Dr. Know - Bad Brains

One of the first guitarists to play hardcore and he basically perfected it. No one should be able to play these riffs at these speeds so precisely. https://youtu.be/5sWcHr8EILw ">https://youtu.be/5sWcHr8EI...
Bob Mould - Husker Du

All time favourite tone. So heavy and yet every song carries so much emotion just weaving the guitar textures and vocals so perfectly. https://youtu.be/3q4JK3yttPo ">https://youtu.be/3q4JK3ytt...
D Boon - Minutemen

The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long. Crank the treble all the way up for one we lost way too young. https://youtu.be/QrKndAdPHto ">https://youtu.be/QrKndAdPH...
Greg Ginn - Black Flag

Do I even need to explain this? One of the first to really harness the purest noise and chaos with jazz-like precision and make perfect sense of all of it. https://youtu.be/NgOwL0e4C9s ">https://youtu.be/NgOwL0e4C...
Billy Zoom - X

So versatile and so natural. Every note and chord played and placed so delicately and accurately. https://youtu.be/_hy0EbTIQ6g ">https://youtu.be/_hy0EbTIQ...
Frank Navetta - Descendents

If you& #39;re only gonna have one LP on your resume, might as well make it the best pop punk album of all time. https://youtu.be/537MTSJ69hA ">https://youtu.be/537MTSJ69...
Mr. Brett - Bad Religion

Probably just a coincidence that BR released their two worst albums (1997 2000) during Brett& #39;s absence and the released two masterpieces (2002 2004) immediately upon his return. https://youtu.be/pEys91N6-_s ">https://youtu.be/pEys91N6-...
East Bay Ray - Dead Kennedys

No hyperbole when I say Ray might be the most influential American guitarist of the last fourty years. https://youtu.be/H1Ad3oABt-c ">https://youtu.be/H1Ad3oABt...
Bobby Steele - Misfits

The & #39;fits had a couple more good years after Steele& #39;s acrimonious departure but by that point it was all Glenn (with a little Robo). https://youtu.be/yWm_H-YhrDw ">https://youtu.be/yWm_H-Yhr...
Joey Shithead - DOA

You knew he& #39;d be the first Canadian on the list. Joey& #39;s fast and loose almost bluesy style worked so perfectly with that elite rhythm section on those first couple records. https://youtu.be/1Qs7nIEQGko ">https://youtu.be/1Qs7nIEQG...
Mike Palm - Agent Orange

A very strong case for master of blending punk and surf rock. https://youtu.be/K6bPYE2oMtg ">https://youtu.be/K6bPYE2oM...
Terry Hollywood - Zero Boys

Hailing from Indianapolis and relegated somewhat to obscurity, Terry could hang with the best from either coast. https://youtu.be/yB0EX_Kabdg ">https://youtu.be/yB0EX_Kab...
The Agnews - Adolescents

One of the first hardcore bands to implement a twin guitar attack and it paid dividends on their masterpiece debut record. https://youtu.be/e1b0NO_Gtck ">https://youtu.be/e1b0NO_Gt...
Bubba Dupree - Void

Corrosion of Conformity credit Void with influencing the entire crossover thrash scene. Think about that. https://youtu.be/hsrqaBt1aY8 ">https://youtu.be/hsrqaBt1a...
Woody Weatherman - Corrosion of Conformity

Speaking of CoC, this dude went from punk to thrash to sludge to stoner to southern rock and never missed a note. No big deal. https://youtu.be/wRaHE5yZa70 ">https://youtu.be/wRaHE5yZa...
Stephen Egerton - ALL

We don& #39;t talk enough/at all about how artfully the Descendents/ALL started blending post-hardcore and math rock when Egerton/Alvarez joined the fold in 1987. https://youtu.be/IgyCHtvLSNI ">https://youtu.be/IgyCHtvLS...
Brian Baker - Dag Nasty

The guitarist I admire most. He basically developed the post-hardcore/emo guitar style. https://youtu.be/zyQ3_r4a3DE ">https://youtu.be/zyQ3_r4a3...
Kimm and Mike - CH3

Orange County& #39;s answer to the Clash. They employed two axe-wielders like their neighbours the Adolescents. Also arguably the best lyricists of their time and place. https://youtu.be/TZeD84vk2aE ">https://youtu.be/TZeD84vk2...
Grant Estes - Suicidal Tendencies

Just like Frank/Descendents, if you& #39;re only gonna have one LP on your resume, make it the best of its kind (thrash in this case). https://youtu.be/86O5P5_rYgs ">https://youtu.be/86O5P5_rY...
Les Evans - Cryptic Slaughter

These songs are--really fast. And Evans still sneaks in some really solid leads. https://youtu.be/GDvxXWiYJrc ">https://youtu.be/GDvxXWiYJ...
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