Best "Guitar" Album

[SweetZombieJesus]

Poll question: Best "Guitar" Album

You know the drill. I fully expect "Stop making polls, asshole" to win.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

1. Stop making polls means 'other' right?

Love, Devotion and Surrender - Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin

[SweetZombieJesus]

3. Funny you should mention John McLaughlin

I just got The Mahavishnu Orchestra's "The Inner Mounting Flame" album, and it's fucking fantastic.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

7. Check out Love, Devotion and Surrender

and you'll vote for it in your next poll. McLaughlin and Santana tearing up Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' WOW!

[On the Road]

13. Hey, I Love "Love Devotion and Surrender"

although the photo of McLaughlin and Carlos Santana staring at the camera in obsequious bliss to their guru is one of the creepiest photos on any popular album -- more so because the emotions are so obviously real. Glad they both escaped from that cult.

On Edit: God, there is some good musical taste here on DU.

[BigMcLargehuge]

2. Pete Townsend is THE master

My Generation still sounds fresh today!

[Alan Smithee]

27. It does...

But you've gotta see the irony.

[On the Road]

4. Well, You Opened a Can of Worms, SZJ!

That's like asking your opinion on the most beautiful woman in the world or the greatest work of art ion history or the best musician of any genre.

I might have voted for Hendrix, but I think "The Cry of Love" is easily his best recording (although no one else seems to think so). For straight-ahead instumental rock guitar I would have to choose The Steve Morse Band's "Coast to Coast." For acid rock I like Jefferson Airplane's "Crown of Creation." For folk rock it has to be the Youngblood's "Elephant Mountain." Fusion is easily John McLaughlin -- I like the JM Trio "Live at the Royal Albert Hall". Acoustic blues guitar is wide open, although I have a soft spot for Taj Mahal and several of Hot Tuna's recordings with Papa John Creach. And somewhere in the mix has got to be Dire Straits -- the most original picking style since Hendrix. I'm blissing out on the languid "Communique" at the moment.

JMO.

[Rooktoven]

5. Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore

Greatest live album, too

[maveric]

6. From the Cradle by Clapton should be there.

And the first album by The Outlaws(3 guitarists),had some kick ass licks.

[peacebuzzard]

8. Night of the Guitars comes to mind.

Led Zepp IV and II, Carlos Santana, Hendrix of course, Cream, Jaco, been along time since rock n roll.

[liberalmuse]

9. I'm no expert...

but I'd have to say Johnny Greenwood stands out from all the other choices provided. I've heard the others a million times and the thrill is gone*, unless I take a long break and re-discover their greatness again. (*Except for Page's acoustic).

[WilliamPitt]

10. None of the above

McLaughlin, DeLuca, Dimeola: Friday Night in San Francisco.

Period.

[Oracle]

11. Layla

Clapton & Duane Allman!

[JackSwift]

12. I agree with you there

This is the best guitar album ever. Allman and Clapton both at the top of their game not trying to top each other, but to complement each other. Even better than Live at the Fillmore East.


I chose "Are You Experienced?" only for lack of choices. Clearly the poll writer is not experienced. Electric Ladyland is the apotheosis of Hendrix's work.

Live Dead would have been good on the list too.

And, of course, this is only rock guitar.

[Catch22Dem]

14. Jeff Beck - Truth

[BlueJazz]

15. Yep...Beck is a Musician..

...not a bull-shitter.

[AnnabelLee]

19. I'm totally surprised, but pleasantly so,

to see that someone has posted what I was going to post about Truth.:-)

[0rganism]

25. I was hoping to see Blow By Blow in the poll

Like many such polls, the choices are sadly limited. It's like having to choose between Arnie and McClintock when there are so many other good 'uns out there.

[Twillig]

39. Where the hell is Wired?

I always liked that better than Blow by Blow. Guess I'm contrarian on that point.

[44wax]

16. Live at Fillmore East

Ladies and Gentleman; The Allman Brothers Band.

[ButterflyBlood]

17. Radiohead

being the only listed that I have...

[oustemnow]

18. What, no Marquee Moon?

For shame, for shame. I threw down for Maggot Brain anyway, because that one never gets any love on the "best guitar album" polls, most undeservedly. Few other good choices on there too, though I probably would have gone for Doolittle or Trompe Le Monde.

[DrFunkenstein]

24. Expanding On Marquee Moon

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Note: pick up the double cd with the extended instrumental versions!

