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| Imran Akhoond is a prolific and versatile guitarist from Pakistan. He has been recording professionally for over 14 years. Over the years he has displayed his unique chops as a session musician and recorded with most of the renowned Pakistani mainstream artists. In 1998 he joined the team of South Asian Pop singer Shehzad Roy. Imran has performed all over the world in concert venues in England, USA, Norway, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, India, and Bangladesh to name a few.Imran akhoond has performed with international renowned musicians like Matt Sorum, Slash of Gun & Roses | Imran Akhoond is a prolific and versatile guitarist from Pakistan. He has been recording professionally for over 14 years. Over the years he has displayed his unique chops as a session musician and recorded with most of the renowned Pakistani mainstream artists. In 1998 he joined the team of South Asian Pop singer Shehzad Roy. Imran has performed all over the world in concert venues in England, USA, Norway, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, India, and Bangladesh to name a few.Imran akhoond has performed with international renowned musicians like Matt Sorum, Slash of Gun & Roses | ||
| ==Notable guitarists== | |||
| Several ]s and ]s have compiled what they intend as lists of the greatest guitarists—for example ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' by '']'' magazine, or ''100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' by '']'' magazine. | |||
| === ''Rolling Stone'' === | |||
| In 2003, '']'' magazine published a list called ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time''. This list included 100 guitarists whom the magazine editor ] considered the best, with a brief introduction for each of them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-19691231|title=The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time|publisher='']''|date=2003-09-18|accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> The first in this list is the American guitarist ] introduced by ], guitarist for ], who was, in his turn, ranked at #50 of the list. | |||
| In describing the list to readers, Paul MacInnes from British newspaper '']'' wrote, "Surprisingly enough for an American magazine, the top 10 is fair jam-packed with Yanks," though he also noted three exceptions in the top 10.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2007/feb/13/whoarethe100greatestguita|title=Who are the 100 greatest guitarists of all time?|first=Paul|last=MacInnes|publisher='']''|date=2007-02-13|accessdate=2009-11-18 | location=London}}</ref> The online magazine '']'' criticized the list for introducing some undeserving guitarists while forgetting some artists perceived being perhaps more worthy, such as ], ] or ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/the-top-100-guitarists-according-to/page-2/|publisher='']''|title=The Top 100 Guitarists According to Rolling Stone|author=The Theory|date=2003-08-28|accessdate=2009-11-18}}</ref> | |||
| In 2011, ''Rolling Stone'' updated the list, which in this time was chosen by a panel of guitarists and other experts with the top 5 consisting of ], ], ], ] and ]. Artists who had not been included in the previous list were added. ], for example, was ranked in 57th place.<ref name="Greatest guitarist Rory Gallagher">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/rory-gallagher-19691231|title=100 Greatest Guitarists: Rory Gallagher|last=2012 Rolling Stone; Jann S. Wenner|first=Jann S.|year=2012|publisher=Rolling Stone magazine|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' is mentioned in many biographies about artists who appear in the list.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Crisis|publisher=The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc.|page=18|issn=0011-1422|date=Autumn 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Essential Jimi Hendrix|first=Rotimi|last=Ogunjobi|publisher=Lulu.com|year=2008|isbn=1-4116-9923-8|page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=How to Succeed As a Female Guitarist: The Essential Guide for Working in a Male-dominated Industry|first=Vivian|last= Clement|page=1|publisher=Alfred Publishing|year=2007|isbn=0-7390-4304-8}}</ref> | |||
| === ''Guitar World'' === | |||
| '']'', a monthly music magazine devoted to the guitar, also published their list of 100 greatest guitarists in the book ''Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time from the Pages of Guitar World Magazine''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Guitar World Presents the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time from the Pages of Guitar World Magazine|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|author=Jeff Kitts, Brad Tolinski|year=2002|isbn=0-634-04619-5}}</ref> Different from the ''Rolling Stone'' list, which listed guitarists in descending order, ''Guitar World'' divided guitarists by ]—such as "Lords of Hard Rock" for ] artists or "Jazzmen" for ] players. Despite the appearance in other magazines like '']'',<ref>''Billboard'', vol. 117, n° 49, pp. 67</ref> this publication by ''Guitar World'' was criticized for including no female musicians within its selection.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gender in the music industry: Rock, discourse and girl power|page=38|first=Marion|last= Leonard|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd|year=2007|isbn=0-7546-3862-6}}</ref> | |||
| === Others === | |||
| Following the death of ], '']'' website presented their list of 10 greatest artists in ]. Like ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list, Jimi Hendrix was chosen as the greatest guitarist followed by ] from ], B.B. King, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1916544_1921910,00.html|title=The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players|publisher='']''|accessdate=2009-11-18 | date=2009-08-14}}</ref> '']'', an online music magazine, also ranks Jimi Hendrix as the greatest guitarist ever, followed by Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Keith Richards and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/40852/The-50-Greatest-Guitarists-Ever|title=The 50 Greatest Guitarists... Ever!|publisher='']''|accessdate=2010-01-14}}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). For the American magazine, see Guitar Player.
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar by singing or playing the harmonica.
Imran Akhoond is a prolific and versatile guitarist from Pakistan. He has been recording professionally for over 14 years. Over the years he has displayed his unique chops as a session musician and recorded with most of the renowned Pakistani mainstream artists. In 1998 he joined the team of South Asian Pop singer Shehzad Roy. Imran has performed all over the world in concert venues in England, USA, Norway, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, India, and Bangladesh to name a few.Imran akhoond has performed with international renowned musicians like Matt Sorum, Slash of Gun & Roses
See also
- List of guitarists
- List of classical guitarists
- List of jazz guitarists
- List of bass guitarists
- List of lead guitarists
- List of rhythm guitarists
- List of slide guitarists
- Category:Lists of guitarists
References
External links
Media related to Guitarists at Wikimedia Commons
