treeduck Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 16 minutes ago, zepphead said: Wishbone Ash - One of the earliest and best twin lead bands of all time. Give us your personal top 20 two guitar bands! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 1 hour ago, tangy said: Interesting list. The Grateful Dead should be on the list. And near the top IMO The Dead might be the most glaring omission. I get that they're not everybody's cup of tea but Garcia was a sophisticated improvisor and Weir was a highly refined rhythm player. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 hours ago, treeduck said: Give us your personal top 20 two guitar bands! In the order they came into my head - Wishbone Ash Thin Lizzy Blue Oyster Cult Judas Priest Iron Maiden The Outlaws The Eagles Scorpions Allman Bros Kansas Lynyrd Skynyrd Pentangle (twin acoustic!) Television Yardbirds Derek & The Dominos Doobie Bros ........ there are more but I am running out of steam! For me, the first band who made a real impression on me regarding twin lead guitars was Wishbone Ash who I began listening to in '72. They will probably always be my favourites. Around that time, the other big act with twin leads was the Allman Bros ..... but I didn't really start listening to them until around '74. Thin Lizzy only unleashed the twin lead sound in '74 with the Nightlife release. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 20 minutes ago, zepphead said: In the order they came into my head - Wishbone Ash Thin Lizzy Blue Oyster Cult Judas Priest Iron Maiden The Outlaws The Eagles Scorpions Allman Bros Kansas Lynyrd Skynyrd Pentangle (twin acoustic!) Television Yardbirds Derek & The Dominos Doobie Bros ........ there are more but I am running out of steam! For me, the first band who made a real impression on me regarding twin lead guitars was Wishbone Ash who I began listening to in '72. They will probably always be my favourites. Around that time, the other big act with twin leads was the Allman Bros ..... but I didn't really start listening to them until around '74. Thin Lizzy only unleashed the twin lead sound in '74 with the Nightlife release. What about DIO, they had Vivian Campbell and that little midget who was employed by Ozzy to harrass Dio while playing the banjo in the key of f#??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I would add Corgan and Iha on that list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 5/15/2022 at 9:46 AM, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said: Probably because they're a three-guitar band. And a legit one at that -- all three get the spotlight. April Wine is another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Rush ....at the end of Xanadu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 5/15/2022 at 12:56 PM, Entre_Perpetuo said: Also, I know The Beatles count, but with nearly everyone in that band being a multi-instrumentalist to some degree (especially Paul who also played guitar on a number of Beatles songs), they don’t feel like a “two guitar band” in the strictest sense of the term. I disagree with you for a different reason. I often hear people argue that The Beatles were great songwriters and singers, but not great musicians. I think John and especially George are underappreciated as guitar players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Thin Lizzy and Judas Priest should be higher. I might intensely dislike 80s Priest but they practically invented twin guitar heavy metal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 30 minutes ago, Tony R said: I might intensely dislike 80s Priest but they practically invented twin guitar heavy metal. Yeah, Priest and Iron Maiden are the first two bands I think of for twin-guitar bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 My list would be: 1. Iron Maiden 2. Judas Priest 3. In Flames 4. Thin Lizzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 8 hours ago, Rick N. Backer said: I disagree with you for a different reason. I often hear people argue that The Beatles were great songwriters and singers, but not great musicians. I think John and especially George are underappreciated as guitar players. I think George is a better guitarist than John. More interesting and unique style, if not a little more technical as well. They’re both great musicians, I just don’t think of John especially as tied to the guitar any more than the piano or the microphone (or tapes in the studio). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I'd have Blackfoot in my Top 10 easy. Rick & Charlie killed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 5/15/2022 at 5:46 PM, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said: Probably because they're a three-guitar band. And a legit one at that -- all three get the spotlight. Yes I'd say the Eagles are too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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