One guy who doesn't get a lot of mention is Tim Pierce
One guy who doesn't get a lot of mention is Tim Pierce
Good one! His solo-album Guitarland (featuring Kevin Gilbert) is well worth discovering.
Although in his heart a jazz-rocker I think the work of the late Alan Murphy sounded great in AOR-like music too (John Sloman's solo-album comes to mind.
And what about Michael Thompson.
All those Steely Dan guitarists were just ass kickers.
Gary Richrath of REO didn't have tremendous chops but what a gorgeous tone.
Steve Lukather was a freaking beast.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
If the best includes can play any style effortlessly, than easily Tommy Shaw. His bluegrass album went to#2.
Lukather and Schon for sure. I'll throw out some love for...
Roger Fisher
Steve DeMarchi
Brooke St. James
Bill Leverty
Marc Diglio
Warren DeMartini
not to forget the current slew of gunslingers feeding off the AOR/Melodic Rock uprising
and Paul Gilbert can play a little bit (hmmm...Gilbert, the drill and Lisa Wills Adults Only Rock!)
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The first couple Ratt albums are really good. I remember liking the intro on a song called Dance, Dance, Dance, where he did one of those rhythmic echo things, ya know, like the intro of One Of These Days, which I always thought sounded cool. And how can you not love a band who has Milton Berle in a couple of their videos (OK, so it was because his nephew was the band's manager, but still, it was pretty cool seeing Uncle Milty, in the Round And Round video).
As I recall, DeMartini participated in that one early 90's Zappa tribute concert, I forget what it was called, but they issued an album of the show, it was like an all star thing where they had all these different people doing Zappa songs (I think including both Dweezil and Keneally). Anyway, Warren played on one song, might have been I Am The Slime on the occasion, as well.
Richie Sambora?
How to classify The Eagles? - Felder/Frey/Walsh
"Normal is just the average of extremes" - Gary Lessor
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