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Los Mejores Guitarristas 25
Los Mejores Guitarristas 25
JohnFrusciante
Peter Pakvis/Redferns
TheRedHotChiliPeppersalwaysknewhowtorockaparty;ittookJohnFrusciantetoturnthemintoan
arenapackingbandwithasoundtheycouldcalltheirown.Fruscianteisaremarkablyelasticstylistanda
giftedsculpturalarrangerwhopushedtheChilistoexplorenewworldswithoutgettinginthewayoftheir
funkpumpedenergy;hebeefeduptheirsoundwithbothwellplacedfire(thevolcanic,Hendrixstyle
soloon"DaniCalifornia")andremarkableelegance(theindelibleopeningchordsof"UndertheBridge").
KeyTracks:"DaniCalifornia,""UndertheBridge"
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KurtCobain
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Hewasnovirtuoso,andthat'sthewholepoint:Bysnatchingelectricguitarfromnoteshredding
techniciansandgivingitbacktoartists,freaksandpoets,KurtCobainbecameoneofthemostimportant
playersever.Cobaindidn'tinventaltrock.ButwithhisloveofCheapTrick,theMelvinsandKiss,he
gaveitthemetallicpowernecessarytoconquertheworld.Hisplayingwasn'talluntutoredsquall,either:
Seetheunconventionalchordprogressionandmasteryofquietloudquietdynamicson"Lithium"and
prettymucheveryotherNirvanasong.
KeyTracks:"SmellsLikeTeenSpirit,""ScentlessApprentice"
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DickDale
Peter Pakvis/Redferns
"IwantedmyguitartosoundlikeGeneKrupa'sdrums,"DickDalesaid,andthehyperpercussivestylehe
inventedforhisjukeboxwondersincludingajuiceduparrangementoftheoldGreektune"Misirlou"
pioneeredthesoundofsurfrock.Daleplayedasfastaspossible,atmaxvolume;LeoFenderonce
attemptedtodesignanampthatwouldn'tbedestroyedbyDale'ssheerloudness."Hisarrangementswere
reallycomplex,reallyunruly,"saidRush'sAlexLifeson."Itwasallstaccatostrummingreverb,butwitha
reverbthatjustsoundedsocool."
KeyTracks:"Misirlou,""ThePeterGunnTheme"