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....and the list just goes on and on. We've been so fortunate to have (and had) so many great players that have each brought something different - and the more you listen to, the more you appreciate the influences and cross-over influences - it really is quite extraordinary.
My personal fave.. Gary Moore
Keith for me!
In what regard? Bad company werent even in the same league as Led Zep for album sales, hits, influence, tours, merchandise etc.
The cultural Stalinism thing is spot on though - I came through via punk, but my view was 'now we're in let's get as good as we can'. I always wanted to combine the energy and attitude with the musicality and song craft of the Beatles, The Who, The Byrds, The Kinks, Syd Barrett etc. I left quite a few bands because no-one wanted to work at it. In some circles if you even mentioned the Beatles in the late 70s/early 80s no-one wanted to know. Anything pre- year zero (1976) didn't exist, apart from a few you were allowed to like (Bowie, Stooges, VU, MC5).
Anyway, my favourite British Guitarist:
Townshend.
They were a very big and successful band, but they don’t compete with the likes of the Stones, the Beatles, Zeppelin, Floyd, Elton John etc I’m afraid.
Perhaps you have different criteria to me.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Yes he’s been around for a long, long, long time, and no he’s not got the hit writing credits some players have but...
A) He’s been innovating, changing, and growing for his whole career, which in view of how long that career’s been so far gives him somewhat of an unfair head-start over younger innovators like Coxon, Marr, Bellamy et-al.
He’s been on a hell of a lot of other people’s hit records!
The main thing for me is still the man’s sheer versatility though, I mean I’d always known he had a wide range, but watching the Les Paul tribute show left me utterly gob-smacked...