Guitarists
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Guitarists:
@Crucial said in Guitarists:
Duck Dunn wasn’t flashy but like Kaye you can’t dispute the results.
Yep. You don't have to be flashy to be a great musician - understatement is a great virtue. Clapton rarely over-plays.
Carol Kaye played on 10,000 recordings and over 1.000 hit records & was amazingly inventive in song after song over a 40 year career. That she played bass on Pet Sounds and the the Mission Impossible TV theme is, I guess, all you need to know.
I’m not sure I’d stay awake long enough to notice.
Clapton hasn’t done anything brilliant with the guitar since the early 70s.
Very good at stealing other peoples songs though.
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@MN5 said in Guitarists:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Guitarists:
@Crucial said in Guitarists:
Duck Dunn wasn’t flashy but like Kaye you can’t dispute the results.
Yep. You don't have to be flashy to be a great musician - understatement is a great virtue. Clapton rarely over-plays.
Carol Kaye played on 10,000 recordings and over 1.000 hit records & was amazingly inventive in song after song over a 40 year career. That she played bass on Pet Sounds and the the Mission Impossible TV theme is, I guess, all you need to know.
I’m not sure I’d stay awake long enough to notice.
Clapton hasn’t done anything brilliant with the guitar since the early 70s.
Very good at stealing other peoples songs though.
That's brutal. Never gravitated to Clapton stuff but he is talented and his guitar solos are smooth and fit in with whatever he plays. But not guitar god material since I think that means in a rock band with notoriety.
Really are so many great guitarists out there. I appreciate them in the context of the songs they play. Like Roberts Plants guitarist in the 29 palms era. Love his style. Or, this will set off the locals, Miranda Lamberts guitarist over the years with great rock country licks. All talent I envy.
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@broughie said in Guitarists:
@MN5 said in Guitarists:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Guitarists:
@Crucial said in Guitarists:
Duck Dunn wasn’t flashy but like Kaye you can’t dispute the results.
Yep. You don't have to be flashy to be a great musician - understatement is a great virtue. Clapton rarely over-plays.
Carol Kaye played on 10,000 recordings and over 1.000 hit records & was amazingly inventive in song after song over a 40 year career. That she played bass on Pet Sounds and the the Mission Impossible TV theme is, I guess, all you need to know.
I’m not sure I’d stay awake long enough to notice.
Clapton hasn’t done anything brilliant with the guitar since the early 70s.
Very good at stealing other peoples songs though.
That's brutal. Never gravitated to Clapton stuff but he is talented and his guitar solos are smooth and fit in with whatever he plays. But not guitar god material since I think that means in a rock band with notoriety.
Really are so many great guitarists out there. I appreciate them in the context of the songs they play. Like Roberts Plants guitarist in the 29 palms era. Love his style. Or, this will set off the locals, Miranda Lamberts guitarist over the years with great rock country licks. All talent I envy.
A bit tongue in cheek, I genuinely dig some of his songs….a lot. Let it Grow, Motherless Children, Behind the Mask ( jeez Eric, you stole this one too ), Forever Man etc are bangers.
It’s just the guitar god status he has for whatever reason that grinds. He does some nice stuff but there’s others who impress me much more.
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@MN5 said in Guitarists:
@broughie said in Guitarists:
@MN5 said in Guitarists:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Guitarists:
@Crucial said in Guitarists:
Duck Dunn wasn’t flashy but like Kaye you can’t dispute the results.
Yep. You don't have to be flashy to be a great musician - understatement is a great virtue. Clapton rarely over-plays.
Carol Kaye played on 10,000 recordings and over 1.000 hit records & was amazingly inventive in song after song over a 40 year career. That she played bass on Pet Sounds and the the Mission Impossible TV theme is, I guess, all you need to know.
I’m not sure I’d stay awake long enough to notice.
Clapton hasn’t done anything brilliant with the guitar since the early 70s.
Very good at stealing other peoples songs though.
That's brutal. Never gravitated to Clapton stuff but he is talented and his guitar solos are smooth and fit in with whatever he plays. But not guitar god material since I think that means in a rock band with notoriety.
Really are so many great guitarists out there. I appreciate them in the context of the songs they play. Like Roberts Plants guitarist in the 29 palms era. Love his style. Or, this will set off the locals, Miranda Lamberts guitarist over the years with great rock country licks. All talent I envy.
A bit tongue in cheek, I genuinely dig some of his songs….a lot. Let it Grow, Motherless Children, Behind the Mask ( jeez Eric, you stole this one too ), Forever Man etc are bangers.
It’s just the guitar god status he has for whatever reason that grinds. He does some nice stuff but there’s others who impress me much more.
