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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
... The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. |
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:41:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You're not supposed to watch it for hours and hours! -- ****************************************** ***** Hope your day is great! ***** ****************************************** John |
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... On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:41:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You're not supposed to watch it for hours and hours! John If you add up all the others just like him from the past, the minutes you've listened add up quickly to hours. Then, there's this guy: http://www.toddwolfe.com/ Check his schedule. Go see him. Amazing. And, of course...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI5CC...elated&search= |
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:07:59 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:41:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You're not supposed to watch it for hours and hours! John If you add up all the others just like him from the past, the minutes you've listened add up quickly to hours. Then, there's this guy: http://www.toddwolfe.com/ Check his schedule. Go see him. Amazing. And, of course...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI5CC...elated&search= He, Jeff Beck, is probably a great guitar player, but he does nothing for me. -- ****************************************** ***** Hope your day is great! ***** ****************************************** John |
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You have to first have the technical skills down if you are ever going to be an excellent guitar player. Hell, my first teacher didn't care much about your picking hand. My second teacher cared a LOT about it, and my playing skills went up considerably. |
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"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You have to first have the technical skills down if you are ever going to be an excellent guitar player. Hell, my first teacher didn't care much about your picking hand. My second teacher cared a LOT about it, and my playing skills went up considerably. There are skills, and there's gimmickry. Not the same thing. |
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:41:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You're not supposed to watch it for hours and hours! John If you add up all the others just like him from the past, the minutes you've listened add up quickly to hours. Then, there's this guy: http://www.toddwolfe.com/ Check his schedule. Go see him. Amazing. And, of course...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI5CC...elated&search= http://www.robbenford.com/ |
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"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You have to first have the technical skills down if you are ever going to be an excellent guitar player. Hell, my first teacher didn't care much about your picking hand. My second teacher cared a LOT about it, and my playing skills went up considerably. Even Hendrix got tired of the pyrotechnics. According to Eric Burdon, he'd vanish into little night clubs to jam with blues players, and wished he could stop playing so much of the "standard" stuff that made him famous. |
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You have to first have the technical skills down if you are ever going to be an excellent guitar player. Hell, my first teacher didn't care much about your picking hand. My second teacher cared a LOT about it, and my playing skills went up considerably. Even Hendrix got tired of the pyrotechnics. According to Eric Burdon, he'd vanish into little night clubs to jam with blues players, and wished he could stop playing so much of the "standard" stuff that made him famous. Sure, nothing beats jamming. but you still need technical skills as I stated above. Like the example, many guitar teachers say get the left hand working, the right will follow. I can attest there is a better way. Most musicians who've made it big yearn for the good times spent in clubs. |
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You have to first have the technical skills down if you are ever going to be an excellent guitar player. Hell, my first teacher didn't care much about your picking hand. My second teacher cared a LOT about it, and my playing skills went up considerably. There are skills, and there's gimmickry. Not the same thing. And this boy definately has skill. Try it! I've been playing a long time, practice a lot, have an excellent teacher that I use from time to time, and I damned sure can't play like he can, and neither can most people!! |
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"basskisser" wrote in message
oups.com... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:41:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You're not supposed to watch it for hours and hours! John If you add up all the others just like him from the past, the minutes you've listened add up quickly to hours. Then, there's this guy: http://www.toddwolfe.com/ Check his schedule. Go see him. Amazing. And, of course...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI5CC...elated&search= http://www.robbenford.com/ Pass the barf bag! My guitarist thinks Robben Ford is a god. He dresses like him, and owns a Baker guitar, which can't cut it on stage. All this to emulate a guy who was goofy enough to think he could cover a song like "Peace Love & Understanding", and ended up castrating it instead. Same with his version of Homework, which can't hold a candle to the J. Geils version. |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
