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Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

RockyRaccoon — Mon, 3 Nov 2014 12:32:40 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 11/03/2014 17:32

Jerry Garcia wins

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Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

meccalecca — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:32:21 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 10/29/2014 20:32

Hayden wrote:

Yeah, I can't really get my mind around the fact that Jimi Hendrix isn't in this tournament anymore :|

yeah, but the other way around it'd be unfathomable to have Django out. that was truly lose-lose.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

Hayden — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:26:51 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 10/29/2014 19:26

meccalecca wrote:

Hendrix vs Django was just silly.

Yeah, I can't really get my mind around the fact that Jimi Hendrix isn't in this tournament anymore 😐

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

denmarkman — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:27:51 GMT

Author: denmarkman

Posted: 10/29/2014 17:27

George was simultaneously the best musician and best songwriter of The Beatles. But he's no Jerry.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

meccalecca — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:11:26 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 10/29/2014 15:11

RepoMan wrote:

I've felt this way for quite a few rounds now. They're all gods as far as I'm concerned. It's good being a polytheist.

Yeah I haven't really voted much since that first round except for Fahey or Fripp. Hendrix vs Django was just silly.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:09:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/29/2014 15:09

meccalecca wrote:

I've stopped voting in this tournament. I really have no idea to to compare guitarists like Harrison and Garcia who were both so perfect at what they did. I'm a bit more familiar with Harrison's work but Jerry's is equally important

I've felt this way for quite a few rounds now. They're all gods as far as I'm concerned. It's good being a polytheist.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

meccalecca — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:50:52 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 10/29/2014 14:50

I've stopped voting in this tournament. I really have no idea to to compare guitarists like Harrison and Garcia who were both so perfect at what they did. I'm a bit more familiar with Harrison's work but Jerry's is equally important

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

Skinny — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:40:32 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 10/29/2014 14:40

Harrison's fantastic; Garcia's transcendent.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:53:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/29/2014 13:53

It would take a lot to get me to vote against a Beatle. Jerry's great, but not quite that great for me.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

Hayden — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:45:33 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 10/29/2014 13:45

I'm voting for George.

I'm not surprised how even this match is though, this tournament is literally turning into 'titan vs. titan'.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:16:56 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/29/2014 08:16

I'm a huge proponent of George Harrison actually. Out of all the Beatles, he created the best songs and his guitar playing tends to be beautiful (Here comes the sun for ex.). I personally wouldn't mind if he won the tourney. Vote to him.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:16:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/29/2014 08:16

saw this a few days back - as good a place to post it as any:http://pitchfork.com/features/overtones...-harrison/. goes into quite some detail about Harrison's playing style.

I think it is important to note how both technically significant and emotionally poignant his style was to a point few have reached (in terms of the exact balance of the two).

Harrison is the only Beatles member I would have no qualms about voting as best at their instrument.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

MrFrogger — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:19:28 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 10/29/2014 01:19

Jerry for the tourney.

He was such accomplished guitarist in such a wide array of styles, not to mention the fact that he was a master of improvisation. I've probably listened to a hundred different Grateful Dead shows at this point, but I can still never get tired of the way he plays.

Here are some examples on the scope of his playing, and the different moods he can set (on the fly!)

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[Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: George Harrison vs. Jerry G.

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 19:19:01 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 10/28/2014 23:19

George Harrison (of The Beatles)

Nominated by NowhereMan

vs.

Jerry Garcia (of Grateful Dead)

Nominated by MrFrogger

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