Re: best guitar/bass/drums of all time

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Francis Joel T wrote:

> Hello Badgeholders,
>         On the other mailing list I subscribe to (the Who) someone asked
> for the list of the top ten guitarists, bassists and drummers of all time.
> What is printed below is said to be the "true, official" list, but putting
> my Zeppelin bias aside how can it be said that Eric Johnson is a better
> Guitarist than Page, or Zack Starkey (Ringo's son) is better than Bonham?
> Is this just me?
> Thanks,
> Joel Francis
> >I was wondering if anyone has a list of the top ten or so best guitar
> >player/bass/drummers.
>
> Why yes, I just happen to have a copy of it here.  No need to apologize,
> actually there is quite a bit of Who content in the answer to your
> question.
>
>    Guitar                   Bass                   Drums
>  1 Pete Townshend        John Entwistle        Keith Moon
>  2 Jimi Hendrix          Stanley Clarke        Zak Starkey
>  3 Eric Clapton          Leland Sklar          Simon Phillips
>  4 Stevie Ray Vaughan    Jack Bruce            John Bonham
>  5 Eric Johnson          Billy Sheehan         Richie Hayward
>  6 Jimmy Page            Flea                  Ginger Baker
>  7 Eddie Van Halen       Geezer Butler         Mickey Dolenz
>  8 Jimmy Page            Gene Simmons          Carl Palmer
>  9 George Harrison       Les Claypool          Kenney Jones
> 10 B B King              Bootsy Collins        Ringo Starr
>
> This is the official list as recorded in the United States National
> Archives
> in Washington DC.  No other lists are either true or official.  Happy to
> help.

OK, this is total BS. For one thing, pete townshed was a good rhythm
guitarist, but he's is in no way shape or form, better then Page, better then
Hendrix, better then Vaughan, Clapton, or Johnson. Can you see a Who fan
inside this list? And did they even think to put Steve Howe up there? And for
bassists, that really pissed me off, WHAT ABOUT GEDDIE LEE??!! He's only one
of the most talented bassist ever, and Neil Peart for drums also. What about
Chris Squier for bass also? Zak Starky ahead of Bonham?? What's the world
coming to?!

My list, this is MY opinion, there is no official list, that's what pissed me
off, people have their favorate, opinions differ, here's mine:

Guitar                                Bass                         Drums
1. Jimmy Page                1. Geddie Lee            1. John Bonham
2. Jimi Hendrix               2. Chris Squier           2. Keith Moon
3. Steve Howe                3. John Paul Jones     3. Niel Peart
4. Stevie Ray Vaughan    4. Tommy Shannon   4. Mitch Mitchell
5. Eric Clapton               5. Jack Bruce
6. Eric Johnson
7. Alex Lifeson
8. ALBERT King