Favorite male musicians

[Maddy_Aya_W.]

I started one of these for female musicians, but we are all inclusive here. So, who're your favorite male Musicians? In no particular order, my top 5 are:

Les Claypool-Primus 'n' some other bands
Tom Waits
Geddy Lee-Rush
Syd Barrett-The Pink Floyd
Alice Cooper (before 1980)

What about you, who're your favorites?

[Jill F]

Crap, only 5?  LOL

OK, at this moment in time, the 5 big ones that made me the guitar monstress that I currently am:

Jeff Beck - good luck on imitating him
Ritchie Blackmore - sick sense of melody, dynamics and flow
Jimi Hendrix - because Jimi rewrote the book on how it's done
Jimmy Page - he made me want to strap my guitar down to my knees
Michael Schenker - as Anvil put it, he's the Beethoven of heavy metal

[Maddy_Aya_W.]

You don't have to limit yourself to 5, that's just a place to start. I like your line up, Though, very cool!

[DrummerGirl]

Well let's see...if I were to make a guitarists only list it would pretty much mirror Jill's, and Maddy listed some of my favorites in Les Claypool, Tom Waits, and Geddy Lee, so I'll choose 5 different ones.

Dennis Chambers
John Coltrane
Eric Clapton
Randy Rhodes
Steve Harris - (Iron Maiden)

[StrykerXIII]

Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton...Randy Rhodes...Jimi Hendrix was the man who inspired me, another lefty, to pick up the guitar...Kurt Cobain...Ozzy...Phil Anselmo...um...hooboy. The list goes on.

[katrinaw]

OK from me:
Jimi - best Guitarist ever IMHO
Phil Collins - best Drummer IMHO
Eric Clapton
Brian May

err brain lapse, need to search my vaults... be back

Katy

[Laura_Squirrel]

Mike Patton
Trey Spruance
Bill Steer
Jesse Pintado
Seth Putnam

[femmebutt]

Jimmy Johnson
Gary Willis
Tim Lefebvre
Jaco Pastorius
Kai Eckhardt


Sensing a theme...?

[DrummerGirl]

Jimmy Johnson
Gary Willis
Tim Lefebvre
Jaco Pastorius
Kai Eckhardt


Sensing a theme...?

You mean besides being jazz fusion bassists?  The only thing I can think of is that Johnson, Willis, and Pastorius played with Allan Holdsworth, but I'm not sure if Eckhardt or Lefebvre ever did.  If I actually had any free time, I would ponder this question some more.

[femmebutt]

Hehe, no I was just going for the obvious,, trying to give some love for the under appreciated.

Nice observation tho!

[Jake25]

Billy Idol
Tom Petty
Sam Smith
Clay Aiken
George Thurogood

I'm still looking for someone to recommend some Bass singers to me.

[CalmRage]

Frank Zappa
Steve Vai
Ritchie Blackmore
Steve Howe
Brian May
Chris Squire
Tommy Bolin
Bob Dylan
George Duke
Ray White
Robert Martin
Freddie Mercury
Terry Bozzio
Scott Thunes
Rick Wakeman
Don Preston
Tommy Mars
Peter Wolf (keyboard player, not to be confused with the other Peter Wolf)

[wanessa.delisola]

Huuuuhh... thats kinda hard... some of them you will not know, cuz they are brazilians... but here we go:

Raul Seixas
André Matos (Angra / Shaman)
Paulão (Velhas Virgens)
Zakk Wylde
Fred Mercury
David Bowie

Well, half of them all of you may know hahaha

[Jake25]

Johnny Cash.

[KerryJK]

Random 5 from my top 50:

Prince
Bobby McFerrin
Devin Townsend
Thomas Dolby
Dimebag Darrell

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[CalmRage]

Frank Zappa
Steve Vai
Ritchie Blackmore
Steve Howe
Brian May
Chris Squire
Tommy Bolin
Bob Dylan
George Duke
Ray White
Robert Martin
Freddie Mercury
Terry Bozzio
Scott Thunes
Rick Wakeman
Don Preston
Tommy Mars
Peter Wolf (keyboard player, not to be confused with the other Peter Wolf)

and now i must add the following

Levon Helm
Richard Manuel
Robbie Robertson (chunky, tasteful guitar sound)
Rick Danko
Garth Hudson
David Bowie
Manfred Mann

[Marlee]

three come to mind as guitarists:
James Manky (Concrete Blonde)
Niel Geraldo (Pat Benatar)
Yngvie Malmsteen

and overall, I've always loved Elton John, David Bowie and Sting

[objectionyourhonour]

BowieBowieBowie!

[Roses and Songs]

   I really don't have a thing for guitarists, it just looks that way!

Eric Johnson (Cliffs of Dover)
Steve Hacket (Spectral Mornings)
Brad Paisley (Cliffs of Rock City)
Pat Metheny (First Circle)
Stevie Ray Vaughn (Wall of Denial)

[Roses and Songs]

Billy Idol
Tom Petty
Sam Smith
Clay Aiken
George Thurogood

I'm still looking for someone to recommend some Bass singers to me.

   Hello Jake, how zit going. Hey I'd love to help but you got me puzzled a bit here. Could you define 'Bass singers' for me please, I'm not sure I know what those are... Cheers, Rose.