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Fw: [Powderworks] Re: Total Guitar's top 100 guitarists....very very sad.

mpien mpien@froggy.com.au
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 22:34:18 +1000


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Shit yeah Matt, you got that right mate. Its quite humorous really...... =
:)

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From: Matty S=20
To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 9:12 AM
Subject: RE: [Powderworks] Re: Total Guitar's top 100 guitarists....very =
very sad.


How did any guitar from blink 182 get there????????

The guy can't form his fingers into anything more then a 3 fingered =
power chord!!!

And that goes for alot of the artists on that list!

How blink get rated higher then tommy emmanual!!???

I believe in all honesty theres better guitarists on powderworks then =
blink!









>I think it's mostly a compliment for them *not* to be included in a =
list of=20

>mostly wanker guitarists. Yes I know there are some great ones on there =

>with some great songs but to me Jim and Martin play to the song, not to =
be=20
>wanker of the year or whatever. I've said it before but...in a world =
where=20
>garbage like Michael Jackson and Madonna have the status they do, WHAT =
DO=20
>YOU EXPECT?!=20
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> > -----Original Message-----=20
> > From: powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu=20
> > [mailto:powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu]On Behalf Of=20
> > stephen.wood@stockford.net=20
> > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 5:47 PM=20
> > To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu=20
> > Subject: [Powderworks] Re: Total Guitar's top 100 guitarists....very =

> > very sad.=20
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > That list of top 100 guitarists is very sad.=20
> >=20
> > As someone who has been playing guitar for a long time, my=20
> > totally unbiased=20
> > opinion is that Martin & Jim would play the pants off more than half =
of=20
> > that list. REM are a great band and Peter Buck is a great guitarist, =
but=20
> > certainly not Martin or Jims standard, likewise with U2, awesome =
band,=20
> > great songs, but the edge is very good at best.=20
> >=20
> > As for Noel Gallagher (oasis), he is a very very average musician =
from an=20
> > even worse band and to have Tom Delonge of Blink 182 in there at all =
just=20
> > shows how these type of lists mean absolutely nothing. The artists =
are=20
> > voted for by rabid fans who don't actually know what constitutes a =
great=20
> > guitarist, they just vote for whoever their favoured band is at the =
time.=20
> >=20
> > If you talk to any aussie muso in there 20's or older, they will =
almost=20
> > inevitably acknowledge that Martin & Jim are 2 of the best you will =
ever=20
> > see and make the average rock guitarist of today look & sound=20
> > like a 5 year=20
> > old with a eukalele (eg. Creed, Nickelback, matchbox 20, sum41, =
stained,=20
> > limp bizkit etc. etc. etc.)=20
> > Infact alot of well known aussie guitarists credit Marting & Jim as =
being=20
> > their inspiration.=20
> >=20
> > Anway, I won't bore all you non muso's any longer.=20
> >=20
> > All the best,=20
> > Steve Wood.=20
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 13, 2002 9:12 AM</DIV>
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<P>How did any guitar from blink 182 get there????????</P>
<P>The guy can't form&nbsp;his fingers into anything more then a 3 =
fingered=20
power chord!!!</P>
<P>And that goes for&nbsp;alot of the artists on that list!</P>
<P>How&nbsp;blink get rated higher then tommy emmanual!!???</P>
<P>I believe in all honesty theres better guitarists on&nbsp;powderworks =

then&nbsp;blink!</P>
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<P>&gt;I think it's mostly a compliment for them *not* to be included in =
a list=20
of </P>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;mostly wanker guitarists. Yes I know there are some great =
ones on=20
there=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;with some great songs but to me Jim and Martin play to =
the song,=20
not to be=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;wanker of the year or whatever. I've said it before =
but...in a=20
world where=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;garbage like Michael Jackson and Madonna have the status =
they do,=20
WHAT DO=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;YOU EXPECT?!=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; -----Original Message-----=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; From: powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; [mailto:powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu]On Behalf =
Of=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; stephen.wood@stockford.net=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 5:47 PM=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Subject: [Powderworks] Re: Total Guitar's top 100=20
guitarists....very=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; very sad.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; That list of top 100 guitarists is very sad.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; As someone who has been playing guitar for a long =
time, my=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; totally unbiased=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; opinion is that Martin &amp; Jim would play the =
pants off=20
more than half of=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; that list. REM are a great band and Peter Buck is a =
great=20
guitarist, but=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; certainly not Martin or Jims standard, likewise =
with U2,=20
awesome band,=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; great songs, but the edge is very good at best.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; As for Noel Gallagher (oasis), he is a very very =
average=20
musician from an=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; even worse band and to have Tom Delonge of Blink =
182 in=20
there at all just=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; shows how these type of lists mean absolutely =
nothing. The=20
artists are=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; voted for by rabid fans who don't actually know =
what=20
constitutes a great=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; guitarist, they just vote for whoever their =
favoured band=20
is at the time.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; If you talk to any aussie muso in there 20's or =
older, they=20
will almost=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; inevitably acknowledge that Martin &amp; Jim are 2 =
of the=20
best you will ever=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; see and make the average rock guitarist of today =
look &amp;=20
sound=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; like a 5 year=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; old with a eukalele (eg. Creed, Nickelback, =
matchbox 20,=20
sum41, stained,=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; limp bizkit etc. etc. etc.)=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Infact alot of well known aussie guitarists credit =
Marting=20
&amp; Jim as being=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; their inspiration.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Anway, I won't bore all you non muso's any longer.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; All the best,=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Steve Wood.=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;=20
<DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
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