Rolling Stones' Idiotic Top 250 Guitar Players List

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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin ปีที่แล้ว +12436

    Mildly unhinged Rick is my favorite Rick

    • @thelukephone
      @thelukephone ปีที่แล้ว +190

      You two should make a video of your OWN lists, and them compare and discuss!

    • @ajhieb
      @ajhieb ปีที่แล้ว +125

      Hand to God, I remember thinking when I watched your review of the RS list "Beato is gonna have a meltdown when he sees this list."

    • @mjm5081
      @mjm5081 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      😆 Mine too!
      Rick's reaction got me fired up!
      And I'm a drummer!!!

    • @wjporter
      @wjporter ปีที่แล้ว +20

      This reminded me of your WatchMojo videos but on very angry steroids. I enjoyed every second of it.

    • @lous111
      @lous111 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha.

  • @derekbaker2665
    @derekbaker2665 ปีที่แล้ว +3763

    Rolling Stone has been a joke for years now!

    • @tracy2762
      @tracy2762 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      same with r and r hall of fame

    • @Veaseify
      @Veaseify ปีที่แล้ว +152

      @@tracy2762 The Guy who runs the RnR Hall Of Fame is the founder of Rolling Stone...

    • @tracy2762
      @tracy2762 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@Veaseify makes sense.

    • @w.l.davisjr.1
      @w.l.davisjr.1 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you check the background of these columns' writers, you'll see a social media vibe, which is more smoke and mirrors than reality. It's about views and fabricated reality.... not about what's real.

    • @TheDunadan01
      @TheDunadan01 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      Not just for years...for decades.

  • @SeanAllocca
    @SeanAllocca ปีที่แล้ว +5417

    If you pay any attention to Rolling Stone, you get what you deserve.

    • @stevemyers2092
      @stevemyers2092 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      that rag had some balls in the later 60's early 70's then it went soft and flacid. Now it is just used to urinate with/on.

    • @metallurgico
      @metallurgico ปีที่แล้ว +112

      The problem is not that him, you or we pay attention to Rolling Stone.. normal people pay attention to it and it's dangerous.

    • @bitburg40
      @bitburg40 ปีที่แล้ว

      You nailed that. Rolling Stone is a political rag of woke stupidity that barely has anything to do with actual artistic music. 🤮

    • @64BBernard
      @64BBernard ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂

    • @glynnp42
      @glynnp42 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Well said my friend. They've been this bad since I was at least a child. And that's a long time.

  • @michaelpoe8332
    @michaelpoe8332 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +278

    I did a little research and found out I was number 252. been playing for 3 months. The kid down the street who sold me the guitar was 251.

    • @urmeemazher6319
      @urmeemazher6319 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😂😂

    • @Kurggen
      @Kurggen 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😂

    • @lynby6231
      @lynby6231 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      You just pipped me then I was 253, by the way….what’s a guitar?

    • @evensteve284
      @evensteve284 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You win the internet for the day my friend. . .

    • @jamesslick4790
      @jamesslick4790 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I'm number 255 And I play KEYBOARD!

  • @hughwark5291
    @hughwark5291 ปีที่แล้ว +1404

    "Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read." Frank Zappa

    • @pete_lind
      @pete_lind ปีที่แล้ว +16

      RS list is always been America and UK focused , and then they refuse to mention Buckedhead on every list, he proved you can make guitar albums.
      Alexi Laiho Finland and Yngwie Sweden , not on the list when there is no guitar players outside America and UK ?
      John Lennon is on the list, every time, even when he himself has said hes not a guitarist.

    • @brianfergus839
      @brianfergus839 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He left out “people who can’t PLAY”

    • @pabloessgalhardo5317
      @pabloessgalhardo5317 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly! hahaha

    • @roscius6204
      @roscius6204 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ah Frank....🤗🤗🤗

    • @meryuk
      @meryuk ปีที่แล้ว

      This is just a vomiting woke agenda list . Sick of it 🤮

  • @TheMalibuDar
    @TheMalibuDar ปีที่แล้ว +2601

    Leaving Tommy Emmanuel off that list is criminal. It delegitimizes that entire list.

    • @aceedmond8053
      @aceedmond8053 ปีที่แล้ว

      The losers at Rolling Stone's job is to trash and erase music history.... they're " woke" .

    • @WashingtonJohnson
      @WashingtonJohnson ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Tommy Emmanuel a CGP , off the list ? Then where does that put Chet Atkins who certified him a CGP ?

    • @troddy3925
      @troddy3925 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Yea, an outrage, that guy is flat-out amazing, but I guess Lita Ford is prettier or something? 🙄

    • @jergervasi3331
      @jergervasi3331 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      The words "Rolling Stone Magazine" delegitimize that entire list.

    • @robertwynkoop7112
      @robertwynkoop7112 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      100%. He is absolutely the greatest guitar player I have ever seen live!

  • @murph9935
    @murph9935 ปีที่แล้ว +1527

    angry rick is best rick

    • @BIGGIEsmalls13
      @BIGGIEsmalls13 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah man, I just had a shout (it's infectious) and the dog ran upstairs......"Daisy come down babes, daddy has calmed down"!

    • @poopmullet
      @poopmullet ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hell yeah!

    • @Ralph2
      @Ralph2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha my thought exactly. Great isn't it.

    • @Digimess88
      @Digimess88 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      as a fellow Italian, we call it passion

    • @dannyspitzer1267
      @dannyspitzer1267 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes

  • @thomasvarady1210
    @thomasvarady1210 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

    Rolling Stone magazine is a joke. I remember their Top 100 Guitarists list. They ranked Alex Lifeson 98th. Guitar World ranked him 3rd. Enough said…

    • @ryanhogge8
      @ryanhogge8 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just looked up the guitar world list, and I'm seeing Brian May, Jimi Hendrix, and Jimmy Page at 1, 2, and 3.
      I don't think that Lifeson belongs in the top ten, but I also don't think that any guitarist belongs in the #1 spot aside from Les Paul.

  • @Aryan_J
    @Aryan_J ปีที่แล้ว +472

    Clicked on this immediately... the prospect of a Rick Beato rant is too good to deny

    • @dsnyc5789
      @dsnyc5789 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I think that this passes for Rick being 'angry' 🤣

    • @dipdo7675
      @dipdo7675 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      True words!! Go get ‘em Rick!! He Devoured RS in 5 minutes!!!

    • @boaventurasantos6896
      @boaventurasantos6896 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love your work. But Jobim was a piano player. Maybe you meant João Gilberto.

    • @carlgemlich1657
      @carlgemlich1657 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​​@boaventurasantos6896 jobim also played guitar, but he probably should have said Gilberto, father of the bossa nova.

    • @RCAvhstape
      @RCAvhstape ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Beato Rants are the best. The Apple rant was the most epic.

  • @ManuAguado
    @ManuAguado ปีที่แล้ว +1335

    As a Spaniard I felt absolutely attacked by not having any flamenco or classical trained guitarist like Paco or Andres Segovia in there. Cheers to you from Spain Rick !!

    • @mplant1999
      @mplant1999 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I keep telling myself that classical isn't included because it's not "pop" music that Rolling Stone would cover. But really, that was my reaction as well.

    • @nzsteve
      @nzsteve ปีที่แล้ว +48

      As soon as he said Al Di Meola wasn't on there I knew Paco wouldn't be. A very poor list by the sounds of things - glad I don't buy or pay attention to that particular rag.

    • @sister_bertrille911
      @sister_bertrille911 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Segovia isn't on the list? Shame!

    • @cooldebt
      @cooldebt ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I absolutely love Paco!

    • @bronxemail7180
      @bronxemail7180 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sister_bertrille911 Was Segovia really all that? Maybe in 1920 was ok

  • @philg2310
    @philg2310 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    This video has it all. Legato runs, screaming next-to-the-pickups soloing, hammerons, amazing emotion and feeling, countless key changes and odd time signatures, and that's just Rick's speaking voice. ;)

    • @sentient24
      @sentient24 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Perhaps with a few bourbons along the way! :)!!