[Jesus Christ]

20. My favorite guitar album

[Bake]

28. Why am I not surprised at that?

After all, You gave him the gift.

:-)

Bake

[Bossy Monkey]

21. "Gutterball" by Gutterball, or "Bob Mould" by Bob Mould

Call me Mr Eponymous

[sujan]

22. Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream

[0rganism]

26. If only I could erase the singing from that album

Wait... with my sound editing software, I CAN! Woohoo!

[sujan]

30. you must be kidding

'I Believe' is an awesome song.

On the other note, since we're talking all guitar album, G3: live in concert.

[0rganism]

31. not at all

I could see letting the singing on "I Believe" hang around, but do you really like the vocals on "Ride"? Or "The Phone Call"?

It's just so... immature.

There's a reason Joe doesn't sing on his more recent albums.

[sujan]

32. ah yes

I like 'I believe' and 'Big bad moon'

[Section_43]

23. My vote for MBV - Loveless

On my top five of all time.

Thanks for listing it.

I would also throw in a vote for Fugazi's Repeater.

[Bake]

29. The best guitar album most of you have NEVER heard

Trust me on this. Listen, and be blown away.

Tony Rice, "Manzanita."

Or Tony Rice, "Unit of Measure." Or "Native American." Or "Me and My Guitar." Or anything at all by TR.

Bake

[Tom Kitten]

33. Including "Maggot Brain" was great...

However you never responded to my earlier replies so I guess I don't care...BTW I saw the Replacements twice and they sucked royally! If you have the lps...check out the "we're sorry portland " .message on one of their lps....

[underpants]

34. Ten Years After

Whatever album it is that I have at home, the cover is green. :shrug:

Alvin Lee.

[Rabrrrrrr]

35. Zappa - Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar

Cripes, like anything should even be considered, unless your considering Zappa's "Guitar".

If we're talking guitar albums, most everything on this list doesn't count - they'er rock albums, with lots of guitar, granted, but they still have singing and other instruments and stuff.

And even so, they're nothing compared with Zappa's guitar gems.

(though Allman Brothers Fillmore East is really, really fantastic, as well)

[tarkus]

36. Hmm, No King Crimson. No Jethro Tull. No Yes. Not even Dream Theater.

[RememberJohn]

37. THE TOP 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL GUITAR ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

"GUITARIST" MAGAZINE

1.Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2.Van Halen - Van Halen (Eddie Van Halen)
3.Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
4.Disraeli Gears - Cream (Eric Clapton)
5.Bluesbreakers - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (Eric Clapton)
6.Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck
7.Axis: Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix
8.In Rock - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
9.The Shadows - The Shadows (Hank Marvin)
10.Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'N Roses (Slash)
11.The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones (Keith Richard)
12.Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani
13.Dire Straits - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
14.Nevermind - Nirvana (Kurt Cobain)
15.Volume 4 - Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi)
16.Eat 'Em And Smile - David Lee Roth (Steve Vai)
17.Back In Black - AC/DC (Angus Young)
18.Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (Steve Jones
19.Queen - Queen (Brian May)
20.Larry Carlton - Larry Carlton
21.Live At Leeds - The Who (Pete Townshend)
22.The Chirping Crickets - Buddy Holly And The Crickets (Nikki Sullivan)
23.Revolver - The Beatles (George Harrison)
24.Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
25.Hatful Of Hollow - The Smiths (Johnny Marr)
26.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (Dave Murray And Dennis Stratton)
27.Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
28.Marching Out - Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
29.Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
30.The Unforgettable Fire - U2 (Edge)
31.Blizzard Of Ozz - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
32.Abraxas - Santana (Carlos Santana)
33.Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie (Mick Ronson)
34.Purple Rain - Prince And The Revolution
35.Master Of Puppets - Metallica (Kirk Hammett)
36.Outlandos D'amour - The Police (Andy Summers)
37.Hotel California - The Eagles (Joe Walsh, Don Felder)
38.Pornograffitti - Extreme (Nuno Bettencourt)
39.The Yes Album - Yes (Steve Howe)
40.Breezin' - George Benson
41.Hot Rats - Frank Zappa
42.Layla - Derek And The Dominos (Eric Clapton, Duane Allman
43.Gene Vincent Rocks! - Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps
44.Ricky Sings Again - Ricky Nelson (James Burton)
45.Elegant Gypsy - Al Dimeola
46.Live At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band (Duane & Gregg Allman)
47.Live At The Apollo - James Brown
48.Virtuoso - Joe Pass
49.Harvest - Neil Young
50.Toto IV - Toto (Steve Lukather)

