For Those Who Like Guitar Polls

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:02 am

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admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:09 pm

THE BEATLES, THE ROLLING STONES & THE WHO TOP BRITISH GUITAR POLL
Trevor Scott
Web Posted: 3/19/2005 4:30:28 PM
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who were all included in the Top Ten of the British magazine Q's '100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever.' The list was voted on by the magazine's editors and managed to cover every era and decade of rock and roll's 50-year-history.

Topping the chart is 'Purple Haze' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience from 1967, Number Two is 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' by the Rolling Stones from 1968, Number Three is 'Whole Lotta Love' by Led Zeppelin from 1969, Number Four is 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana from 1991, and Number Five is 'Helter Skelter' by the Beatles from 1968.

Number Six is 'Sweet Child O'Mine' by Guns N' Roses from 1987, Number Seven is 'Won't Get Fooled Again' by the Who from 1971, Number Eight is 'Seven Army Nation' by the White Stripes from 2003, Number Nine is 'You Really Got Me' by the Kinks from 1964, with the Stone Roses' 'I Am The Resurrection' rounding out the Top Ten.

Honorable mentions goes to:

Cream at Number 19 with 'Sunshine Of Your Love,' Thin Lizzy at Number 38 with 'The Boys Are Back In Town,' Chuck Berry at Number 42 with 'Johnny B. Goode,' and Eric Clapton's Derek & the Dominos at Number 43 with 'Layla.'
The Byrds at Number 50 with 'Eight Miles High,' Elvis Presley at Number 55 with 'Hound Dog,' the Yardbirds at Number 61 with 'Shapes Of Things,' and Bo Diddley at Number 64 with 'Bo Diddley.'
John Lennon at Number 74 with 'Cold Turkey,' Eddie Cochran at Number 77 with 'Summertime Blues,' Bob Dylan at Number 80 with 'All Along The Watchtower,' and Sly and the Family Stone at Number 84 with 'I Want To Take You Higher,' and the Osmonds at Number 100 with 'Crazy Horses.'

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:56 pm

The Osmonds?......

Interesting....

lastbroadcast · Post by **lastbroadcast** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:21 pm

I would sooner vouch for 'The End' in the Beatles category than Helter Skelter.

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 2:07 am

I agree, there are many Beatle songs that could have come ahead of Helter Skelter.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:49 pm

Chuck Berry should have been a lot higher than that, most of those guys wouldn't be playing like they do or did if it wasn't for him.

wormdiet · Post by **wormdiet** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:15 pm

Nirvana > Beatles???

Don;t get me wrong, I like Nirvana. But.
> Beatles?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:53 pm

Yeah, I thought the same thing, but I can't stand them.

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:19 pm

GUITAR tracks...so Nirvana are quite deserving of being ahead of the sainted Beatles. And before any of you jump down my throat, Les Beatles are my favourite group of all-time, but guys, yer showin' yer age. Nirvana mattered A LOT to a great deal of people. But somewhere right now some snot-nosed 15-year old probably already thinks Nirvana is yesterday's news.

And that's how it should be. Hey, once even the Beatles were new and pushed the enevelope...and someone somewhere probably thought rock 'n roll was all washed up.

So, the pattern repeats itself, and today's kids will turn their gaze (hopefully) to the next worthy band. And the beat goes on.

Yes, The End had the great three-way guitar solo, but Helter Skelter just plains rocks.

And remember, any poll will never totally reflect what you think. That's what makes them maddening...and fun.

And rather useless, once all is said and done.

Hey, I would have picked Anarchy In The U.K.(the Pistols), (Don't Fear) The Reaper (BOC), Aloha Steve and Danno (Radio Birdman from Australia), The Marching Song (the Pointed Sticks from Vancouver), almost any Clash song...

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:32 am

To put things into perspective, how do you think nirvava is going to be remembered in the long run (if they even are) as compared to The Beatles?

And actually since this is a guitar poll, Clapton, Beck, Page, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmy ,Hendrix, Berry (who wrote the book on rick n roll guitar), all the people known for being great guitar players should all be at the top, this is more like a favorite song type of thing. There are many great blues guitarists, BB King, Albert King, lots of Kings, haha!) who influenced these guys that really should be on top. Freddy King, etc.

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:50 am

Can't argue with that, but again it depends somewhat on your age. Nirvana are a HUGE band to a lot of younger music (rock'n roll, whatever) fans. Their albums are very high quality; they will be remembered. And hey, it helps when you die young.

Again, it's a highly subjective thing. Sure, those fine, fine guitar players (Kings!) you listed are unbeatable, but's its good (and healthy) to have new blood...or why even do these silly polls?

Again, the Beatles are the best, but a diet of only them is boring. Variety is good.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:02 pm

I think Nirvana, although not technically great, were a watershed band. They ushered in a whole new style of music, a lot like the Beatles did. And for a generation who has been there, done that, let's move on to the next big thing, for them to totally explode like they did was somewhat sensational. I think they get a lot of credit for their popularity and songwriting and it offsets their technical deficiencies. We might look at the Beatles in a certain way because they made us wake up and want to play guitar, but Nirvana was that for a newer generation.

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:32 pm

Exactly...and if the kids of today (and tomorrow) are lucky, they'll have their own watershed band to rally around. Hey, there may be some now, but it's best to ask a 15 year-old that.

It's akin to the line that the golden age of sports was when you were 12.

dougp · Post by **dougp** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:36 pm

I'll definitely trust the opinion of anyone who would list "Aloha Steve and Dano" (featuring Chris Masuak on Rickenbacker 6-string) as a great guitar song!

expomick · Post by **expomick** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:05 pm