TOP 20 TWO GUITAR BANDS OF ALL TIME
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- In this video I countdown my TOP 20 TWO GUITAR BANDS OF ALL TIME.
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I keep seeing the Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd in here. They were both three guitar bands. Glenn Frey played guitar along with Don and Joe. Skynyrd had Rossington, Collins and Gaines.
Oasis
Okay, I guess you got me on a technicality. I was about to go ape sh*t because the Eagles didn't make the list, but, yeah, they were a three-guitar band. I look forward with great anticipation to your "Greatest Three Guitar Bands of All Time" video. ;-)
Suggestion for next top 10/20 list: Best 10/20 3 guitarists band…😀😎
...and Wishbone Ash
The list should be 2 or more guitarist! Or make a video a 3 guitar bands!
I can’t believe David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel weren’t on the list. So many of the big hair bands mentioned, obviously where influenced by them. Not to mention they had amps that went to 11!
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Lol !!!!!
Great call! 😂
Also, Just announced, Spinal Tap 2 is coming in 2024!!
@@alexandregorodiscas5590 Will they do it in Dubly?
Stonehenge!
My list would include Jerry Garcia and Bobby Weir, who wove amazing melodies, and sang and wrote. It's also difficult to forget Johnny Winter And, with Johnny and Rick Derringer, and also Little Feat, with Lowell George and Paul Barrere.
Rick doesn’t seem to be a fan of Garcia & Weir, which is kind of strange. And considering he’s discussed improvisation and flow in many of his videos, I’m at a loss for why he ignores their music. Oh well.
Good call on Little Feat
Neither of those acts compare to Alter Bridge nor have they been on the channel😅
Most definitely would have these 2.
You're having us on right?! True the Dead have not been on Rick's show but neither has Jimi Hendrix or even, still alive, Jimmy Page. You are comparing relentlessly mediocre obscure dullard non entities to towering genre creating giants of music history! SAD! @@JayRiemenschneider
Fleetwood Mac, Danny Kirwan and Peter Green. Pioneers of the two lead guitar format.
100% agree, they should be on the list, instead of Richards and Wood!
They were definitely pioneers, but actually came after Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop in the Butterfield Blues Band.
Absolutely. The first duo that came to my mind when I saw the title.
and Jeremy Spencer!
Absolutely 💯
The Cars…. Ric and Elliott were dynamic and together created a sound so recognizable that you knew their music instantly.
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@@ninepinknails So what. It is their music and they created it. If you want some free music create some yourself.
Interesting, even though you’re 100% correct I very rarely think of them as a 2 guitar band.
For me, Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp from the 80s lineup of King Crimson stands out. Discipline is a killer track.
One of the best coming togethers of guitarists of all time for me. So unique. Tbf, all the band at that time were just so ridiculously good. Levin and Bruford... Maybe the best altogether lineup of all time.
Absolutely!!!
Probably the most interesting duo
Discipline is a mind-boggling album. And the song itself--I can't remember, but I think it's 5/4 guitars over a 7/8 rhythm section--is terrifying. When I saw them live, Belew and Fripp had to pull up stools and intently watch each other's hands.
@@herculesrockefeller8969 Wow mate, wasn’t expecting you to be into the Sunshine Band… 😬
Wishbone Ash should have been on this list (among the first five), another example of how this band is underrated. I am sure that Rick must love them, he just happened to forget them 🤣
Smashing pumpkins??! James Iha and Billy Corgan? Two great rhythm and lead guitarists both with distinct style.
Absolutely!!!
Yeah they should absolutely be here
Thank you !
Wishbone Ash were a major influence on Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden among many others. For me, they were the originators of the double lead guitar bands. They were also a really good live band and remain very underrated.
YES, YES and YES!!!!
Sure
First band that came to mind for me was Wishbone Ash! IMO they were the original dual lead guitar band!
Agreed. An egregious oversight.
A staggering omission.
Beato, man, where have you been for the last 50 years? 😆
I always hope to see Status Quo on these kinds of lists, but that happens very rarely. The late Rick Parfitt was one of the greatest rhythm guitarists ever. With the brilliant Francis Rossi playing the lead guitar they are a band who don't always get the recognition they deserve.
Yep! I too would've put 'em on the list! They'd also been pretty much the only band with two Tele players for a very long time (At least when it comes to Rock) 🙂
@Garrick St. Martin - Wow! That's from the 60's and would've been one of their first singles, and it's a completely different style, too! Kinda psychedelic! 😀 They had appeared on *my*📡 in the late 70's, with songs like 'Whatever You Want' and 'What You're Proposing' (my SQ favourite 😀) when I was growing up in Germany, where they were *HUGE* ! Been living in NZ for the past 20 years, and I think they're not all that well-known here either!?
Lou Reed and Alice Cooper when they had Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter touring with them. Incredible double lead attack.
The prelude to Sweet Jane on Lou Reed’s live album is a killer twin guitar anthem.
@@dell5gibson The original Alice Cooper band with Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce was a great two-guitar band.
