Van Halen击败Jimi Hendrix当选最伟大吉他手！

根据著名吉他杂志《Guitar World》的一项最新评选，Eddie Van Halen（艾迪-范-海伦）被评选为有史以来最伟大的吉他手，击败了有着吉他之神之称的Jimi Hendrix（吉米-亨德里克斯）和Queen（皇后）乐队吉他手Brian May（布莱恩-梅）。

Eddie Van Halen在1972年成立了乐队Van Halen（范-海伦），今年2月，乐队发行了第十二张录音室专辑《A Different Kind Of Truth》。“有史以来最伟大吉他手”这一荣誉是由《Guitar World》的读者们评选出来的，经过一轮又一轮的淘汰，最终选出了100为吉他手。在这次票选中，Brian May位居第二，Rush乐队的Alex Lifeson（艾利克斯-莱弗森）排在第三位，而Jimi Hendrix则位居第四。

其他进入前十名的伟大吉他手还包括Led Zeppelin（齐柏林飞艇）乐队的Jimmy Page（吉米-佩奇），Black Sabbath（黑色安息日的Tony Iommi（托尼-伊奥米）以及Steve Vai（史蒂夫-范）。The Rolling Stones（滚石）乐队的Keith Richards（凯斯-理查兹）排在第四十名，Eric Clapton（埃里克-克拉普顿）排在第二十八，The Beatles（披头士）乐队的George Harrison（乔治-哈里森）排在第二十五位，前Guns N’ Roses（枪花）乐队吉他手Slash位居第二十二。

今年八月，Eddie Van Halen因为憩室炎–一种消化型功能紊乱伴随结肠炎症感染而进行了急诊手术，当时有报道称这种疾病会导致他在未来半年内都行动困难。今年57岁的Van Halen已经不是第一次出现健康方面的状况了，1999年，他进行了臀部置换术，第二年又患上了舌癌，舌头被截掉了三分之一，2002年，他宣布癌症痊愈。

由《Guitar World》评选出的100位有史以来最伟大的吉他手前十名的是：
　　1. Eddie Van Halen
　　2. Brian May
　　3. Alex Lifeson
　　4. Jimi Hendrix
　　5. Joe Satriani
　　6. Jimmy Page
　　7. Tony Iommi
　　8. Steve Ray Vaughan
　　9. Dimebag Darrell Abbott
　　10. Steve Vai

具体完整排名：

01. Eddie Van Halen

02. Brian May

03. Alex Lifeson

04. Jimi Hendrix

05. Joe Satriani

06. Jimmy Page

07. Tony Iommi

08. Stevie Ray Vaughan

09. Dimebag Darrell

10. Steve Vai

11. Randy Rhoads

12. Dave Mustaine

13. David Gilmour

14. Les Paul

15. Duane Allman

16. Robert Johnson

17. John Petrucci

18. Zakk Wylde

19. James Hetfield

20. Ritchie Blackmore

美国权威吉他杂志《Guitar World》都已经发行了32年，自从1980年杂志创刊之日起，它就受到喜欢吉他的读者以及玩家的热爱。在过去的31年中，这本杂志伴随着岁月中一次次的得到和失去，一次次淘汰和创新，但始终不变的，是人们对于吉他这件乐器的热爱。

Eddie Van Halen has been named as the greatest guitarist of all time by Guitar World magazine.
The rocker, who formed the band Van Halen in 1972 and released the group’s 12th studio album ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ in February of this year, came out on top in a contest voted for by readers of the publication to beat the likes of Brian May and Jimi Hendrix to the number one spot.

The Queen guitarist came second in the ‘100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time’ competition, which was decided by a knock-out tournament in which musicians were pitted against each other in a round-by-round basis, with Rush’s Alex Lifeon coming third and Jimi Hendrix in fourth place.
Other names to feature in the top 10 included Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and Steve Vai, while other entrants in the final 50 included The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards (40), Eric Clapton (28), The Beatles’ George Harrison (25), and former Guns N’ Roses’ member Slash. You can read the full list at Guitarworld.com.

In August of this year, Eddie Van Halen underwent emergency surgery for Diverticulitis, a digestive disorder which involves an inflammation and infection of the colon, and it was speculated that the disease could keep him out of action for up to six months.

It was not the first time that Van Halen, 57, has experienced health problems. He had a hip replacement in 1999 and was treated for tongue cancer the following year, resulting in surgery which removed a third of his tongue. He was declared cancer-free in 2002.

The Top 10 greatest guitarists of all time, as voted by the readers of Guitar World magazine, are as follows:

20名以后的排名：

21. Angus Young