Spin's #100 greatest guitarist of all time... Facepalm

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GreenManXphile May 3, 2012

SKRILLEX

Look, as far as we know, our asymmetrically coiffed party pal has never held a guitar in his life. But no contemporary musician has a more primal understanding of adrenaline-pumping, pulse-raising, chest-caving bulldozer riffs than dubstep mosh ambassador Skrillex. Somewhere between the unfiltered piston-pumps of nü-metal and the twinkling emocore melodies that weaned him is a gaping sarlacc of yawping melodies and buzzsaw edges. The bass drop to "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" might just be this generation's "Smoke on the Water" — look no further than the obscene number of "Skrillex guitar cover" videos on YouTube!
 Most Heroic Moment: Korn's "Get Up," even if Munky technically plucked the strings. CHRISTOPHER R. WEINGARTEN
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Spin sucks. I mean I don't even.... Sigh...
GreenManXphile May 3, 2012

It's like saying Johnny Cash is the 100th best rapper.
🔱ADD🔱UILO🔱 May 3, 2012

Wow facepalm
Amish Hitman May 3, 2012

🔱ADD🔱UILO🔱 wrote:
Wow facepalm
r3volv3r May 3, 2012

As if. That's why I don't even bother reading music mags anymore. You're paying for ads with ads in between.
〓 MR71VWBUS 〓 May 3, 2012

Things like this make me think al Qaeda might be onto something!😜 DEATH TO THE INFADELS!
GreenManXphile May 3, 2012

mr71vwbus wrote:
Things like this make me think al Qaeda might be onto something!😜 DEATH TO THE INFADELS!

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🔥zUntamed🔥 May 3, 2012

mr71vwbus wrote:
Things like this make me think al Qaeda might be onto something!😜 DEATH TO THE INFADELS!

?
BellaItaliana May 3, 2012

😒..
Mι⚡⚡ㄗɪⱥƶƶɑ💋 May 3, 2012

Fail.....

So is lady gaga the 100th best drummer?
🔥zUntamed🔥 May 3, 2012

Mι⚡⚡ㄗɪⱥƶƶɑ💋 wrote:
Fail.....

So is lady gaga the 100th best drummer?

She's obviously the 100th best saxophone player.
〓 MR71VWBUS 〓 May 3, 2012

YOU wrote:
Things like this make me think al Qaeda might be onto something!😜 DEATH TO THE INFADELS!

I mean seriously? If that's playing here, what are they listening to in hell?
Amish Hitman May 3, 2012

mr71vwbus wrote:
YOU wrote:
Things like this make me think al Qaeda might be onto something!😜 DEATH TO THE INFADELS!

I mean seriously? If that's playing here, what are they listening to in hell?
Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner"
Ꭱ3V May 3, 2012

I don't get this. At all. Music is officially dead.
taliben May 3, 2012

? Jimi Hendrix is the best bro not some dubstep shit
🔫 May 3, 2012

Hendrix just turned over in his grave
Queen Nicole May 3, 2012

I. Am. Speechless. 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🔫💢😭😭😭😭
corky316 May 3, 2012

Bucket head gets my vote !!!
❌❌🇪🇸℘ɑøℒø🇪🇸❌❌ May 3, 2012

Who won?
Ghetto Monstazz May 3, 2012

Skrillex is so fucking awful
Add XXL May 3, 2012

Herman Li is the greatest guitarist. He can do things which most pros can only dream of.
hotrodtech May 3, 2012

Mike Ness
Ghetto Monstazz May 4, 2012

Add XXL wrote:
Herman Li is the greatest guitarist. He can do things which most pros can only dream of.

Except for dragonforce is shitty. So theres that.
Add XXL May 4, 2012

Ghetto Monstazz wrote:
Add XXL wrote:
Herman Li is the greatest guitarist. He can do things which most pros can only dream of.

Except for dragonforce is shitty. So theres that.
I would disagree tbh, they're a bit different. But whatever your taste, no-one can play like Herman.
rojo2017 May 4, 2012

Is Lil Wane is #1 gospel singer?
Ghetto Monstazz May 4, 2012

The right answer is david gilmour.
Mι⚡⚡ㄗɪⱥƶƶɑ💋 May 4, 2012

This kind of reminds me of the disappointment i felt when ringo made it to rolling stones top 5 drummers......