Page's greatness and why "SOME" just don't get it. To those predisposed to toss out words like overrated and so on, I ask to you a very simple question " What do you think of Hendrix?".

The fact that an artist's work is based upon what you consider to be basic blues makes no difference in the final product.

Two men can pick up a guitar after spending 5 years with the instrument and one may hit the timing just perfect on your perfectly compiled and composed piece of crap and the OTHER may slide in and out of time or phase a note for no reason other than the simple idea that it just "SOUNDS" right.

You can sit there and analytically determine when looking at a Page that the first is more precise and in your minds talented and so on . However that analysis attempts to somehow disconnect the basic premise of all music.

It's about how the artist and his work makes you feel. Does his or her message, no matter how trite or inconsequential might be in your eyes, speak to you?

Unquestionably, Page along with Hendrix, Townsend, Keith Richards and countless others belongs in the upper echelon of the greats.

You can play a piece of music "technically" correct but if it has no soul, it's simply a reproduction of what a midi machine on a computer could do .

Wow! This site is retarded, how could Jimmy page have such a low rating?

There is no one better than Jimmy Page.

Certainly a very talented guitarist, even if he is slightly overrated...
Iommi is just as good as him

By far the greatest guitar player in the last 50 years can play the blues with any great black artist from Howling Wolf to BB King.

Very noisy guitarist. Lacks style and grace

Surely there should be a picture of this man playing guitar in the dictionary under the word "monotonous".

This guy has to be the most overrated guitarist of all time.

This man is the walking definition of overrated.

I agree. He is the epitome of those guitarists who play a chord or two with no particular melody, aim or sequence and are considered guitar gods.

What a joke and an insult to those who study and master the most beautiful instrument.

I think not!

This man is a fraud. A criminal who ripped off uncredited blues artists. And he has no talent as a composer either.

Obvious choice for UK Supergroup - a supergroup member has to be able to write and produce music in addition to playing their instrument with distinction - he's written and produced so much music with Zeppelin - I think he still has a lot of music that come out provided he's surrounded with equally talented musicians.

So self indulgent I doubt he would let the others play. LOWEST RATING!!!

JIMMY PAGE ROCKS YOUR SOCKS!

thats all i can say ok

In terms of raw ambition and above all talent, Page really did have it all. Even before Zeppelin there was the ultimate supergruop The Yardbirds in which he was a leading member; these guys broke new grounds for rock music which in 1969 Zep's first album took full advantage of. OK, so by todays high, high standards his playing is a little sloppy, some notes are misplayed, it can be a bit melodyless at very infrequent occasions, but what matters is that Page built from an empty platform the genre we know as hard rock, which was soon after taken into metal territory by Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi the brains behind it, not Ozzy) the following year. So now we know who to thank...:)

Jimmy Page was a an incredibly talented guitarist who influenced millions of rock fans, as well as young aspiring guitarists. His work with Led Zeppelin produced some of rock's most powerful riffs & solos. Page not only had an encyclopedic knowledge of the electric guitar, but his intricate studio work was a key element on Zeppelin's great records. His body of work has stood the test of time as one of rock's greatest musicians.

One of the best song writers. Look at his influences, rock and roll (50s), blues, country, and folk. Then look how he made them his own. That is what a good musician does. Lets face it he could play lead in a band for 3 hours every night and hold it without another guitarist to help him out.

The one and only. The all-time greatest heavy-metal guitarist. Unique, innovative, distinctive, and many more complimentary adjectives could be heaped upon the great Jimmy Page.