0:35 Scorpions
0:58 Animals as Leaders
1:27 Alter Bridge
1:55 Thin Lizzy
2:19 Avenged Sevenfold
2:42 Def Leppard
3:04 Night Ranger
3:30 Soundgarden
4:13 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
5:17 Pearl Jam
5:50 Megadeth
6:27 Iron Maiden
7:00 Metallica
7:42 Judas Priest
8:18 Guns N’ Roses
8:40 The Allman Brothers Band
9:13 The Beatles
9:33 Aerosmith
10:02 The Rolling Stones
11:21 AC/DC
Gary Moore was in Thin Lizzy early on. He could count as 2 guitar plyers all by himself.
RIP Gary.
overrated
Gary was so good even Ozzy wanted him, but had to find someone else when Gary wanted to do his Blues solo thing. God i love his playing, though his son Jack plays really fucking great too
Damn!! LOL, Gary was an ass-kicker x10, but even he can`t do that.
Feel like Lizzy had great 2 guitar attacks no matter who was playing at that time period.
@@fleetwoodsac agreed really, imean alot of the most famous ones were before Gary's time in Lizzy so that says enough on its own.
That Judas Priest triple sway is such an iconic metal scene...
They were amazing live. Some of the best concerts I've attended.
One gay in that sway
Imagine putting all that trash above Animals as Leaders. And how is Polyphia an honorable?!
So great to see both Priest and Maiden here!
@@Sanctifiers Respect the classics, young'in
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The Strokes with Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr, could’ve been on this list too. Definitely the definitive indie rock band with two guitarists. Both play rhythm and lead on different songs and both with great solos on different songs. Their guitars combined together make up The Strokes sound for sure, and i think its quite iconic!
Rick might not even know about them, his content pretty much stops at the 90s and resumes at the time he started to blow up in the mid to late 10s (although almost never in a good light with the newer ones), i don't think i've ever heard him mention any artist or band from that inbetween space.
top 20 best guitar bands of all time--really??
Far better than some of the repeated blues distortion on here
I would also mention the following underrated guitarists.
Tommy Shaw & James Young- Styx
Michael Sweet & Oz Fox- Stryper
I was hoping someone would mention Styx. I grew up in Chicago, and saw them back when they were playing high school auditoriums, just after Styx II came out. Those were some great concerts.
I was thinking Tommy and JY would be an obvious choice for this list, whihc is why I rarely listen to these lists.
Stryper has, low key, been America's best melodic/power metal band for some time. They always were (musically) more Maiden and Priest than the Sunset Strrip bands. Sweet and Fox are one of the best twin guitar duos in the business. Seamless back and forth solos that are melodic and technical.
Watched twice because I thought I missed Styx . Definitely should have been on the list.
@@Nimion2 They should be at number one.
A band I wished Rick had mentioned even once on the channel, and especially on this list is Wishbone Ash. They were pioneers as a twin lead guitar band and they made my favourite album of all time: Argus (1974). I just think they are absolutely incredible, and Andy Powell was a genius and he played some of the best solos I've ever heard. They are very underappreciated nowadays, I don't even know I got to know them since I'm 18, I guess the miracles of spotify reccomendation.
*As other have noted Argus is actually from 1972, I think I mixed it up with "There's the rub" which by the way is another wonderful album
I saw them a couple of times in the early 70's. "Handy" and "Phoenix" live were amazing! Good call, Livio!
Totally agree
Oo, yeah!
I love Rick's Channel but I had to stopped watching this episode, because Wishbone Ash aren't included 😕. Oh the shame! Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and others has listed them as Major Influences.
Dude, Wishbone Ash are the pioneers of twin lead guitar
Yay! I was getting ready to be outraged that you hadn't mentioned A/DC. Thankyou, I totally agree. Also about Mike Campbell, I think the guitar solo on Room at the top is one of the best I've ever heard.
I would have thought Tesla would have been in there somewhere. Frank Hannon is so underrated and either version of the band with Tommy Skeoch or Dave Rude is incredible. Being from Georgia (as I am as well), Blackberry Smoke are amazing if you haven't checked them out, do so and lastly the Original line up of the Ted Nugent band with Derek St. Holmes. I suppose you could throw the original Kiss lineup in there. Ace Frehley is one of my earliest inspirations. Paul Stanley though competent, not my favorite.
I thought Tesla would be in the top 5
Tesla opened for KISS. No Tesla before KISS.
Humble Pie was a great double guitar band. Steve Marriott and the great Peter Frampton. I’m surprised Rick forgot them. He interviewed Peter a few years ago. That was a great interview by the way.
I’m a big Humble Pie fan and I’m disappointed they didn’t make the honorable mention at least Performance Rockin The Filmore is by far the best live album ever made probably the best album period That’s just my opinion I’m definitely bias because there my favorite
My favorite is Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd of Television. What a combination they were. Marquee Moon is a flawless record and Adventure is criminally underrated.
Thank you!
I'm going to go out on a limb and say they were at least better than Night Ranger.
insane not to include television on this list
They are phenomenal!!!!!
Absolutely. For such a knowledgeable, engaging channel, inexcusable that Television hasn't appeared.
How could you leave out Wishbone Ash? Some of the most evocative 2 guitar work I've ever heard!
