The Great "Rhythm" Guitar Players?

[CapnLockheed]

Sooo many lead guitarists mentioned....Sooo many rhythm greats left out.
Don't know why people can't just stick to the topic...fercrissakes we all know
that Hendrix, Van Halen, Angus and Zappa can play guitar but I fail to see
why anyone know PRIMARILY as a lead guitarist should be on this list.

But I digress.....

Here's a few of my rhythm heroes...I won't re-list Malcom Young,
John Lennon or Lou Reed...but they ROCK!!

Tom Verlaine - Television

Syl Sylvain - NY Dolls

Joe Strummer - The Clash

Lenny Kaye - The Patti Smith Group

Fred "Sonic" Smith - The MC5

Eddie Cochran

John Kay - Steppenwolf

Tom Petty

Steve Miller

Bob Dylan

Ray Davies - The Kinks

John Fogerty - CCR

Cheers......CL

[robogone]

Tom Verlaine - Television

Not sure he is really a rhythm guitarist as such - Television had a really blurred line between rhythm and lead, as both of them just played whatever fitted so neither was really a lead or rhythm guitarist.

[CapnLockheed]

Tom Verlaine - Television

Not sure he is really a rhythm guitarist as such - Television had a really blurred line between rhythm and lead, as both of them just played whatever fitted so neither was really a lead or rhythm guitarist.

Yeah, I knew that one was a little "iffy" Seemed to me Verlaine
did a bit more chordal stuff and Loyd played more single notes but
you're right the line was pretty blurry....kinda like me when I
saw 'em at CB's!!

Here's a few more unsung Rhythm Aces:

Dave Brock - Hawkwind

Bob Marley

Ziggy Marley

Paul Stanley - KISS

Bobby Vee

Chuck Berry

Mark Farner - Grand Funk

Randy Bachman & C.F. Turner - BTO

Cheers.....CL

[jancivil]

I am very surprised that after skimming through the 6 pages
nobody mentioned FRANK ZAPPA.Now there you have a guitar genius..Just ask Steve Vai... It took several people to play his solos and guitar parts...Just listen to "Shut up and play your guitar"...

They aren't mentionned because solo guitar geniuses like Zappa and Vai have no place in the RYTHM Guitar Gods thread.

no, actually Vai was credited (before the role 'stunt guitar' was coined) as a rhythm guitarist, ie., support guitarist in the Zappa band.

Zappa is a far far better exemplar of rhythm guitar (owing to superior rhythmic interest for one thing) than many of those who've appeared in this thread IMO. It's just that at a certain point, he began to hire that job out. (Ray White and Ike Willis (FZ bands, late '70's-80's) are masters of the craft.)

To exclude Zappa is to make a type offalse distinction.

[robogone]

Dave Brock - Hawkwind

If for no other reason just for the fact that he even managed to find his guitar after all the acid they took on stage!!!

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this thread is full of sheep

[Van Greco]

this thread is full of sheep

How so?

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c'mon, it's not about great rhythm players. It's about naming the coolest players that were well known or semi-well known. It's always going to be the same on any similar thread, just like sheep everyone follows suit.

One thing for sure, for every great mentioned here there are many, many times that in unheard of greats. I'd rather see (especially in music theory) a discussion on what goes into a great rhythm than once again declaring our allegiance to the "greats"

[lotus2035]

c'mon, it's not about great rhythm players. It's about naming the coolest players that were well known or semi-well known. It's always going to be the same on any similar thread, just like sheep everyone follows suit.

One thing for sure, for every great mentioned here there are many, many times that in unheard of greats. I'd rather see (especially in music theory) a discussion on what goes into a great rhythm than once again declaring our allegiance to the "greats"

The more "great" someone is held up to be, the greater chance there is I will avoid their work...

[vurt]

many times that in unheard of greats.

hmmm, i wonder why no one is mentioning people they havent heard of...


i do know what you mean, but to be fair a lot of the people mentioned are considered "greats" for a reason, a few i hadnt even come across too, even if on the whole people only mention the majors you can usually find one or two you may have missed

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many times that in unheard of greats.

hmmm, i wonder why no one is mentioning people they havent heard of...


i do know what you mean, but to be fair a lot of the people mentioned are considered "greats" for a reason, a few i hadnt even come across too, even if on the whole people only mention the majors you can usually find one or two you may have missed

You can take my comment as negative, but really it was only sarcastic observation. I'm not condemning it, I'm not taking anything away from the greats and I'm not insulting the posters. The responses are exactly as you would expect, also the direction of the thread is just as predictable. The only truly negative thing I'm saying is this is in the wrong forum.

So I used a little poethetic license and said this thread is full of sheep...it is

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btw I never said anything not mentioning players I never heard of, you took my words to mean that...I myself have seen many bands with great players, heard many great guitarists in the music stores and jammed with many. Some I forget their names, but many I never knew or ever saw again...but I sure remember them.

[Allgreen]

Pete Townsend, hands down -real tight solid player with nice chops.

[Van Greco]

c'mon, it's not about great rhythm players. It's about naming the coolest players that were well known or semi-well known. It's always going to be the same on any similar thread, just like sheep everyone follows suit.

One thing for sure, for every great mentioned here there are many, many times that in unheard of greats. I'd rather see (especially in music theory) a discussion on what goes into a great rhythm than once again declaring our allegiance to the "greats"

To be fair, I think there have been some mentioned in this thread that are not really that widely known. Of course there's nothing that will really come of a thread like this, but then again it was just someone asking about rhythm players that people liked. Not every thread has to have some grand purpose. I think you of all people around here know that. I will agree with you that it would be more interesting to have a discussion as to what exactly makes a great rhythm player. (and to a small extent some of the posters did that when explaining there choices) This thread should also be in Everything Else instead of Music Theory.

[Hink]

c'mon, it's not about great rhythm players. It's about naming the coolest players that were well known or semi-well known. It's always going to be the same on any similar thread, just like sheep everyone follows suit.

One thing for sure, for every great mentioned here there are many, many times that in unheard of greats. I'd rather see (especially in music theory) a discussion on what goes into a great rhythm than once again declaring our allegiance to the "greats"

To be fair, I think there have been some mentioned in this thread that are not really that widely known. Of course there's nothing that will really come of a thread like this, but then again it was just someone asking about rhythm players that people liked. Not every thread has to have some grand purpose. I think you of all people around here know that. I will agree with you that it would be more interesting to have a discussion as to what exactly makes a great rhythm player. (and to a small extent some of the posters did that when explaining there choices) This thread should also be in Everything Else instead of Music Theory.

please note that my response of "this thread is full of sheep" was obvious sarcasm...but might I point out that it was not someone just asking about what rhythm players people liked...to be fair it only half turned into that but here's the original post

Alot of people say certain guitar players are amazing rhythm players
And will play alot of guitar parts that sound really easy but are hard to play the right way.Jerry garcia, random session guys for steely dan ect ect.. Can anyone explain and give examples of recorded music where this happens?
I know alot of it is a feel thing but it would be great if someone on here
could give some solid examples of how this works and name a few songs and parts in the songs where this happens.

did you just prove my point? (again sarcasm)