... On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:01:35 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message groups.com... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:41:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You're not supposed to watch it for hours and hours! John If you add up all the others just like him from the past, the minutes you've listened add up quickly to hours. Then, there's this guy: http://www.toddwolfe.com/ Check his schedule. Go see him. Amazing. And, of course...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI5CC...elated&search= http://www.robbenford.com/ Pass the barf bag! My guitarist thinks Robben Ford is a god. He dresses like him, and owns a Baker guitar, which can't cut it on stage. All this to emulate a guy who was goofy enough to think he could cover a song like "Peace Love & Understanding", and ended up castrating it instead. Same with his version of Homework, which can't hold a candle to the J. Geils version. Totally agree on that. He sucks. Backstreet Boys, without the soft skin & bleached hair. |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
... Then, there's this guy: http://www.toddwolfe.com/ Check his schedule. Go see him. Amazing. Pah - another Clapton wannabe. Dime a dozen. You've seen him? |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:18:11 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. Then, there's this guy: http://www.toddwolfe.com/ Check his schedule. Go see him. Amazing. Pah - another Clapton wannabe. Dime a dozen. You've seen him? I've heard him - that's enough. I don't do concerts. Neither do I, at least now. In my earlier years I have seen some extraordinary talent including Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton (he walked off the stage mid concert because the venue [the Richfield Coliseum] was only 1/2 full), BB King, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen and Santana. I was also able to talk to Chuck Berry when he walked through the crowd at Tower City prior to his show there in the 1980's. Here is Rolling Stone's ratings of all time best guitarists: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...ts_of_all_time What Kurt Cobain is doing in the top 12 is beyond me. |
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote: Pass the barf bag! My guitarist thinks Robben Ford is a god. He dresses like him, and owns a Baker guitar, which can't cut it on stage. All this to emulate a guy who was goofy enough to think he could cover a song like "Peace Love & Understanding", and ended up castrating it instead. Same with his version of Homework, which can't hold a candle to the J. Geils version. I'll take George Van Eps, Les Paul, Chet, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, John Pizzano, for their trechnical work any day. Oh what the heck. throw in some young Ike Turner and Pat Travers, and lita Ford for the fun of it... |
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I don't do concerts.
JimH wrote: Neither do I, at least now. You're both toothless old farts then. How the heck can you pretend to know anything about music if oyu don't go see it played? .... In my earlier years I have seen some extraordinary talent including Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton (he walked off the stage mid concert because the venue [the Richfield Coliseum] was only 1/2 full), I do not believe that for a second. That would be very unlike him. Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. Here is Rolling Stone's ratings of all time best guitarists: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/sto...ts_of_all_time What Kurt Cobain is doing in the top 12 is beyond me. Why not, they put Johnny Ramone and Tommy Iommi on there too. I think they were running short of names to come up with 100. If asked, Kurt would probably give up his spot to Derrick Bostrom anyway. DSK |
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DSK wrote: I don't do concerts. JimH wrote: Neither do I, at least now. You're both toothless old farts then. How the heck can you pretend to know anything about music if oyu don't go see it played? .... In my earlier years I have seen some extraordinary talent including Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton (he walked off the stage mid concert because the venue [the Richfield Coliseum] was only 1/2 full), I do not believe that for a second. That would be very unlike him. Don't believe it? I could care less. It happened. And I was there. Perhaps there is some record on the net of this happening.........and it did. Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert. His feelings were hurt because of the poor turnout and he and his band walked off mid concert.......****ed. Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. Late 1970's to early 1980's. ;-) |
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Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his
profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. JimH wrote: He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert Yeah right. When a person is famous & wealthy & respected by many, certain people will hate that person and say ugly things about them. You have shown many times that you're the latter sort of person. DSK |
