The most disticnt aspect of 80's music was the "Solo". Trying to narrow down the guitar gods was a bit hard, but...not really. These guitarist ( in my opinion) were the best of this genre. I was inclined to put others like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmi Paige, DimeBag Darrell but we are talking about 80's glam band so lets stick to those. Well here we go....if I leave any out that should be on the list by all means post your opinion.
Some Guitar Gods :
Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen
Randy Rhoads - Ozzy, (the original) Quiet Riot
Steve Vai - David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Alcatraz
Yngwie Malmsteen - his own band, Alcatraz
Joe Satriani - Chickenfoot, Solo stuff
Paul Gilbert - Racer X, Mr. Big
George Lynch - Dokken, Lynch Mob
Warren DiMartini - Ratt
Jake E. Lee - Ozzy, Badlands
Kirk Hammitt - Metallica
Mick Mars - Motley Crue
I would have to add Steve Morse, but he does not meet the criteria, in terms of the bands. However, he played for Kansas in the mid-80's. He later joined Deep Purple, but not until 1993.
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