The ranking of the 10 best punk guitarists of all time, according to Far Out Magazine

British magazine Far Out pays tribute to the history of punk, publishing a ranking of the greatest guitarists ever in this genre. “Rock purists and more academically-minded musicians have often dismissed punk as something childish and crude. And yet punk has always offered an immediate, physical, engaging form of expression. It has been a means through which generations of young people could carve out their own path toward a new, independent identity. With its essential structure built on just a few chords, punk managed to capture the anxieties and contradictions of modernity,” notes Jack Whatley in the introduction. “Precisely because of this apparent simplicity, punk guitarists have often been regarded as technically inferior musicians. Yet even though many of them can't be judged by the same standards as the great virtuosos of rock guitar, their contribution has often been underrated. Over time punk has grown into a rich universe of subgenres, but this ranking looks above all at the pioneers and the musicians who defined the genre's original language,” Far Out further points out. “If there's one element that sums up the spirit of punk, with all its liberating, irreverent charge, it's the guitar riff: powerful, direct and unmistakable. From the Sex Pistols to the Clash, many of the movement's key bands could count on guitarists capable of leaving a lasting mark.”

So here is the ranking of the 10 best punk guitarists of all time, according to Far Out Magazine (full feature here). On OndaRock, meanwhile, you can find the ranking of the best punk albums of all time.

10. Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
9. Brian Baker (Bad Religion, Dag Nasty, Minor Threat)
8. Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
7. Poison Ivy (The Cramps)
6. Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
5. Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
4. Dr. Know / Gary Miller (Bad Brains)
3. Mick Jones (The Clash)
2. Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls, Heartbreakers)
1. Johnny Ramone (Ramones)

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