TBF, I haven't seen/heard him do anything which makes you go "wow" for what seems to be decades - since he seemed to turn into more of a singer than a guitar soloist. He seemed to start playing for the song rather than show his chops.
"Edge of Darkness" is a tour de force of guitar work though. Brilliantly atmospheric playing.
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@MN5
I figured as much. I love motherless Child. That's probably the first song that I heard him sing that I really liked.I've also been listening to some to some Deep Purple and I knew a lot of their songs. Blackmore is good but it is him and the organist that makes their sound, from my limited listening. Yeah I grew up under a rock but broadening my horizons.
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@broughie said in Guitarists:
@MN5
I figured as much. I love motherless Child. That's probably the first song that I heard him sing that I really liked.I've also been listening to some to some Deep Purple and I knew a lot of their songs. Blackmore is good but it is him and the organist that makes their sound, from my limited listening. Yeah I grew up under a rock but broadening my horizons.
Richie was absolutely awesome and a real showman. His guitar work on the whole “In Rock” album is so dynamic and innovative. Sounds like a difficult arsehole too but I guess that’s rock n roll. Wicked fast runs inspired by classical music but also some really soulful blues licks.
I like the way Jon Lord fills the void with his organ sound but find his solos a bit tiresome.
Ian Paice is a beast on the drums, every bit as good as Bonham, Baker, Moon etc.
Glover is just a solid player who lets the others shine.
…….and Deep Purple have gone on about 40 years too long. I remember they sounded like tired old rockers when they released “The Battle Rages on” when I was at college….Christ knows what they sound like now but I suspect pretty dire. I heard they released an album during COVID and I can’t help but cringe in embarrassment at the thought. Blackmore and Lord are long gone having left to become strange minstrels and dying respectively.
But from about 1970-1973 they were untouchable.
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@MN5 said in Guitarists:
he Beatle ( seriously, they wrote what people consider great pop songs, but NONE of them were musical prodigies )
Lot's of guitarists disagree with you about McCartney's bass playing and just toi really yank your chain, he is also rated by many as a lead guitarist. He was only ever the bass player for the Beatles because no one else would do it but played on things like Helter Skelter so has some chops.
Not that I would have him in my top 10 but he's better than you give him credit for.
Another worthy of a mention (if he hasn't already been name checked) is Robert Fripp. Before he went all prog with ELP and then Eno he knocked out some bangers with King Crimson. All the more remarkable as he is tone deaf
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Jerebine has an interesting backstory.
Doug Jerebine: An unburied treasure - NZ Herald
An unburied treasure An album by talented Kiwi musician Doug Jerebine has finally been released - 43 years after he made it, writes Scott Kara.
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@Bovidae said in Guitarists:
@Crucial Doug Jerebine from 1969. A heavy Hendrix influence.
And an iconic theme tune.
Absolutely love that Renata track. It's never sounded technically difficult, but it's still a beautiful piece of music.
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@MN5 said in Guitarists:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Guitarists:
@Crucial said in Guitarists:
Duck Dunn wasn’t flashy but like Kaye you can’t dispute the results.
Yep. You don't have to be flashy to be a great musician - understatement is a great virtue. Clapton rarely over-plays.
Carol Kaye played on 10,000 recordings and over 1.000 hit records & was amazingly inventive in song after song over a 40 year career. That she played bass on Pet Sounds and the the Mission Impossible TV theme is, I guess, all you need to know.
I’m not sure I’d stay awake long enough to notice.
Clapton hasn’t done anything brilliant with the guitar since the early 70s.
Very good at stealing other peoples songs though.
You’re right but then again you’re wrong. True he’s not done anything for ages that added to his legend status, but that is a truism that runs all through this thread. As they age their guitar god status declines with their ability to rock.
Hendrix is a notable exception but then again he’s done fuck all for 50 odd years.
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@Catogrande said in Guitarists:
@MN5 said in Guitarists:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Guitarists:
@Crucial said in Guitarists:
Duck Dunn wasn’t flashy but like Kaye you can’t dispute the results.
Yep. You don't have to be flashy to be a great musician - understatement is a great virtue. Clapton rarely over-plays.
Carol Kaye played on 10,000 recordings and over 1.000 hit records & was amazingly inventive in song after song over a 40 year career. That she played bass on Pet Sounds and the the Mission Impossible TV theme is, I guess, all you need to know.
I’m not sure I’d stay awake long enough to notice.
Clapton hasn’t done anything brilliant with the guitar since the early 70s.
Very good at stealing other peoples songs though.
You’re right but then again you’re wrong. True he’s not done anything for ages that added to his legend status, but that is a truism that runs all through this thread. As they age their guitar god status declines with their ability to rock.
Hendrix is a notable exception but then again he’s done fuck all for 50 odd years.
Still about as lively as Clapton during that period
