December 17, 2011

The 50 Most Underappreciated Guitarists of All Time, Part 3

Spurred by the criminal negligence displayed in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list, we decided to take matters into our own hands and make things right. The latest episode of Progopolis serves as the final chapter of a 3-part series counting down the people who we consider to be the most underappreciated, overlooked and ignored guitarists of all time. This episode of Progopolis also features our traditional Holiday broadcast of the Progopolis-exclusive track “Jingle Bell Prog” featuring Bobby Helms, Steven Wilson, Adrian Belew, Fish, and Shawn Bishop. Download the podcast now or listen in streaming audio using the links above. We hope you agree with our selections! If not, drop us a line and let us know and we'll include your suggestions on a future episode tentatively titled “Axe Gods: Oversights and Omissions.”

#10 – Allan Holdsworth

#9 – Peter Banks

#8 – Steve Howe

#7 – Pat Metheny

#6 – Steven Wilson

#5 – Andy Latimer

#4 – Adrian Belew

#3 – Steve Rothery

#2 – Steve Hackett

#1 – Eric Johnson

December 3, 2011

The 50 Most Underappreciated Guitarists, Part 1

In response to Rolling Stone's recent 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list, which criminally ignored some of the most important guitarists in recent memory and added insult to injury by listing many that don't even deserve mention, we decided to come up with our very own. This episode of Progopolis represents part 1 of a 3-part series counting down the individuals who we consider to be the 50 most underappreciated, underrated, and generally overlooked guitarists in rock and prog history. Some of our choices may cause you to scratch your chin, others to pump your fists in agreement. This episode of Progopolis also features the world premiere of a track from the forthcoming album by GRICE, as well as a brand new track from Kate Bush's 50 Words For Snow.

#50 – Roine Stolt

#49 – Paul Bremner

#48 – Alan Sparhawk

#47 – Ed Wynne

#46 – Bernie Leadon

#45 – Don Felder

#44 – Ian Chrichton

#43 – John Wesley

#42 – Gary Clark

#41 – Suzanne Vega

#40 – Doug Ott

#39 – Piotr Grudzinski

#38 – John Mitchell

#37 – George Thorogood

#36 – Justin Hayward

#35 – Michael Hedges

#34 – Mike Oldfield

#33 – David Torn

#32 – Neal Schon

#31 – Phil Manzanera