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DSK wrote: Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. JimH wrote: He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert Yeah right. When a person is famous & wealthy & respected by many, certain people will hate that person and say ugly things about them. This is too funny. Yes Doug, I am now saying this because he is famous and wealthy. ROTF!! Believe it or not I actually like Clapton and have since his early years........why else would I have gone to his concert in the late '70's/early '80's at the Richfield Coliseum? You have shown many times that you're the latter sort of person. DSK Wow, we not enter into personal attacks because you do not believe my story. Why am I not surprised? Oh yes, because you have shown many times that you are that sort of person. Have a great evening Doug. ;-) |
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JimH wrote: He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert. His feelings were hurt because of the poor turnout and he and his band walked off mid concert.......****ed. I can believe it. He's not a natural born prick, but sometimes , some things can torque a guy off, and stuff can end the wrong way. Santana walked off the stage before, also. He was a great guitarist. Not the best, but great just the same. |
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:21:10 -0400, DSK wrote:
Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. JimH wrote: He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert Yeah right. When a person is famous & wealthy & respected by many, certain people will hate that person and say ugly things about them. You have shown many times that you're the latter sort of person. DSK Hey - Jimmy apologized for that! Oh, but then he did it again. Sorry for my rude interruption. -- ****************************************** ***** Hope your day is great! ***** ****************************************** John |
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JimH wrote:
Wow, we not enter into personal attacks because you do not believe my story. Why do you Bush-Cheney Cheerleaders always refer to statements of simple fact as "personal attacks"? Let me put it this way... I have many reasons from the real world to think that Eric Clapton is not the sort of person who would leave his own concert in a huff. I have your word on the internet that he did. Now guess which one gets more credibility............ DSK |
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:03:32 -0400, DSK wrote: What ever happened to Jack Bruce anyway? After the stint with Clapton in Cream,t hen came Westley, Bruse, and Lang, then... Beats me, but here's Jack. Honestly he may be a celeberity, but honestly, I wasn't ever impressed by his playing. But I'm sure the feeling would be mutual..... http://youtube.com/watch?v=oLbkNw_Bg7Q |
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"JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:21:10 -0400, DSK wrote: Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. JimH wrote: He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert Yeah right. When a person is famous & wealthy & respected by many, certain people will hate that person and say ugly things about them. You have shown many times that you're the latter sort of person. DSK Hey - Jimmy apologized for that! Oh, but then he did it again. Sorry for my rude interruption. -- ****************************************** ***** Hope your day is great! ***** ****************************************** John You continue to make my case John. Please, keep it up. ;-) |
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Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his
profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: I don't know how true this is, but back in the day, I knew a studio engineer who did some mixing on one of the Cream albums. Apparently, according to his story anyway, the only one in the session on altitude restriction was Clapton - stone cold sober. He had his ups & downs, apparently. He also told me the story of Baker being so stoned he couldn't stand up, but when they put him in front of his drums, he played it straight through, then fell off the stool unconscious. :) Everybody thinks Ginger Baker is dead, probably because of the way he looked & acted back then, but he's still alive & playing. I have seen old concert footage of him being helped into place behind his kit, and a roady taping the drum sticks into his hands. Some people probably think that's cool, but it only makes me think of how much better he could have played. In that same taped show, he gives an interview where he's not quite so wiped out, and is sitting behind his drums smoking a cigarette & idly tapping around on the kit with the other. Then he got into a demonstration of some of his techniques, and still smoking a cigarette with one hand, built up an incredible set of cross-rythms while saying things like "I don't know why some musicians make such a big deal out of playing 64th notes, most people can't hear them." What ever happened to Jack Bruce anyway? Dunno. He had a great talent but maybe he peaked early. Regards Doug King |
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DSK wrote: Why do you Bush-Cheney Cheerleaders always refer to statements of simple fact as "personal attacks"? DSK May I ask, what's that line got to do with anything in this thread? |
