Any list of "greatest guitarists" that excludes this man is incomplete...
STEVE MORSE
--> Lead guitar, wrote almost all music for the Dixie Dregs (1970s)
--> Lead guitar for Kansas in the mid-1980s
--> Lead guitar for Deep Purple since mid-1990s
--> Nine Steve Morse Band albums since the mid-1980s
--> Six Grammy nominations
--> Five consecutive years "Overall Best Guitarist", as chosen by a readers' poll of Guitar Player Magazine.
http://www.stevemorse.com/disco/b-sde.html
http://www.prog4you.com/Band_Interviews/Steve_Morse.htm
http://www.stevemorse.com/interviews/crr.html
Another thread on this board has poster's opinions of "greatest guitarists". Morse's name was conspicuously absent. As a prog-rocker... I guess that's to be expected. (John Petrucci of Dream Theater now carries the mantle of consumate prog/metal guitarist… according to no less than Steve Morse… in simalar anonymity, apparently.)
In 2000, the Steve Morse Band released his "Major Impacts" CD. In the 11 compositions, he basically gives a clinic on the different styles of guitarists that apparently have "impacted" the Guitarist's Guitarist. Below is the track listing.
1. "Derailleur Gears" (Impact: Cream)
2. "Well, I Have" (Impact: Jimi Hendrix)
3. "Truth Ola" (Impact: Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson, Alex Lifeson)
4. "Migration" (Impact: the Byrds)
5. "Led On" (Impact: Jimmy Page)
6. "The White Light" (Impact: John McLaughlin)
7. "How Does It Feel" (Impact: the Rolling Stones)
8. "Bring It To Me" (Impact: Mountain)
9. "Something Gently Weeps" (Impact: George Harrison)
10. "Free In the Park" (Impact: Allman Bros Band)
11. "Prognosis" (Impact: Kansas/Yes)
[This message has been edited by Adam87inSA (edited 1/3/2005 9:34p).]
STEVE MORSE
--> Lead guitar, wrote almost all music for the Dixie Dregs (1970s)
--> Lead guitar for Kansas in the mid-1980s
--> Lead guitar for Deep Purple since mid-1990s
--> Nine Steve Morse Band albums since the mid-1980s
--> Six Grammy nominations
--> Five consecutive years "Overall Best Guitarist", as chosen by a readers' poll of Guitar Player Magazine.
http://www.stevemorse.com/disco/b-sde.html
http://www.prog4you.com/Band_Interviews/Steve_Morse.htm
quote:
Putting him in the category with the likes of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Yngwie Malmsteen would truly be an understatement, he of course not only is at the same level of ability as those guys, but yet added other elements to his playing rather than helping to define the whole metal/jazz/fusion guitar style.
http://www.stevemorse.com/interviews/crr.html
quote:
Steve Morse has won every award ever invented for guitar playing. He has written and recorded for Kansas, Deep Purple, The Dixie Dregs and The Steve Morse Band. He is actually banned from winning some awards as he has won them to many times! Morse is a consummate musician who is one of the best overall players to ever pick up the instrument. On top of all of it, he is a wonderfully nice, humble and polite guy.
Another thread on this board has poster's opinions of "greatest guitarists". Morse's name was conspicuously absent. As a prog-rocker... I guess that's to be expected. (John Petrucci of Dream Theater now carries the mantle of consumate prog/metal guitarist… according to no less than Steve Morse… in simalar anonymity, apparently.)
In 2000, the Steve Morse Band released his "Major Impacts" CD. In the 11 compositions, he basically gives a clinic on the different styles of guitarists that apparently have "impacted" the Guitarist's Guitarist. Below is the track listing.
1. "Derailleur Gears" (Impact: Cream)
2. "Well, I Have" (Impact: Jimi Hendrix)
3. "Truth Ola" (Impact: Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson, Alex Lifeson)
4. "Migration" (Impact: the Byrds)
5. "Led On" (Impact: Jimmy Page)
6. "The White Light" (Impact: John McLaughlin)
7. "How Does It Feel" (Impact: the Rolling Stones)
8. "Bring It To Me" (Impact: Mountain)
9. "Something Gently Weeps" (Impact: George Harrison)
10. "Free In the Park" (Impact: Allman Bros Band)
11. "Prognosis" (Impact: Kansas/Yes)
[This message has been edited by Adam87inSA (edited 1/3/2005 9:34p).]