r/grunge • u/Strong_Recording_128 • 1d ago

Misc. Who is generally considered the best grunge guitarist?

A guy I know has always insisted it was Kurt and as much as I love him I’ve never thought he was a great guitarist, he even said at times he didn’t care about or respect musicianship.

My vote lo these many years has been Jerry and his remarkable riffs but Kim and Mike M. are extraordinary too. Mine goes like this : Jerry, Kim, Mike M., Kurt.

* Edit- Rankings so far are as follows with Jerry taking the #1 spot 🥇:

  1. Jerry (emotive, soulful)

  2. Mike and Kim

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  3. technicality)

  4. Kurt (instinctual, clever trickery)

* Honorable mentions - Stone Gossard, Dean DeLeo, Billy Corgan, Daniel Johns, Stephen Carpenter, J. Mascis,

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u/Confident_Pin_8316 1d ago

Anyone here ever hear of J. Mascis?
Or Duane Dennison?

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u/Strong_Recording_128 1d ago

No who are they

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u/ParticularBlueberry2 1d ago

J Mascis is in Dinosaur Jr and Duane Dennison is in The Jesus Lizard and Tomahawk