.Qui-Gonzalez said:
Chris
Oh, Eric Johnson is good, but honestly, not anything unheard of.
I'll never understand what folks see/hear in Slash. The man is sloppy as hell and can't play rhythm to save his life.
He does usually have a great sound and comes up with some astounding riffs (even if he's not much of an overall songwriter).
It was a tough choice between him and Satch. I gave Slash the edge BECAUSE he is a dirty player and his sound is excellent. You buy one Satriani album and you have them all.
I like Bonamassa, along with a bunch from Qui's list, but I prefer my guitarists unplugged:
Michael Hedges
Don Ross
Doyle Dykes
Leo Kottke
Just a few I could think of here at work.
no love for steve vai or mark knopfler?
It is like comparing Vai and VanHalen
Vai is technically more skilled and fundamentally better. He also can read and write music and I believe Eddie just plays by ear.
So both great.... But Eddie changed music when he hit the scene. His style changed Rock guitarists as we know it and influences a whole new breed of guitarist.
And while Steve Vai was around a long time before Eddie hit it big, I think he too was influenced a little by EVH.
Wait...what? Do you know anything about Eddie or Steve?Moviefreak said:
Eddie and his brother got started on the scene in the mid-seventies. Signed to WB in 1977. Steve Vai was picked up by Zappa in '80. Vai, as a player, is more technical than Van Halen, but not nearly as ground breaking. Eddie tore open the electric guitar and Vai was just someone else following along in his footsteps.
Hendrix will always be the best rock guitarist! No one changed the face of guitar playing like he did. Everything since just plays off of what he did.
This guy is solid but he doesn't bring anything new to the table.
FB
Don't grill me for it, but my favourite is joe perry from Aerosmith.....that guy writes some catchy riffs.......
Fair enough. I think you're either dismissing or forgetting Satch's work in Chickenfoot... which isn't really my thing, but at the very least it proves Joe's no one trick pony.Qui-Gonzalez said:
He's also been dead for 41 years... which if you read the title of the thread doesn't meet the criteria for 'greatest guitarist alive.'franz bolo said:
Wow no love for Allan Holdsworth?
Eddie Van halen ripped off his style and has said so himself he is eddies Guitar god as well as satraini Lifeson to many to list
If you ever get a chance to see him RUN to the show you will NOT be disapointed
Great guy to kick back a few pints with too!
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He's answering this post, not the original:JD said:
...He's also been dead for 41 years... which if you read the title of the thread doesn't meet the criteria for 'greatest guitarist alive.'
Moviefreak said:
Ok, so let's have some fun...
Give your top ten greatest player lists
Hendrix is alive and well and living in Maui.
JD said:
He's also been dead for 41 years... which if you read the title of the thread doesn't meet the criteria for 'greatest guitarist alive.'
He changed his name to Morgan Freeman....apollo said:
Hendrix is alive and well and living in Maui.
John Bonamossa sounds awesome!
My favourites
-Dave Mustaine
-Joe Satriani
-Steve vai
-Jeff Waters ( just listen to "Word Salad"and "Lygia", It's like he's shaking cards out of his sleef)
-John Shaffer (Iced Earth)
-Slash
-Eddy Van Halen ("Eruption" still gives me goosebumps, "send me a Doctor" could be something Tony Iommi and Jimmy Paige could have written together, this is so awesome to listen to).
-Tony Iommi
-Jimmy Paige
-Richie Blackmore
-Alex Lifeson (Free Will, Villa Strangiatto, Tom Sawyer, YYZ)
and many more
I like Frank hannon.
he's under-rated due to his laid back attitude.
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