Most influential guitar albums

fretless · Post by **fretless** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:42 am

This is in the top 10 fo sho
https://youtu.be/5iOnNZiRcow
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iOnNZiRcow[/youtube]

BroSlinger · Post by **BroSlinger** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:24 am

I never got Jeff Beck. I must be too young.

His track on Merry Axemas was probably the worst sounding "guitar" song I've ever heard.

G-Zod · Post by **G-Zod** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:25 am

BroSlinger wrote:I never got Jeff Beck. I must be too young.

His track on Merry Axemas was probably the worst sounding "guitar" song I've ever heard.

Dude, you’re missing out! Got a question, what kind of music do you like?

BroSlinger · Post by **BroSlinger** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:32 am

G-Zod wrote:
BroSlinger wrote:I never got Jeff Beck. I must be too young.

His track on Merry Axemas was probably the worst sounding "guitar" song I've ever heard.

Dude, you’re missing out! Got a question, what kind of music do you like?

Dream Pop
Post Rock
Grunge
New Wave
Hair Metal
Mope Rock
Pop
Rockabilly
Grateful Dead

I guess Bluesy 70's guitar heroes were never my thing. (Clapton, Page, Beck, etc) Just kind of macho guys playing pentatonic stuff. That said, I can't play 70's bluesy pentatonic stuff to save my life. :cry:

Diddlybo · Post by **Diddlybo** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:58 pm

BroSlinger wrote:
G-Zod wrote:
BroSlinger wrote:I never got Jeff Beck. I must be too young.

His track on Merry Axemas was probably the worst sounding "guitar" song I've ever heard.

Dude, you’re missing out! Got a question, what kind of music do you like?

Dream Pop
Post Rock
Grunge
New Wave
Hair Metal
Mope Rock
Pop
Rockabilly
Grateful Dead

I guess Bluesy 70's guitar heroes were never my thing. (Clapton, Page, Beck, etc) Just kind of macho guys playing pentatonic stuff. That said, I can't play 70's bluesy pentatonic stuff to save my life.

I wouldn't really describe Beck as a 70's bluesy guitar hero. I really don't think he can be labeled as anything other than Jeff Beck. He has records ranging from rockabilly to techno and pretty much everything in between. IMO, the only other musician who has covered so much ground was Miles Davis. But he's not for everyone, as no one really is.

Here is an example of a tune that's far from the Clapton styled blues riffing:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drAv2FoYji8[/youtube]

Here is another where he exchanges licks with a bird. :lol:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFxTmNBk29M[/youtube]

itchyfingers · Post by **itchyfingers** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:23 pm

It wouldn't be in my top ten, and I actually like Jeff Beck. I think its awesome that he switched to a Strat and utilized the wang bar better than anyone else prolly ever, but actually prefer the LP tones. :idk:

Tortuga · Post by **Tortuga** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:35 pm

What’s the criteria? Influential to me? To someone else? To some genre?

EndTime · Post by **EndTime** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 5:33 pm

Really only a couple for me

Jason Becker- Perpetual Burn

Steve Vai- Passion and Warfare

I like others of course but these two are the ones I listened to most by far

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 2:00 pm

Are we talking about instrumental guitar albums... or albums where the guitar playing was the main focus?

For example, VH I is technically not a guitar album, except that it is. Same with Yngwie's Rising Force.

If we are talking stricly about instrumentals, then Satch's Surfing With the Alien, Vai's Passion and Warfare and Eric Johnson's Ah Via Musicom are the top 3 for me.

If we can expand the definition, then I'd include the 2 albums I mentioned above and would also add Dio's Holy Diver, Whitesnake's 1987 and Gary Moore Still Got the Blues, which are all huge albums for me in terms of guitar playing.

Loop Bizkit · Post by **Loop Bizkit** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:48 pm

For me?

Allan Holdsworth: Metal Fatigue
Michael Hedges: Aerial Boundaries

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:17 pm

Loop wrote:For me?

Allan Holdsworth: Metal Fatigue
Michael Hedges: Aerial Boundaries

yes to both but especially Hedges. Amazing record.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaIN13aDbCc[/youtube]

Telephant · Post by **Telephant** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:48 pm

When it comes to guitar albums, for me, there is Plankton and then there is every body else.

But influential on the mainstream, that Beck album def qualifies. I also think modern guitar players may forget how influential non guitar albums were to some of their heroes. Say Coltrane’s Love Supreme or Miles Davis Bitches Brew.

fretless · Post by **fretless** » Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:46 am

Tele gets it

Marc G · Post by **Marc G** » Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:38 am

I never could really get in to any guitar or instrumental album really..... there are some amazing songs out there for sure... but to listen to an entire album... nah....not for me...

Devin · Post by **Devin** » Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:07 am

As far as instrumental bois, these are the ones that inspired me to start playing, in order:

Adrian Legg - Guitars And Other Cathedrals + Wine, Women & Waltz

Richie Kotzen - Electric Joy

Joe Satriani - Time Machine

Diddlybo · Post by **Diddlybo** » Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:38 pm

In the fifties I would say it would have been Chuck Berry records.

In the 60's, it had to have been The Beatles. I would guess The Beatles probably inspired more people to pick up guitar than any band in history. It would hard to name one album because they released them so quickly. The Beach Boys also inspired lots of people to start playing.

As for influencing people who were already playing, I would point out East/West by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Beano album by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Are You Experienced by Hendrix, Bitches Brew by Miles Davis and possibly Fresh Cream.

As for the 70's, I would include Blow by Blow and Wired by Beck, Spectrum by Billy Cobham, At Fillmore East by ABB, Black Sabbath and the first VH record.

clipless bumper · Post by **clipless bumper** » Mon Nov 16, 2020 4:53 pm

Then there were the Velvet underground albums - that convinced a lot of people that ANYONE could play guitar and form a band

Telephant · Post by **Telephant** » Tue Nov 17, 2020 4:32 pm

Diddlybo wrote:In the fifties I would say it would have been Chuck Berry records.

In the 60's, it had to have been The Beatles. I would guess The Beatles probably inspired more people to pick up guitar than any band in history. It would hard to name one album because they released them so quickly. The Beach Boys also inspired lots of people to start playing.

As for influencing people who were already playing, I would point out East/West by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Beano album by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Are You Experienced by Hendrix, Bitches Brew by Miles Davis and possibly Fresh Cream.

As for the 70's, I would include Blow by Blow and Wired by Beck, Spectrum by Billy Cobham, At Fillmore East by ABB, Black Sabbath and the first VH record.

Damn you nailed it. Also I’ll agree with Arend about Allan Holdsworth but I’m actually partial to Sixteenth Men of Tain. I just woke up one day and decided I liked Allan. No doubt due to all the jazz I’ve infected my brain with.

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