Rolling Stone's 20 New Guitar Gods

[LaurieBlue]

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1. John Mayer
2. Derek Trucks
3. John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Luther Dickinson - North Mississippi Allstars
5. Nels Cline - Wilco
6. Warren Haynes - Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule
7. Jim James & Cark Broemel - My Morning Jacket
8. Adam Jones - Tool
9. Kaki King
10. Mike McCready & Stone Gossard - Pearl Jam
11. Tom Morello - Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave
12. Ed O'Brien & Jonny Greenwood - Radiohead
13. Omar Rodriguez-Lopex - Mars Volta
14. Matt Pike - Sleep, High On Fire
15. Jack White - White Stripes, Raconteurs
16. Chuck Garvey & Al Schnier - Moe

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No Jason Isbell - that's weak.

[sweatboard]

That's awesome.

John Mayer is not.

If they are going to put Warren Haynes on there they either need to, Not call it "NEW" guitar gods, or go ahead and put Thurston Moore and Lee Renaldo ahead of John Mayer.

[sweatboard]

Mike Cooley

[Ghosts_on_TV]

You really don't think Mayer is a great guitar player?

[dragonboy]

I've not heard a single song by John Mayer...
Great news for Jim & Carl  :)

No nod to the DBT boys is unfortunate.

[ManNamedTruth]

I don't think he should be number 1! But not a bad list. Omar should be up higher.

[sweatboard]

You really don't think Mayer is a great guitar player?

He's a very very good guitar player, he is not great and not very original in the way he plays the guitar.

[The DARK]

Jim and Carl at #7! They obviously heard the Dondante solo.  8-)

[NoVa_NoLa]

What a strange list... :)

I have heard good things about Mayer's live show, but the stuff that gets airplay doesn't seem worthy of being number 1 on any list, let alone the guitar god list.

Derek Trucks (Band) was one of my top 10 shows of 2006..he is good  :)  Can't go wrong with Warren, either.  I do think that John F. is a ridiculously good player.

But, the last time I saw Kaki King (granted is was a while back) she was no where near guitar god. She was interesting, but not so much that I've gone back to see her again.

I like the RS got out of the top 40 for a bit for this list...there is hope.  :)

[The DARK]

Yeah, the radio doesn't give Mayer's guitar the respect it deserves. He's gotten a lot better since his first two albums. I hate Daughters and Your Body Is A Wonderland, but his new stuff is pretty good.

Shocked to see Chuck Garvey & Al Schnier...  :o

[LET_THE_FETUS_ROCK]

Nels cline and Adam jones are the most original on the list.

John  mayer is great rip off artist

I saw both guitar duos this year, MMJ and PJ.

Jim andCarl deserve to be out front of Mike  and Stone.

[sweatboard]

I'm a BIG TIME Pearl Jam fan and I also agree that Jim and Carl should be ahead of Stone and Mike.  I also think John F. should be number one without question.  Warren Haynes needs to be ahead of Derek Trucks even though Derek is badass.  Personally, I would put Jonny Greenwood at number two.

[ManNamedTruth]

Derek Trucks is coming. Should I go?

[sweatboard]

Do you like the allman brothers, govt. mule, southern rock, slide guitar playing?  If you answered yes to any of these questions then YES!

[ManNamedTruth]

In that case i'll probably go. I knew he was in Allman Bros. Band. The venue is badass, its an old church. I just saw a couple shows there.

[dragonboy]

He blew me away when I saw him with Eric Clapton last year.

[Chills]

That list isn't bad. However, I'd put Jeff Tweedy on it, ahead of Nels Cline. Don't care if he's not as techically gifted. Jeff's solo on At Least That's What You Said is one of the most heartfelt of all times. Go Jeff.

Also, add the incredible guitar duo of Steve Wynn & Jason Victor.
Maybe Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys?

Ah, complaining about lists, an interesting pass-time  ;D

[BH]

Great to see the boys on that list.  Is it really intended to be ranked?  I mean, they can't be real serious about the order if they list the same band members together right?  Like Jim and Carl just happen to be 7th and 8th?  Anyway, I think these lists make great conversation pieces.  I would sure like to see M.Ward on there but I guess he's probably not big enough for a list like this.  

By the way, in a few years we might see the first female on this list.  I saw Viva Voce open up for the Shins last night.  A two person band with a women on lead and a man switching between drums/harmonica/acoustic/therimin.   She fucking rocked!  She came out and sang on several songs with the Shins as well.  

[McPickie]

I'm a BIG TIME Pearl Jam fan and I also agree that Jim and Carl should be ahead of Stone and Mike.  I also think John F. should be number one without question.  Warren Haynes needs to be ahead of Derek Trucks even though Derek is badass.  Personally, I would put Jonny Greenwood at number two.

Sorry, I know this a very personal subjective conversation, but you are on acid. Carl and Jim have chops no doubt. But to put them in the same conversation with Stone and Mike is a little premature. They have been doing it for 15 years and continually get better. I'd say Jim is just recently getting more free with his style and solos. I've seen MMJ live probably 12 times, PJ probably 60 and there's no comparison. I've yet to see either Carl or Jim just "go off" and totally leave the context of the song and just thrash on a solo.

Mike is one of the 5 best ever. Yes I said it. Nope he's not the most original, in fact he plays better Hendrix than anyone since that other famous Hendrix imitator...Stevie Ray Vaughan.

It's not about Mike's style or his speed or his technical skills...you can't compare Hendrix and Yngwie, they are two totally different players. But Yngwie's just a scientist, a technician, he has no feel or emotion. Mike has heart. He wails on a Strat and can literally make this machine, this apendage, cry.

Please try to obtain and listen to the following:
Reach Down - Temple of the Dog. Either the album track or the 2003 PJ Santa Barbara show.
Evenflow - Any version will do
Alive- The studio outro, please.
Garden - Any live version from before 2003.
Machine Gun - Mike solo doing Hendrix cerca 2001
Little Wing- 1995 live version is the best but the 2006 versions hold up
Immortality-Any live version

Please anyone on here that loves blues guitar and previously overlooked Mike McCready because he's in Pearl Jam and you don't like Daughter, make an effort. He is a hidden gem and he's all about heart and tone and emotion.

Mike McCready rules.