Greatest Hits

[Spudman]

I thought of an idea to help members gain exposure to the players listed in this thread Top 15 most influential guitarists (http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=10434).

Folks that know a player's best songs, ones that really showcase their style and ability not just most popular, can list their song suggestions under a thread such as Billy Gibbons greatest hits.

What that will do is allow us to build a data base of that player's strengths and expose people to material they might not have heard before.

Since we are in a digital era and have easy access to songs via the web those songs could be downloaded to our computers, Ipods, MP3 players etc pretty easily. That way we can end up with a collection of songs that really gets to the meat and potatoes of a player and avoid some of the weaker material. Cream of the crop if you will.

The Greatest Hits songs can ONLY come from the players on the lists in the link above.

Lets keep them in Thechnique, Theory and Playing (http://www.thefret.net/forumdisplay.php?f=38)forum.

[R_of_G]

Great idea Spud. I shall begin compiling some selections for the guys on my list.

[evenkeel]

Very cool idea. Off to do my homework. :D

[tunghaichuan]

Buckethead:
Seven Laws of Woo from Praxis: Transmutation
13th Scroll from Cobra Strike
Saturn from Warsawa
Warcraft from Metatron
Home Run Derby from Bucketheadland
Frozen Brains Tell No Tales from Bucketheadland II
Whitewash from Colma
Binge and Grab from Giant Robot (Sony)
Pretty much everything on Giant Robot (NTT)

David Lindley
Mercury Blues, Bye Bye Love, Twist and Shout, and El Rayo X from El Rayo X
Hearts on Fire from Mr. Dave
Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Werewolves of London, and Texas Tango from Very Greasy
Down in the Vatican Library from Big Twang
Jimmy Hoffa Memorial Building Blues, Well Well Well, Poor Old Dirt Farmer from Official Bootleg #2
Somethings Got A Hold on Me, Turning Point, Make It on Time, Talk to the Lawyer Win this Record
When a Guy Gets Boobs from Live in Europe
Catfood Sandwiches, Coot From Tennessee From Twango Bango
National Holiday, Sport Utility Suck from Twango Bango II

Adrian Belew
Oh Daddy from Mr. Music Head
I'm Down, Twang Bar King, Paint the Road, and Ballet for a Blue Whale from Twang Bar King
Young Lions, Pretty Pink Rose, and I Am What I Am from Young Lions
Aches and Pains, Little Blue River, Holy Mack from Rise and Shine by The Bears
Pretty much everything on Discipline by King Crimson with Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp
Pretty much everything on Discipline by King Crimson with Adrian Belew
Easter Sunday from Love Cannot Bear
Three of a Perfect Pair from Three of a Perfect Pair with Adrian Belew

Johnny Winter
It's My Life Baby, Iodine in My Coffee, I Smell Trouble from Guitar Slinger
Everybody's Blues from Nothin' But the Blues
Murdering Blues from Serious Business
Third Degree and Love Life and Money from Third Degree
Wold of Contradictions from Winter of '88

Muddy
Blow Wind Blow and Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had from Fathers and Sons with Michael Bloomfield
Everything on Hard Again with Johnny Winter
Everything on King Bee also with Johnny Winter
Long Distance Call, Mannish Boy, Hootchie Cootchie Man various albums

Warner Hodges (Jason and the Scorchers)
Golden Ball and Chain, 19th Nervous Breakdown from Still Standing
Last Time Around and White Lies from Lost and Found
When the Angels Cry from Thunder & Fire
Cry by Night Operator and 200 Proof Lovin' from A Blazing Grace
Going Nowhere, Self Sabotage, and Cappuccino Rosie from Clear Impetuous Morning
Absolutely Sweet Marie from Wildfires and Misfires

I'll stop now.

tung

[evenkeel]

Steven Stills: 4 & 20, Suite to Judy Blue eyes
Merle Travis: Cannon Ball Rag, Walkin the strings
Neil Young: Needle and the Damage Done, Long May you Run, Harvest Moon
Joni Mitchell: Carrie, Circle Game
James Taylor: Fire and Rain, Sunny Skies, Sweet Baby James
Bonnie Raitt: Angel from Montgomery, To Long at the Fair
Eric Clapton: Tears in Heaven, I'm so glad, Four until Late
Shawn Colvin: Your Gonna Make me Lonesome, Heart of Sat. Night
Leadbelly: Good night Irene, House of the rising sun
Roger McQuinn: Turn Turn Turn, My Back Pages
Pete Seger: see Leadbelly
Tom Rush: No Regrets, Urge for Going, These days
John Curtis: Amnesia, County Line

[Spudman]

I had more in mind to make individual threads for each player. When someone would do a search for that artist in the future they would then turn up this treasure trove of great song recommendations.

I started a few examples.