Rolling Stone published its original list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists in 2011. It was compiled by a panel of musicians, mostly older classic rockers. Our new expanded list was made by the editors and writers of Rolling Stone. This one goes to 250. You can check the list HERE
Meanwhile Queen’s Brian May Names His Greatest Guitarists of All-Time
Queen's Brian May recently topped a fan-voted Total Guitar list of the greatest guitarists of all-time, but during a recent interview with SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show,
"The nice thing about guitar playing is that everybody's different. - Brian says-You can't really rank people. Of course I've got my favorites too. But the fact that people put me in that position makes me smile. It's a lovely feeling."
"I'm not in the first million guitarists in the world; I know that. There's people I listen to every day that do things that I could never do."
When it came time to name who he thought was the greatest guitarist of all-time, May spread the wealth.
"I listen to Nuno Bettencourt and I just smile because it's so beautiful and it's so way out of what I could ever do. It doesn't bother me, 'cause I don't feel in competition. I just love the guy and I love what he does. Same with Jeff Beck. Same with Ed Van Halen. We worked together, and it was the most wonderful experience. My jaw dropped every time he touched the strings. It was just beautiful," recalled May.
He continued, "There are so many wonderful guitarists. Steve Vai is just colossal, beautiful. And of course I still have my old heroes. Eric Clapton is still my hero. Jimi Hendrix is still my hero. Of course — it's always gonna be that way. Jeff Beck, to me, is something so exceptional and outside anything you could have imagined." (Loudwire reports)
Queen recently launched 'The 50-week Youtube series called Queen: The Greatest Live', is set to offer fans an insight into their live on the road.
In the first episode of the new series, Brian May and Roger Taylor talk about the process they go through in rehearsals and how they put setlists together.