Agree absolutly! 👍🏼
Perfect!
excellent list! i'd add King Diamond too. the album "Them" was amazing dual guitar work.
I really didn't expect Queensryche to make the list, but I really hoped they'd make the honorable mentions. Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton are both fantastic players and writers.
Love that era of Queensryche. I was hoping for an honorable mention also. So, we're honorably mentioning them. ;-)
Especially in a song like The Whisper or Breaking the Silence!
How does Def Leppard make the list but DeGarmo and Wilton doesn't??
As a huge Rush since 1981, I was so excited about Queensrÿche! I thought they were the only band that encapsulated that essence….like heavy progressive science fiction epic rock.
Dicky Betts and Duane Allman hands down as far as their long compositions. Such complimentary tones.
by far should be #1. when they played it was like one guitar playing in unison with itself.
Literally trembling listening to Duane. Hair standing up.
Maybe he needs to hear “Mountain Jam” again. The Stones, Beatles whoever with 2 guitarists have not composed anything near to this masterpiece.
"Blue Sky" is awesome guitar work, what a masterpiece
Hands down The Allman Brothers. Even their last years they had Derrick Trucks and Warren Haynes, not to mention Jack Pearson and others. # 5 not sure where Beato;s brain was on this one.
Steven Stills and Neil Young from Buffalo Springfield to CSNY pretty hard to beat, prolific song writers amazing musicians both play lead and cross genre's 12:08
Springfield was a three guitar band.
But you can name Neil Young and Crazy Horse with Neil Young himself and with changes Danny Whitten, Frank Sampedro & actually Nils Lofgren.
There's a whole world out there beyond metal and grunge...and that goes for all your lists. How can Television not be on this one? Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd
You missed a classic two lead-guitarist band, pioneers of that: Buffalo Springfield. Neil Young and Stephen Stills, very rare for the time to have two, and I think they inspired later bands to have two lead guitarists (and a 3 guitar band with Richie Furay on rhythm). They truly put the "rock" in folk-rock taking it far beyond what Roger McGuinn was doing. Even if they didn't have long solos in the songs, with both playing lead, you get a variety of styles and mix of acoustic and electric parts in every song: 3-5 lead guitar parts in each studio song that are great little contributions. That makes those songs incredible from a guitar arrangement perspective, especially given what was going on at the time when they arrived. Their guitar work together in CSNY wasn't as varied--and it's a minimal studio history, but Ohio is a great example of 2 (3 if you include Crosby) great rock guitar parts--Neil's muted and hammer-on riff through the chord shapes and Stills' solos. They worked together nicely and deserve recognition for their lead teamwork throughout their careers and as an early team.
Yes. Surprised that the Spingfield isn't coming up in more comments. A great, great guitar band, and extremely influential across a range of styles.
Absolutely agree. 2 very different guitarists that could react to each other and make even long solos's interesting.
I'd add that the CSNY live version of Carry On has Young and Stills trading fire for most of its 14 minutes. Listening to it always makes me sad that the Springfield didn't release a live album. They must have blown people away at the time. In fact, listening to the Springfield's few studio discs is like getting a preview of pop music for the next 15 years.
100% - Go listen to Bluebird then check the year it was recorded.
DEREK AND THE DOMINO'S!
I agree with Rick’s brother. Glenn Tipton and KK Downing played together seamlessly.
Totally agree. Judas Priest is the #1 two guitars band.
My absolute favourite guitar duo!
Too well....people often don't realize there are two guys playing....
I agree, Judas Priest should have been number 1. KK and Glenn are flawless.
I really liked San Francisco's Quicksilver Messenger Service . Happy Trails LP is great , live at the Fillmore . Ist LP with the great black cover had great song Gold and Silver that had incredible dual guitars interplay . Ken Kesey said they did not know how good they were
I see now that they are not in your genre , although fit in to top 5 genre
Happy Trails is a wonderful record.
Think Quicksilver and Moby Grape both had 3 guitar players???
QS had john cippolina , and gary duncan on guitars and the great David Frieberg on Bass . Lter he played keyboards for Jefferson Starship . @@hammer44head
Cipolina often played with the Grateful Dead
Nice to see AC/DC getting the respect they deserve ❤🎉
Not a bad list but missing Wishbone Ash is a crime! They are one of the great all time guitar bands.
Heck yeah
As glad as I was to see Iron Maiden make the top 10 on this list, most certainly bands like them owe something to what was laid down by Wishbone Ash. Agreed they should have made it into this list.
@@jordel2010 Truly! Ash had elements of everything from hard rock and heavy metal to folk and a hint of country. Phoenix, Rock and Roll Widow and Hometown amply display their diversity.
@George Jasper • you are so right without Wishbone Ash none of these bands would exist. Ted Turner, Andy Powell those two started it all, and don't forget Laurie Wisefield he was a great replacement when Ted left the band.
Rick ignores the existence of Wishbone Ash because they didn't sell enough records as the bands on his list.
