Musical tastes....guitar greats ect

[aussie]

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.

[Ed Miller]

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.  

[k_enn]

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

[montmil]

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

[weasel01]

Now Monte what does gas prices have to do with rock and roll?

[SCJJR65]

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-)

[Lucky_Lou]

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

[Lucky_Lou]

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

[montmil]

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

[TXRider60]

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"?

[TXRider60]

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)...

[Lucky_Lou]

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

[Bengt_Phorqs]

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.

[weasel01]

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.

[dav]

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-)