LOL. A thousand mentions of Slash - who is a cheap hybrid of Joe Perry and Brian Robertson.
I cannot belive no one has mentioned Steve Morse! 5 times guitar player of the year over the likes of EVH, Stevie Ray, Gary Moore, Malmsteen and young Satriani.
No mentions either of Michael Schenker, Rory Gallagher, John Sykes, Jeff Beck, Pete Townhend, Jake E Lee, Vivian Campbell, Ted Nugent, Glenn Tipton or Matthias Jabs?
For mine:
Steve Morse is the best clinical player.
Jimmy Page has the best all round knowledge.
Tony Iommi has the best emotion - and the best bend/vibrato
Richie Blackmore through his classical and blues roots, the most diverse range. And the best riffmaker.
Also: Satriani was the first to outdo Hendrix. EVH equalled Jimi, and I'd reckon Blackmore did too.
I could rave for hours about how good who was, and why Slash and Hammet are sh*t compared to others, and why Iommi's work is ten times what Metallica's was, and why Thin Lizzy's "Life Live" has the best guitar work outside G3. However, to me, there is only one true guitar god, whose legacy exceeds the other put together.
Chuck Berry.
And answering the Rush question - check out Spirit of the Radio, YYZ, Limelight, Red Sector A, and Earthshine (if it's on it)
