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Location: Houston, TX | Thanks for showing me the light Al, I am sure I have made a mistake in what I enjoy.
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Location: NJ | Sorry Scott
I am no fan of Bela, in fact he is second on my list right after jimmy buffet.
I really tried to like Bela, in fact I have seen him perform probably 4 or 5 times. Most likely he will be in nashville in a few weeks and I will see him again.
I just don't get it. Yes he plays classical and jazz on a banjo. Yes he it takes a ton of skill to do that. Unfortunately when it is over you played Bach, for example, on a banjo.
sorry it just does nothing for me, plus the fact that victor wooten rarely plays bass below the 12th free and their percussionist is annoying at the least...
Did I ever tell you how i felt about the Dave mathews band??????? |
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Location: Houston, TX | I know what you mean. I actually haven't listened to the Sony classical stuff and his last couple of albums. I like the early 90's stuff the best, when Howard Levy was playing keys and harp, before Jeff Coppin joined. I saw him twice here in Houston and was floored by the musicianship. You are right - there's a fine line (for any virtuoso type musician) where you wonder if the playing is about the expressive nature of a song, or is it just showing off a musical version of calculus.
Now that I think about, I probably like Sam Bush better these days - crazy mando. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Liz Reed has got to be right up there. Hot Lanta was pretty good too. |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | BlueBird/Wayne
D Gatton was outstanding. Got to play (mostly listen) with him once/twice in southern maryland....unbelieveable....
Couple years ago, they auctioned off a few of his guitars along with many other personal items as well as the farm/estate |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | "Got to play (mostly listen) with him..."
Now, that must have been a rush!
He's one of those (few) players that make your jaw hit the floor when you first hear them.
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Wayne
yup...I pretty much kept my mouth shut...studied and listened.....I couldn't stay with him.
He was a good person....and IMHO could easily play with anyone that all of us have listed |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | For some reason the first that comes to my mind when I think instrumental is Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein".
Gary Moore and Stevie Ray have some beautiful instrumentals..."Lenny" and "Riviera Paradise" are some of my faves by Stevie.
Blues Saraceno is one of my fav guilty pleasures leftover from my "shredder" days...though he's more of a blues rock player than a shredder. Most of his early albums are all instrumental. |
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Location: Georgia USA | Is anyone here familiar with Eugene Chadbourne? Really strange stuff, but he had a song called "Rakeman" where he played an electric rake. Yep, it pretty much sounded like a rake on the driveway with a mic on it. It's from his album "Vermin of the Blues."
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | JI
never heard of the Rake playing guy......sounds interesting. What kinda strings did he use......?? |
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Location: Tennessee | "Highwire" - Roy Buchanan |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Another great one is Santana's "Samba Pa Ti". |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...don't forget "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" and "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers :cool: |
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Location: Georgia USA | Slap, he didn't have strings... IT WAS A METAL RAKE WITH A PICKUP. |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Jasingram
strange...but neat. |
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| This is definitely an abridged list in no certain order. Some, of course, include lyrics, but the guitar solos merit pure instrumental status:
1) SRV - "Texas Flood"
2) George Benson - "Breezin'"
3) Eric Clapton - "Layla"
4) Steely Dan - "Reelin' In the Years"
5) Eric Johnson - "Ah Via Musicom"
6) Allman Brothers - "Jessica"
7) B. B. King - "Sweet Sixteen" (Live At Apollo)
8) Martin Taylor - "Mornin'" (from Sarabanda CD)
9) Carlos Santana - "Black Magic Woman"
10) Danny Gatton - "Harlem Nocturne"
Roy Buchanan, Buddy Guy, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Brian Setzer, Brett Mason, Jay Lacy, Lee Ritenour, Grand Funk Railroad, Dire Straits, Robben Ford, Duke Robillard, and, of course, just about anything by Chet Atkins.
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Location: Houston, TX | Steely Dan - Reelin in the years - was that Skunk Baxter or Larry Carlton? I'm thinking Skunk Baxter. I think Larry Carlton did Josie and Kid Charlemagne.
You guys know that Baxter has been a consultant for the Dept of Defense for about 10-15 years on ballistic missiles and missile defense, right? |
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Location: Central Oregon | Thanks Bob, I used to play Harlem Nocturn (after a fashion) with our band when I was a kid. Somehow I'd completely forgotten about it. That was the first time that song has run through what's left of my brain cells in probably 20 years. Kinda went through there with a jolt at first :) I'll have to see if I remember how to play it tomorrow.
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Location: NC | Well as far as favorite guitarist there are many but two stand out for me.............Billy Squier and oh yeah Santana. Favorite piece.....which is totally guitar alone, let me get back to you. |
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Location: Tennessee | Scott ... Elliot Randall played the lead piece on Reelin' in the Years. Baxter played most of the leads on the rest of the album. Baxter is a very smart, very interesting guy who has been consulting to the government on missile defense technologies. He sits on some think tanks, but continues to stay involved in music, doing some studio work but mostly producing new, unknown bands. |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Vince Gill.....can play well |
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