http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/i ... uitarists/

The Twenty-Five Most Underrated Guitarists


1. Prince
2. Kurt Cobain
3. Neil Young
4. George Harrison
5. Ace Frehley
6. Mike McCready
7. Lindsey Buckingham
8. Mick Taylor
9. Nels Cline
10. Johnny Greenwood
11. Tom Verlaine
12. Carrie Brownstein
13. Mick Jones
14. Robert Fripp
15. Johnny Marr
16. John Frusciante
17. Izzy Stradlin
18. Daniel Johns
19. Vernon Reid
20. Robbie Robertson
21. Mick Ronson
22. Billy Corgan
23. Elliott Smith
24. Eddie Hazel
25. Phil Keaggy

I kind of debated posting this, considering RS' 100 best guitarists was one of the worst lists ever... but eh. Good for Mike.

yeah, cobain was a great guitarist

as far as im concerned, these people get enough praise, if not too much. Many people know Prince is great with a guitar, just look at the superbowl show


17. Izzy Stradlin
however, i guess i agree with him on the list

How the fuck is Kurt underrated?

Everybody KNOWS Johnny Marr rocks.

Some of these, like Frusciante or Marr, don't make sense really. I like Brownstein being on there. I can only imagine Prince being on there because he's hardly ever seen a a guitarist.

I'd like everyone to keep in mind that the same magazine that published this list also did a list for the top 100 guitarists of all time. Mike McCready, present here, didn't make that list. But Joni Mitchell did.

As much as I love Nirvana, Kurt wasn't a good guitarist.

Otherwise, that list is pretty good. Lindsay Buckingham is definitely one of those most underrated guitarists ever. The "Go Your Own Way" solo from The Dance is mesmerizing.

what is wrong with joni mitchell? she's much more creative than mccready.
but mike should have been in the top 100 for sure.

where did this myth that cobain wasn't a good guitarist come from?

Rolling Stone


The people who makes these lists are probably the jerks from that reality show. Recruting journalists from reality shows is really the way to go

have you heard hs guitar playing

Fucking RollingStone lists. Put together by morons

I have to agree with most comments in this list.

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while i definately say he wasn't a "great" guitarist, i think the bigger issue here is that he was put on a list involving being underrated.

i don't know what you guys are talking about kurt is definitely great in the studio, i hear he was sloppy while singing live, but so was elliott smith... sometimes elliott couldn't even play his songs cause his hands were trembling... i think if you asked kurt to play more complex stuff he could have... i don't think great is equivalent to being able to copy stevie ray vaughn. i'd say kurt was fuckin great, i mean listen to endless nameless and then give me a list of musicians that play guitar like that... its not traditional, it may even be sloppy, but its sure as hell fuckin great

yes, that's why i asked the question

and, although it's a slightly different subject, how many people play guitar because of him?

prolly thousands... point is he's a guitarist that does great things with guitars... whether its tossing them in the air playing power chords ect. he did something great with them... therefore he is a great guitarist. if you want a skillfull guitarist they're a dime a dozen at guitar center. he's on an underrated because there's a lot of people who say "he played powerchords, i like his songs but he wasn't that good" if technicality came into it, this list should be comprised entirely of classical and flameno guitarist cause they can play the fastest with the most technical musicianship and accuracy. simplicity doesn't mean its without tact or skill

I love seeing Izzy Stradlin on that list.