Surely Television has to be on here as well. Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd's guitar parts are so different but fit together so perfectly.
another great double guitar band
Indeed. Perhaps too esoteric. BTW Richard Lloyd has a great guitar education channel
The original Qüeensryche line up with Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo are definitely worth discussing on this topic!
Great list there Rick.
I feel a few honourable mentions we could have added are - Collective Soul (more from Georgia), Pink Floyd, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds (since we mentioned Petty) and CCR.
Also, assuming we left Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd as they played with 3 guitars mostly!
Way back in the year 1970 I was a 16 year old who just listened to an album called Wishbone Ash. This was the first album from the band Wishbone Ash. I remember thinking this album was so different and also fantastic at the time. It was mainly a guitar based band but it was two lead guitarists and they were trading guitar licks and playing fantastic harmonies. I had never heard anything like this before, the singing was good but not great but who cared with that sound. I had heard the Allman Brothers play guitar harmonies at around the same time but not like these guys. This was different. This was like progressive rock. All band members were excellent musicians. There was bass guitar being played like a lead guitar, check out the track ‘Handy’ and the drummer was also top notch.
Their 2nd album ‘Pilgrimage’ in 1971 (which I purchased from the record shop as soon as it was released) continued in the same vein with dual guitar tracks in abundance. In 1972 their 3rd album was released ‘Argus’ and although not intended as a concept album side two contains 4 tracks that follow the theme of Medieval war. Three of these tracks being their best ever (imho).
This band set the template for dual lead guitar bands (at least on this side of the pond) and bands such as Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden are on record saying that Wishbone Ash help shape the sound they were trying to create. It’s such as shame that this band do not get mentioned anywhere for anything but not to get mentioned for something they practically invented is criminal.
I second this opinion. I thought given the topic, Rick would have to recognize Wishbone Ash at least in the top 20 if not the top 10. But nowhere to be found? That's an oversite.
OMG yeah - one of my favourites as a teenager (long ago now) - I listened to Argus on a loop!
Yes. They were surely worth a mention being one of the first to do twin lead with great harmonies. Plus they have had a great lineup of guitarists over the years.
I was expecting these guys to be in the top 3, right before XTC at #1. Oh well. No accounting for taste!
Along with Humble Pie, Wishbone Ash defined the two lead guitar band style. Leaving them pff this list is just plain wrong.
Wishbone Ash, inventors of the duel lead guitar format who heavily influenced Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden and are still touring and releasing new material 50 years later! Also, The Strokes, masters of guitar syncopation.
Absolutely, Wishbone Ash should have been in the top five.
Wishbone Ash was the first band that popped into my head when I read "two guitar band".
Damn straight; my first thought was Wishbone Ash, too.
Mine too. Martin Birch produced both and I think one of the reasons he ended up working with Iron Maiden was because of his experience with Wishbone Ash.
Yes. This list without Wishbone makes no sense. Judas, Metallica, Iron, Thin Lizzy already told the influence Wishbone had and even a honorable mention was denied.
As many others before me: Wishbone Ash is missing. Two lead guitars, and well known especially during the 70s. Really well done melodic Brit-Rock.
Gin Blossoms had a sweet dual guitar setup that really is their trademark. Drive By Truckers are another band that have great 2 guitar songs that interlay somehow.
Wishbone Ash definitely in the top five for twin lead guitar virtuosity. The main ingredient & mainstay being number one guitarist Andy Powell. They have continually produced exceptional original music for over 50 years. I first heard them in 1973. Someone in my barracks fell asleep with Argus on when I returned to my room late one night in Biloxi MS (USAF). Got married later that year & lived off base and caught them on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert playing Persephone - outstanding number. Saw them live in Philly at the Tower in ‘74 and the a couple of times more recently in Jim Thorpe & Bordentown NJ the Spring before Covid. They didn’t lose anything except Martin Turner’s voice.
Absolutely they pioneered the 2 guitar thing !!!
Hear hear, so glad you mentioned them. Andy Powell and Ted Turner together are the prime example of twin harmonic lead guitarists. I suspect not all on here know them as their golden years were early 70s. Check Wishbone Ash out, you won’t be disappointed
I concur. Wishbone Ash should certainly be in the top five.
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed this omission. Some of the bands on this list owe their inspiration to Wishbone Ash.
Seen them lots of times so should have been on the list but never really killed the USA. Ps Thin Lizzy should also have been higher !
80's King Crimson. Fripp and Belew were incredible together. I saw them 3 times and they just blew me away.
Magical
I was lucky enough to see them in Boston on the 3 of a Perfect 2 tour. Greatest concert I ever went to.
Probably left off because the better King Crimson material of their catalog does not have Belew
Surprised Wishbone Ash is not on this list! Definitely in my top 5 two-guitar bands.
Thank you so much for having Soundgarden on this list. Most people overlook their guitar work and the stuff Kim Thayil does over some of those tunings and of course Chris Cornell playing those riffs and singing so soulfully.
Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton in Humble Pie would be 1st on my list. Both singers had hits that they sang both of them are great guitar players
They would have been in my top 5
Exactly. What a pair of monster talents.
Steve Marriot was the greatest performer in any rock band.
