The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. => Topic started by: Lucky_Lou on August 08, 2009, 02:55:11 PM
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Further to Montes post in the technical section re social security thingies i was wondering about members musical tastes
Personally i love live music.i play a bit of guitar and Dobro but appreciate any good live music and thank god for Jules Holland bringing so much new musical styles and talent to the fore......how else would we have discovered Sea Sick Steve!!!...im not hung up on any particular style.Apart from Pink Floyd i was a big fan of Neil Young and CSNY when i was young ......my wife was and still is a Motown fan(opposites attract)
the best concert i ever saw was the Who with Keith Moon on drums but that may have been a chemical reaction!!!
So the question is what are you into and why
Lou
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Frank Zappa, unconventional, non-conformist, pushed the boundaries of what was considered 'normal,or vulgar' .
He kind of 'drove the stake through the heart of the love generation', along with Alice Cooper .
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I forgot to mention the most "moving" video i ever saw was Jonny Cash "Hurt" when June looked at him from the stairwell it moved me to tears god bless an American Musical Hero
Lou
ps i like to play his stuff !!! must be the cowboy in me
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When I think of guitar greats I'm more of a blues fan and Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and of course BB King come to mind... Johnny Winter has got to be the absolute "King of the Slide" IMHO.
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I'll listen to any shop stereo the above have playin' and add some Blue Grass music or a classical composer just to mix things up. I've given away the old shop stereo and am looking for a high quality table radio type. Any suggestions?
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Make mine lyrics. Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Chuck Pyle, John Stewart, Tom Russell. Guess I'm pretty much an old folky. I gave up on rock & roll a few decades back when The Beach Boys broke up.
Throw in some Doc Watson and Norman Blake mixed with a dose of Pat Green and the new Texas country sound and I'm as happy as a hound dog with a fresh bone.
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U2 and Springstein. I too love Towns, and need to get the record that Steve Earle is making ov Towns van Zandt covers.
I don't know why.
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I'll listen to any shop stereo the above have playin' and add some Blue Grass music or a classical composer just to mix things up. I've given away the old shop stereo and am looking for a high quality table radio type. Any suggestions?
If you like Blue Grass you will love these
http://www.myspace.com/thetoyhearts
there on in Arlington 19th september a good excuse the visit Mr Phorqs. Scroll down the page for other venues but i dont think there playing in Arizona Sophia is the best accoustic guitarist ive ever seen(and ive see alot!) her dad is no slouch on the banjo or dobro ether
Lou
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For guitar, I have got to say Mark Knopfler (from Dire Straits). He is so skilled with a guitar -- from some really great electric rocking, to some softer acoustic work, etc. I saw and hear him once playing an old National reasonator -- wow. And he does much more than just rock/pop. He once did an album with Chet Atkins - and it is fantastic to hear the two of them just having a good time and making some real good music. AS a guitar player myself, he is definitely my favorite guitarist.
k_enn
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Is Mark Knopfler playing both guitars on "You and Your Friend?" There's one jazzy sounding electric guitar and also what sounds like a steel bodied guitar, perhaps the one on the album cover. Yeah I love Mark too.
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If you like Blue Grass you will love these
http://www.myspace.com/thetoyhearts
there on in Arlington 19th september a good excuse the visit Mr Phorqs.
So grab a handful of airplane seat and get on over here. That's a great time of year to ride in Texas. Mrs. Phorqs and I will put you up and Monte will buy the beer! (Monte Light I'm sure, although Mrs. P. and I consider that to be "training" beer.)
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I love all guitar music especially electric guitar. On top of that I'm a huge rockabilly american roots, "real" country, blues, surf fan.
I've been a pro player for years and have had tons of cool experiences.
I started an audio electronics company several years ago and thru my work I've been able to meet ,hang out and actually be friends with some of my all time guitar heros.
I've been involved in historical electronic restorations and have had the opportunity to work with some of the greats.
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Another guitar great was Les Paul, who passed away yesterday. Most people remember him as the inventor of the electric guitar and multi-track recording, but he was a very gifted player himself. Even at the age of 94, he was performing once a week in New York.
k_enn
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For my money, I still have to give the nod to Eric Clapton as the overall best picker on the electric guitar. He hasn't lost a step over the years, just keeps gettin' better!
On the acoustic side, most people aren't very familiar with him, but Leo Kottke has a way of making it sound as if he's playing more than one guitar at a time. I've listened to him for about 30 years, and even though he says arthritis has slowed him down a bit, he still has a magic touch when he picks! ;)
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I admire Kottke's playing (12 string, right?) but I thought his songs were boring; more like musical exercise than tunes. I feel similarly about Joe Satriani.
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What???????? Why am not seeing Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Robert Johnson, John Williams?
Depends on the mood I'm in - but they are all at the top of their respective genre.
Peace and love man - BTW- just listening to the radio and they are playing Woodstock in real time for the 40 years. Just love it.
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Sigh. The trouble is, it's a long list.
BB King
Pete Townsend
Tony Iommi (Dunno how to spell it, guitar player for Black Sabbath)
I like Stevie Ray Vaugn's version of Little Wing better than Hendrix, but I love them both.