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Why do you Bush-Cheney Cheerleaders always refer to
statements of simple fact as "personal attacks"? wrote: May I ask, what's that line got to do with anything in this thread? It refers to JimH's political leanings and his whining that I was attacking him personally, when all I did was point out the obvious. Perhaps I should be more charitable, your explanation that Clapton could be an utter prince of a guy and still have a bad attitude for one night, is perfectly credible. DSK |
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DSK wrote: Why do you Bush-Cheney Cheerleaders always refer to statements of simple fact as "personal attacks"? wrote: May I ask, what's that line got to do with anything in this thread? It refers to JimH's political leanings......... Ah, thanks for explaining your reason for turning to personal attacks. So it is all about politics with you. My, my. |
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So it is all about politics with you. My, my. Oh yes, in fact I get criticised all the time for starting so many off-topic threads and trying to instigate flame wars against those who disagree with my politics. DSK |
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DSK wrote:
Why do you Bush-Cheney Cheerleaders always refer to statements of simple fact as "personal attacks"? May I ask, what's that line got to do with anything in this thread? It refers to JimH's political leanings......... Ah, thanks for explaining your reason for turning to personal attacks. So it is all about politics with you. My, my. Oh yes, in fact I get criticised all the time for starting so many off-topic threads and trying to instigate flame wars against those who disagree with my politics. DSK If the shoe fits............... ;-) |
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:41:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You're not supposed to watch it for hours and hours! John If you add up all the others just like him from the past, the minutes you've listened add up quickly to hours. Then, there's this guy: http://www.toddwolfe.com/ Check his schedule. Go see him. Amazing. And, of course...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI5CC...elated&search= http://www.robbenford.com/ Pass the barf bag! My guitarist thinks Robben Ford is a god. He dresses like him, and owns a Baker guitar, which can't cut it on stage. All this to emulate a guy who was goofy enough to think he could cover a song like "Peace Love & Understanding", and ended up castrating it instead. Same with his version of Homework, which can't hold a candle to the J. Geils version. I'm starting to get it now. You don't like any guitarist who's innovative. I love to see a good guitarist take someone else's song and make it their own, as opposed to playing at the Ramada Inn covering pop songs. |
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JimH wrote: DSK wrote: Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. JimH wrote: He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert Yeah right. When a person is famous & wealthy & respected by many, certain people will hate that person and say ugly things about them. This is too funny. Yes Doug, I am now saying this because he is famous and wealthy. ROTF!! Believe it or not I actually like Clapton and have since his early years........why else would I have gone to his concert in the late '70's/early '80's at the Richfield Coliseum? You have shown many times that you're the latter sort of person. DSK Wow, we not enter into personal attacks because you do not believe my story. Why am I not surprised? Oh yes, because you have shown many times that you are that sort of person. Jim, how many times have you shown here that YOU are "that sort of person"? Going off on another of your monthly period bipolar rants? |
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basskisser wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:41:02 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... The technique relies on muscle memory, but I've never quite seen anybody do it with just plain old freakin' skill... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Sl8sZuT-U Hopefully, he will eventually learn how to play music. This kind of technical gimmickry quickly grows boring. You're not supposed to watch it for hours and hours! John If you add up all the others just like him from the past, the minutes you've listened add up quickly to hours. Then, there's this guy: http://www.toddwolfe.com/ Check his schedule. Go see him. Amazing. And, of course...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI5CC...elated&search= http://www.robbenford.com/ Pass the barf bag! My guitarist thinks Robben Ford is a god. He dresses like him, and owns a Baker guitar, which can't cut it on stage. All this to emulate a guy who was goofy enough to think he could cover a song like "Peace Love & Understanding", and ended up castrating it instead. Same with his version of Homework, which can't hold a candle to the J. Geils version. I'm starting to get it now. You don't like any guitarist who's innovative. I love to see a good guitarist take someone else's song and make it their own, as opposed to playing at the Ramada Inn covering pop songs. Good move Kevin, now you will have Doug Kanter nipping at your heels too. |
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When do I go on "Bi-polar" rants.
