There are so many amazing guitarist out there and many like Roy Buchanan, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore who I was fortunate enough to see live, who have now sadly gone. At the moment I am listening to Walter Trout, Larry McCray, Eric Gales, Philip Sayce. In fact, the list of great guitarists many of whom never reach the notoriety that the likes of Clapton has but are just as good, is almost endless.
For me though, as much as I like a great riff and guitar break, it has to be within or part of a tune….I cannot stand what I call over improvised noise, the likes of which are found in some Jazz. Now I know that will urke some, but to my ears it’s as bad as thrash metal and rap. I once went to see a jazz trio that had three very well respected and well known artist from the world of Jazz. To my ears it was all just a jumble of notes. I couldn’t distinguish a single recognisable tune.
That is not to say there is not some great Jazz music or Jazz musicians or great Jazz tunes out there…it’s just the improvised stuff.
As they say…horses for courses