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I was shocked to see this headline upon my return from lunch. What a terrible loss, and not just for music fans. Yauch was always my favortite Beastie Boy. Seemed like a realy good guy, too.

They only chose that one because Captain Beefheart gives it cred.

True. 16 Frank Zappa His highly satirical aesthetic was often criticized as being cold, but purely in guitar terms, Zappa was a multi-faceted, highly emotional master capable of spiking his über-complex compositions with downright dirty playing. Upon the occasion of his death in 1993, Alice Cooper reminisced: "I saw [Zappa] play one night at a club with Hendrix. Frank got up and did an imitation of him. I'm looking at Hendrix and his mouth was open." For good reason. Most Heroic Moment: "Debra Kadabra." D.M.

It seemed nit-picky and annoying to me. My point is that Beck meets the criteria Spin seems to be using, but they've dismissed him as a shredder, which he is not, nor has he ever been. I stand by that.

Maybe. I remember reading a Guitar Player interview with him from the early '90s. He said his life's goal as a guitarist was to be able to play a decent version of Jimi Hendrix's Red House. I thought it was Lee Ranaldo who was the deadhead, but I guess both of them could have been.

jesus. obnoxious post. If you really want to get into a pissing contest we can end it right now by citing Les Paul.

Their dissing of Jeff Beck was uncalled for, and reveraled a knee-jerk bias. Much of what he does with a guitar is every bit as edgy, or whatever, as the people they listed. I sort of feel like they're portraying him as a flashy scale burner, which is very much not the case, nor has it ever been. His playing is every bit as unorthodox, imaginative, and outside the box as anyone on that list.

No Mary Timony...BOOOOOO!

This may or may not be exactly in the spirit of the thread, but I'm playing guitar in a one-off cover band this Sunday for my neighborhood block party. We've only practiced twice and we already have some great stuff worked out. Fortunate Son, Blitzkrieg Bop, Jumpin Jack Flash, Satisfaction, Time is Tight, I Want Candy, Can't Explain. I've played drums in bands since the early 90s, but never played guitar in a band before and it's SO, SO fun. It's amazing how fast you can improve on an instrument when you play with others.

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid I LOVE this series, and this was one of the most enjoyable yet.

Would a 9 year old know the difference between a 20 year old singing those songs and an old geezer singing them?

While I agree that the Grammy performance was pretty lackluster, I don't think it's fair to use that performance as a measuring stick against how good they might be in a real concert. Bands don't usually sounds very good on tv, especially on a show like the Grammies, where the stage is being reset every five minutes. I'm not going to go to their concert, but I'll bet their show will be a fun time and will sound good.

Yes, and there is video (although I have no idea how I would go about making it internet ready). I was the drummer. I certainly didn't get the parts perfect, but I did ok for a teenager. It'd be the world's worst joke if I tried to play even the easiest Rush song these days. I never tried playing All Along the Watchtower, but we would jam on Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) for ages.

Seriously? What a bunch of paranoid, melodramatic hokum.

Those are probably my two favorites, as well. My high school cover band used to play a pretty decent version of La Villa Strangiato, so Hemispheres will probably always be at or near the top for me.

Wikipedia says he died today. RIP Mr. Ethridge.

I'd like that. The title track is probably the best of their rarely played tunes.

Rush outdoors doesn't work for me. I wish they'd go back to playing arenas.

I used to play in a band with a guy who played a Harmony very similar to that sunburst one. It was a pretty great sounding guitar. Those pickups can put out some real snarly tones.

It's kind of funny. The Band has been cited by the Dead, Clapton and others as a huge influence on them. They influenced a lot of musicians to jam LESS and work on songwriting.

I don't know if I buy Rod's story. Surely he's gone on stage dozens of times throughout his career with a sore throat. Hopefully I'm wrong, and they'll prove me wrong, by doing a make up date at some point in the very near future.

Anyone know what he's up to now? This guy is an astonishingly good guitarist. Played in a series of good to great instrumental bands in the '90s and '00s (5ive Style, Heroic Doses, Das Boton). Wilco connection: Leroy Back played bass in 5ive Style with him.

Thanks all. It's not until next week, but why wait?

Turning 40 isn't all bad. My wife told me to get myself something, and I am now the proud owner of a 1976 Les Paul Deluxe. This isn't my guitar, but it's the same model. I'll probably take the pickguard off. My aging back probably only has a few more years of being able to hold this thing.