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Neil Young - Guitarist

We all know Neil for his outstanding songwriting skills and some may even recognize his talents with a guitar but is he underrated? in 2015 Rolling Stone ranked him as number 17 of 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Can anyone pull more raw emotion out of a guitar than Neil?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijrkKNZRIfM
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jaybe
732 posts
 
Define "underrated". I’d put him somewhere in the #50-100 range. Or lower.
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bdp24
9,420 posts
 
Let's ask Quincy Jones.
tooblue
1,882 posts
 
@bdp24 , do we really want to get Quincy started again?
dgarretson
2,588 posts
 
I recall Dylan remarking that the strength of Neil's playing is his intuitive sense of melody.  Interpret those wild distorted solos as simple melodies and it all makes sense.        
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onhwy61
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Don't take those Rolling Stone rankings seriously.  Neil Young is a fine musician, but he's only a great guitarist in the sense that Mick Jagger or James Brown are great vocalists.
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