"Cite"? basskisser wrote: wrote: JimH wrote: He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert. His feelings were hurt because of the poor turnout and he and his band walked off mid concert.......****ed. I can believe it. He's not a natural born prick, but sometimes , some things can torque a guy off, and stuff can end the wrong way. Absolutely! Just look at you when you go off on your monthly period bipolar rants. |
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I'm not much into transisters, though. I work with a lot of DC current
what a bunch of Diodes so , I guess that would count me out...LOL! Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: On 29 Aug 2006 05:27:46 -0700, wrote: When do I go on "Bi-polar" rants. If you were a transistor, it would mean that one charge was higher than the other. :) |
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JimH wrote: DSK wrote: I don't do concerts. JimH wrote: Neither do I, at least now. You're both toothless old farts then. How the heck can you pretend to know anything about music if oyu don't go see it played? .... In my earlier years I have seen some extraordinary talent including Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton (he walked off the stage mid concert because the venue [the Richfield Coliseum] was only 1/2 full), I do not believe that for a second. That would be very unlike him. Don't believe it? I could care less. It happened. And I was there. Perhaps there is some record on the net of this happening.........and it did. Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert. His feelings were hurt because of the poor turnout and he and his band walked off mid concert.......****ed. Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. Late 1970's to early 1980's. ;-) That does it for me. Now I *have* to find the live CD they recorded at that concert. I don't have anything else in my collection that ends with the band walking off the stage all p'd off, or features the sound of one hand clapping in a half empty hall. This will be a real collector's item someday. Quote from his discography: Eric Clapton - Cleveland [2CD] 6/2/79 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio 2CDR SBD 46,45min This show, recorded at Richfield Coliseum on 2 June 1979, is the only known soundboard recording to surface from this tour. It has rare tracks like "If I Don't Be There By Morning" and "Watch Out For Lucy". End quote. Somehow they managed to get a full 45-minute set down. (At least, as there may have been some stuff deleted from the recording). I wonder how long they would have played if they hadn't walked off in a huff? Thanks for the tip, JimH. This will be one for the music library. :-) |
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: DSK wrote: I don't do concerts. JimH wrote: Neither do I, at least now. You're both toothless old farts then. How the heck can you pretend to know anything about music if oyu don't go see it played? .... In my earlier years I have seen some extraordinary talent including Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton (he walked off the stage mid concert because the venue [the Richfield Coliseum] was only 1/2 full), I do not believe that for a second. That would be very unlike him. Don't believe it? I could care less. It happened. And I was there. Perhaps there is some record on the net of this happening.........and it did. Clapton is rather modest and very dedicated to his profession. He plays guitar (when asked to by the music director) in church, for gosh sake. He apparently was not modest and dedicate at this concert. His feelings were hurt because of the poor turnout and he and his band walked off mid concert.......****ed. Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. Late 1970's to early 1980's. ;-) That does it for me. Now I *have* to find the live CD they recorded at that concert. I don't have anything else in my collection that ends with the band walking off the stage all p'd off, or features the sound of one hand clapping in a half empty hall. This will be a real collector's item someday. Quote from his discography: Eric Clapton - Cleveland [2CD] 6/2/79 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio 2CDR SBD 46,45min This show, recorded at Richfield Coliseum on 2 June 1979, is the only known soundboard recording to surface from this tour. It has rare tracks like "If I Don't Be There By Morning" and "Watch Out For Lucy". End quote. Somehow they managed to get a full 45-minute set down. (At least, as there may have been some stuff deleted from the recording). I wonder how long they would have played if they hadn't walked off in a huff? Don't know. But they did walk off before a full concert. Check the attendance at that show Chuck and you will find it was far less than 1/2 capacity (the Coliseum was the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball arena). Thanks for the tip, JimH. This will be one for the music library. :-) |
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JimH wrote: Don't know. But they did walk off before a full concert. Check the attendance at that show Chuck and you will find it was far less than 1/2 capacity (the Coliseum was the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball arena). Once my curiosity is aroused, I can be as relentless as a terrier with a chew toy. Bad personal trait, I know. Turns out there was more than one recording made that night. The first CD I already referenced and this one: http://www.geetarz.org/reviews/clapt...r-required.htm "No Longer Required" is a double album, but there are only 6-8 songs per disc. So, was the show longer than you remember and these numbers included long solos and a lot of jamming, or did Clapton flee the scene after just a 12-song set? The reviewer's notes of the concert said that the most unusual thing to occur was Eric Clapton dedicating a song to bandmate Albert Lee in honor of Lee's impending marriage, but if they edited out the part where Clapton said, "To hell with Cleveland! If you can't completely fill the house like my normally rabid fans everywhere else we're just outa here......", and if the reviewer was writing from the recording and not present at the show then the reviewer missed all the fireworks. Aha, I just figured out a way to tell whether the Cleveland show was any briefer than others at the time.... I'll be back. :-) |
Damn - this is amazing...
Chuck Gould wrote: Aha, I just figured out a way to tell whether the Cleveland show was any briefer than others at the time.... I'll be back. :-) Looks like he also played a 12-song set in Saginaw on June 5th. http://www.geetarz.org/reviews/clapt...05-saginaw.htm |
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