Could The Edge be one of the 5 greatest guitarists of all time? - Page 8

shaun vox · 09-06-2008, 01:06 AM

Edge is a good guitar player, the best... i dont think so.. there are so many other guitar players that play lead better and are basically virtuoso's.
Edge is ok. and im fucking sick of seeing kurt cobain in every guitar list. HE CANT PLAY FOR SHIT.

The John Tree · 09-06-2008, 02:26 AM

I think you guys are looking at guitar playing all wrong. It's not about virtuosity. Guitar playing is not a sport, it's not about athletics.

I could play one fucking note all night. But if it sounds good and it connects with people on an emotional level, then it is good guitar playing.

Rob33 · 09-06-2008, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by The John Tree

I think you guys are looking at guitar playing all wrong. It's not about virtuosity. Guitar playing is not a sport, it's not about athletics.

I could play one fucking note all night. But if it sounds good and it connects with people on an emotional level, then it is good guitar playing.

exactly....that's why Van Halen sucks

Bottle Bono · 09-06-2008, 04:47 AM

Guitar playing is about giving to the other performers not taking from them.

A lot of Guitar players are takers not givers.

And their songs are not as good accordingly.

MikeyJB · 09-06-2008, 05:31 AM

I think what we have to remember is that it is all what the style of music demands for. We can all reason that The Edge is 'so much better' than all those guitar players who play 'guitar olympics' but i dont think that people should necessarily demean their worth; its just a different style of playing. 30-min guitar improvs would not suit The Edge - its never been what he or U2 are about, and that is fine. However, Jimmy Page on the other hand is worshipped for doing so; because that is what style Led Zeppelin always were - such individual showmanship was always what made them great.

Jon Seidman · 09-06-2008, 05:52 AM

Johnny Marr's Smiths era material is killer. True he used a ton of overdubs but still- outshines the Edge I believe. Should be top 15.

Galeongirl · 09-06-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by shaun vox

Edge is ok. and im fucking sick of seeing kurt cobain in every guitar list. HE CANT PLAY FOR SHIT.

Agreed. Musically, Nirvana didn't have very surprisingly amazing artists... in most songs the bass just follows the guitar

it's just so easy!

LemonMelon · 09-06-2008, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon Seidman

Johnny Marr's Smiths era material is killer. True he used a ton of overdubs but still- outshines the Edge I believe. Should be top 15.

Marr is alright. I think Andy Rourke is a much better musician, and completely underrated.

Irishteen · 09-06-2008, 03:48 PM

I don't know if I'd say Edge was one of the five best guitarists ever but he is amazing in his own way. I mean if Edge busted out a million note solo in a U2 song it would sound bad and out of place but the solos he does are perfectly suited to the songs like his guitar playing always is; that's what makes him great.

There's other guitarists I love such as Gary Moore, who play long solos with a thousand notes and I think are amazing but just not in the way Edge is

Irishteen · 09-06-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by LemonMelon

Marr is alright. I think Andy Rourke is a much better musician, and completely underrated.

Whilst I don't agree with most of this

I have to admit Rourke is terribly underrated; I love his bass work and think he's as important to the Smiths sound as Morrissey and Marr.

Bottle Bono · 09-06-2008, 05:12 PM

Commercially, the Edge has sold as much product as any other Guitarist.

toscano · 09-06-2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bottle Bono

Commercially, the Edge has sold as much product as any other Guitarist.

Ummm, no. Not even close to Page, Gilmour, Townsend, Lennon, Harrison, Angus Young, Richards

Bottle Bono · 09-06-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by toscano

Ummm, no. Not even close to Page, Gilmour, Townsend, Lennon, Harrison, Angus Young, Richards

I meant, he actually sells U2 albums himself in a little stall he set up, out on a street near the river in the Temple district, in the middle of Dublin.

Those others don't have the same commitment as that.

Vlad n U 2 · 09-06-2008, 10:17 PM

Edge deserves to be top 15.

Amazing guitarist.

Although lists of the "best" guitarists made by people/magazines are useless imo.

Jon Seidman · 09-07-2008, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Irishteen

Whilst I don't agree with most of this

I have to admit Rourke is terribly underrated; I love his bass work and think he's as important to the Smiths sound as Morrissey and Marr.

Yes, Andy Rourke was awesome - I agree.

With the right effects many of us can 'imitate' the Edge's playing. With one finger and a rubber band stretched on a broomstick, all of us can imitate Adam's playing. However, I challenge anyone to do a good job of imitating Johnny Marr or Andy Rourke. That said, there is this:

YouTube - Radiohead - The Headmaster Ritual

Another great guitar player is Bernard Butler of Suede, by the way.

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09-06-2008, 01:06 AM	#106
shaun vox New Yorker Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: LA.cal ROCKnRoll city! Posts: 2,929 Local Time: 09:02 PM	Edge is a good guitar player, the best... i dont think so.. there are so many other guitar players that play lead better and are basically virtuoso's. Edge is ok. and im fucking sick of seeing kurt cobain in every guitar list. HE CANT PLAY FOR SHIT.

09-06-2008, 02:26 AM	#107
The John Tree The Fly Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 242 Local Time: 09:02 PM	I think you guys are looking at guitar playing all wrong. It's not about virtuosity. Guitar playing is not a sport, it's not about athletics. I could play one fucking note all night. But if it sounds good and it connects with people on an emotional level, then it is good guitar playing.

09-06-2008, 04:47 AM	#109
Bottle Bono Acrobat Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 497 Local Time: 04:02 PM	Guitar playing is about giving to the other performers not taking from them. A lot of Guitar players are takers not givers. And their songs are not as good accordingly.

09-06-2008, 05:31 AM	#110
MikeyJB The Fly Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 92 Local Time: 09:02 PM	I think what we have to remember is that it is all what the style of music demands for. We can all reason that The Edge is 'so much better' than all those guitar players who play 'guitar olympics' but i dont think that people should necessarily demean their worth; its just a different style of playing. 30-min guitar improvs would not suit The Edge - its never been what he or U2 are about, and that is fine. However, Jimmy Page on the other hand is worshipped for doing so; because that is what style Led Zeppelin always were - such individual showmanship was always what made them great.

09-06-2008, 05:52 AM	#111
Jon Seidman The Fly Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 120 Local Time: 04:02 PM	Johnny Marr's Smiths era material is killer. True he used a ton of overdubs but still- outshines the Edge I believe. Should be top 15.

09-06-2008, 03:48 PM	#114
Irishteen Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 20,535 Local Time: 09:02 PM	I don't know if I'd say Edge was one of the five best guitarists ever but he is amazing in his own way. I mean if Edge busted out a million note solo in a U2 song it would sound bad and out of place but the solos he does are perfectly suited to the songs like his guitar playing always is; that's what makes him great. There's other guitarists I love such as Gary Moore, who play long solos with a thousand notes and I think are amazing but just not in the way Edge is

09-06-2008, 05:12 PM	#116
Bottle Bono Acrobat Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 497 Local Time: 04:02 PM	Commercially, the Edge has sold as much product as any other Guitarist.

09-06-2008, 10:17 PM	#119
Vlad n U 2 War Child Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sh...Its a secret! Posts: 957 Local Time: 07:32 AM	Edge deserves to be top 15. Amazing guitarist. Although lists of the "best" guitarists made by people/magazines are useless imo.