After studying the musical contributions of these stylistically different, yet musically gifted musicians, who do you believe is the best guitarist of the Rock unit and why? What was their claim to fame? Why was their sound or style so unique?
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q4 p5 joseph c
although Hendrix is matched up with one of the best, I would have to say when it comes to riffs that get you lost in the song, David Gilmour is that guitarist. With his space riffs, I can really just chill out and relax to any Pink Floyd song. He is my rock star when it comes to riffs.
Posted by: q4 p5 josephc | June 04, 2009 at 11:12 AM
I like Eddie Van Halen. He is in my favorite song You Really got me. I liked it since I was 9 and it is now on My Ipod
Posted by: Greg C | June 04, 2009 at 12:25 PM
q4p2#5
My blues idol is BB King because he was a share cropper who made a name for himself and influanced greats like Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt.Someone who can make something out of nothing is someone i definately idolize
My "rock star" is kurt cobain because i just think the begining of smells like team spirit is just really unique and really cool.It was my favorite song in the unit.
Posted by: #5 | June 04, 2009 at 02:48 PM
Q4P2#25
My favorite rock star was Jimi Hendrix. I really like his songs such as Purple Haze. I find it cool that he flipped his guitar, and made all the strings different. I also amazed that he entertained people by doing things such as playing his guitar with his teeth.
Posted by: Ray m | June 04, 2009 at 03:57 PM
My favorite rock star is Randy Rhoads because i love the distortion and the tempo in his songs. i especially love crazy train that was preformed with Ozzy Osborne. i love that song mainly because of the lyrics, and then the beat. i think that the laugh at the end of the song really separates him from all of the other great rock guitarists.
Posted by: q4p2#37 | June 04, 2009 at 04:04 PM
q4p2#23
I think if I had to pick who my favorite "rock star" would be, I would pick Eric Clapton. Although i dont love the songs he plays in, I still think he is A great guitarst. One thing that i think is really cool is how fast he can play the guitar. I also like the band "cream" that he played in. thats why I would pick Eric Clapton as my "Rock Star"=]
Posted by: Olivia Moore | June 04, 2009 at 04:14 PM
my favorite rock guitarist is Jimi Hendrix. I like him because he was a lefty and was great at the guitar. His styles of playing are cool and his songs are great.
Posted by: q4p2#19 | June 04, 2009 at 05:08 PM
q4p2#29
i think my afvorite rock star would be Jimi Hendrix. I liked how he played left handed like me, but also plays with his teeh. i liked the song Purple Haze with how he uses high volumes and how he plays guitar in the begining.
Posted by: q4p2#29 | June 04, 2009 at 05:10 PM
my favorite rockstar has to be Bo Diddley. the reason i like him is #1 he played the best song of who do you love and he inspired many rockstars to follow his guitar tecnique of being your self and just playing what you like. he also invented a sort of guitar called the twang box where it was more like a drum the a guiar. also i like his name a lot. it is very catchy.
Posted by: p4q5#15 | June 04, 2009 at 05:12 PM
Q4P2#1
I think my favorite rockstar is Jimi Hendrix. I like this rockstar specifically because he was very tatlented and can play the guitar with his teeth. I also enjoy his song Purple Haze that we listened to in class.I am also amazed in how he flips his guitar upside down and lastly made all his strings different on his guitar. So Jimi Hendix is my pick for being my favorite rockstar.
Posted by: Q4P2#1 | June 04, 2009 at 05:25 PM
I would have to say that my favorite rock star would have to be Keith Richards. I tried to imitate him on the guitar, and then noticing the fact that he used alternate tuning I thought was a bit clever on his side. In "Satisfaction" "Gimme Shelter," and others... I haven't seen anyone manage to make such great guitar moves.
Posted by: q4p5#43 | June 04, 2009 at 05:28 PM
Q4P5#31 Marco M
I think my favorite rock star is probably Jimi Hendrix. Even though people that his talented through his stoned haze. He was actually talented without the drugs. Imagin how good he would be when he wasn't him. He would blow EVH out of the water.