    • @rdglde3087
      @rdglde3087 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL

    • @UnboundOdysseus
      @UnboundOdysseus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I read this in “Stefon” from SNL’s voice. 😂

    • @alonzogarbanzo
      @alonzogarbanzo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't forget the dive-bombs.

  • @vincentcuclair5522
    @vincentcuclair5522 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    These ’rant’ posts are entertaining and brilliant but only when done by people that know what they’re talking about and Rick does! Your enthusiasm is inspiring Rick.

  • @Iceracer25
    @Iceracer25 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    On their last list of 100 best of all time. Kurt Cobaine was number 12 of the best guitarists EVER! and David Gilmore was number 82. That's all you need to know about Rolling Stone.

    • @GregJamesMusic
      @GregJamesMusic ปีที่แล้ว +54

      If I remember right, Eddie Van Halen was 70. What an embarrassment.

    • @1paulgood
      @1paulgood ปีที่แล้ว +63

      😂 Curt Cobain shouldn’t have even made the top 1,000

    • @GameClipsAndStuff
      @GameClipsAndStuff ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Even if Comfortably Numb was the only Pink Floyd song you knew and were deeply familiar with Nirvana's entire discography, you'd still have to acknowledge how ridiculous that is.

    • @jeffreyhall76
      @jeffreyhall76 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tf

    • @tiacho2893
      @tiacho2893 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      A "music magazine's" list of top guitarists. I'm not a drummer and any list I make of top drummers are only going to be people I have heard of and if anyone asked me to do a a top drummer list, I would answer, "My opinion isn't worth much." This is evidence that music journalists are rarely guitarists.

  • @knavesmire007
    @knavesmire007 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Someone once asked Keith Richard who was or is the greatest player?Keith said "You start with Paco de Lucia and work your way down".The guy was a genius.

  • @indigokid24
    @indigokid24 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    Gary Moore is also not even mentioned. They remembered to put in Rory Gallagher, but forgot Gary? That's insane. The man was a straight up virtuoso at the instrument

    • @rafab.4413
      @rafab.4413 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Should be both on the list. Gallagher was insane guitarist.

    • @PatTheRipper-zb7oj
      @PatTheRipper-zb7oj ปีที่แล้ว +21

      WOW…No Gary Moore this list continually gets worse as I read the comments

    • @Omertahun
      @Omertahun ปีที่แล้ว +26

      no Gary fucking Moore? That itself invalidates the list entirely

    • @Doc92IDH
      @Doc92IDH ปีที่แล้ว +19

      No Gary Moore, no Guthrie Govan, no John Petrucci, no Jason Becker, no Marty Friedman, no Tommy Emmanuel, no Dave Mustaine... Maybe worst of all, because he's universally high on these lists, but no Allan Holdsworth either.

    • @Nordraw
      @Nordraw ปีที่แล้ว +3

      now that is a joke

  • @matthewbartlett3442
    @matthewbartlett3442 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +148

    Alex Lifeson being absent from this list is a crime

    • @Yourbankaccount
      @Yourbankaccount 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      He's actually on that list tho

    • @HugoStiglitz88
      @HugoStiglitz88 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Is he really that good tho? He's definitely better than most of that list though lol no doubt

    • @cherylwilliams6215
      @cherylwilliams6215 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I went, "I missed that" and gave thumbs up. Dude. Can you erase your mistake?

    • @pessational
      @pessational 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Somewhere at 75

    • @hosebei
      @hosebei 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He is 58

  • @johnpinneriv9958
    @johnpinneriv9958 ปีที่แล้ว +747

    The fact that Rolling Stone went back and RE-reviewed Nevermind just because it became hugely popular and they realized that they looked like asses after the fact for panning such an influential album tells you everything you need to know about Rolling Stone.

    • @tl8319
      @tl8319 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And quite a bit about Beato :) I know there's albums that hit people at the perfect time in their life so they hold a sentimental place, but to gush Nevermind nonsense 30+ years later is embarrassing. And to have been 30 when it came out should have given him some perspective. We all fall for bad albums when we are 14.

    • @221b-l3t
      @221b-l3t ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ​@@tl8319 It has its place and I can see that people love it. I enjoy it myself but I don't listen to then very often anymore. After a while you've heard it. They still spawned an entire genre and influenced many. Doesn't make Kurt Cobain a great guitar player but he was a great songwriter, like em or not, they're memorable and make you feel something.

    • @adamimberti6948
      @adamimberti6948 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hate to bring politics into this but as leftists their goal is to destroy history and turn reality on its head.

    • @inthegarage45rpm
      @inthegarage45rpm ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@221b-l3t I'm sorry, but they didn't "spawned" an entire genre. That would have been the Thrown Ups, Skin Yard, Green River, Melvins, U-Men etc. Nirvana just brought it to public attention.

    • @HelloBrotherBob
      @HelloBrotherBob ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Reminds me of how back when Slayer released South of Heaven, RS couldn't review it on its own. They combined it with a review of the latest Stryper album as a "And in this corner we have..." writeup - one star for each. That was my first moment of noticing that Rolling Stone might not be as cool as I's heard it was growing up.

  • @Waterinmenbenen
    @Waterinmenbenen ปีที่แล้ว +332

    The actual guitar community needed this. Best rant i’ve ever heard. In what universe is Guthrie Govan not on this list??

    • @theaterdreamer
      @theaterdreamer ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely.
      All I have to do to convince someone of how next level he is is to play Drive Home, the second track from Steven Wilson’s transcendent The Raven That Refused To Sing.
      Guthrie’s playing is so indescribably melodic….soaring. Few guitarists this side of David Gilmour or Eric Johnson can achieve that kind of brightness. It just makes you feel incredible listening to him play. He posses just astonishing technical ability, but when you listen to his solo, you don’t “feel” the technique. You’re not being bashed over the hear with just a million notes per minute. What you hear is something that seems just ideal for the song. Every note is perfect. He is so incredibly creative. He has an unreal command to d the fretboard, and the notes he plays are like brushstrokes to Rembrandt.

    • @frqnc1
      @frqnc1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who?

    • @dons1932
      @dons1932 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@frqnc1Bro it's HANS FREAKING ZIMMER's touring guitarist. Nuff said.

    • @frqnc1
      @frqnc1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rolling Stones criteria for the list :
      "In making the list, we tended to value heaviness over tastiness, feel over polish, invention over refinement, risk-takers and originators more than technicians. We also tended to give an edge to artists who channeled whatever gifts god gave them into great songs and game-changing albums, not just impressive playing."
      Definitely fits some random touring musician playing soundtrack scores.

    • @stevonlgaming
      @stevonlgaming ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@theaterdreamer As a huge Guthrie fan I have to ask you if you have heard of this young player coming up called Mancuso Matteo. If you have not please please check him out. Really puts me in mind of Guthrie and probably the only other player I know that I would compare to Guthrie for the sheer brilliance of phrasing. Check it out man for sure.

  • @ericpederson7613
    @ericpederson7613 ปีที่แล้ว +717

    I like how this video is basically 6 minutes of Rick yelling at Rolling Stone for being morons. :D

    • @cardboardmusic
      @cardboardmusic ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Exactly what I was about to say, spot on!

    • @nortonmalcontent8778
      @nortonmalcontent8778 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      It easily could have been an hour and I still would have enjoyed every minute.

    • @jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643
      @jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hell ya!

    • @Mojen_Marc_Music
      @Mojen_Marc_Music ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Giving Glenn Fricker a run for his money 😂
      (Rightly so, too)

    • @charlie-obrien
      @charlie-obrien ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Every TH-camr with a music channel should also be calling them out!
      I'll be contacting all those that I follow.

  • @Beeznitchio
    @Beeznitchio 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Roy Clark and Glenn Campbell are two of the very greatest. The fact that neither is on the list is insane.

    • @albradley6634
      @albradley6634 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Roy Clark could easily be the best guitarist of all time.

