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  1. GroveRanger

    GroveRanger Well-Known Member

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    Hugely underestimated guitarist but a true master nonetheless. In a world of hair metal and bombastic power chords Marr jingle jangled his way through the dross with his deft picking along with imaginative and melodic phrasing. Also made full use of effects pedals and recording techniques to add to his signature sound.
     
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    Bollocks. Apart from Wilko.
     
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    Debatable.

    Mozza's Vauxhall and I album is just as good, if not better, than anything by the Smiths. Speedway, for example, is stupendously sublime.

    I adore the Smiths, and Marr is a legend, but Mozza has consistently produced the goods since the partnership ended.
     
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    Wilko and I frequent the same chippy. He favours rock eel.

    True dat.
     
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    rogueleader suave gringo

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    I like milk and alcohol.
     
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    GroveRanger Well-Known Member

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    I feel duty bound to give a nod to the wonderful Poison Ivy from The Cramps. Perhaps not the most well know or technically proficient guitarist but she had attitude and style. RIP Lux Interior by the way, one of the greatest front men of all time.

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    Wilko didn't play on Milk & Alcohol, that was his replacement Gypie Mayo.

    Milk & Alcohol is one of the finest tunes of all time. Fact.

     
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    I miss Dimebag Darrell. He always put on a great show.

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    Shame the shooter didn't miss him too.
     
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    It's chipper.
     
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    Ponders Revisited Well-Known Member

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    It's a chipper day for a trip to the chippy.
     
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    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    Not a fan of rock, or skate.
     
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    One Two Three Four

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    Nary a fiddly solo in sight but Johnny Ramone spawned generations of three chord wonders and became an icon in the process.
     
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    It's a shame about ray.
     
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    Ray Milland and his X-ray eyes?
     
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    And his brother Ed, who was leader of Labour for a time.
     
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    HRH Custard VC National Car Park Attendant

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    5 other great axe players

    Erric Clapton
    Eddie Van Halen
    BB King
    Slash
    Tony Iommi
     
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    The guitarist from Steps backing band was quite good.
     
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    John Martyn.
    Rory Gallagher.
     
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