@@MrStudio6429 Yes absolutely. Got to see him in a dive bar in Northern Indiana in 1981 with a Reformed HP> Came on at midnight, and was unbelievably great. Sad loss. Don't smoke and if you do smoke, don't smoke in bed.
That’s a great one! I didn’t even think of them, but as soon as you mentioned them I was like “how could I have missed that one.” Frampton is an amazing player!
I know the Eagles are equally loved and hated, and they block, but Don Felder and Joe Walsh have provided some of the most iconic dual guitar parts in rock history.
Maybe he's saving them for the top bands with three guitar players, though he did include the (original) Allman Brothers Band.
I was surprised as well that they didn't make it.
I thought the same..but Glen played as well so....three guitar band?
Because when they were a two guitar band, it was Leadon and Frey.
Assumed they were #1 after it was Maiden...
So glad you mentioned Swervedriver. Phenomenal.
Status Quo, Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi. One of the biggest English bands of all time.
Like many others have said, can't believe Wishbone Ash didn't get a mention. Saw them in the mid 80s at Edinburgh Playhouse and was blown away. Some of the most melodic rock guitar playing I've ever heard.
Came to the comments to find and upvote this inevitable comment. Also, the Yardbirds. Considering a bunch of the bands on this list don't have 2 leads, Dire Straits should surely be in there too.
Edit: Oh and Status Quo...
Nobody ever mentions Wishbone Ash when making guitar videos. An awesome, melodic twin guitar sound..rarely wasted a note on their solos.
It was awesome to see your comment right after posting mine! Someone else is listening!
Hell yes, Andy Powell and Ted Turner .Wishbone Ash has to be on the list .
I was going to say Eagles also with Don Felder and Joe Walsh
Exactly what I came here to say.
I think he was focusing on bands that people have heard of.
@@fishcadet You're showing your lack of musical knowledge. Wishbone Ash's 'Argus' album (1972) is regarded by many rock fans as one of the most important and influencial albums of the 70s. The fact you don't know about them is neither here nor there. No doubt you love AC/DC because they're a 'big' band, eh?
Thin Lizzy should be WAAAAYYY higher on The List. My honorable mentions would be classic Alice Cooper, Lenny Kravitz band, The Darkness, Coheed & Cambria, and Brother Cane (their first album is AMAZING)
Delighted to see Alter Bridge get some love - very underrated and having seen them live on 5 occasions, i can testify on the sheer talent of both Myles and Mark 🤘
The first band I thought of which actually used duel guitar more than any other was Wishbone Ash, with their superb harmonies.
Yeah , Rick blew that one - for sure a top ten candidate
F.U.B.B.
@@paulhunter6652 Absolutely, what a fabulous song.
Thank you, thank you, and thank you. Nobody talks about them.
I love Wishbone Ash. They should certainly be in the top 10 and their Argus album is one of my top 5 of all time. I saw them twice in the late 70s.
Hey Rick. As an Irish guy, I’m delighted to see Thin Lizzy finally appear on one of your videos! They were the soundtrack of my youth.
Good list and I'm a little late to chime in but I see a lot of obvious misses in the comments but the one I really have to go to bat for is Television. I've long considered Marquee Moon to be one of the greatest guitar albums of all time. It is the quintessential example of good counterpoint in guitar lines. I'm a fairly new follower and I'm becoming a big fan of yours but I don't think I've ever heard you chime in on this band or album
Allman Brothers ended up in Georgia because their record producer was headquartered there, but started their music in Daytona Beach, Florida
Queensryche had the most prolific guitar duo that came out of the 80s. Great writing and very technical dual guitar parts DeGarmo and Wilton should have been on this list
+1
Yes honorable mention at the very least
@@scotthammond4785 Easily on the top 5
Yeah leaving them off was a mistake
Saw them a few times live and yes should have been in the top 10 ;)
Queensryche with Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton definitely deserve to be mentioned.
Do you listen to Crimson Glory too? 100% Top tier stuff
Totally agree
I was stunned to hear Swervedriver mentioned. I never hear anyone talk about them and they used to be one of my favorite bands.
The Grateful Dead. like em or not, they wrote some of the most enduring music of the last 50 years
I would have thrown in early Fleetwood Mac. At one point they had three lead guitarists, but the main interaction was between Peter Green and Danny Kirwan. Jeremy Spencer had his own Elmore James thing going on.
The last incarnation of the original Fleetwood Mac would have qualified as a 2 guitar band as Jeremy Spencer didn't appear on the last album that Peter Green played on - Then Play On
This, right here!!! Too bad the 1st few incarnations of the Mac don't seem to get the love they deserve.
I posted pretty much the same thing. Peter Green deservedly gets a lot of respect while Kirwan is sadly underrated. They both had incredible feel and every note mattered. ...and they played with a lot of fire!
Blue Oyster Cult is an incredible two guitar band.
I've never seen you mention them. They really paved the road to Heavy Metal. Granted the name Heavy Metal came from a lyric by Steppenwolf (Heavy Metal Thunder) but BOC took it further. They also used the term in a few songs. Bikers love their music as they play Born to be Wild and some other Steppenwolf tunes.