    • @domyoutube4120
      @domyoutube4120 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The fact that Kurt cobain (coming from a nirvana fan) is high than dimebag Darrel is ludicrous

    • @sdh41
      @sdh41 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Search TH-cam for "Roy Clark Odd Couple".

    • @GlennSnell
      @GlennSnell 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@albradley6634 He is up there for sure a monster and probably the strongest right hand ever!

  • @Danny-fs1hk
    @Danny-fs1hk ปีที่แล้ว +99

    This is another reason why we love Rick Beato. Rick needs to drop his top guitarists list.

  • @legionkahn
    @legionkahn ปีที่แล้ว +378

    Roy Clark is the one that gets me. Yeah he was country, but the man could play anything with strings and play it like a master. Guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and others. The guy was a true master of his craft able to play almost any style of music.

    • @Exspazament
      @Exspazament ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Roy Clark was fucking amazing. ❤

    • @jeffchan67
      @jeffchan67 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      YES!
      Hardly anyone now knows him beyond Hee-Haw (if they even know him), but he was a master!

    • @MrJal67
      @MrJal67 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Roy Clark jamming with Glen Campbell = amazing!

    • @basmatine
      @basmatine ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Roy Clark didn’t make the list? Blasphemy!

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Roy Clark, Merle Travis, Joe Maphis, Chet Atkins... Most of them were Country Musicians (excluding Roy, who wasn't exclusively Country,) but what a *different* world of Country Music they had. Far more talented than the mediocre "pickup truck and beer" country. Add Danny Gatton and Glen Campbell and Phil Baugh to the list, too.

  • @jackkilman8726
    @jackkilman8726 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Rolling Stone's greatest accomplishment is fooling people into thinking it's had anything worthwhile to say for over 50 years. Roger Taylor of Queen once described it as "a magazine that pretends to write seriously about music and politics at the same time." I think that just about says it all.

    • @darmap8489
      @darmap8489 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      And that is why the genius Roger Taylor wasn't even in their Top 50 drummers list when the guy should obviously be in the top 10

    • @moreorless87
      @moreorless87 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ironically I think they've had more interesting to say about politics in recent years than they have music.

  • @SoCalLAKid
    @SoCalLAKid 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    I'm proud to say I've never in my life ever bought a Rolling Stone magazine nor paid any attention to anything they ever published.

    • @ToddHurney
      @ToddHurney 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same!

  • @samraborg8245
    @samraborg8245 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    Absolutely disrespectful that Glen Campbell isn't even mentioned on that list. The man had 100 credits as a session musician before he even got big. A member of the Wrecking Crew, self-taught, and could play every genre imaginable.

    • @sidcostello7532
      @sidcostello7532 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Glen Campbell could give lessons to 3\4 of the people on this list

    • @walkawaycat431
      @walkawaycat431 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True.

    • @65kberry
      @65kberry ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Glen and Roy Clark!

    • @carlincledon4794
      @carlincledon4794 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Too male for this list

    • @nan-sea3814
      @nan-sea3814 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Roy Clark!!!!!

  • @u.m.1290
    @u.m.1290 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    Rick dissin' what in his opinion are mediocre guitar players without giving any names is the classiest thing, way to go Rick, this is genuinely admirable and respectful, music above all else !

    • @beekeeper63
      @beekeeper63 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ...well, except for Neil Young😁

    • @celestinodelrio5476
      @celestinodelrio5476 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paco de Lucía.

    • @allbottledup9513
      @allbottledup9513 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@beekeeper63I know it’s all subjective, but I don’t understand how Rick can say Neil Young ain’t a great guitarist. Cowgirl in the Sand, Down by the River, Hey Hey My My, too many to name. Complexity should never matter, only taste and feel. In that respect, Young deserves as much respect as any of his peers.

    • @ZiddersRooFurry
      @ZiddersRooFurry ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@allbottledup9513 Neil is known for his songwriting. He's not known for his soloing.

    • @deancarlsen3178
      @deancarlsen3178 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ZiddersRooFurry BS

  • @tristan3871
    @tristan3871 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    Not having Guthrie Govan on there is completely ridiculous. The guy is unbelievable, and really down to earth too. I met him a couple weeks ago when the aristocrats played here in Norway. Really hope you can get him on for an interview soon, Rick.

    • @sandroweber7157
      @sandroweber7157 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Just the way he thinks about the guitar is on a completly different level then anything ive ever seen. Guthrie is viewed as the best guitarist on the planet by some many guitarists i know. And just the vocabulary that guy has is mindblowing. He can do EVERYTHING on the guitar he can use it to make jokes. improvise refferences to other songs into a fucking solo so naturally its crazy to me.

    • @VVVY777
      @VVVY777 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sorry, Guthrie isn't some unknown black woman.

    • @OXOfficial
      @OXOfficial ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s beyond. He’s arguably the best rn

  • @mrinalkundu1521
    @mrinalkundu1521 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is like listing the top 200 most important cultural magazines of all time and leaving off RS.
    Great video Rick; great examples.

  • @glovere2
    @glovere2 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    This might be my favorite Rick video. The passion is off the scale and he’s absolutely right about everything.

    • @AgentJayZ
      @AgentJayZ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Need more Rick Rants!

    • @wrayvon121
      @wrayvon121 ปีที่แล้ว

      WE need Rick's top 250 list

  • @Kriegter
    @Kriegter ปีที่แล้ว +595

    Not having Al Dimeola or Gary Moore is actually criminal. The amount of 80s guitarists who were influenced by them is insane

    • @aleksandarfrick2656
      @aleksandarfrick2656 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      specially Gary , it's a crime , Is Rory Gallagher on the list ?

    • @Kriegter
      @Kriegter ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aleksandarfrick2656 How about Frank Gambale

    • @Ksamenk
      @Ksamenk ปีที่แล้ว +30

      ohh Gary Moore is not on the list!!!!! ahhhrgggg

    • @russellmorgan5611
      @russellmorgan5611 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Beato/Rolling Stone demographics are poles apart. You're wasting your time analysing this.

    • @Golem29
      @Golem29 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Gary is the greatest guitarist to ever come from the UK and Ireland, absolutely criminal

  • @JohnnyOskam
    @JohnnyOskam ปีที่แล้ว +726

    Rick, you should make your own list. I’m sure a lot of people would discover new influences through it!

    • @MadaniZakri
      @MadaniZakri ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I thought of the same thing

    • @melomanda
      @melomanda ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Totally agree 🤘🏼

    • @glcorreia
      @glcorreia ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I’m a bit ashamed I didn’t know a few that he mentioned were left out. So it’s discovery time for me

    • @ironsausage808
      @ironsausage808 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Just my opinion, but I think they published that crap list on purpose just to get folks like Rick, with almost 4 million subscribers to rant about it. And man did it work. Everyone is pissed about it lol.
      Sadly that’s how things are done now.

    • @devin1442
      @devin1442 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please!!!

  • @iandavis4854
    @iandavis4854 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    When I first heard about the RS list, I assumed they meant rock guitarists, but no. The title of the list states... "blues, rock, metal, punk, folk, country, reggae, jazz, flamenco, bossa nova, and much more". Therefore, Rick is absolutely right in his lambasting of RS. Some of the ommissions (George Benson, Allan Holdsworth, etc.) are absolutely criminal. And how do you have Johnny Ramone at 44, and Andy Summers at 250? Crazy!

  • @ZemarRed
    @ZemarRed ปีที่แล้ว +1038

    The most surprising thing about this list is that Rolling Stone still exists

    • @fragwagon
      @fragwagon ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Seriously! Who subscribes to it anymore?

    • @kv9568
      @kv9568 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Last time I read Rolling Stone Magazine seriously was 1978.

    • @aceedmond8053
      @aceedmond8053 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Someone gave me a year subscription ... it went straight into the trash every month... I never even looked at the cover... and I'm serious, I never even looked at the cover...

