Coxon is cool, Greenwood's the greatest (IMHO)

rootsnblues · January 3rd, 2007, 11:56 AM

When it comes to contemporary British rock, Blur and Radiohead are probably my two favorites. Radioheads Tele-genious Johnny Greenwood is my favorite guy out there playing modern rock guitar. Too bad creativity like that isn't more widely recognized...

roth · January 3rd, 2007, 12:02 PM

Amen Brother!

Greenwood:

Coxon:

theshredermaster · January 3rd, 2007, 07:02 PM

+1 on jonny. check out the end of the blur reunion thread for a live clip of "go to sleep" and at the end Jonny tears it up atonal style

jjh37854 · January 3rd, 2007, 07:57 PM

I can't recall even being so blown away at a musical approach on guitar as I was the first time I heard paranoid android. I am pretty much a country player, have dabbled in experimental rock and indie style stuff at times, but johnny is the man no doubt about it, he manages to play in a maximum minimal sense (i know that proably doesnt make sense but it does to me) that allows me to stay interested at all times.

morroben · January 3rd, 2007, 08:09 PM

Radiohead is an all around wonderful band. As big as they are, they're still underrated.

tiktok · January 3rd, 2007, 08:14 PM

I love Radiohead, but it's been said that these days Greenwood could be one song off from the rest of the band on the setlist and it might be six tunes before you could be sure.

J-man · January 3rd, 2007, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiktok

I love Radiohead, but it's been said that these days Greenwood could be one song off from the rest of the band on the setlist and it might be six tunes before you could be sure.

Nope can't see it.

simonc · January 5th, 2007, 02:48 AM

Greenwood is the greatest, though I think an honourable mention should goto Ed O'brien...he has come up with some cool bits to things that I had assumed were Jonny's doing ( the outro to Karma police being one that comes to mind).

jimd · January 5th, 2007, 10:51 AM

I am big into British music also. I love Blur and Radiohead. My wife is a huge Radiohead and Thom Yorke fan. She has convinced me that the best guitarist in Radiohead is Thom Yorke not Greenwood. I know that is probably not the popular opinion, but watch them in a live setting and its Thom Yorke who is carrying the weight, even while singing (screeching?). Don't get me wrong, Greenwood is terrific and get some amazing sounds out of his guitars. It's really clear if you ever see Yorke do something like Paranoid Android solo. But is all good because Yorke plays a Tele Deluxe.

January 3rd, 2007, 11:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
rootsnblues Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boston Age: 53 Posts: 168	Coxon is cool, Greenwood's the greatest (IMHO) When it comes to contemporary British rock, Blur and Radiohead are probably my two favorites. Radioheads Tele-genious Johnny Greenwood is my favorite guy out there playing modern rock guitar. Too bad creativity like that isn't more widely recognized...

January 3rd, 2007, 12:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
roth Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 30 Posts: 314 36 Photos	Amen Brother! Greenwood: Coxon: __________________ "Alright Brain, you don't like me, and I don't like you. But lets just do this, and I can get back to killing you with beer."

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tiktok Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,196	I love Radiohead, but it's been said that these days Greenwood could be one song off from the rest of the band on the setlist and it might be six tunes before you could be sure. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/travishartnett http://www.myspace.com/sugarcanemutiny Pearce Amps Info Page

January 5th, 2007, 02:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
simonc Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Perth Western Australia Age: 29 Posts: 1,573 4 Photos	Greenwood is the greatest, though I think an honourable mention should goto Ed O'brien...he has come up with some cool bits to things that I had assumed were Jonny's doing ( the outro to Karma police being one that comes to mind). __________________ Never, EVER, stop in the middle of a hoe-down" -Homer Simpson

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theshredermaster Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: depends where the bus parks, but at the moment L.A. Posts: 190	+1 on jonny. check out the end of the blur reunion thread for a live clip of "go to sleep" and at the end Jonny tears it up atonal style

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jjh37854 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Francisco Age: 35 Posts: 1,187 7 Photos	I can't recall even being so blown away at a musical approach on guitar as I was the first time I heard paranoid android. I am pretty much a country player, have dabbled in experimental rock and indie style stuff at times, but johnny is the man no doubt about it, he manages to play in a maximum minimal sense (i know that proably doesnt make sense but it does to me) that allows me to stay interested at all times.

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morroben Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: california Age: 32 Posts: 2,067 18 Photos	Radiohead is an all around wonderful band. As big as they are, they're still underrated.

January 5th, 2007, 10:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
jimd Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Age: 42 Posts: 611	I am big into British music also. I love Blur and Radiohead. My wife is a huge Radiohead and Thom Yorke fan. She has convinced me that the best guitarist in Radiohead is Thom Yorke not Greenwood. I know that is probably not the popular opinion, but watch them in a live setting and its Thom Yorke who is carrying the weight, even while singing (screeching?). Don't get me wrong, Greenwood is terrific and get some amazing sounds out of his guitars. It's really clear if you ever see Yorke do something like Paranoid Android solo. But is all good because Yorke plays a Tele Deluxe.