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Frank Zappa should be in the top 1 even
Imo, The Edge is definitely way way up there in terms of inventiveness and creativity but to have him above Gilmour - way down at 82 - is crazy. A lot of Floyd fans believe The Edge ripped his entire sound from the 'Run Like Hell' guitar work. I woulnd't agree but there you go.
Edge has created atmosphere and emotions with his sounds that no one had done before and a lot of other musicians are copying him.
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Edge has created atmosphere and emotions with his sounds that no one had done before and a lot of other musicians are copying him. Technically he might not be among the best, but he certainly is a pioneer and a genius in his way and I'd place him higher on that list.
In my opinion, no. Edge is not in the same league as these guys.
Best Guitarists:
1. Todd Rundgren
2. Steve Hackett
3. David Gilmour
4. John McLaughlin
5. Pete Townsend
Exactly.As a guitarist, I would definitely put The Edge in my top 5 guitarists list, based on pure creativity alone. The Edge, much like Townsend (who I don't rank in the top 5, btw), is the ultimate song serving guitarist.
Whenever someone asks me for an example of how good The Edge is, I point them to With Or Without You. Not the Infinite Guitar during the verses, but the simple, echoing, shimmering chords he plays after Bono's last falsetto to close out the song. So simple, yet so perfect for the mood of the song. He could have broken out into a huge, overblown solo at that point, like most guitarists would have, but that would have meant turning it into a cheesy overblown power ballad. Instead, the Edge kept it minimal and classy, true to the song.
He's not only come up with a style of playing that is undoubtedly his own, but he's been copied by so many (listen to any of these new "alternative" bands with Bonoesque singers and guitarists with high, shimmering notes).
He's also taken the guitar, and his band, into new sonic territory. The dirty guitar before the third verse of Discotheque sounds like it came from a different planet. The high, screeching wail during Mofo sounds like a powerdrill letting off a nuclear bomb.
No one touches The Edge when it comes to atmosphere on the guitar. See: "Love Is Blindness". See: Guitar solo of "If You Wear That Velvet Dress".
Is he the best technical guitarist? No. He can't play a million miles a minute. But most guitarists who can don't make music worth listening to. With Edge, you can honestly say that every note counts, and that's so important and influential to me as a musician.
Definitely top 5 in my eyes.
(P.S. Tom Morello owes his life to The Edge.)
Whenever someone asks me for an example of how good The Edge is, I point them to With Or Without You. Not the Infinite Guitar during the verses, but the simple, echoing, shimmering chords he plays after Bono's last falsetto to close out the song. So simple, yet so perfect for the mood of the song. He could have broken out into a huge, overblown solo at that point, like most guitarists would have, but that would have meant turning it into a cheesy overblown power ballad. Instead, the Edge kept it minimal and classy, true to the song.
He's not only come up with a style of playing that is undoubtedly his own, but he's been copied by so many (listen to any of these new "alternative" bands with Bonoesque singers and guitarists with high, shimmering notes).
No one touches The Edge when it comes to atmosphere on the guitar. See: "Love Is Blindness". See: Guitar solo of "If You Wear That Velvet Dress".
Frank Zappa should be in the top 1 even
You missed my point. If EDGE can play Street Mission solo in 1978 before U2
even started officially, then if he wanted IMO he could be above the league
of those guiterists you mentioned.
But EDGE mentioned in an interview he would play same note over and over if it makes the song beautiful or serve the song best.
Anyway based on what solos EDGE have done until now, i want to know everyone's opinion about his quality.
Edge has created atmosphere and emotions with his sounds that no one had done before and a lot of other musicians are copying him.
My top 10 all-time:
7. Mick Ronson