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (lead guitar, vocals), Eric Bloom (lead vocals, "stun guitar") are the two guitarists in that group. And those two are still doing tours. Roeser is an incredible guitarist. One of the best in my opinion. Watch him play lead on "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" live on TH-cam. Excellent!
The original band was excellent but even the lineup they have today is excellent also. I've seen the original and their newest lineup a few times. Excellent live, and that's where it matters.
That's definitely a two guitar band you should have listed. What's more, you should do a spotlight video on those guys. Very important in the grand scheme of Heavy Metal music. They defined the Genre in my opinion. Not just my opinion. Metallica loved them also and have recorded two of their songs.
You seem to be caught up in a great amount of 90s groups. There are some great groups like BOC that were very important in the history of Rock. Should give them another listen.
Rick recently did an interview with Buck Dharma
I think this comment proves that BOC has the absolute most fanatical fan base of any band currently working 😂 (I’m just a casual fan of them, only seen em 5 times)
@@ththejackjumper Buck is Jimmy Page's fave guitarist. You can't argue with that kind of endorsement. He is similar to Alex Lifeson as some of their sounds, chords and solo constructions are entirely unique to them.
@@MickLoud999 He's my favorite also.
Saw them twice in the '70s and what a great live show they put on. At the end of the encore *every* guy in the band strapped on a guitar and came to the front of the stage to play.
As mentioned below, Television deserves to be near the top of any list of 2 guitar bands-like The Velvet Underground and The Sex Pistols (yes, I know, not a 2 guitar band), the amount of inspiration they provided to fellow aspiring musicians can not be denied. I am one of those- thank you Tom and Richard.
These bands were known for duo and trio guitar pyrotechnics. You went to hear them for the intricate play between the guitars.The HellCasters (Will Ray, John Jorgenson and Jerry Donahue). The Outlaws (Hugh Thomason, Billy Jones, Henry Paul). Atlanta Rhythm Section (Barry Bailey and J.R. Cobb). I would say that you didn't go to see the Heart Breakers or the Beatles for twin guitar magic but saw these fine bands for other reasons.
The Grateful Dead could have so easily made it. Jerry and Bob has such varying and distinct styles of playing that meld so well together. Along with the large differences in their tones which fills more space sonically.
Came here to say this
Agree 100 percent
*Should have... but so many people never bothered to learn.
@@dumbstupid5065 I agree bro. Gotta get more people on the bus.
@ RickyB. Skynyrd's absence is inexplicable. Fly on !
Wouldn’t expect Rick to include them, but Wishbone Ash would be on my list. Happy to see Lizzy get a mention
Amen Brother!!!
Great list! Allman Brothers could be higher considering they've had at least 2 line ups with arguably the two greatest slide players ever. The original iteration of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts in the 60s and 70s and then again with Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes in the 00s and 10s
For me, three glaring ommissions - the Grateful Dead, various incarnations of Frank Zappa & the Mothers, and King Crimson.
Curious if Rick has ever listened to Queensryche? As much as I love and respect most of the bands on the list I think the writing and certainly the disciplined playing and harmony overlaying of Wilton and DeGarmo is often an overlooked duo that doesn't get the credit they deserve.
I was thinking the same thing. DeGarmo and Wilton were an excellent duo!
Totally agree. Mindcrime is absolutely brilliant
Good call buddy! A truly Dynamic Duo. Not even ' in the honourable mentions? That's a MINDCRIME MATEY! 'Kill her, that's all you have to do' 'Kill Mary?' 'And get Beato too'
was about to type Queensryche when I saw this. Yes. Wilton and DeGarmo
I watched the video for the sole purpose of seeing where DeGarmo and Wilton placed, very disappointing.
Wishbone Ash is often cited by many as an inspiration for a 2 guitar band, including by at least 2 bands on your list. They certainly deserve an honorable mention both for their pioneering work and their inspiration. Otherwise the list is full of great choices.
A list of two-guitar bands without any mention at all of Wishbone Ash is like having a list of Les Paul players without any mention of Les Paul himself.
Yes! Wishbone Ash. Brilliant band. 'Throw Down the Sword, Phoenix, to name but a few.
@@multi-purposebiped7419 Correct on every level MPB
Thought they would be #1. Also Mountain
Best dual guitar solo(s) ever on last 5 mins of 'Sometime World'. Come on Rick - give 'em a mention!
My mind is absolutely boggled that Slayer wasn't in your top ten. They are one of the greatest thrash(?) bands of all time including Jeff and Kerry, arguably one of the best twin guitar attacks of all time.
I thought the same thing immediately upon watching this. I'm glad Rick mentioned my fav Mastodon though
Absolutely, they have been massively influential especially to Death Metal. How they aren't on it & Altar Bridge are is weird to me.
There are so many great heavy two-guitar bands, that it is hard to make a list of only 20. I would certainly put Slayer in though! What an iconic and aggressive guitar duo!
Another vote for Wishbone Ash! So many bands inspired by their harmonising leads. And what about the original Fleetwood Mac, or were they disqualified for having three great guitarists?
Wishbone Ash gets my vote.
