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Location: south east Michigan | I will say that in any video I've seen of him, T.E. looks like he is having the time of his life. Quite a contrast to say.... Mr. DiMeola, who looks more like he is struggling with a final exam. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | I've said this before but it bears repeating - Tommy is probably the most genuine "celebrity" I've ever shook hands with. I don't know about anyone else here but I really get an immense kick out of seeing someone do what they truly love to do. I have seen it at the Tour (thank you Temp and Cliff among many others), with Tommy twice and a few other times but it really sticks out when it happens. And I love it everytime it does. |
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Location: Ky | http://www.acousticguitarmasters.com/PlayerPage.htm
check out this website tommy fans. He comes here to Ky every year, and not only does a concert but a full fledged workshop. He is a very nice dude and loves to teach others. He is good friends with the folks that operate this place in Ky. He's due here at the end of Jan., '08. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Tim, thanks for that link! I think I might try to make it to that one. |
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Location: ms | Tommy is the only music DVD my wife will watch, but she will watch it from from start to finish. Tupp if 30 seconds of Tommy is all you can stand you may want to ck out some ADD sites :D |
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Location: big island | i cannot imagine anyone who appreciates guitar music only watching this for 30 seconds...
to each his own, but this is amazing guitar work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEHm5PwMMsI |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Tommy just blows me away every time...his enthusiasm and genuine love of what he does takes me to another place.
He did a lot of electric guitar work down here early in his career(although he's been on the road since his early childhood) and played in a band called Goldrush. I think they only made one or two albums and I doubt they'd be available anywhere today but if you could get your hands on a copy it'd be worth a listen. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Tommy Emmanuel is a true Master of the Fret board...simply phenomenal!
Randy I second your thoughts...I personally cannot get enough (and I am so thankful for this site and for Randy for awakening me to this truly great talent)...
Blessings... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Originally posted by lanaki:
i cannot imagine anyone who appreciates guitar music only watching this for 30 seconds.
As I stated above, I think T.E. is the exception. Dispite the techinical skills and talents of the "fret tapping / body slapping" performers, their type of music hits me with only one emotional response. I get jumpy an nervous.
Tommy's performaces... especially watching him play, hits all the right musical joy buttons for me. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | All I ask is that you be accepting of my personal preferences and musical tastes the same way that I am of yours. It's my choice and for whatever reason I just don't enjoy listenig to god damn Tommy Emmanual. Big fucking deal. If that bothers you, that's just too bad. I certainly don't need or appreciate being called out over this like there is something "wrong" with me. Move on.
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Location: SoCal | touchy...... |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Like I said not everybody's bowl of ice cream.
Dave, I think (I hope!) people were posting why they like TE and disagree a number of people who don't like solo acoustic guitar, not so much why you should like him or that you're wrong for feeling the way you do.
If everybody here liked the same thing - this place would be pretty f@#king dull!
Jeez, I could easily listen to Dream Theater or gypsy jazz music for 12 hours at a time and really enjoy it - but that probably would drive most other people nuts! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Dave, its cool brother...I don't think anyone is picking on you personally here...I started this thread as a testimony to how TE moves me personally...it that floats your boat, great; if not that's great too...As I stated "to each their own": and kaki king does nothing for me...so what?
Pull out #42, dig on the Phoenix vibe, and let it roll off my friend!
Life's too short...and we love ya dude!
Blessings… |
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Location: big island | dave,
you remain one of my heroes. sorry if my post touched a nerve for you. it was not an intentional dart thrown. love ya! |
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Location: SoCal | You know, we don't need to pick on Dave regarding his choice in music. There's so much else to rag on him about.... he's a nice guy, good looking, good marriage, great kids, makes good money, he's generous to a fault, etc etc. All of these make him a great target so there's no need to give him a bad time about his taste in notes.
Oh what the hell. Dave your choice in music is horrible...... |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Dave, sorry if my enthusiasm for TE somehow dampened the Tiny Tim movement. Didn't mean it, bro. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | No apologies are necessary. I just thought that we'd be a little more accepting of different points of view on something as subjective as what performers or types of music we enjoy.
Music performance is entertainment, just like television, movies, books, etc. And not everyone is going to like the same thing. Maybe I loved the book "XYZ" and want to shout about it from the rooftops. That's great. Maybe it's a #1 bestseller. But there is nothing wrong with the person that read 5 pages and said "I just don't care for it".
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Exactly right!
Now the same goes for Taylor's...right?
:rolleyes:
Blessings... |
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Location: Omaha, NE | I with TE would play a Taylor rather than those crappy Maton's he plays!
And FWIW, I think TE is a wonderful personality and a stunningly good guitar player. And from the clips I've seen he seems like a really good guy and a lot of fun to see play live. And if you like listening to him, that's wonderful. Nothing wrong there at all.
But I still maintain that the most impressive thing about TE is the mullet on the drummer in that video that Lanaki posted. That thing is world class. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
Now the same goes for Taylor's...right?
ABSOLUTELY. Like I always said, I'm only telling you what I think. Not telling others what they should think.
Now if someone played a Taylor and pissed me off by trying to shove some entertainer down my throat that I just don't necessarily care for ... Well we may have to settle that one out b'hind the old woodshed.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Dave, That I would not do... :D
(BTW, in July/August "behind the woodshed" in Phoenix it's somewhere around 110 degrees!)
Blessings... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Never really got excited over T.E.; he wasn't speaking to me (musically) unlike KK who I'm in tune with. I reckon he's rooted in a different generation; informed by different musical influences. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
BTW, in July/August "behind the woodshed" in Phoenix it's somewhere around 110 degrees That would be on the SHADY side of the woodshed!
Next January when you watch the superbowl on TV and they show you all the "local" shots of golfers, girls in skimpy tops, people crusing with the convertable top down, etc. ask me why I live here.
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Location: Bluffton, SC | I'd bet that you'd be hard pressed to find any one performer that appeals to all of us here.
Persoanlly I appreciate the diversity. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Diversity? Is that still legal down there? I thought, as part of homeland security, that everyone had to show a weekly receipt from their evangelical church of choice.
From the videos, Tommys rapturous enthusiasm is about all that keeps me watching to the end. Great talent, but gets filed in the Hendrix (what else'a ya got?) catagory....for me. |
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