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Underrated guitarists of the 70's
Gary Richrath comes to mind...oh and Rod Price from Foghat. What are some others?
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2016/12/07 11:37:23
there are so many.
the top of my list:
John Goodsall, Brand X.
Roger Fisher, Heart
Kerry Livgren, Kansas
Todd Rundgren, Utopia
Lowell George, little feet
Brad Whitford, Aerosmith
Steve Marriot, Humble Pie
Gary Green, Gentle Giant
Stanley Whitaker, Happy The Man
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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☄ Helpfulby bapu 2016/12/07 11:22:36
I'm pretty sure you meant "over rated" there Bapsi. But a cog nonetheless in an amazing machine.
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2016/12/07 11:37:29
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Gary Green, Gentle Giant
^^^ One of my very favourite players. Ollie Halsall Stuart Adamson Geoff Whitehorn Mick Grabham Charlie Whitney Robbie Blunt Brinsley Schwarz Gordon Giltrap Wilko Johnson Midge Ure Brian Robertson Mick Ralphs Mike Campbell Bernie Marsden Andy Powell
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
2016/12/07 11:39:36
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Wow!! A big list there.......some I've heard of and a lot I haven't.
Gives me a new outlook to checkout their stuff.
Don't know if he's underrated, but good stuff here:
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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i would say jan akkerman was never 'under' rated...
he got a lot of press from his wild playing with focus
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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I see what you mean Bats. Although I've heard of him, I never really listened to much of his work......until today. Very good stuff here.
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2016/12/07 13:34:49
Clem Clempson (Coliseum, Humble Pie etc.)
Tim Renwick (Al Stewart, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, and later Pink Floyd's 80's live shows.)
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2016/12/07 13:42:57
I only mentioned Robbie Robertson because he's of the 70's (Born July 5, 1943 (age 73)) 
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Mason Williams. 'Classical Gas' was the first tune that made me want to pick up a guitar
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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There were no under-rated guitarists in the 70's. Only some that were over-rated that made the others appear under-rated by comparison. HTH.  (I guess I'll add Steve Bartek & Walter Trout in the U.S. anyway.)
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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lol. I was thinking of Ronnie Montrose and Frank Marino. When I went to look up if Frank was still alive, wikipedia showed this. " Francesco Antonio "Frank" Marino (born November 20, 1954) is an Italian Canadian[2] guitarist, leader of Canadian hard rock band Mahogany Rush. Often compared to Jimi Hendrix, he is acknowledged as one of the best and most underrated [3] guitarists of the 1970s." Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up. Unfortunately, Ronnie Montrose passed a few years ago. RIP.
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Yes, definitely Frank Marino - Kim Mitchell is another who comes to mind.
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Two who are no longer with us -
Kelly Johnson (Girlschool, whose drummer Denise Dufort also deserves far more recognition than she gets).
Huw Lloyd-Langton (Hawkwind, Leo Sayer, Widowmaker, Lloyd-Langton Group).
On the plus side Wilko Johnson is at last getting the recognition he deserves, and in his case unlike many who only get recognised until after they die he was told he had terminal pancreatic cancer and organised an urgent farewell tour only to go through a roller-coaster couple of years ending in a huge and experimental operation and medical process with a survival chance of about 15%. A remarkable man in many ways.
Edited to add
Not sure if he counts as "70s" because he worked from the early 60s through to the 2000s, but the late Mick Green of the Pirates also deserved far more recognition than he got.
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Definite plus to many of the above especially Robbie Robertson and Todd Rundgren.
Also Dan Fogelberg, in my opinion. Listen to 1 & 2 back to back, Netherlands and Once Upon a Time...end up with False Faces. If you like them, throw in Promises Made or even the whole album :)
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Frank Marino would definitely be on my list.
Not sure if he's underrated, but Tommy Bolin is one of my favorite rock guitar players from that era. (I do think that DP's Come Taste the Band is underrated).
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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On the plus side Wilko Johnson is at last getting the recognition he deserves, and in his case unlike many who only get recognised until after they die he was told he had terminal pancreatic cancer and organised an urgent farewell tour only to go through a roller-coaster couple of years ending in a huge and experimental operation and medical process with a survival chance of about 15%. A remarkable man in many ways.
+1. Wilko's style of playing is deceptively difficult to emulate. The documentaries 'Oil City Confidential' and 'The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson' are great viewing.
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Frank Marino would definitely be on my list.
Not sure if he's underrated, but Tommy Bolin is one of my favorite rock guitar players from that era. (I do think that DP's Come Taste the Band is underrated).
I agree, Come Taste The Band is one of my favorite albums. I think Tommy Bolin's solo albums are outstanding as well.
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Rain
Frank Marino would definitely be on my list.
Not sure if he's underrated, but Tommy Bolin is one of my favorite rock guitar players from that era. (I do think that DP's Come Taste the Band is underrated).
I agree, Come Taste The Band is one of my favorite albums. I think Tommy Bolin's solo albums are outstanding as well.
Someone is sure making money off of him. A quick look at Discogs shows that 30 of his 32 albums were released after his death! https://www.discogs.com/artist/312317-Tommy-Bolin?page=1
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Yes, definitely Frank Marino - Kim Mitchell is another who comes to mind.
Good call. I remember seeing him live about 25 years ago, and was SHOCKED. The albums don't do him justice.
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Leslie West has always moved me emotionally with his super tasteful guitar playing & tone To this day , Leslie is still one of my all time favorite Rock guitar players  Kenny
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Underrated, possibly with reason, but Mark Farner had a great influence on me when I was 14. I liked the way he played and the sound of his guitar.
Grand Funk's red album is still one of my favorite disks to spin.
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Re: Underrated guitarists of the 70's
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Bambi Fossati
He takes the biscuit...
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Terry Alan Kath of Chicago
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Not sure if it's fair to mention him, but seems to me that Andy Summers didn't get the recognition (or enough) he deserved.
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Not sure if it's fair to mention him, but seems to me that Andy Summers didn't get the recognition (or enough) he deserved.
I think it's entirely fair, at least 2 of The Police's biggest hits wouldn't have happened without his riffs (Message In A Bottle and Every Breath You Take), and those huge-but-sparse chords in Walking On The Moon were just inspired.
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