Unlike other two-guitar rock bands mentioned here who generally swap solo leads Andy Powell and Ted Turner played riffs together in close harmony.
I recommend you read the Wikipedia entry for Wishbone Ash and see which bands cite them as an influence!
A lot of them have been mentioned by other contributors but WA came first.
C’mon Rick, let’s have a feature on them 👍
Hit the nail on the head: it's how they PLAYED TOGETHER. All these clowns commenting on bands that just happened to have two guitarists! They gre up on Kiss etc. Was one of the criteria 'best selling bands' or something...did I miss something?
i don't think we would have iron maiden if not for wishbone ash.
Wishbone Ash definitely should have made this list, finally got to see them in a Houston small club in 2015, such a fantastic show.
I have seen The Bones on a number of occasions, dating back to Argus. Just a great band.
I think Rick is at the mercy of the results of the poll, which I doubt represents the wider listening audience. I suspect the poll is weighted towards younger and American listeners - after all it is a TH-cam poll...
Glad to see Priest in your top 20 for once. Downing and Tipton are solid. I think Halford should be in your top 20 vocalists as well. Priest was one of my favorite metal bands growing up. Had a friend that was a Maiden fan and we used to argue forever about Priest vs Maiden.
Same thing here. Defenders of the faith, we are. Priest vs Maiden, the evergoing battle! Glenn wins.
Really love your channel. Styx, Dire Straits, Alice Cooper. But hey, your list is great.
Fantastic to see Thin Lizzy mentioned, one of my favourite ever bands with two amazing players.
Blue Öyster Cult had 5 guitarists…
But, seriously, Buck Dharma and Allen Lanier (or Eric Bloom) played brilliantly together.
Now, since Allen’s passing, they’ve brought in Richie Castellano to cover keys (upon which he’s not quite as inventive as was Allen), but who absolutely SHREDS on second guitar. These days, when you see Blue Öyster Cult (my favourite band since i was 12 [I’m 40, now]), you’re treated to some of the most far-out guitar-duelling of all time, as-as much as I’ll ALWAYS love Allen-Richie can play in the same haunting modes as Buck Dharma, and nearly as fast. (Truthfully, Richie is probably just as fast as Buck at this juncture-especially considering he’s willing to sweep pick and tap, whereas that’s just not Buck’s bag-but Buck has been the master of blazing fast, melodic, lead heavy/acid rock guitar with a jazz influence since 1972, so he will forever be the honourary best (at least in BÖC!).
ha ha, top bands with 5 guitarists is for another video 😆
@@justincase2600 Yeah, you’re right. This is like mentioning Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young under a vid about vocal duos.
Saw them about three weeks ago in Plymoth Mass. and it's amazing how good Buck, and Eric for his part, still is. Buck and Richie's dual in Then Came the Last Days of May was incredible.
The 5 guitars were 4 guitars and a bass. It was a crowd pleaser to finish a song waaaaaaaay back when. Eric is a utility piece player doing the deepening 'chugchug' part on Burning for You; a mini lead trade off with Buck and Allen on The Red and The Black; more chugchug and feedback note on Reaper, etc Allen can hold his own.
@@kealsta Saw them three times in England in the 70s....truly amazing band.
Perry and Whitford always complimented each other on vinyl and live. Interesting that Stanley and Frehley of KISS were left off the list.
Skid Row! Dave and Scotti are amazing together.
80’s King Crimson is a pretty surprising omission. Fripp and Belew are not only virtuosos but key innovators of the instrument.
Definitely!
Glaring omission!
For sure.
The interplay was so unique on those albums
So true, I forgot about them. Perhaps not a better guitar duo ever.
My vote is for Kansas. You can pair the "second" guitarist Rich Williams with Kerry Livgren, Zak Rizvi and the great Steve Morse and any of the pairings would make my top 5 list for creativity and just raw guitar chops!
Absolutely!
Great point! And we know Rick respects Kansas
Big Country should’ve been on here if not an honourable mention. Great video as always
I would add Stephen Stills and Neil Young with CSNY and Buffalo Springfield.
one of the first twin lead guitar bands were Wishbone Ash. Andy Powell was one of the first to use and make famous the flying V. The other guitar player was Ted Turner, later replaced by Laurie Wisefield. They were massive in the seventies, twin duelling guitars and melodic guitar riffs. Check out their album Argus which was voted album of the year in 1972 (I think!)
I played that album until it was wiped clean. Now I have it on CD.
Never got a mention...or Johnny Winter...And...Winter/ Derringer....oh well...it's just heavy metal noise that gets the nod
Totally agree, Wishbone Ash should have been on this list.
Wishbone Ash should have been on the list. They were one of the very first bands to feature twin lead guitars. Steve Harris cites Argus as a big influence for Maiden's twin lead arrangements on such songs as The Trooper. I agree, Argus is one of the all-time great guitar albums.
The list overall would have made more sense if it did not include bands like AD/DC with designated rhythm and lead guitarists and only included those where both guitarists had equal roles such as Maiden and Wishbone Ash.
Yes Wishbone Ash Is definitely missing one
My mind moves to the combination of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd (Television) & Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) each of which has more in common than you’d imagine upon first listen.
