Guitar riffs battle: Page vs. Lifeson?

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There is no denying Jimmy Page. He's Jimmy Page.

But Lerxst, all day most days.

Edited July 3, 2024 by grep

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On 3/25/2024 at 10:12 PM, treeduck said:

What about if you put him against Iommi, Blackmore and May?

Iommi....................Page, Blackmore, May.

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4 hours ago, condemned2bfree said:

Iommi....................Page, Blackmore, May.

I've got Page behind Blackmore and May. 

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5 hours ago, treeduck said:

I've got Page behind Blackmore and May. 

Ye gods why. What's your reasoning?

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45 minutes ago, condemned2bfree said:

Ye gods why. What's your reasoning?

Blackmore is better technically, he's a better soloist, a better improviser and he's as good a riff merchant as Page. I like his tone better as well and overall I find him more interesting than Page. With May I just like what he plays more. 

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9 hours ago, treeduck said:

Blackmore is better technically, he's a better soloist, a better improviser and he's as good a riff merchant as Page. I like his tone better as well and overall I find him more interesting than Page. With May I just like what he plays more. 

For guitar riffs I'd have to pick Page over Blackmore and May. Page was a sloppy player, and as an overall player Blackmore was tight and exciting, especially for solos. May brought finesse and was also a great allround player. His solos and tone are great. 

If it were an allround players list, my listing would be different. 

But when it comes down to riffs alone, It's Iommi, then Page following on for me. They did memorable riffs, and quite a lot of them. 

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9 hours ago, condemned2bfree said:

For guitar riffs I'd have to pick Page over Blackmore and May. Page was a sloppy player, and as an overall player Blackmore was tight and exciting, especially for solos. May brought finesse and was also a great allround player. His solos and tone are great. 

If it were an allround players list, my listing would be different. 

But when it comes down to riffs alone, It's Iommi, then Page following on for me. They did memorable riffs, and quite a lot of them. 

All these four players came up with memorable riffs, Iommi is the king but Blackmore has plenty of iconic riffs as well, especially if you factor his Rainbow material as well. 

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12 hours ago, treeduck said:

All these four players came up with memorable riffs, Iommi is the king but Blackmore has plenty of iconic riffs as well, especially if you factor his Rainbow material as well. 

Yeah Blackmore has many many riffs. Guess it's the social impact, or notoriety. Blackmore has those types too, but Page has lots of greats including acoustic guitar. I find them more impactful than B'more, Blackmore's seem more technical -which is great. It's not such a gap, they all did great stuff.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2024 by condemned2bfree

[Alex’s Amazing Arpeggios]

Whilst Page was one of the original masters of Awesome Riffs, and therefore a big influence on Alex, I prefer Lerxst’s solos ( especially during the ‘82-‘85 period )