[pcf]

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Originally Posted by DavidMahler /img/forum/go_quote.gif Clapton stepped way further out of the blues than SRV did, I prefer SRV much more as a guitarist tho

Totally agree!

I have seen Clapton play live three or four times, actually once with both Jimmi Page and Jeff Beck. I felt he was getting too "proper" and lacking some soul.

The last time I went to his concert was when my mother-in-law bought us the ticket to see him in Royal Albert Hall in London! The whole place was full of nicely dressed middle-aged couples and some Clapton look-alikes. Eric Clapton himself was wearing a suit. My wife commented afterwards that the whole experience was like listening to a studio recorded album.

 

[Aslan123]

Two separate questions I suppose, who is the most iconic and who is the 'Rock Guitar God after Hendrix', and I guess I'll answer the the title of the thread.

In terms of what I see most, I think it is Jimmy Page. Iconic to me doesn't necessarily mean the best, but the most recognized and known, and I tend to see more of Page than I do the others on the list where I am.

 

[DavidMahler]

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Originally Posted by pcf /img/forum/go_quote.gif Totally agree! I have seen Clapton play live three or four times, actually once with both Jimmi Page and Jeff Beck. I felt he was getting too "proper" and lacking some soul. The last time I went to his concert was when my mother-in-law bought us the ticket to see him in Royal Albert Hall in London! The whole place was full of nicely dressed middle-aged couples and some Clapton look-alikes. Eric Clapton himself was wearing a suit. My wife commented afterwards that the whole experience was like listening to a studio recorded album.

PCF, i really like your avatar, who is that a picture of?

 

[DavidMahler]

Also Brian May was a wacky omission on my part, I honestly didn't think of him, but if I could go back and redo the poll I may have put May and Slash in in place of others...........Santana was just bubbling under, but I felt his appeal is kinda limited compared to others.

 

[pcf]

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Originally Posted by DavidMahler /img/forum/go_quote.gif PCF, i really like your avatar, who is that a picture of?

That's my self portrait. I used to draw for a living.

 

[Slim Pickens]

I am suprised that nobody has nominated the one player that started Rock guitar - Chuck Berry. Keep in mind folks, if it wasn't for ol' Chuck, a lot of the people on DavidMahler's list would be working at endeavors other than music.

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

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Originally Posted by Jubei /img/forum/go_quote.gif Honestly, post Hendrix, I can't think of anyone I would call iconic - many great ones but not iconic.

I had the same feeling. So I voted for Ritchie Blackmore, my favorite on the list

 

[DavidMahler]

I think the word AFTER is being misunderstood,...... I didn't mean chronologically after, i meant after Hendrix as in Besides Hendrix

 

[tom hankins]

EC

 

[atothex]

Oh, I definitely misunderstood "after," then. Also, SRV is both blues and rock. That's just fact.

 

[West726]

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Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer /img/forum/go_quote.gif I had the same feeling. So I voted for Ritchie Blackmore, my favorite on the list

Well, yeah, my favorite too. But most iconic? Nah, Clapton.

I'd pick Chet Atkins anyday anyhow.

 

[DavidMahler]

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Originally Posted by atothex /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh, I definitely misunderstood "after," then. Also, SRV is both blues and rock. That's just fact.

I agree there are rock elements, but he's not a rock icon, he's a blues icon.

 

[Slim Pickens]

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Originally Posted by NorthStar /img/forum/go_quote.gif Chuck Berry. Repeat. Chuck Berry. Sad that he has not been mentioned. And he should probably be number one. I can't disagree with the choice of Jimi. But without Chuck Berry none of these guys, including Hendrix, may have ever mattered. "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." --John Lennon

My apologies to "NorthStar" as he mentioned Chuck Berry before I. Looks like two of know what we are talking about.

 

[dallan]

Santana is up there but i'd have to say Trey Anastasio or Jerry Garcia

 

[aaron313]

I personally view Clapton as being at least the equal of Hendrix, possibly because I was not around when Hendrix was alive. It's just that when I take a look at his overall career, Clapton participated in at least six groundbreaking group/solo undertakings (Yardbirds, Mayall, Cream, Dominoes, Blind Faith, Solo career). He revolutionized guitar sound by being the first to record a Les Paul through a Marshall at its highest volume, then helped pioneer psychedelic rock by using his "Woman tone" and mastering the Wah pedal. Layla is no less an iconic song than anything written by Hendrix, and it would take years to uncover all the influences buried in his subtle playing style. He played on one Beatles song, and had another song on the same album dedicated to him! (And famous cameos were rare/nonexistent on Beatles records) His most famous solo (Crossroads) was part of a botched performance by the rhythm section, but it is still an immortal performance. Maybe if he had talked more at concerts, or set things on fire, or played in a less mannered style, Clapton would be the "default" rock god. None of these things detracts from Hendrix's stature, because I would agree that he sometimes transcended music itself, but Clapton is no less transcendent. Add Duane Allman and you get my three top rock icons, all standing above the rest.