Television and the Dead should definitely make any 2 guitar list. Rick seems to have serious gaps in his musical leanings, but I guess we all do. He ignores new wave, punk in favor of Peter Frampton and new metal
Garcia and Weir might be the best combo on this list
You are definitely right. I'll add Wishbone Ash and Belew-era King Crimson to your list.
A few people already mentioned Television, but I feel like not including the Lou Reed/Sterling Morrison duo on the first Velvet Underground record is criminal. Their dissonant way of playing together paved the way for Television, Sonic Youth, and many more (the guitar parts on Waiting for My Man are absolutely wonderful). I feel like the Rowland S. Howard/Mick Harvey duo from The Birthday Party should also get a honourable mention, given how interesting their sound was! But I feel like Rick focuses a lot on more classic/mainstream rock & metal, which is a shame
Haven't seen any mention of Outlaws. The classic lineup with Hughie Thomasson on the Strat and Billy Jones on the Les Paul was fantastic!
VERY surprised that King Crimson from the early 80's wasn't on this list. Robert Fripp has a very unique style as does Adrian Belew. They were vastly different from each other but complimented each other in amazing ways. Supremely talented to boot.............
Absolutely. for me its the beste Crimson-Phase.
Yeah this is the band I expected to be at number one! I should have known when I saw the Stones....
for some reason we never have KC here at his channel, don't know why
Yes.
Crim (specifically Fripp) are notorious blockers. Agree they belong on this list.
RATT as an honorable mention. DeMartini and Crosby - heavy, catchy, and cool riffs that stick in your head.
RATT, without a shadow of a doubt! One of my all-time favourites.
Kudos!
I was thinking the same thing
I'm 45 years old. Needless to say. I love all the big bands over the last 50 or so years. But, I would have to say "Round n' Round" is probably one my favorite songs from the eighties. It never gets old. That, an "Photograph". Man, I miss big guitar songs like that. "Rock you like a hurricane" is another. Classics.
@@keithballard5395 I am 46. RATT and their "Out of the Cellar" is one of my all-time favourites. Best wishes!
DeMartini and Crosby knew their way around a hook. On top of that, they laid down the deepest groove.
Wishbone Ash was first band that popped into my head.
I'm amazed that you didn't have one of the bands that started the 2 lead guitar band thing, and they're still going: the great Wishbone Ash. Their early stuff was ground breaking.
Dire Straits! Mark and David Knopfler. Their first five albums were incredible; their first three especially so.
You get my vote!
Mark - yes. David - no. Sort of like the Fogerty brothers in CCR: John - yes, Tom - no.
David left after communique and then was basically just Mark after that
Yes. Until it all came unstuck those brothers’ guitars were 💯 in sync. Eponymous first album is as close to a perfect rock album that exists.
I prefer Mark Knopfler together with Eric Clapton in Dire Straits (the Nelson Mandela show 88) :D
I'm surprised that Styx didn't get mentioned, Tommy Shaw and James Young were both great guitar players
Styx doesn’t get mentioned in any of his videos.
@@jamesnowc9932 STYX OR PAT TRAVERS. Bias?
Styx stynx.
I have to agree.
The early years with Kureleski was also intense twin attacks
What about Teenage Fanclub? Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley have a way of blending different guitar sounds that I always try to emulate.
RATT is a true two guitar bands that should've been on this list over Def Leppard and even a couple of the top 10s that aren't really two guitar bands. Having the Scorpions in there gets bonus points though.
Los Lobos!!! David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas. Brilliant guitarrists. Glad these fellows got the Grammy this year!!!
Los Lobos are perhaps the most under-appreciated band in America.
David is a very underrated and phenomenal guitarist!
Check out their guest appearance on; "12 bar blues jam - 11/26/1989".
@@TheSupy96 Saw them precovid in Tucson . . . they basically just jammed. Lots of long solos and yes, they were all (three) great but David had a very unique style.
Saw Los Lobos, the Bodeans with U2 in 1986 in Vancouver, BC. I thought Los Lobos was the better band.
Wishbone Ash? So many wonderful melodic twin guitar harmonies. Andy & Ted, Andy & Laurie, Andy & Ben.
Agree, grew up with them, great band. Seen Martin Turners band recently(seen them a few times) great show, prefer them to the Andy Powel line up.
I would put Iron Maiden at number one because in the band they are of equal importance, and also you need two guitarists in this band as they harmonise so often.
Actually they are 3 guitars in that band 😉😉
@@roberthatlem4645 Not in the classic line up. It was always a 2 guitar band and only became three not out of want or necessity but to accommodate the return of Adrian Smith.
I was 100 per cent certain Wishbone Ash and Eagles will be on the list; I though maybe Kansas as well. When only 3 were left and I was sure about the Stones and AC/DC, I still thought Wishbone got so high. They were so influential; so many quoted their twin lead as inspiration. So, surprise: not even as honourable mentions? Plus, I counted on Status Quo and Styx. I'm not a fan of Status Quo, but their long decades of stalwart playing and the level of popularity should definitely get them here.