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John Alexander McGeoch (25 August 1955 – 4 March 2004) was a Scottish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Magazine (1977–1980) and Siouxsie and the Banshees (1980–1982). He has been described as one of the most influential guitarists of his generation.
John McGeoch è stato un chitarrista britannico. Suonò con diverse band nel periodo post-punk, tra cui i Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, i Visage e i Public Image Ltd. Fu descritto come "uno dei chitarristi più influenti della sua generazione" e fu anche ritenuto "il Jimmy Page della new wave". Nel 1996 fu elencato da Mojo tra ...
John was the man behind the riffs, haunting chords and creative engine room of cult bands Magazine and (post The Scream and Join Hands) Siouxsie and the Banshees – as well as forming The Armoury Show with ex Skids frontman Richard Jobson and later being John Lydon’s featured guitarist and musical driving force in Public Image Limited.
13 ott 2022 · Ma se chiedete ai chitarristi ancora in vita che ho elencato vi risponderanno che il loro chitarrista preferito, quello più influente, quello più fantasioso, quello inimitabile, è senza dubbio John McGeoch.
27 apr 2022 · John McGeoch was a truly unique guitarist who quietly elevated most of the UK’s great post-punk exports of the late-’70s and early-’80s. Playing a key role in records from Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Public Image Ltd, McGeoch’s innovative, textural approach to the instrument helped redefine the guitar in an era ...
John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers named McGeoch in his primary influences: "He is such a guitarist I aspire to be. He has a new brilliant idea for each song. I usually play on the stuff he does on Magazine's albums and Siouxsie & the Banshees's like Juju ".
McGeoch rose to acclaim alongside Devoto (Vocals), Barry Adamson (Bass), Dave Formula (Keyboards) and Martin Jackson/John Doyle (Drums) as the challenging, thoroughly original and quintessential post-punk band Magazine.