    • @mattlisch8952
      @mattlisch8952 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That one hit hard 😂

    • @leob4403
      @leob4403 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@@fragwagonthey dont need subscriptions, they sell it in airports and places like that, where people are desperate for anything to read

  • @guilhermelago368
    @guilhermelago368 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I’m a Brazilian Guitar player and aficionado, and when Rick mentioned Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobin I melted with pride and satisfaction. He was and always will be the Bossa Nova Maestro ❤

    • @tommihail2178
      @tommihail2178 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't forget Laurindo Almeida!!!!

    • @IgorNovikova
      @IgorNovikova ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What about Baden Powell?

    • @tonymagrogan
      @tonymagrogan ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought it was Joāo Gilberto who set a new standard on guitar (with ACJ’s songs)

    • @Merstheman
      @Merstheman ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ACJ was not a great guitar player. Several others including Joao Gilberto, sure. Jobim was a better pianist....

    • @tonymagrogan
      @tonymagrogan ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leandrodivera I’m sure Rick made an honest mistake here

  • @Doc92IDH
    @Doc92IDH ปีที่แล้ว +360

    Allan Holdsworth, Guthrie Govan, Gary Moore, Yngwie, John Petrucci, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Tommy Emmanuel, Dave Mustaine... All completely missing from the list. Utterly insane.

    • @petew-berg7791
      @petew-berg7791 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Whaaaaat?! I guess that’s why no one cares about rolling stone

    • @haydenwalton2766
      @haydenwalton2766 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      at least they didn't forget joni - # 10

    • @iamtheiconoclast3
      @iamtheiconoclast3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Petrucci isn't on it????

    • @Luuuuucas
      @Luuuuucas ปีที่แล้ว +44

      gary moore not being on the list is criminal

    • @AlexZander688
      @AlexZander688 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...Rolling Stone mag is worthless, never cared for their rag. Don't read it, don't pay it any heed.

  • @Orlando-wn4uc
    @Orlando-wn4uc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Incredible that someone so knowledgeable gives us so much of his time. Such great content all the time...

  • @alexanderdimitrov9045
    @alexanderdimitrov9045 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I would add Gary Moore to the absent list! An amazing guitarist who could play like nobody else. Had a massive impact on the following generations.

    • @Golem29
      @Golem29 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The greatest ever from the UK and Ireland. Plenty would put him top factoring in anywhere else on the planet

    • @marksmith7789
      @marksmith7789 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love Gary Moore but Allan Holdsworth is the top UK/Ireland player for most people in fact best in the world player and he's from Bradford.

    • @KBMars
      @KBMars ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Gary is easily top 50 (for me personally top 10, he accompanied my high school years and was just incredible to watch live once), influential in hard rock, blues and not to forget his amazing ballad playing. Looking for one of the best rock guitar solos ever, check out "Run for Cover"

    • @liamfitzdrums
      @liamfitzdrums ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Golem29 The greatest from Ireland, imo, would go to Rory Gallagher. He's a phenomenal guitarist with a stunning live catalogue.

  • @Jimifan57
    @Jimifan57 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Take it from someone who spent 25 years in journalism (as a sportswriter) - whenever a list like this is put together the editors encourage the writer(s) to make it controversial, either by inclusion or exclusion because it provokes clicks and angry/impassioned responses. I also play guitar and noticed some of the blood-boiling omissions you cited, but I was happy to see that Ernie Isley (finally!) got some recognition at No. 67.

    • @Moveplaylift
      @Moveplaylift ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Exactly... all Modern RS lists are clickbait, plain and simple.

    • @v2gbob
      @v2gbob ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sure, lists are click bait, but at the same time, going too far can and will reflect poorly on the overall quality of your publication's content. It's like, "Wow, Rolling Stone is so out of touch in that they left the greatest guitarists ever off their stupid list. I can't trust anything they publish ever again." (Which is what I'm thinking now.)

    • @juncarnecer
      @juncarnecer ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agree. It's clickbait designed to be controversial, beginning with Clapton being ranked in the 30s. No Guhrie Govan, Allan Holdsworth, Gary Moore, Yngwie, or Terry Kath. Just absurd.

    • @Jimifan57
      @Jimifan57 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@v2gbob They don't care. All they want is "engagement," plain and simple. It translates into ad dollars. My guess is that they'll come out with a "Readers' Top 100" or something like that in response, and everyone will click on that to see if their suggestions were included.

    • @zykify
      @zykify ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, but dragging 'controversial' all the way to 'stupid' is probably not a good idea in the long run. Or maybe it is. I hope it's not.

  • @jonRboy
    @jonRboy ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I like the way Rick's indignation starts out kind of tame then it quietly builds into righteous indignation and tastefully stated rage. This was one of the best music rants ever, intelligently backed up with facts and reason. Rick speaks for me! :-)

  • @HasanZulnoon
    @HasanZulnoon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Man you're talking at 1.25x pace.. Love it!

  • @artimusbill
    @artimusbill ปีที่แล้ว +220

    Their omission of George Benson struck me immediately. Love your retort Rick.

    • @daniel_2024-5
      @daniel_2024-5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's incredible indeed

    • @strategery101
      @strategery101 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nothing shocks me after they disgracefully put the Boston bomber on the cover

    • @dr.scanlan6112
      @dr.scanlan6112 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      These lists are purposely made to annoy people.

    • @musicbro8225
      @musicbro8225 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dr.scanlan6112 Maybe or it's just the nature of stupid lists.

    • @daniel_2024-5
      @daniel_2024-5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@musicbro8225 indeed, in the latest list of the best singers published by Rolling Stone, Celine Dion was not elected. Bullshit

  • @billwoods9302
    @billwoods9302 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Rolling Stone's list is now just one more reason, in a long line of reasons, to not take them seriously about anything. They consistently come off as gatekeepers, rather than passionate advocates of great music or musicians. And they've been doing it for half a century. Just ask any RUSH fan. Your contempt was building slowly, almost to the point of boiling, but it was well warranted. Great vid Rick!

    • @norwegianblue2017
      @norwegianblue2017 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They have been a lifestyle/political poser magazine for quite some time.

  • @JoeSmith-ut5wb
    @JoeSmith-ut5wb ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Sounds like you need to make your own list! Do a 5 part series with 50 players in each video. Would definitely watch!

  • @gregusmc2868
    @gregusmc2868 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I saw DiMeola, McLaughlin, and de Lucia at the Front Row Theater in Cleveland in 1981. (Saw Miles Davis there that year too) To hear this RS news is disturbing. 🤨

    • @jamesslick4790
      @jamesslick4790 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      RS sucks, Always sucked, always will.

  • @PaulKeil
    @PaulKeil ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Totally agree. You also missed Gary Moore who is not on the list. Mind blowing!

  • @drummats6933
    @drummats6933 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    Rick, as a brazillian, I was surprised as I was proud when you mentioned our own Antonio Carlos Jobim. However, if you don’t mind me saying, we gotta give credit where credit is due, and the father of bossa nova on the guitar was João Gilberto! He’s THE bossa nova master when it comes to acoustic guitars!

    • @mateuseduardo7857
      @mateuseduardo7857 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sabe muito

    • @FearGivesWings
      @FearGivesWings ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lançou a braba

    • @rolandowagner7775
      @rolandowagner7775 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I was thinking the same thing. Rick probably just mixed up the two musicians in the heat of the moment. Jobim was primarily a piano player, wasn't he? I believe he played guitar on the Sinatra record, but was mainly a pianist.

    • @FearGivesWings
      @FearGivesWings ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rolandowagner7775 it's because Jobim was the biggest brazilian writer and algo played the guitar so is commom mistake.

    • @juwayable
      @juwayable ปีที่แล้ว +2

      João & Laurindo Almeida of course belongs on a more serious list.

  • @pourtherecord
    @pourtherecord ปีที่แล้ว +344

    I am genuinely shocked Gary Moore is not mentioned. If guitars could cry, it would sound like Moore’s riffs on Parisienne Walkways. From blues rock to jazz fusion, this guy could do it all. Truly a generational talent.

