Rolling Stones' Idiotic Top 250 Guitar Players List

Yngwie is not on the these lists ever with rolling stone because he was openly critical of liberalism and that is a big no no with them. There is absolutely no other reason a Grammy nominated guitar player who was the third and last true giant and game changer in rock guitar behind Jimi and Eddie is forever excluded.

When you look at a lot of old Rolling Stone record reviews, it's impossible to value anything they write. It might be blind partisanship, it might be payola, it might be trying to second-guess their readership, but it ain't worth worth taking seriously.

while agree with the sentiment here, i just wanted to say: i saw neil young in 2012 with black keys and foo fighters, and neil ripped some amazing solos. he was more fun and full of energy at 67 than the other two groups. he was stomping around stage and having the time of his life. amazing show.

Have you ever heard of Marty Willson-Piper? He's vastly underrated. He's a master of multiple guitars and sounds and has one of the greatest Rickenbacker collections today.

You had me at Yngwie Malmsteen & Neal Schon. I couldn't bring myself to watch the rest of this video. The Rolling Stone list is garbage!!!!!!!!!

Hank Marvin should be on list.

rolling stone its a joke

Rolling Stone & most of the 70's music press also slammed Led Zeppelin while they were on the rise. So much for credibility. During the late 70's & early 80's they also slammed progressive rock groups like Yes & King Crimson who gave us some of our greatest artists & music.

Rick you need to start a new digital magazine with clickable articles maybe a play on rolling stone like Stones Rolling! 🤨😃👍

How is Al Di Meola not on there?!

Rolling Stone has been a joke for 40 years. No Glen Campbell? These people are on drugs.

Why is anybody still paying attention to an irrelevant publication like them?

It would appear to be obvious that Rolling Stones objective with their 250 GGOAT is to get.........A REACTION . That's pretty much it. Validity was never an issue.

Prince saw his placement & used his Rocking Roll Hall Fame performance of My Guitar Gently Weeps to remind everyone of his greatness and relevance.

Rolling Stones & GQ both are Irrelevant ! They both fell off .

TRUE… none of those guys are on there, and more importantly - I’m not on there either. WTF man??

rolling stone is a left wing propaganda mag, I never read that thing anymore

CHUCK LOEB WAS AN AWESOME GUITAR PLAYER

As an European I say: it's an American list do not take it serious, don't feel offended🙂

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James Dean Bradfield? John Martyn? No? Then a no go.

I fucking hate Rolling Stone

George Benson spent his peak years making terrible ballads, he deserves to be off the list

A lot of these artists you haven't really listened to

Rick! You're yelling, and i'm only two feet from you!!!

Haha. Rick going off! Loved every minute! Rolling Stone lost their relevance years ago. Run by idiots. Throw that list in the trash!

Paco de Lucia.

NO ZAKK WYLDE

I only got through the first 50 & no Tommy Emanuel.

As usual, Rick's right. The Rolling Stone mag today is an embarrassment to music. Any of the following could have beaten some of the talentless mediocrities on their list - Joe Pass, Ralph Towner, Alan Holdsworth, Terje Rypdal, Howard Roberts, Johnny Smith, George Barnes, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dan Adler, John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein, Danny Gatton, Kenny Burrell.

No George Benson???!!!! Oh, lord

The only thing more R3T@RDED than Rolling Stone “Top ____” lists is getting butt hurt over Rolling Stone “Top ____” lists

1. Roy Clark
2. Glen Campbell
3. Brian Setzer
4. Terry Kath
5. Stephen Stills

Just who I enjoy listening to I put Roy above Glen because Roy could play anything while telling a joke or a story no matter what he's playing.

They gave Pinkerton the “worst album of the year”

Dave Marsh on the R&B band Bloodstone's sound - "a very good funk-soul group using the Hendrix-derived [guitar] licks of Charles Love and Willis Draffen . . ." This is probably a hunch . . . but Love and Draffen aren't on the list either, are they? 😃

Many of my fellow Family fans would put Charlie Whitney on the list, but because no one at Rolling Stone today has never heard of Family, Charlie won't be on it either. Maybe Jethro Tull's Martin Barre?

Is Michael Bloomfield on the list at least?

I've never seen Rick Beato so aggressive ever.

Its obviously about the fucking vibe right

Rolling Stone is NOT a music magazine…..obviously

What’s Rolling Stone know about music anyway?

Relax Bro, take it with a grain of salt. It's just a teeny bopper list. Can't expect more from Rollin Stone , it's a rag.

Andy summers is 250th... Seems a bit odd

Is Zappa on that list? If not, it's trash. ;)

Most of the time these magazine greatest guitarists lists are a popularity contests and not skill based.

Rick, you and I are kindred spirits- I’ve had that same video of George Benson saved on my phone as well :) I have that entire DVD downloaded that it’s from, it’s amazing stuff.

All Rolling Stones Best lists seem to have been compiled by people who have never listened to popular music.

Obbiously a ridiculous list... I don't see many others, like John Petrucci, Steve Howe, while Hackett is 216 😂😂😂 Clown magazine as always