Ye left us too soon...
 

I'm going to see Ozzy for the first time tonight and I'm SO stoked! I got to thinking while driving to work today, "What was it like to see Randy Rhoads play?"

So, I figured I'd poll the group regarding guitar players who were taken from us too soon.

Who's the greatest of the deceased axe-slingers who met an untimely demise?

i voted kurt..although i wasnt a big fan of nirvana some of his stuff was good and hes the only one im familiar with on that list.

You're kidding, right? How old are you, dude?

I'd have to say Steive Ray Vaughn. allways had a soft spot for Blues based rock.

One that you forgot was Duane Allman (Allaman Brothers, Derek and the Dominos.)

uhhh...15 biggrin:. I have heard of the bands ozzy and def leapod but i never got into them so never knew of the band members names (excpet for ozzys).

def leppard*.

[quote="Low spark":f22f4]One that you forgot was Duane Allman (Allaman Brothers, Derek and the Dominos.)[/quote:f22f4]

Yeah, there were a lot of names I coulda put up there (Buddy Holly, Glen Buxton from Alice Cooper)..hence the Other option.

15 huh? Hrm, I thought everyone had heard of Jimi Hendrix. Ah well...no biggie, I s'pose.

id add Frank Zappa to that list

Vote "Other" for Zappa.

Again, I couldn't add every dead guitar player to the list.

9! Zap oOo: pa deserved his pwn mention....

SRV, I'm a blues man. Plus his cover of Voodoo Child fucking rawks.

I voted Jimi Hendrix but would just as well have picked Stevie Ray Vaughn, but I cannot vote twice cry:

Howz about Mr. Chuck Bearry,sp?. I would say him.

Gotta go with Jimmy.

Chuck Berry's not dead yet. Is he?

Plus, this is for guitar players who were killed in their prime...not for old bastards who have been around for 50 years.

No hes not dead. But hes definitley the father of Rock n' Roll.

im too young to remember any of these guys. so i voted for kurt oOo:

Rhoads, Rhoads > God

[quote:9b879]Chuck Berry's not dead yet. Is he? [/quote:9b879]

Thought he died in plabe crash, plus his music is better than any of these dudes.

That's Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. Lynard Skynard died in a plane crash too.

Another good guitarist was John Lee Hooker.

So did John Denver.

Yeah, but who cares about him.

[quote="Sgt Stryker":93ce6]I voted Jimi Hendrix but would just as well have picked Stevie Ray Vaughn, but I cannot vote twice cry:[/quote:93ce6]

Actually I voted SRV, but could have gone hendrix.

Cobain had a knack for popular music and I like his stuff, but he wasnt exactly a guitar great, was he? He even made comments that at times he needed an extra guitarist because he had a hard time playing and singing at the same time.

Ahh, c'mon.

Doesn't sunshine on your shoulders make you happy? And don't country roads take you home to a place you belong?

They do when yellowman sings about them.

No, Kurt was not a great guitar player, but he fit the bill as a player who died a tragic death. He was a damn fine songwriter though, I'll give him that.

John Lee Hooker doesn't count since he died at the ripe old age of 306. John Denver I guess would fit the bill, but just barely. Not exactly known as a guitar god, though...heh heh.

Hendrix gets my vote and Stevie is a close second.

umm..you left off a big one

Elvis Presley

I s'pose you could make a case for Elvis. He DID play guitar, but he wasn't known as a guitar player as such.

Again, I RE-ITERATE, I left off a lot of people...that's why there's the Other option. So, if you want Elvis, vote Other.

roger that zoner, i will pick other for elvis, but Jimi Hendrix is second place.

Jimi all the way. He died 8 years before I was born, but I would love it if he was still around in my teen years and today.

He was a wonderful guitar player.

i dono man Randy Rhoads was teh man back in the day and he was amaizxing but jimmy or kurt. too tough of a choice so im not voting sorry. i liked all there work

can it be a drummer if so ..... john bonham ..from led zep

Re: Ye left us too soon...
 

good for u zone good luck hope u get an autograph hehehe

The cool thing is Voivod is opening up and you know who the bass player is for Voivod now?

None other than JASON NEWSTED! I'm almost looking forward to seeing him as much as OZZY!

stevie ray was the shit. and kurt cobin sucks at guitar

[quote:f3c45]That's Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. Lynard Skynard died in a plane crash too.

Another good guitarist was John Lee Hooker.
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Stupid stupid stupid me, thats who I ment. hake:

they are all excelent guitarists. but I had to choose Kurt b/c he has influenced my playing more than anyone else. His music is simple, yet so excelent

I think lennon left us to soon, but since he isnt on there ill say cobain.

ozzy played toronto yesterday.