Peter Green #58 on Rolling Stone poll

[becca]

I'm imagining Seven Of Nine from Star Trek saying "Rolling Stone is irrelevant."

David Fricke is pretty knowledgeable however and says intelligent things on many DVDs I've gotten. All the lists-making really puts me off many of these major magazines though, it seems so pointless trying to classify and rank. Does every 'voter' know well Django Rhinehardt, Hubert Sumlin, Davy Graham, Les Paul, Tiny Grimes, Big Jim Sullivan, Chet Atkins and John Cipollina? I'm sure there are many people for whom Eddie Van Halen is the greatest who've never looked into much in the way of variety across long periods of time.

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by becca

I'm imagining Seven Of Nine from Star Trek saying "Rolling Stone is irrelevant."

David Fricke is pretty knowledgeable however and says intelligent things on many DVDs I've gotten. All the lists-making really puts me off many of these major magazines though, it seems so pointless trying to classify and rank. Does every 'voter' know well Django Rhinehardt, Hubert Sumlin, Davy Graham, Les Paul, Tiny Grimes, Big Jim Sullivan, Chet Atkins and John Cipollina? I'm sure there are many people for whom Eddie Van Halen is the greatest who've never looked into much in the way of variety across long periods of time.

Of course lists don't mean a thing, sometimes these things are being taken too seriously, we should all learn to take them as a fun occasion of debate.
Rolling Stone lists have written on the first page the names of the people in the "jury", that usually are affirmed and famous musicians as well. In the top 100 of the guitarists the voters are:

Trey Anastasio,
Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys)
Brian Bell (Weezer)
Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket)
James Burton
Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
Gary Clark Jr.
Billy Corgan
Steve Cropper
Dave Davies (The Kinks)
Anthony DeCurtis (Contributing editor, Rolling Stone)
Tom DeLonge (Blink-182)
Rick Derringer
Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars)
Elliot Easton (The Cars)
Melissa Etheridge
Don Felder (The Eagles)
David Fricke (Senior writer, Rolling Stone)
Peter Guralnick (Author)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes)
Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band)
Brian Hiatt (Senior writer, Rolling Stone)
David Hidalgo (Los Lobos)
Jim James (My Morning Jacket)
Lenny Kravitz
Robby Krieger (The Doors)
Jon Landau (Manager)
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Nils Lofgren (The E Street Band)
Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe)
Doug Martsch (Built to Spill)
J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
Brian May
Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
Scotty Moore, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
Tom Morello
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Brendan O’Brien (Producer)
Joe Perry
Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
Robbie Robertson, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes)
Carlos Santana
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Marnie Stern
Stephen Stills
Andy Summers
Mick Taylor
Susan Tedeschi
Vieux Farka Touré
Derek Trucks
Eddie Van Halen
Joe Walsh
Nancy Wilson (Heart)

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...#ixzz3Pg0xKiwu

[THD]

They ask the judges the wrong question in these polls .

It should be :

In a list of the best guitarists of all time in Rock Music ,on a scale of one to two ,where would you place Peter Green? !

[sharksfan2000]

All these "best of" and "favorite" polls and lists are of no value or interest at all to me.

"Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to."

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by sharksfan2000

All these "best of" and "favorite" polls and lists are of no value or interest at all to me.

"Don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to."

[lazy poker]

Originally Posted by THD

They ask the judges the wrong question in these polls .

It should be :

In a list of the best guitarists of all time in Rock Music ,on a scale of one to two ,where would you place Peter Green? !

EXACTLY!!!

[michelej1]

KUNC.org By Marc Applegate

http://www.kunc.org/post/peter-green...-fleetwood-mac

Peter Green Has Come A Long Way Since Fleetwood Mac

Peter Green has blazed a trail across mid-20th century British music from a stint with The Bluesbreakers to founding Fleetwood Mac. He continues to be a major force in the British Blues scene today.

Peter Allen Greenbaum, was born in London in October 1946. His brother started teaching him a few guitar chords when he was very young, but Green showed so much talent that he was teaching himself by age 11. At 15 he became a professional musician and played with several Rock, Pop and Rhythm and Blues bands.

It was in 1966 when Green filled in for Eric Clapton for three concerts with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Soon after, Clapton left the band and Green replaced him. Decca producer Mike Vernon was stunned when Mayall told him that Peter Green would be better than Clapton within a few years. Talk about pressure!

After about a year with Mayall, Green decided he should start his own band. So he recruited drummer Mick Fleetwood, who he had met in The Bluesbreakers. Eventually joining the band was Bluesbreakers bassist John McVie. Things went well for the band, although Green was declining in mental health as the band gained in prominence. Green suffered a serious decline after an LSD binge in late 1970.

It was soon after that Peter Green left Fleetwood Mac, playing with a variety of people at festivals and recording sessions for a couple of years as his mental health declined. The mid-1970s were a time of therapy including electroshock. I'm going to skip ahead to 1979 when Green's problems were starting to be somewhat controlled and he began to re-emerge onto the music scene with uncredited appearances on Fleetwood Mac albums and other session work.

After years as a sort of musical itinerate he formed Peter Green's Splinter Group in the late 1990s. That began his rise as a true force in British Blues. His guitar tone is among the best, ranging from subtle to emotionally penetrating. Add to that his mellow and expressive voice, it makes Green a true Blues master. It's no wonder he was selected by Rolling Stone magazine as their 38th Greatest Guitarist of All Time. In 1998, Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I believe he will someday enter the Blues Hall of Fame.

[sharksfan2000]

The usual shoddy piece of "journalism" about Peter Green, full of errors. Aside from some questionable viewpoints, basic errors that anyone should be able to spot include:

Green filled in for Clapton for a few shows with the Bluesbreakers in 1965, not 1966, then replaced him full-time in 1966.

Of course Green did not meet Fleetwood in the Bluesbreakers, he knew him and was in a couple of bands with him before that.

And Green did not leave Fleetwood Mac "soon after" "late 1970" as the article would have you believe.