    • @Phoenix2312
      @Phoenix2312 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      INDEED! I also was HORRIFIED that Gary Moore was not in there! The man is a Blues Legend!!! I never appreciated his music until he sadly passed away far too young... But he was a PHENOMENAL TALENT!

    • @theoriginaljimmykicker
      @theoriginaljimmykicker ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's a good point.

    • @rucolaketchup
      @rucolaketchup ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It was shocking to see, that Kurt Cobain is ranked above Brian May, and EVH isn’t on 1st place!

    • @theoriginaljimmykicker
      @theoriginaljimmykicker ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rucolaketchup or how far down that Nuno Bettencourt is? That dude is one of the best rock guitarists that has ever lived. Other kinds of stuff too.

    • @charmawow
      @charmawow ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I`m with you dude......totally frickin` insane!

  • @michellebabicz2143
    @michellebabicz2143 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love the unhinged passion, Rick! NOT being feted by RS is the true honor.
    As always, my 3 who are never on these lists are: Terry Kath, Jimmy Vaughan & Danny Gatton.

  • @miyamotomusashi5184
    @miyamotomusashi5184 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I think we all now want a Top 250 Guitar Players List as curated by Rick Beato

    • @juliekadams
      @juliekadams ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He could certainly publish his own magazine and very carefully choose his writers.

    • @JerboFotius
      @JerboFotius ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get this to Rick!

    • @thirteen28
      @thirteen28 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now that's a list I would take seriously.

    • @kevincason5309
      @kevincason5309 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this

    • @Marcus_C51
      @Marcus_C51 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm all for it, but I feel that he could come up with an even better Top 500 list and it'd be full of the most legit, top notch guitarists.

  • @seanwoodburn2616
    @seanwoodburn2616 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Thank you, Rick, for reminding me why I stopped renewing Rolling Stone thirty years ago.
    Very useful and high-quality rant.

  • @MW-xb4rz
    @MW-xb4rz ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Rolling Stone struggles to remain relevant by creating purposely controversy guitarists list. It worked every time. Get 'em, Rick!

    • @darrenlane6316
      @darrenlane6316 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      With crap references in 250 top guitarists... Rick just schooled Rolling Stoned. It's time for RS to put down the Crack pipe and get their learn on.

    • @elephantfootrisers
      @elephantfootrisers ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Rolling Stone lost the struggle to remain relevant a long, long time ago.

    • @bryanclarke1927
      @bryanclarke1927 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. It's deliberately perverse. Anti guitar hero if you like. But totally absurd

    • @SimonMas
      @SimonMas ปีที่แล้ว +1

      after reading several reviews over time, for my own research, i question that it was ever relevant at all. i mean, it was... but god, how much nonsense i've read in those articles

    • @frqv
      @frqv ปีที่แล้ว

      Im not so sure, to me it look like the kill their (little) reputation with such crap in no time. I've never bought this magazine, and now i certainly will not. Just talking about it do not give them a cent.

  • @RobAcker2
    @RobAcker2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Remember when Rolling Stone had folks who listened to music?

  • @danieldillon6436
    @danieldillon6436 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Love your passion Rick, Thank You for setting the record straight. Rolling Stone hasn't been a serious music magazine for decades.

    • @graemeogle4492
      @graemeogle4492 ปีที่แล้ว

      “…record straight” Pun intended?!

    • @JusVen
      @JusVen ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Rolling Stone has been so irrelevant for so long, I usually forget it exists.

    • @strategery101
      @strategery101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rolling stone is just a political rag now

    • @KCCheez
      @KCCheez ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Serious music magazine? Shoot they haven’t even been a music magazine in quite awhile…

    • @christophertaylor9100
      @christophertaylor9100 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They have about as much to do with music as MTV these days

  • @kasey006
    @kasey006 ปีที่แล้ว +1044

    You should make a 250 list of your own. I’m sure you could draft in an hour or so and would crush Rolling Bone.

    • @l.a.f.4421
      @l.a.f.4421 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      BINGO.

    • @davidrobinson5180
      @davidrobinson5180 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      YES. Great idea.

    • @Seachlyn
      @Seachlyn ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agreed. Guess we'll hear a lit of names not commonly known

    • @poliziagrammaticale9430
      @poliziagrammaticale9430 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes please!

    • @DIYskate
      @DIYskate ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's what I came here to say. A list of the greatest, agreed on by the greatest.

  • @joaquinsandoval5370
    @joaquinsandoval5370 ปีที่แล้ว +674

    now we need Rick's 250 greatest guitar players list.

    • @zygmuntzarzecki
      @zygmuntzarzecki ปีที่แล้ว +4

      !

    • @Rosterized
      @Rosterized ปีที่แล้ว +13

      sounds like a nightmare to make to be real with you, first you need to even come up with 250 great players and sure some of you guys can probably name that many but then you need to consider who eventually needs to be left off. And then after all of that you need to put thought into ordering which sounds awful to make. If you truly wanted to make the best list you possibly could make it would take days to craft

    • @jonnyboybrownie6390
      @jonnyboybrownie6390 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      check out some of his old videos of guitarists you need to know.

    • @xodiaq
      @xodiaq ปีที่แล้ว

      THIS

    • @markschattefor6997
      @markschattefor6997 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Music isn't a competition, this is a ridiculous idea.

  • @SXTransmission
    @SXTransmission 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Came to this after Rick's "Health Update" and thought "Oh Rick, yes no heavy lifting, but also stay away from RS lists!" Relieved to see this was 8 months ago! (glad you are recovering well sir)

  • @kamaboko1
    @kamaboko1 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Glad to see that you mentioned George Benson. A monster. I listen to his stuff all the time.

    • @hugh-johnfleming289
      @hugh-johnfleming289 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Got to see him live in a smaller joint and he was amazing.

    • @yannick2047
      @yannick2047 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Intimidating player. Singing and smiling while playing complex, improvised chord-sections. Impossibly difficult!

  • @mlbrandon94
    @mlbrandon94 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Andrés Segovia did more than anybody for the guitar. He literally reinvented singlehandlely the instrument, took it from just a flamenco bar instrument and allowed it to be taken seriously and played in concerts. Withouth him none on this list would have existed.

    • @egdm1235
      @egdm1235 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      List needs Paco de Lucia, too.

    • @mhlevy
      @mhlevy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He, and his protege, Liona Boyd! You're absolutely correct!

    • @kriskirk4505
      @kriskirk4505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey what is the 94 stand for your age?

    • @mlbrandon94
      @mlbrandon94 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kriskirk4505 lol, it stands for 1994.

    • @johncampbell3912
      @johncampbell3912 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope you're not serious. Do you know Tarrega, Sor , Carulli etc. ? They ALL precede A.S.

  • @SammyRebbo
    @SammyRebbo ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "Did Beato drink too much coffee today?"
    "Nah, he's just reading something from The Rolling Stone magazine."

  • @BobbyMick-c5b
    @BobbyMick-c5b 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    College & high school kids of the late 60's & 70's figured out that Rolling Stone magazine was a joke back then when, for 5+ years, they petulantly crapped on, or tried to ignore, the biggest band in the world Led Zeppelin. They eventually started sucking up to them, too little too late.

  • @edward1591
    @edward1591 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Love how the entire video was delivered in your upper register Rick. Great fun.

  • @weeg5008
    @weeg5008 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    As a Canadian I'd like to add Frank Marino to the list. One of the most underrated players ever.

    • @jackarmstrong1838
      @jackarmstrong1838 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Frank MArino of Mahogany Rush is not on the list? OUCH

    • @landocal001
      @landocal001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ian Thornley should be close

    • @ericskinner7355
      @ericskinner7355 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One of the most ferocious players ever!
      And one of my personal favorites.

    • @Ghost_BC
      @Ghost_BC ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And Rik Emmett from Triumph.

    • @sebastianfibes2126
      @sebastianfibes2126 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Frank Marino was blazing from the early 70s. He was way ahead of his time.

  • @petertrast
    @petertrast ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I love Rick's old man "Get off my lawn" yelling at you energy.🤣🤣 Because I agree with him 100%.

