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#21 EVOL!

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Posted 06 April 2012 - 08:49 PM

J.R.M.30!, on 06 April 2012 - 12:30 PM, said:

By the way, Pete was pretty good rhythm player and has cracked the top whatever guitarest of all time in my book. [thumbup]

Townshend was lead, rhythm, composer, and everything else. If you think of him solely as a rhythm player, you haven't listened to enough Who. His guitar playing is highly under recognized in my book.

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Posted 06 April 2012 - 09:53 PM

AXE®, on 06 April 2012 - 04:18 PM, said:

Nickelsack?

Alright AXE, what the hell are you trying to say.

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 04:12 AM

EVOL!, on 06 April 2012 - 08:49 PM, said:

Townshend was lead, rhythm, composer, and everything else. If you think of him solely as a rhythm player, you haven't listened to enough Who. His guitar playing is highly under recognized in my book.

Townshend has gone on record (no pun intended) as saying he considered John Entwhistle to be the 'lead guitarist' of The Who........

Seriously.

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 04:23 AM

Big Bill, on 06 April 2012 - 09:53 PM, said:

Alright AXE, what the hell are you trying to say.

Clearly that the sack has rhythm. Posted Image

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 04:50 AM

The only guy I've heard of who claims to just play lead is BB. He said "I don't play chords."

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 05:38 AM

Pete Townshend........Everytime I've seen him live, he's a better guitarist.......His leads are hidden within his playing...........

As such, he is actually an astounding lead guitarist........Study "Won't Get Fooled Again"....It's almost all lead guitar playing...........

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 05:47 AM

What about Dave Grohl as a rhythm guitarist in the modern age?

also, don't forget Tom Petty as a rhythm player- very solid!

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 05:53 AM

cookieman15061, on 07 April 2012 - 04:23 AM, said:

Clearly that the sack has rhythm. Posted Image

I think he's baggin' ya. :-k

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 07:21 AM

Joe Walsh (think James Gang). While his leads were good, his rhythm was the backbone of the band's sound.

Back to Pete Townsend, I've always considered him the greatest rhythm guitarist of all time. He perfected "rhythm as lead", in addition to playing some traditional "lead" guitar.

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 08:34 AM

In Clapton's biography written by himself. he is quoted as saying "John Lennon was the best rhythm guitar player of his time".

Just saying.

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 09:35 AM

Andy Gibb was a awesome rhythm player

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 10:03 AM

Tom Petty, in the Documentary "Wired for Sound" (I think that was the name of it), in the interview spoke about being a rhythm guitar player...

Another rhythm guitarist... Ray Davies from the Kinks... (Dave was lead)..

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 10:32 AM

Paul Weller, nuff said

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 04:08 PM

pippy, on 07 April 2012 - 04:12 AM, said:

Townshend has gone on record (no pun intended) as saying he considered John Entwhistle to be the 'lead guitarist' of The Who........

Seriously.

P.

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 04:37 PM

There are guys like Paul Stanley, James Hetfield, Scott Ian, Pat Thrall (of the original Pat Travers Band), Stone Gossard. The guys in Thin Lizzy swapped. As did other bands with two lead guitar players, like Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden. I would say that two of my biggest heroes, Ace Frehley, and especially Alex Lifeson, excel at both. Andy Summers is another.

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 05:11 PM

Well, I notice we've yet to mention Brad Whitford of Aerosmith. As to rhythm guitarists who really are rhythm guitarists, he's a pretty damned good one too.

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Posted 07 April 2012 - 07:40 PM

Eddie Van Halen is a masterful rhythm player who's often overlooked in that regard.

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Posted 08 April 2012 - 10:19 AM

I was just about to add Paul Stanley.In concert instead of playing a lead solo spot he starts one and it's not very good (on purpose
).Then he goes on to play a killer spot of rhythm and he is amazing.
I've always really liked Stephen Stills Rhythm playing he is amazing.Anybody who can play Suite Judy Blue Eyesalone on an acoustic with Nash and Crosby just singing is wicked talented.