things (fairly random...)

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top fives (not in order...fuck order) (PS: these aren't necessarily my favorites to listen to, but who I think shows the most raw talent)

GUITAR SOLOS:
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) - Stairway to Heaven
Slash (GNR) - Sweet Child O' Mine
Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) - Bulls on Parade
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) - Heartbreaker
John Petrucci (Dream Theatre) - Under a Glass Moon

guitarists:
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Slash (GNR)
Jimi Hendrix
Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine)
Jeff Beck

VOCALISTS:
Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle)
Glenn Danzig (Misfits, Danzig)
Jeff Buckley
Bono (U2)
Lou Reed (the Velvet Underground)

DRUMMERS:
Danny Carey (Tool)
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
Mike Portnoy (Dream Theatre, Liquid Tension Experiment)
Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)
Keith Moon (the Who)

BASSISTS:
Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Les Claypool (Primus)
John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine)
James Jamerson (Funk Brothers, session artist)

I just noticed that they're all men...
honorable vocalist mentions to Janis Joplin and Ani DiFranco