Rabs Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Hello.. I don't usually post around these parts... But I thought you guys would appreciate this. You may or may not have heard of Rodrigo Y Gabriela, ive seen them once and they were truly great... This is one of their tunes called Tamacun And heres a lesson on it.. One of the most interesting things for me is the way Gabriela plays rhythm and percussion at the same time, very cool technique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerohead Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks for sharing! Can't classify this as amateur hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks for sharing! Can't classify this as amateur hour! You may like this one too then.. These vids were actually posted in the Gibson Lounge.. But I thought you guys would enjoy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerohead Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Wow I'm outa breath after that! Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Or you could just get a drummer ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 You may like this one too then.. These vids were actually posted in the Gibson Lounge.. But I thought you guys would enjoy :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqn-7ZkYUYM That was mental, some crazy skills.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kebob Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Hello.. I don't usually post around these parts... But I thought you guys would appreciate this. You may or may not have heard of Rodrigo Y Gabriela, ive seen them once and they were truly great... This is one of their tunes called Tamacun And heres a lesson on it.. One of the most interesting things for me is the way Gabriela plays rhythm and percussion at the same time, very cool technique I actually think this looks/sounds harder than it is to do. Sure, you have to have rhythm, but once you get the hand motion/slap down, it's essentially the same repetitive thing. To each their own, but this style gets tiresome for me to listen to after a short while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yeah. Wouldn't be so tiresome if they had drums. And maybe a harmonica. And Fenders instead of Yanahas. What do you expect from a couple of guitarists who probably can't sing, are classically trained and cut their teeth on heavy metal? What they do escapes definition, attracts sell out crowds world wide... I could go on, but it would be tiresome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 That was mental, some crazy skills.... Listen to some Michael Hedges stuff sometime, if you want crazy skills and mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Amazing skills. Talent matched by few, but in all sincerity, I wouldn't buy a CD with only that kind of music on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think 'musicians' need to listen to stuff outside their comfort zone occasionally - some cutting edge instrumental stuff now and then. If for no other reason than to 'clear the palate'... to balance out the more mundane, inside the bell curve stuff we normally are comfortable with. For example, Rodrigo y Gabriella's interpretation of 'Stairway to Heaven' could be mind expanding to many folks stuck in a rut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think 'musicians' need to listen to stuff outside their comfort zone occasionally - some cutting edge instrumental stuff now and then. If for no other reason than to 'clear the palate'... to balance out the more mundane, inside the bell curve stuff we normally are comfortable with. For example, Rodrigo y Gabriella's interpretation of 'Stairway to Heaven' could be mind expanding to many folks stuck in a rut. Good point Lets listen shall we :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmental Alpinist Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 First heard about Calum Graham last year from the YouTube video of him winning the Canadian Fingerstyle National Championship--at 18 years old. (See below.) I ordered a CD from him and he sent it along with a note and another CD thrown in free. Seems like a real nice guy. It's cool to watch his career take off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MadlZwIeD5k FMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Good point Lets listen shall we :) Psychedelic flamenco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 R&G strongly state what they do is not "flamenco", but that is the closest genre I can think it compares to. They had a good interview slot on the Guitar Center/Artist Spotlight series a short while ago explaining what they do. There's a video on YouTube of The Gipsy Kings doing "Volare" which might be a way to get de-sensitized to listening to R&G, if yo are so inclined. Those guys (GK)) of course, are real flamenco - family roots, et al. Commercialized and not purists, but very enjoyable. Still tour in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Thanks very much Rabs. If I remember, they stated that when they decided to move to Ireland and busk, they realized that even though it was just the two of them, coming from a metal environment, they needed drums or some kind of percussion, because people weren't interested in just 2 guitars playing lead. So they gradually developed the style Gabriella uses along with the rhythm accompaniment. Now, when they are in concert (saw them in Austin last year) they have a small, eclectic band that performs with them on some numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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