  • @ftrez82
    @ftrez82 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nice remembering our great Tom Jobim. Hugs from Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. 👊🏻👏🏻

  • @ja4039
    @ja4039 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    No Steve Morse really bugged me. His work with the Dixie Dregs was seminal. His taste, chops, and melodic stylings are legendary. One of the GOAT’s

    • @HoratioFitzbastard
      @HoratioFitzbastard ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Incredible that a guy that for a time was considered the best going around by his peers to not make the cut is ridiculous.

    • @jonathankohns7848
      @jonathankohns7848 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His string skipping solos are amazing!

    • @ja4039
      @ja4039 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jonathankohns7848 Absolutely. He is really a guitarist’s guitarist, which isn’t to say he’s inaccessible. If anything, I think he is one of the greatest precisely because of how he blends technical mastery with a real compositional ear.

    • @morsedregs9239
      @morsedregs9239 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can’t deny that!!

    • @ja4039
      @ja4039 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@morsedregs9239 That you, Steve?! 😉

  • @Tarantulisimo
    @Tarantulisimo ปีที่แล้ว +78

    George Benson is a KILLER guitarist, as was Glen Campbell, as is Keith Urban, as was Roy Clark -- Rarely do any of these names come up in convos, discussions, or lists of the top/greatest guitarists...But hey lists are lists, & we all love the debate over who's included & who's not

    • @JaemanEdwards
      @JaemanEdwards ปีที่แล้ว +4

      George Benson is usually always mentioned by guitar experts.

    • @Tarantulisimo
      @Tarantulisimo ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JaemanEdwards experts yes -- but not when it's an arbitrary list that is trying hard to encapsulate all eras & include all genres

    • @paulmarsh8974
      @paulmarsh8974 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Tarantulisimo totally agree with you..

  • @ClintSteezwood
    @ClintSteezwood ปีที่แล้ว +77

    You should do your own “greatest guitarists list” Rick…. Doesn’t have to be as in depth as 250 but even a top 50 would make for a great video

    • @pipkingdom
      @pipkingdom ปีที่แล้ว

      He has done top guitar and piano riffs.

    • @BringingPsycheBacktoPsychiatry
      @BringingPsycheBacktoPsychiatry 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      An absolutely ENTERTAINING guitarist as well. I don't even like country, but I can watch Roy Clark forever.

  • @wecandobetter9821
    @wecandobetter9821 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gotta tell ya Rick this is one of your best ever review. For years I’ve called them the Rocking Roll Hall of Shame!!❤

  • @Masterkit619
    @Masterkit619 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    5:30 Allan Holdsworth introduced me to so much mind blowing music created by him and all of the world class artists he collaborated with over 4 decades. How he didn't make the list is also mind blowing. Thank you Rick.

    • @tommihail2178
      @tommihail2178 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I met Allan Holdsworth he was so humble and light years ahead of what others tried to emulate..

    • @LastComicFloating
      @LastComicFloating ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Leaving Holdsworth out is proof positive that RSM is 💩

    • @zenphony
      @zenphony ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Al Dimeola and Allan omission is an honor on this list.

  • @brufrog
    @brufrog ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I was shocked Brian Setzer was not on the list. He took everything all those other historic rockabilly and country guitarists did, did it better, and then added jazz chops and shredding. He's top 20 in my book.

    • @foughtstatue1023
      @foughtstatue1023 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I honestly think people just forget about him. Everyone that knows who he is (that I’ve met) consider him in the Top 50. I know he’s my favorite

    • @jackdaniels4320
      @jackdaniels4320 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah! Setzer is too often under rated. I great guitarist!

    • @teamrecon2685
      @teamrecon2685 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      saw him 4 weeks ago. Absolutely outstanding!

    • @brufrog
      @brufrog ปีที่แล้ว +6

      is it becasue he plays rockabilly and many people don't respect it? All I know is that he plays complex jazz solos over songs that people only played simple blues solos historically. His scales are ridiculous. I'd love to see him jam with some of these famous metal shredders on the 250 list :) @@foughtstatue1023

    • @tsingtsai1416
      @tsingtsai1416 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      can't believe this

  • @decayingwhale
    @decayingwhale ปีที่แล้ว +30

    RIck...make your own list. I am sure many people will listen to you over the Rolling Stone article. Your list will be amazing!

    • @kurtbader9711
      @kurtbader9711 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Killer idea. Think about it Rick, a lot of people could benefit from your knowledge, including myself. And it would be fun.

  • @wassup287
    @wassup287 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Lil Wayne not making top 50 is a crime, shame on you Rolling Stone

    • @taylorlangley900
      @taylorlangley900 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can’t forget nick jonas

  • @Steve0916
    @Steve0916 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Steve Morse, one of the greatest living guitar players. Best overall guitarist 5 years in a row in Guitar Player magazine, is not on the list!

    • @raindogred
      @raindogred ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that guy is a monster

    • @aschule5684
      @aschule5684 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've also been in disbelief in his exclusion and mentioned him in an above post. He even influenced people that are on the list.

    • @BigMac58
      @BigMac58 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree totally about Steve Morse but why does Alvin Lee never get a mention in these lists?

    • @Steve0916
      @Steve0916 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BigMac58 Yes, Alvin most definitely should have been on that list. Rolling Stone missed the opportunity of mentioning ground breaking players that might not be household names, but directly or indirectly influenced today's popular guitar players. The younger generation of players could get hip to these guys and look them up. Rolling Stone could have at least consulted a guitar player to help with this list.

    • @BrewerbandTX
      @BrewerbandTX ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh good call on that one!

  • @danielebrahimi5946
    @danielebrahimi5946 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    It's weird how you have never talked about Gary Moore! He was one of the greatests of all time. He was a perfect package in all genres, not just a blues player but also a heavy metal player and a great shredder.

    • @normie2716
      @normie2716 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's gotta be tough to remember every single guy. Someone's gonna have someone in their mind that gets overlooked.

    • @V3ntilator
      @V3ntilator ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@normie2716Yeah, but Gary Moore were one of the more famous ones for over 40 years. He had many hit songs played to death everywhere.

    • @orlock20
      @orlock20 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They left out Joe Bonamassa who has the most number one blues albums of all time and by a wide margin. They also left out Charo who was THE face of Flamenco guitar for at least two decades.

    • @V3ntilator
      @V3ntilator ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@orlock20I'm curious. Did they leave out Michael Schenker too?

    • @adamryan3905
      @adamryan3905 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah Rick hasn't done a thing on Gary Moore or Michael Schenker! I wish he would do an episode on End of t World by Gary Moore! Th as t song for t time was incredible and t Sound of that Album Corridors of Power is Insane!

  • @joeycarter8846
    @joeycarter8846 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Rolling Stone has become what many have become: adults who have the mind of teenagers. They think they're all that...& know all that...& create idols & fads that they'll later be embarrassed about. When I saw that Tommy Emmanuel & Glen Campbell weren't on the list...I knew it was not a serious list.

    • @mb7196
      @mb7196 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're missing the point. Rolling Stone is doing this on purpose. THIS is what they want. Otherwise nobody would even be talking about Rolling Stone.

  • @loum2785
    @loum2785 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Agree with you 100% Rick. It is a joke. The Rolling Stone Mag is a MASSIVE JOKE. It must be run by children who are clueless but get away with their stupidity.
    This is one of your best vids imo. Keep exposing the musical truth, because few others will.

  • @erwinstang70studiosk64
    @erwinstang70studiosk64 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    No one ever mentions Steve Morse.
    He is out of this world crazy good player!

    • @thevoid99
      @thevoid99 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      damn straight. i like what he's done with deep purple. he brought new life to that band.

    • @edwardebel1847
      @edwardebel1847 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah, he was only Guitar Player's Best All-round Guitarist three years running...before Deep Purple, in the Dixie Dregs, and then with his own band. Many people play guitar, Steve Morse plays MUSIC (!) and uses the guitar to do it.

