sellen Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 Limehouse blues was really cool, enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing
SHO Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 I never stop being amazed about just how many great musicians come from my little country in the north who tour the world yet here at home no one has ever heard of them. But if someone who finished 4th in Idol gets to release a single in US, which totally bombs and didn't get played even once, they become "international superstars" over here in the press. How boring.
wineredrich Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 I love this stuff. Thanks for introducing Andreas to me..hadn't heard him before. Technique, natural dexterity, and total knowledge of the notes and chords on the entire fretboard are the keys here. Would make me a bit "jumpy" to listen to everyday but definitely cool.
S t e v e Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 "shredding with taste"? as in shredding is tasteless otherwise?
Shnate McDuanus Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 "shredding with taste"? as in shredding is tasteless otherwise? My thoughts exactly. This thread is horribly biased against shredding. Welp, nothing to see here! (On that note, I didn't hear tasteful shredding--just comparatively tasteless jazz playing.)
S t e v e Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 My thoughts exactly. This thread is horribly biased against shredding. Welp, nothing to see here! (On that note, I didn't hear tasteful shredding--just comparatively tasteless jazz playing.) agreed.
jaxson50 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Posted November 20, 2011 "shredding with taste"? as in shredding is tasteless otherwise? You need to lighten up...I meant that shredding should not be dissmissed out of hand, it has been adapted to jazz and other types of music...and will become mainstream in the near future. Besides, everyone knows you are anti jazz....
JellyWheat Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 My thoughts exactly. This thread is horribly biased against shredding. Welp, nothing to see here! (On that note, I didn't hear tasteful shredding--just comparatively tasteless jazz playing.) (_¤_)~....poot! Take THAT! J/W I, for one, thought the music was WONDERFUL!
surfpup Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Okay, here's the thing... I think the playing and the players are top notch. They are way more skilled than I will ever be, and I'm sure at some point they did something amazing over a diminished 13th or 9th or something. However, as much as I'd like to be a fan, it just bores me. No disrespect to players or posters of guitar jazz, it just does not move me at all. There I've said it. I feel cleansed.
FirstMeasure Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Have to agree with surfpup. Much like Joe Satriani or Steve Vai, it's impressive and I'm sure a live performance would captivate me for a couple hours. But after a few minutes of being amazed I want to hear somethings easier on the pallet. Like a fine patè, it's an amazing, tasty delicate, But after a few crackers I want a Cheeseburger. ZZ Top makes a good Cheeseburger B)
JellyWheat Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 That's odd... (_*_) I don't feel "fresh" any more! But I do agree that a lot of "shredding" of any genre leaves me scratching my head and wondering: "So?" I found my reactions to the videos interesting. In "Billies Bounce", he was singing his improv over the guitar, and it worked... it sounded musical to me. But the other stuff seemed rather irrelevant and unemotional. It seemed to me to be gratuitous speed whose sole purpose was to bedazzle pedestrian pickers like myself. I enjoyed and appreciated the clips, but I'm good for a coupla years now, thanks. Bring on BB! J/W
FirstMeasure Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Now, Joe Pass or Herb Ellis (so I'm not comparing Apples to Dinosaurs) I could listen to all day. They have a tastier approach.
surfpup Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 ...after a few crackers I want a Cheeseburger. ZZ Top makes a good Cheeseburger B) That's a sig worthy quote right there!
FirstMeasure Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 That's a sig worthy quote right there! Haha thanks. Maybe a bumper sticker, too.
Lungimsam Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 ask me if I care...... These cats are better players than I will ever be. But I must say that I hate that burpy bass tone that the bassist has in this video. Farty and burpy bass tone makes my skin crawl. I gotta go listen to some woodsy, full tone now like Jack Casady to decontaminate myself...
JellyWheat Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 That was none other than Stu Hamm, wasn't it? J/W
Lungimsam Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Is that who it was? I have heard of him from the Fender Urge bass, but never heard him play before. Great player. But I just don't like that kind of tone.
JellyWheat Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Is that who it was? I have heard of him from the Fender Urge bass, but never heard him play before. Great player. But I just don't like that kind of tone. Stu is a great bassist. I own one of those basses, and they are awesome and very versatile. I don't like that "burpy" tone, either, BTW, but I can assure you that it is not a constraint placed on the player by the equipment. Stu must have decided on that himself. I liken Stu Hamm to Danny Gatton in the sense that he is a player with monster chops, taste, and talent that lurks in the shadows of the "B" circuit... Regards, J/W B)
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.