First, let me say, GREAT THREAD. Now, a couple of things about some of the stuff I've read.
First and foremost, the phrases "sound like Jimi Hendrix", and "plays like SRV" are thrown around WAY too much.
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[B]Drive-By Truckers-Modern Southern Rock with equal parts said:
a few of my favorites:
Keller William-incridible live show
O. A. R.-good stuff(@ the moment my favorite cd "Anytime Now" disc II
Phish
String Cheese Incident
Widespread Panic-I havent listened much but like what I have heard
Doesn't Taylor make a Keller Williams guitar?
It's too late to see Phish, but when Panic tours again, GO SEE THE SHOW!
Now, I'm no Spread Head, but it's the best show I've ever seen. You are part of it when you're there. I'm telling you that there is nothing like it. Every show is a sellout, and every soul in the building is dancing. You will NEVER go to a show with that much energy, especially not with the Dead and Phish gone.
I don't even particularly like to listen to the cd's, especially not the studio versions. It doesn't capture what they're about. The bootlegs are good though, especially if you've been to a show. You can almost see it when listening.
String Cheese is getting some play on XM. I used to see them play a good bit in Auburn. Tdub, I think we'd get along kindly
Cacophonic said:
Cacophony
Steve Vai
Symphony X
Racer X
Planet X
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jason Becker
Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen are 2 of the best living guitar soloists. I don't think they qualify here as unknowns. The fact that they don't head a famous band is the only reason normal people may not know who they are. There are like a million albums between them though, and Steve Vai has won a Grammy before.
A good young guitar god in the making is Derek Trucks. He too has been getting some play on XM lately. Excellent slide player, played with Gov't Mule and The Allman Brothers, and now the Derek Trucks band. I wouldn't say that he's unheard of though, I've seen him in lots of magazine articles, he just wasn't mentioned in the thread.
I wish I had something local to add, but we haven't had any good bands come around lately. Huntsville Alabama isn't much of a music scene.