h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Is it to late to sway anybody's vote?

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JTG

Don't worry mike, I've been busy doing Genesis lyrics for you, yeah I know i'm that kinda guy (one with too much time on his hands)
But doing all those albums would be stupid online so i'm doing them as .txt files and then when i'm ready, it'll be a case of edit, copy, paste.
Now why the hell did I tell you that? -

Before I go, could you please give me the link for your lyric archieve. I've lost it.

1) Has to be Jimi Hendrix
2) Jimi Page
3) Pete Townsend
4) Steve Earle (unusual choice I know but his pedalstal guitar solo on Johnny's Blues is something else)
5) Ronnie James Dio (although I've only really heard one song of his)

To Mrgrunt, and whoever else it may concern, the h2g2 lyric archive is at http://www.h2g2.com/A241147
Don't worry about writing all the Gensesis lyrics, so long as somebody doesn't turn up with a link to a Genesis lyric page! If they do, I'd almost certainly reject it as you've put a good deal of contributions and effort into the archive, herr grunt.

Updated. Gotta say, it looks like Clapton's days are numbered at the top!

Morning Mike!
Don't be too sure about what you said yesterday, people have more respect for clapton than is really known.
You should have the genesis lyrcis links sent to you by tommorow

Well, i've busted a gut doing it but here they are, the long awaited genesis lyrics links:

From Genesis To Revelation http://www.h2g2.com/A267347
Trespass http://www.h2g2.com/A267356
Nursery Cryme http://www.h2g2.com/A267365
Foxtrot http://www.h2g2.com/A267374
Selling England By The Pound http://www.h2g2.com/A267383
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway http://www.h2g2.com/A267392
A Trick Of The Tail http://www.h2g2.com/A267400
Wind And Wuthering http://www.h2g2.com/A267419
...And Then There Were Three... http://www.h2g2.com/A267428
Duke http://www.h2g2.com/A267437
Abacab http://www.h2g2.com/A267446
Mama http://www.h2g2.com/A267455
Invisible Touch http://www.h2g2.com/A267464
We Can't Dance http://www.h2g2.com/A267473

I'd like to point out that I didn't do the live albums because it seemed like a rather pointless excersise

Aaagh! Look at them all!
Well done and thank you. Everyone check out the lyric archive now!

OK, here goes!

1: Pat Metheny
2: Eric Clapton
3: Django Reinhart (is that spelling right)?
4: Someone not so famous, but I don't recall any restrictions - Phil Danter (for those in the Birmingham area, he's the older brother of Ian Danter, BRMB's eye in the sky)
5: Graham Kendrick

I thought you may as well have the OFFICIAL guide entry to Hendrix:
http://www.h2g2.com/A248744

Just listening to Sky 3 - No mention of John Williams here - why is that? (Well anyway I've shot off my 5 choices).

No ex Sex Pistols either? (Well they came across fame partly due to not being able to play their instruments - so the story according to a TV documentary I saw goes.)

Yowzers, Mrgrunt, when did that get approved?
Yeh I saw the date but I never saw it on the front page!

Dudemeister: I love the Pistols but Eric Clapton is better than Sid Vicious any day. Sorry.
And yeah, I'm a better bass player than Sid! I just need to get my band off the ground. You wouldn't beleive the lazy sods I have to work with...

Well I tried to be a one man band but split up because of musical differences.
As for the hendrix link, I think it was up about 5 weeks ago, I remember because it was the day I joined.

I think Django Reinhardt is the right spelling, Justin.
He's definitely a great one. To him I would add Matelot Ferret, his less renowned pupil, but who's technique was definitely better, and his style as imaginative as his teacher's.
As for the myriad of contemporary guitarists, I would put Mark Knopfler on the first place, and Clapton on the second (especially for his Cream period). And I would also retain George Harrisson on the podium. There may have been some great technician instead, but he was certainly one of the most inventive guitarists in the century.
But... wait a second ... who are we to judge them? I can't even play my trumpet correctly ( sight )

Mind putting that in a 1-5 list, please?

I am the one to judge them, of course!
But I sure wish Dave Murray would get more recognition

Sorry for dave Murray
I thought it was worth to promote those who ain't so often quoted. that's also why I left guys like Hendrix aside. Which of course doesn't mean that I don't appreciate them
So so so , I figure my figures °-/ would be:
1 Mark Knopfler
2 Clapton
3 Matelot Ferret
4 Django Reinhardt
5 George Harrisson
But then again.....
OK it's OK

I'm going to be creating a similar survey for drmmers and vocalists soon. Not now, as h2g2 is taking it's time loading. But hopefully very soon.
Thanks to everyone who's voted. Remember to tell your friends about this!

Mike, I think the Hendrix link on the main article has the wrong number

number 1:Joe perry
number 2:Ross Childress
number 3:ed roland
number 4:Jimi hendrix
number 5:Kirk Hammet

1= joey santiago
2= mark linkous
3= george harrison
4= justin crook
5= shane carter