What a daft discussion...Morrello doesn't even hit the top 4:
2 best dead Guitarists - Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan - Morello can't compete in elegance, skill and showmanship. These two could basically make their guitar sing...Morello, can't - or at least to the standard of these two. Jimi Hendrix, when he first came to England, was to perform as the first person to perform with Cream, with the greatest guitarist of their time, Eric Clapton (Who is labelled the greatest living guitarist) and completely outstaged him, played songs Clapton had difficult with ease. The he started performing the works of others and stealing showmanship and improving each of them, he outdid Bob Dylan - Dylan said that Hendrix's version is far better, out stage acted The Who - not only by bashing his guitar, but completely trashed it and set it alight and alsorts...and The Who were to play next with their trade mark material Hendrix just did to the extreme. And he cheekily played Sargeant Pepper with a completely improved version the day after the single came out. And of course, no one has beaten his ability to play the right handed guitar left handed, behind his head, switch it from his back and front without missing a beat (Vaughan could do this too) playing with his teeth and his actual playing was very skillful...If Tom Morello can beat that and the things I probably forgot to mention, then he should have a hell of a lot of recognition...But I doubt he is that good, he can do some cool effects, when I've watched him on stage I thought he was a prat, but I'm sure others would beg to differ - plus he re-uses a lot of riffs he's used in other songs...
The other two great guitarists (living) in my top 4 - Gary Moore then Eric Clapton (Though EC is labelled above GM, but lets be honest, EC is a bit of an A-hole and GM shows that much more passion than he does.)
No debate really...even if people think Morello's music sounds better to others, but this is a comparison in guitar skills and not style or song writing.
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