Top 100 Guitar Solos Of All-time

Readers' Poll from Guitarist magazine

Hotel California - The Eagles (Joe Walsh and Don Felder)
Eruption - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
Crossroads - Cream (Eric Clapton)
Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
Parisienne Walkways - Gary Moore
All Right Now - Free (Paul Kossoff)
Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (Brian May)
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Shine You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
For The Love Of God - Steve Vai
Still In Love With You - Thin Lizzy (Gary Moore)
Child In Time - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
Still Got the Blues (For You) - Gary Moore
Goodbye To Love - The Carpenters (Tony Peluso)
Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green)
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses (Slash)
Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Ronnie Van Zant)
Layla - Derek and the Dominos (Eric Clapton )
White Room - Cream (Eric Clapton)
Red House - Jimi Hendrix
Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green)
Rosanna - Toto (Steve Lukather)
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
November Rain - Guns N' Roses (Slash)
The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
Ladies Nite In Buffalo - David Lee Roth (Steve Vai)
Hot For Teacher - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
La Villa Strangiato - Rush (Alex Lifeson)
Killer Queen - Queen (Brian May)
Addicted To That Rush - Mr Big (Paul Gilbert)
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
Brighton Rock - Queen (Brian May)
Get The Funk Out - Extreme (Nuno Bettencourt)
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica (James Hetfield)
Inca Roads - Frank Zappa
You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
Marquee Moon - Television (Tom Verlaine)
Tunnel Of Love - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
Live Forever - Oasis (Noel Gallagher)
Telegraph Road - Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler)
Out In The Fields - Gary Moore
The Final Countdown - Europe (John Norum)
Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Bad Love - Eric Clapton
The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene (Steve Cradock)
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (Kurt Cobain)
Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck
Beat It - Michael Jackson (Edward Van Halen)
Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi (Ritchie Sambora)
Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles (George Harrison)
Green Tinted Sixties Mind - Mr Big (Paul Gilbert)
These Are The Days Of Our Lives - Queen (Brian May)
Yo Mama - Frank Zappa
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
Paranoid Android - Radiohead (Johnny Greenwood)
Something - The Beatles (George Harrison)
Dry County - Bon Jovi (Ritchie Sambora)
Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani
Mr Crowley - Ozzy Osborne (Randy Rhoads)
Jump - Van Halen (Edward Van Halen)
Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith (Joe Perry)
Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano
Alive - Pearl Jam (Mark McCready)
The Loner - Gary Moore
Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan (Larry Carlton)
Summer Song - Joe Satriani
Big Trouble - David Lee Roth (Steve Vai)
Resurrection - Brian May
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (Eric Clapton )
I Want It All - Queen (Brian May)
Stargazer - Rainbow (Ritchie Blackmore)
Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream (Eric Clapton)
Rough Boy - ZZ Top (Billy Gibbons)
Road To Hell, part 2 - Chris Rea
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
Paranoid - Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi)
Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix
The Forgotten: part 1 - Joe Satriani
Lazy - Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore)
The Supernatural - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (Peter Green)
Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix
Mother Knows Best - Richard Thompson
Cry For The Nations - The Michael Schenker Group
He Man Woman Hater - Extreme (Nuno Bettencourt)
Samba Pa Ti - Santana (Carlos Santana)
No-one Said It Would Be Easy - Sheryl Crow (David Baerwald)
Echoes - Pink Floyd (David Gilmour)
She's Not There - Santana (Carlos Santana)
I Am The Resurrection - Stone Roses (John Squire)
Song 2 - Blur (Graham Coxon)
You Love Us - Manic Street Preachers (James Dean Bradfield)
A Kinder Eye - Allan Holdsworth

[Quahog]

38. WTF?

OK, glad to see a number of artists and solos that truly deserve recognition (I remember voting for both Johnny Marr and the Edge as "Best Guitarist" in Guitar Player polls years ago, and Andy Summers is definitely an underrated genius).

But NOT ONE mention of John McLaughlin in either list? For cryin out loud, the guy was a co-inventor of jazz-rock fusion as a member of Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" band, and took the whole concept to its zenith with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. When I was in college in the late 70's, every guitar player I knew simply worshipped "Birds of Fire."

Maybe all those guys were too fried from the drugs we did to vote in the poll....