    • @zenphony
      @zenphony ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💯

    • @rugxulo
      @rugxulo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely!

    • @brucehelppie6119
      @brucehelppie6119 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I knew Steve when he lived in Ypsilanti, Mi.
      He can play what the others on this list play.
      Most of them couldn’t play his songs.

  • @franknelsen9182
    @franknelsen9182 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    No Tommy Emmanuel, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Pass? Rolling Stone has been irrelevant for 30 years, and this illustrates why. Loved your rant!

    • @MrScrofulous
      @MrScrofulous ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would argue that those players are not relevant to a contemporary audience

    • @alpbet2518
      @alpbet2518 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      no Malmsteen, no Guthrie this is an effing joke lol

    • @tomf9130
      @tomf9130 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It isn't a list of the most relevant guitar players, or at least is isn't billed as such.@@MrScrofulous

    • @sister_bertrille911
      @sister_bertrille911 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@MrScrofulous The list is "The 250 Greatest Guitarists ." It says nothing about contemporary audiences. Etta Baker isn't exactly a household name, and she's on the list (she should be, IMO). So why not George Benson?

    • @morsedregs9239
      @morsedregs9239 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ted Nugent belongs on the list but his politics keeps him off.

  • @kleemusic546
    @kleemusic546 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Rick, you had me in hysterics with your absolutely righteous anger over these glaring admissions. "Some people are on this list who can barely play" - so funny, so brilliant - so on point! 👍

  • @Cafeman_2D
    @Cafeman_2D 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There's more fire in this reaction than 1,000 other YT reaction videos! LOL I need to see this list!

  • @PatrickBoyle-o5k
    @PatrickBoyle-o5k ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Why is Rik Emmett always overlooked as a rock guitarist as well as a jazz guitarist? If you see videos of him playing and talking about playing, he’s amazing. Rick, you could easily do a long interview with him and it would be great!

    • @seasidesun1
      @seasidesun1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Criminal how he is always overlooked

    • @matthewwoelfle5533
      @matthewwoelfle5533 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yep. This past summer I went on a Triumph kick. Emmett is simply amazing.

    • @craigberry4051
      @craigberry4051 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, Rik is great.

    • @rockerfromhk
      @rockerfromhk ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm always a big fan of Rik

    • @ralphus555
      @ralphus555 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agree 100%. A MONSTER player.

  • @joeabernathy5402
    @joeabernathy5402 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    I love Rick's unapologetic "old man yells at cloud" energy.

    • @LoveOneAnotherHeSaid
      @LoveOneAnotherHeSaid ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What words do you scream at the clouds?

    • @trysometruth
      @trysometruth ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@LoveOneAnotherHeSaidHaha not "clouds", "The Cloud".

    • @olearyml57
      @olearyml57 ปีที่แล้ว

      I recognise it😂

    • @LoveOneAnotherHeSaid
      @LoveOneAnotherHeSaid ปีที่แล้ว

      You are quite right to correct me on that. I hope your dog is well.

  • @kirstenkjoss9417
    @kirstenkjoss9417 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I wish this video had been twice as long! Rick needs to do rants like this more often, it’s very cathartic to watch!

  • @Darth-Curmudgeon
    @Darth-Curmudgeon 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The last time I was in possession of a Rolling Stone magazine, I was using the restroom. When I realized I had no toilet paper. 😳👀😳😏

  • @oliverjones5350
    @oliverjones5350 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Love your energy in this. Classy way to critique as well, saying who's not on the list as oppose to who shouldn't be on it.

    • @Ruddline
      @Ruddline ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah that is the difference between Become the Knight or Rick, BTK would be all like all these people suck and here is why then check their subscribers. So.

    • @raindogred
      @raindogred ปีที่แล้ว +3

      except when it came to Neil Young..Rick accused him of one note guitar solos...load of BS..Rick showed his true colors there..he thinks good guitar involves lots of notes. Truly great guitarists play whats needed for the song..thats what Neil is good at...perfectly placed notes that fit his songs. Plus his incredible acoustic playing. Rick went out of his way to discredit Neil..that was uncalled for.

    • @oliverjones5350
      @oliverjones5350 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@raindogred Rick acknowledges the musical prowess of Neil Young, that's different to actual skill on an instrument. In terms of skill of playing the guitar, Neil Young wouldn't even be in the top 1000. Sorry.

    • @beetlebum7760
      @beetlebum7760 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@raindogredI agree. And who decided a great guitar player is all about solos. As Keith Richards once put it, guitar solos come and go, but riffs are forever.

    • @otakurocklee
      @otakurocklee ปีที่แล้ว

      No I disagree. It's not classy. It's a cop-out. If you're going to rant about the list, you should have the courage to call out who needs to be removed.
      I mean these rants about lists are so silly. You've got 250 spots. The hard part is choosing who to leave out.

  • @scary_face7380
    @scary_face7380 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Eric Johnson was marked as 205 and Steve Vai was at 127 and then Joe Satrianai at 94, all of those people need to be in the top 20. Also the fact Allan Holdsworth isn’t on the list is a crime…and I didn’t see Norman Brown on the list, I hope I’m mistaken but if he isn’t I feel like he’s should be on there but that’s my opinion

    • @zs5948
      @zs5948 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      steve and joe make the list, but no paul gilbert! insane.

    • @cracknigga
      @cracknigga ปีที่แล้ว

      but hey, a genderfluid black woman is in the top 10, that is what matters to these people :D

    • @tuskact4overheaven873
      @tuskact4overheaven873 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did zappa and fripp made in to the list?

    • @Hanzi.J.
      @Hanzi.J. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've read a lot of comments and no one mentioned Brian Setzer and Steve Stevens. Hard to belive

    • @YouCanCallMeReTro
      @YouCanCallMeReTro ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rolling Stones lists suck because they swing in such weird directions where they have so much bias for popular selling artists and obscure pioneers.

  • @thoughtsbeforesleep
    @thoughtsbeforesleep ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Even the ranking within the list is ridiculous. Kerry King ranked higher than Dimebag Darrell? Kurt Cobain above Steve Vai, Eric Johnson and Nuno? My head hurts.

    • @stevenesbitt3528
      @stevenesbitt3528 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ridiculous

    • @candie1230
      @candie1230 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      How the hell did Cobain beat out Paul McCartney??? Let alone Dimebag, Jerry Cantrell, and Slash??? Not to mention that Zakk Wylde and Dave Grohl aren’t even on the list!!!

    • @faustomadebr
      @faustomadebr ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahaha. Jezz!

    • @PvtAnonymous
      @PvtAnonymous ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@candie1230 scrolling through that list, looks like the typical diversity quota had to be met. Suspiciously few Asians on that list. And most of all, Ichika Nito isn't on there. I don't know many of these 250, but they yet have to meet my expectations of the great guitarist Ichika is.

    • @88wildcat
      @88wildcat ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know Rick (and everyone else in the music business) loves her but Joni Mitchell at #9?

  • @MattHerrettMusic
    @MattHerrettMusic 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Quality rant. Good work bro!

  • @tyrone2k
    @tyrone2k ปีที่แล้ว +52

    The only thing I learned from this video is that Rolling Stone is still a magazine?! I never looked at another copy since they put the Boston Marathon Bomber on their cover…. apparently he’s been paroled and is busy assembling top 250 guitar player list for them. Love your passion Rick 😁

    • @Cobra-ky9bt
      @Cobra-ky9bt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @strategery101
      @strategery101 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rolling stone used to be cool. Like at least 30 years ago.

  • @jeffsamin7855
    @jeffsamin7855 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    There was also this guitarist from Spain named Andres Segovia who wasn't too bad either - all he did was bring attention to classical guitar music all around the world and inspire generations of classical guitarists

    • @andrewfekula6925
      @andrewfekula6925 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! His solo on "Freebird" is amazing!

    • @paulh7589
      @paulh7589 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Did you know that Andres Segovia was shot by a jealous husband because Andres was sleeping with the man's wife when he was 80? It didn't kill him. He died years later from something else. The man was legendary. I studied his style for two years and it made me a better guitarist. I wish I could have met him. Jeff, I'm with you, I think Andres Segovia belongs on the top of this list.

