i wish dissensus had a resident classic rock boomer
I am that guy, or as close to it as we have. the (intermittent) resident guitars head.
people here mostly only like guitars when they're weird/danceable, which I do like, but I also like em straightforward, riffs, heavy, psychedelic, etc
as far as boomer icons go, the big ones I'd ride for would be Neil Young, The Who, early Floyd (up to about Live In Pompeii), Zep within reason
Jimi is more important than "good" outside of a couple things like Machine Gun (and ofc 1983 A Merman)
the Stones are alright when they're young, before they go back to roots rock and get hella boring
the Beatles have some undeniable things ofc, tho after they retreat to the studio they're not really a guitars band, more chamber pop employing guitars
one thing the Beatles, Stones, Neil Young, VU all had that the Doors emphatically do not - genius songwriters
tbf that's not a shortcoming limited to the Doors