It's the songs that pretty much finish up with guitar, and you know every note, and when you know your are getting to the end you want to change the record and keep it going longer. The Thrill is Gone, Little Wing, The Warning, You and Your Friend. Then ones by people nobody ever heard of, like Whitney Draper, the guitar player for a defunct Portland, OR based blues band called Back Porch Blues, and his Charlie Patton Tribute.
I don't play guitar (practicing singing is easy, in my car or in my bike helmet) but if I could play like those guys, that's probably all I would do.
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Pete Townsend? IMO, he was a very good rythm guitarist (listen to the rythm on Pinball Wizard), but he couldn't play a decent lead. I would not rank him up with many of the others in this thread (and I am a fan of The Who).
k_enn
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Regular Unleaded dropped a dime today, 17Aug09, to $2.38/Gal in Denton, Tejas. Dang it all! I bought three whole gallons last Friday for the R65. Monte
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Now Monte what does gas prices have to do with rock and roll?
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Hmmmm..... I've heard Kottke's guitar playing described many ways, but never boring. Makes me wonder what song(s) you heard that fall into the "boring" category. If you can find his double lp, "The Best" , give that a listen. With the possible exception of the side with "singing" (Kottke describes his own voice as "geese farts on a muggy day"), the other three sides; Live, Acoustic, and Electric show off his skills in superb fashion. My personal favorite is "Beantime", an instrumental tune Kottke picks on a 6-string electric. Sublime..... 8-)
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If you like Blue Grass you will love these
http://www.myspace.com/thetoyhearts
there on in Arlington 19th september a good excuse the visit Mr Phorqs.
So grab a handful of airplane seat and get on over here. That's a great time of year to ride in Texas. Mrs. Phorqs and I will put you up and Monte will buy the beer! (Monte Light I'm sure, although Mrs. P. and I consider that to be "training" beer.)
You boys are just too generous....ive been out on the trail for a week doing the western reenacting thing...ive just opened my first saloon ill post some pictures of it on a new thread when i get sorted out in a few days time. We are running a charity event "Help the hero,s" for the boys wounded in Iraq and Afganistan that weekend hopeing to raise many thousands for (we love them even if the government dont) them so a raincheck would be nice.
We were selling shots of authentic old west drinks for a pound a go to joe public for the charity and it went down a storm
Thanks again for the offer
Lou
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Now Monte what does gas prices have to do with rock and roll?
Please forgive him its his age!! we have another thread going on gas prices somewhere.
Lou
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Regular Unleaded dropped a dime today, 17Aug09, to $2.38/Gal in Denton, Tejas. Dang it all! I bought three whole gallons last Friday for the R65. Monte
Jeez, Louise... I replied to the wrong thread. ::) My bad. Monte
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Another vote for Clapton! We spent Saturday evening (re)watching his 'Unplugged' video. I also like jazz guitar, like Gabor Szabo (from waaaay back when... And has anyone heard (or heard of) Phil Keaggy?
Final Q for Bengt Phorqs: Did you enjoy "A Mighty Wind"?
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Monte-- I thought you were about to sigue into a reminiscence about Mason Williams 'Classical Gas' (not a bad fusion of pickin' and petroleum themes)...
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All Hail Robert Johnson...... Clapton says he was a genious and struggles to match is sound then he must be.....or did something realy happen at the crossroads?????.
Lou
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All Hail Robert Johnson...... Clapton says he was a genious and struggles to match is sound then he must be.....or did something realy happen at the crossroads?????.
Actually went through the crossroads near Rosedale, Mississippi last year on the way to the Shiloh rally. Didn't see old Scratch, nor is my guitar picking improved in any way. Might have been the wrong time of day.
Pulled out my electric axe last evening and have decided it will be best if I keep my day job. Last Saturday night we did watch the Pink Floyd concert taped in 1994 from Earls Court. David Gilmore is a very impressive picker. Lots of synthesized effects but it takes a virtuoso underneath to do what he does.
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What I love about Gilmour is he is a pure emotional player.
One of my favorite video moments is on the "live in Pompeii" movie when Gilmour is trying different "takes" on a classic Pink floyd song....nothing is preconceived he is just feeling it.
After a few attempts that are "close" to the one we all know he just rips out the classic solo that we all know and love....pure and true art.
That's what is all about for me.
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Iam a bass man myself, love a good funky, deep, slap, tapping bass lines 8-)....You probaly have't heard of Les Claypool but my god he can play a bass, 4 string, 6 string fretted & fretless, double bass...its the way he uses them, its not eveyones taste but to me he's a bloody legend 8-)
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Iam a bass man myself, love a good funky, deep, slap, tapping bass lines 8-)....You probaly have't heard of Les Claypool but my god he can play a bass, 4 string, 6 string fretted & fretless, double bass...its the way he uses them, its not eveyones taste but to me he's a bloody legend 8-)
I got to hang out with Bootsy Collins a few years ago what a hoot!
For those who arent familiar w/ Lest Claypool he does the theme song for the cartoon "Southpark" but that is really a bad example of his genius.