    • @MrMojabo
      @MrMojabo ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I saw Segovia in San Jose about 1972. Very fortunate

    • @pmsphoto
      @pmsphoto ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My very first concert in 1974 at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. As a ten year old I was spellbound. Like you, very lucky @@MrMojabo

    • @yaantsudnbesdai972
      @yaantsudnbesdai972 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Excellent reply.
      Andres Segovia could be #1 (seriously). He's not on the list anywhere?
      Great Castilian maestros of classical guitar are among the best guitarists, hands down, of all time...

  • @burtony2648
    @burtony2648 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Tommy Emanuel, Glen Campbell, and the sleeper Roy Clark, all not included. The list is definitely lacking. As always, Rick, your passion for music is inspiring!

    • @Niven42
      @Niven42 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Not including Glen Campbell is a CRIME. He was one of the Wrecking Crew, for godssakes!!

    • @user-uc1ng1vs8i
      @user-uc1ng1vs8i ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glen and Roy are all over TH-cam in reaction videos lately with people's jaws dropped on the floor asking " who are these guys?"

    • @deke441
      @deke441 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Roy Clark and Doc Watson!

    • @Quikshiver
      @Quikshiver ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Roy Clark isn't on the list?! That's a paddlin'

    • @dalekeeler7209
      @dalekeeler7209 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glen Campbell, Roy Clark and Jerry Reed should definitely be in the top 250!

  • @justinsmith3079
    @justinsmith3079 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Agree on the general take. Disagree on pointing out Neil Young here, though. He plays differently from a lot of Rick's favorite guitar players listed, but in the 1970s he did a ton of extended soloing on electric (songs like Cortez the Killer, Like a Hurricane, and Danger Bird), and it's such an original distinctive sound overflowing with emotion that anybody who is familiar could instantly recognize that it's Neil Young, and I think he deserves to be on the list based on that.

    • @philipmayer6802
      @philipmayer6802 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I love Neil Young's music but always thought he was an overrated guitarist. It should be noted that Neil had polio as a kid that affected his left side, and it apparently continued to affect him into adulthood, according to an interview I saw him give at one time, which would certainly have an adverse affect on his guitar playing. He certainly adapted his style well given this (albeit minor) impairment, so maybe give him points for that.

  • @Ironhead80
    @Ironhead80 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    “This list is terrible. It’s a joke.” - Rick B.
    I really think that is the point. I think Rilling Stone knows how ridiculous their list is AND it would fire people up at the absurdity. Especially a professional like Rick.
    Rolling Stone has lost its relevance, if it ever had any, and are now resorting to clicks to stay alive.
    That’s what I think.

    • @MaximeFeliciano
      @MaximeFeliciano ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You're crediting them way too much perspicacity.
      That magazine has been undervaluing black and women artist since it's inception, they just have a huge bias leaning on the average boomer classic rock nostalgia

    • @gregorygreene1940
      @gregorygreene1940 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, that was my impression as well. If they came up with a knowledgeable informed list no one would care. Come up with something that will generate outrage (modern societies favorite feeling) then you'll generate way more reaction.

    • @jeffhickman10
      @jeffhickman10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They never had relevance.

    • @overtheedge4711
      @overtheedge4711 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@MaximeFeliciano Hardly. They have avoided having anything to do with classic rock (except when they couldn't avoid it without being ridiculed) since the late 80s. Not hip, trendy & woke enough for them.

    • @MaximeFeliciano
      @MaximeFeliciano ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@overtheedge4711 Tell me more about that "Woke" Jann Wenner editorial line which definitely did influence the magazine from it's beginning up until 2019.
      When they removed that co-founder from the board of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation which he created himself? Could it be that he spilled everything and so more in an well known controversial interview, huh?

  • @leehale5828
    @leehale5828 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    It's worth remembering that Neal Schon started in Santana at age 17. So, add that to his Journey resume and you are right, he has to be on the list.

    • @frederickglasser5617
      @frederickglasser5617 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'll take Neal's work on the debut album over Santanas repertoire

  • @richardgreenwoodjr5263
    @richardgreenwoodjr5263 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    The John Petrucci omission is absolutely criminal. I'd add Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert and many others in with Rick's mentions as well....what an absurd list from RS.

    • @1bionicleking
      @1bionicleking ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agree!! Criminal. One of the best!

    • @swimsterx
      @swimsterx ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Completely agree with you!

    • @Gorbyrev
      @Gorbyrev ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What!? Bet Ty Tabor isn't on there. How about Dann Huff? Guthrie?

    • @jelleepit
      @jelleepit ปีที่แล้ว

      !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @jonldavis
      @jonldavis ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I guess it matters what style you like, I mean I'd rather see someone like Gary Moore on the list.

  • @Mythos131
    @Mythos131 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Imagine compiling a list of the greatest 250 guitar players of all time and not having Rick Beato as one of your prime consultants.

  • @JayRappa
    @JayRappa ปีที่แล้ว +140

    And…. No Marty Friedman. It may be metal, but his way of switches key signatures while soloing was very inspirational to countless successful guitarists in the genre today.

    • @greenderp
      @greenderp 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      thats probably the MOST shocking lol

    • @reidpenick6785
      @reidpenick6785 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No he sucks

    • @JayRappa
      @JayRappa 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@reidpenick6785 what? Lol

    • @johnshipman2772
      @johnshipman2772 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Greatest thrash guitarist

    • @mr._pringle115
      @mr._pringle115 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@reidpenick6785 do you have a reason?

  • @Sasfoot
    @Sasfoot ปีที่แล้ว +101

    It's bad enough hearing that Yngwie and Frampton weren't on there but Holdsworth not being on there really kills me. I discovered his music when I read that he originally desired to play sax but couldn't afford one and strove to create legato style solos on the guitar. Being a former sax player myself, I was enthralled by it.

    • @polyphony250
      @polyphony250 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL same, I was watching this like, "uh-huh", "yeah ridiculous", "absolutely" … and then he said Holdsworth and I actually laughed out loud.

    • @tested211
      @tested211 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No Holdsworth, no Danny Gatton = no list!

    • @CharlyDS
      @CharlyDS ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Funny enough I was playing Soft Machine's Bundles yesterday where Allan plays. Amazing.

    • @lw3764
      @lw3764 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Omg what?? When listing top 250, Yngwie is the first guy that comes to mind having a spot somewhere. It's 250, they couldn't find somewhere for him?? This is proof rolling stone just does this for click bait.

    • @rhsilverberg
      @rhsilverberg ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lw3764 I don't believe anything in Rolling Stone anymore. I subscribed to it from about the second year it was in print all the way into the early 80s. And that was at least 5 years too long. Their credibility has gone down the toilet. Rick's gonna have a stroke if he gets worked up like that. But some of these omissions (Holdsworth, Benson, Pass, Schon) are inexcusable.

  • @adamwadley1978
    @adamwadley1978 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Glen Campbell was left off the list. Alice Cooper was asked via Eddie Van Halen if he could get Glen to give him some lessons.

    • @jimbojam65
      @jimbojam65 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah Glen Campbell is a terrible omission.

    • @nvjohansson9741
      @nvjohansson9741 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jimbojam65 so is Gary moore, Zakk Wylde, Joe Bonamassa, Paul Gilbert and Buckethead.
      On what planet does one live to think Joni Mitchell is #9 and Buckethead is not top 250?

    • @chrisweidner4768
      @chrisweidner4768 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nvjohansson9741They have probably never heard the guy or know that he has produced over 600 albums.

  • @TheDude0fLife
    @TheDude0fLife 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Instrumentalists are often biased towards technical ability in musicians. I can appreciate Yngwie Malmsteen's fantastic guitar playing ability but getting people to listen to his records and enjoy it are two different things imo. I LOVE Neil Young's lyrics, his groove, AND even his one note guitar solos.