Top Five Guitarists

Honestly, the last post I had a hard time coming up with reasons why I liked the drummer, other than their drumming was rad and I quite liked it. [Lame, I know, so lame.]

So with the guitarists, [and bassists] I have cut it short to five simply because I don't think I can just bullshit my way through with this. And obviously, I'm only going to choose one guitarist from each band-if they happen to have two that is.

As always, personal favorites-don't like them? Oh well.

Let's get moving.

5. Orianthi

Orianthi has a promising career, she's playing with the likes of the Rock legends such as Alice Cooper and Steve Vai. Granted her album that she debuted with was too pop for someone like her, but she really shows promise when it comes to playing guitar. I really liked that she credits none other than Carlos Santana for her interest in guitar, because what better role model to have especially if you come out as a solo guitarist.

4. Carlos Santana

If this was a list of 'who is the best damn guitarist in the entire world', Carlos would definitely be in the number one spot. But this is not that list, as I am going by my personal favorites. I grew up on Santana, my dad was always playing his albums when he came home from work. So I'm not just putting him on this list just because.

Honestly he plays 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' as if it were his own song, no matter what song he plays he just owns it like a boss. He was once stated to be the best guitarist in the field, though he's always respectful of other musicians and their accomplishments. My dream is to take my dad to a Santana concert, so he can at least hear him play live once.

3. Shin of Kagrra,

When it comes to guitarists being underrated, I always thought Shin was underappreciated for his work as a musician. Not only did he play the guitar and do good with it, he also played the Koto in a few songs [such as Utakata]. After the disbandment of Kagrra, he formed a band called PLAYERS with Nao [now known as Naoki] but he has since left PSC and fell under the radar like Izumi has.

Though I'm not sure if that's completely accurate, I just know he has nothing to do with PSC at this point and time.

2. Yokochi of coldrain

Masato stated that Yoko writes almost all of their songs, and that's quite a feat in itself. He is extremely talented, and I really had a hard time choosing between him and Sugi. [I have a thing for ssecond guitarists, what else is new?]

Honestly I didn't appreciate him until the second time I saw coldrain. He was such a sweet person to meet, after I gave them all a hug he had smiled at me and said "Have a good day!" He is also a dork, playing around with Ryo and what not.

I believe mostly all the solos Coldrain has is played by Yoko as well.

1. Aoi of the GazettE

Are you surprised? No? Well....

Yeah, you shouldn't be. I'm extremely bias when it comes to Aoi, but everything he does with the guitar and his work I love. It was his ending solo in Cassis that made me fall in love with the GazettE, so I owe a lot to him just as an individual musician. Uruha overshines him in a lot of aspects, I've argued with fans that Aoi is just AS talented as him before.

I really said all I could say about Aoi in a previous post, but I could ramble on and on about him some more. He really is talented, and I don't think he'll be leaving my number one spot for a long time.