Posted by: Marco M | June 04, 2009 at 05:34 PM
q4p2#9
i think my favorite rock star would be Randy Rohads. My favorite rock song is "Crazy Train" which had a really cool beginning that he played with Ozzy Osborne. He has a very unique sound that makes him stand out from all the other guitarist from the rock era.
Posted by: q4p2#9 | June 04, 2009 at 06:03 PM
My favorite rock star is probably Eddie Van Halen. I like him because he can play very fast with his 2 hand taps and his song You Really Got Me Now makes him even better because he can make amazing sounds with his guitar and he has a great rythem when he plays guitar.
Posted by: q4p5#47 | June 04, 2009 at 07:04 PM
I think that my favorite rock star is Randy Rhoads. My favorite song of his is "Crazy Train". This song has great lyrics and a nice beat. When the song begins, it has a very strong sound. He sticks out from all of the other rock guitarists.
Posted by: Q4P5#13 | June 04, 2009 at 07:14 PM
q4p5#27
I think that my favorite rock guitarist would have to be Eddie Van Halen. I like Eddie Van Halen because of all of his technical guitar playing in the Heavy Metal period. On top of this I really like his song "you really got me"
Posted by: q4p5#27 | June 04, 2009 at 07:41 PM
Q4,P.2,#17. .My favorite rock star is Jimi Hendrix. My favorite song my him is Purple Haze,as some one who doesn't really rock I loved this song. This song has a nice rythm and a very unique sound that is easy to identify. ~<3
Posted by: Q4,P.2,#17 | June 04, 2009 at 07:44 PM
I think that my favorite rock star is Randy Rhoads. MY brother and I love his song "Crazy train". It has a really great beat to it and nice lyrics. When the song starts it has an amazing sound and he sticks out from the other rock guitarist in the unit.
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Posted by: Antonia L | June 04, 2009 at 07:50 PM
I think that my favorite rock guitarist would be Jimi Hendrix. I think it is cool that he played his guitar with his teeth and that he was left handed and i am too. I like the song from him Purple Haze.
Posted by: Q4,P.5,#45 | June 04, 2009 at 07:55 PM
I think that my favorite rock star is Randy Rhoads. MY brother and I love his song "Crazy train". It has a really great beat to it and nice lyrics. When the song starts it has an amazing sound and he sticks out from the other rock guitarist in the unit.
Posted by: Q4P5#23 | June 04, 2009 at 08:01 PM
My favorite guitarist is defitnaly Eddie Van Halen. I love his ability to finger tap. I have been a huge fan all my life. He plays the guitar like a maniac!!!
Posted by: Dominick Mignoli | June 04, 2009 at 08:10 PM
q4p2#21
My favorite guitarist is defitnaly Eddie Van Halen. I love his ability to finger tap. I have been a huge fan all my life. He plays the guitar like a maniac!!!
Posted by: Dominick Mignoli | June 04, 2009 at 08:12 PM
q4p2#39
My favorite rock star would deffinitly be Eddie Van Halen. I think the way he invented 2 hand tapping, double offs, hammer ons. Really cool(=. He and Keith Richards play the guitar really well, but i prefer Eddie better. He mastered some really cool stuff
Posted by: q4p2#39 | June 04, 2009 at 08:45 PM
My favorite guitarist in the rock unit was Kurt Cobain. I think that he was the best because the guitar playing in "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was really good, and gets stuck in my head. It really stuck out in the song, and was really cool.
Posted by: q4p5#39 | June 04, 2009 at 08:50 PM
My favorite rock star would probably be David Gilmour. In his song "Comfortably Numb," Gilmour had used in my opinion a very unique style. The song had an interesting futuristic and sci-fi theme to it. It is quite unique when compared to the other songs in the rock unit.
Posted by: Q4P5#25 | June 04, 2009 at 08:57 PM