Guitar
I have never been a big fan of John McGlaughlin's playing but I've always thought he had amazing technique. I remember listening to his guitar duets with Carlos Santana on Love, Devotion, and Surrender when I was in college and thinking "This guy is all intellect and technique - no heart." Of course, I was wrong. I was just too young and inexperienced to appreciate the harmonic complexity of what he was doing. And in many ways I still am. But now when I listen to his playing I reserve judgement and just try to let it speak to me. You know what - I still don't understand it but I kinda like it now. And after hearing him talk on this video I realize he is a really nice guy just doing what he loves and trying to communicate something with his music.
Oh yeah, and he's also jammed out and recorded with everyone from Hendrix to Miles Davis to the Rolling Stones and they all thought he was the sha-eet. So what do I know.
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Guitar
John McGalughlin amazes us all with his thoughts, words and monsterous technique!
I have never been a big fan of John McGlaughlin's playing but I've always thought he had amazing technique. I remember listening to his guitar duets with Carlos Santana on Love, Devotion, and Surrender when I was in college and thinking "This guy is all intellect and technique - no heart." Of course, I was wrong. I was just too young and inexperienced to appreciate the harmonic complexity of what he was doing. And in many ways I still am. But now when I listen to his playing I reserve judgement and just try to let it speak to me. You know what - I still don't understand it but I kinda like it now. And after hearing him talk on this video I realize he is a really nice guy just doing what he loves and trying to communicate something with his music.
Oh yeah, and he's also jammed out and recorded with everyone from Hendrix to Miles Davis to the Rolling Stones and they all thought he was the sha-eet. So what do I know.
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Music of the week: difficult to tell what music interested me most in the last days - I've seen a few good concerts, played one, listened to different things including many synthesizer demos... Lets say that what I remember the most is hearing...
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Musik of the week: I just received a CD of György Ligeti's studies for piano and I could just listen to it once today but I really love this music, and Ligeti is one of my favorite composers. And I keep listening to Cult...
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Looking for a "bulletproof" old tube amp for guitar or harp? Check these out - LOL! Be sure to check out the neat video sample of the guy playing a right handed Strat upside down (Albert Collins style). Cool stuff. BTW - this guy has...
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My partner in crime for years...now retired? An interesting development in my musical journey occurred this week; I did four gigs and a rehearsal this week and never once grabbed a flat pick. This is a goal I've had since the late...
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