January 10, 20188 yr Author comment_34821 You're listening to interesting music today. Truthfully though, it's a fascinating lecture. Thanks for posting! Report
January 10, 20188 yr comment_34824 I've never really heard anything by Spirit, outside of I Got A Line On You. And of course Taurus (the song Led Zeppelin "lifted" for Stairway). That is also the only thing I knew about Spirit. It would be impossible to figure out but I'm curious. How much music has slipped through the cracks that I would be interested in. Report
January 10, 20188 yr Author comment_34827 That is also the only thing I knew about Spirit. It would be impossible to figure out but I'm curious. How much music has slipped through the cracks that I would be interested in. That's a very good point. And strangely enough, I think the talk on the Luftwaffe that Kliegmann posted above talks about that dilemma in some detail. The lecturer mentions the "Curse of the Grand Narrative" and the "Tyranny of the Recent". And how those two misconceptions shape public opinion over time. Especially when you start to lose the people who actually lived through the time periods in question. The grand narrative removes all the messy complicated details in the interest of making things easy to understand. And we all tend to over emphasis the recent stuff on our radar because that's the closest material to our current reality. It's a very good point. For example, two common music myths which betray the grand narrative, combined with the push for the recent: Myth #1 - Van Halen invented tapping. Myth #2 - Jimmy Paige was the first person to use a bow on a guitar for Rock Music. You can already see this coming... Eddie never claimed to have invented tapping. He just modified it for himself and his own playing style. And Jimmy Paige (like a lot of other things) borrowed the bow idea from Eddie Paige of The Creation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLPRM12ewr0 In the context of music, this helps explain why radio and commercials and tv and movies and other aspects of media seem to push the same bands with the same songs again and again and again and again. With no exploration of genres. No deep cuts off of well known albums, let alone any air time of lesser known gems off of little known albums. And no attempt to explore the greater tapestry of Rock Music. And as a result, you lose a lot of really great bands. Report
January 16, 20188 yr comment_34954 RIP Dolores O'Riordan. A unique voice silenced way too young. Report
January 16, 20188 yr Author comment_34956 I was really sadden to hear this. Talk about our of left field. RIP Report
January 21, 20188 yr comment_35182 If this doesn't blow your skirt up you're actually dead and no one told ya Report
January 22, 20188 yr comment_35212 RIP Dolores O'Riordan. A unique voice silenced way too young. Crushed by this one. Report
January 22, 20188 yr comment_35214 Love Spirit, SRV. New Brit Band Wolf Alice, just about every song they do is a different genre. Special, watch for them. Yuk Foo Planet Hunter S! Report
January 22, 20188 yr comment_35219 Thanks Lip. I like her voice (but too much reverb in Planet Hunter IMO, couldn't understand the lyrics). This one has a sort of Cranberries flavor: Report
January 22, 20188 yr comment_35223 Watching the finger work of the guitar got me to thinking about Sierra Hotel guitarists. Who do you think fit the category? (There, of course, can't be a BEST!, but there are quite a few that dazzle me). This guy may not be one of the obvious picks but give it a listen and check out more of his work: Certainly I have more candidates but I'd like to hear your picks. Report
January 22, 20188 yr comment_35230 Thanks Lip. I like her voice (but too much reverb in Planet Hunter IMO, couldn't understand the lyrics). This one has a sort of Cranberries flavor: Vonrd, Fidelity and YouTube are an issue. S! Report
January 23, 20188 yr comment_35286 Holy shit Raz... thank you. I've always liked flamenco but I wasn't aware of these guys. Report
January 23, 20188 yr comment_35288 Vonrd, Fidelity and YouTube are an issue. S! Regardless... lovely voice. Thanks for turning me on to her. Report
January 23, 20188 yr comment_35289 THIS! Almost makes feel like I could actually play guitar... (fat chance though ). I can play instruments that don't require the use of two hands... trumpet, bone, and... yes TUBA!). Report
January 23, 20188 yr comment_35290 Every time I hear the guitar intro I can't resist doing "Air" Report
January 23, 20188 yr comment_35322 One is a lonely number !? Tash Sultana : Jungle S! Wolf Alice I've heard before, Tash Sultana I haven't. I like it. At first I wasn't sure if she tracked anything over that song. Rewatched it was all her live. She starts by laying the rhythm on a looper and went on from there. Holy shit Raz... thank you. I've always liked flamenco but I wasn't aware of these guys. A friend pointed them out some years back. I have their live in San Francisco Album its pretty good. Report
January 23, 20188 yr comment_35324 THIS! Almost makes feel like I could actually play guitar... (fat chance though ). I can play instruments that don't require the use of two hands... trumpet, bone, and... yes TUBA!). That was interesting. I've never tried to play any Mark Knopfler because of the finger picking. After watching, may be I'll give finger picking another shot.........someday........when I have time....... Report
January 24, 20188 yr comment_35332 Wolf Alice I've heard before, Tash Sultana I haven't. I like it. At first I wasn't sure if she tracked anything over that song. Rewatched it was all her live. She starts by laying the rhythm on a looper and went on from there. A friend pointed them out some years back. I have their live in San Francisco Album its pretty good. Raz, Play this...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVDJ8O3lPBA&feature=youtu.be&t=17m48s S! Report
January 24, 20188 yr comment_35333 Raz, Play this...... All and all its good. I love the tone of the Tele at the 5:53 mark. Report
February 1, 20188 yr comment_35930 That was interesting. I've never tried to play any Mark Knopfler because of the finger picking. After watching, may be I'll give finger picking another shot.........someday........when I have time....... He's really just going through some of the kinds of things that the greats like Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed and others of that timeframe pioneered in the flat picking and finger picking styles, which leads us to some of the current wizzards like Richard Smith and Tommy Emmanuel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e-88q4znyA Here's a good place to start, if you're actually interested in starting to learn that type of playing style. ...and ultimately, you're aiming towards playing stuff like this... Cheers, 4 <S!> Report
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