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Location: Fresno | Hi I saw this news clip online yesterday ,a picture of Rock , Blues guitar player , Jordan Rivers playing what looks like an Ovation 1777-LX model. Check out his studio also.Great pics for Ovation lovers.I wonder if Ovation gives him his guitars for playing in front of large crowds. I guess All the real big names get there guitars for free. Here is link ... http://www.freewebs.com/musicnewsusa/
Thanks Jack
P.S. That's a beautiful Guitar, I can't wait to get his album. Anyone out there know where I can buy it? |
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Location: Tennessee | Good promo there, Jack. Creative marketing. :) I guess we all have to wait until August until the album is released if he really is "the greatest all around Rock, Blues Guitarist to ever live." There's some pretty tough competition out there for that crown. I've never heard of him and there's nothing on the web, so I'll reserve judgment. Maybe you can point us to an audio file where we can hear him play his Legend?
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Location: big island | aloha and welcome, jack! |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Welcome to the OFC Jack.
If you happen to have Rhapsody Player click here to listen to short cuts from his album. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Or here from eMusic.
His singing style (EP) reminds me of somebody (EP) past. Just can't quite put my (EP) finger on it. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
I guess we all have to wait until August until the album is released if he really is "the greatest all around Rock, Blues Guitarist to ever live." No need to wait til August. I know now that he falls a bit short of that title.
He's good, but not THAT good...
...and that IS a lovely guitar. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I've heard better Elvis impersonations at Karaoke night at Yamoto's Sushi & Sake Bar. Takes a lot of stones to post a website that claims your "one of the greatest guitarists in the world." Stick to Sunday services. |
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| ..'Jordan' 'Rivers'..? I wonder if that's his real name, or just a marketing ploy for those who might take the bait... I would venture to say the mothership has never heard of this guy.. |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Wasn't 'Jordan Rivers' the name George Clooney used to introduce himself and the 'Soggy Bottom Boys' to the recording guy in the m
movie 'O'Brother'? :rolleyes:
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Location: Tychy, Poland | God save the queen.
It's the worst website i've seen in few months.
Photo was edited in Paint on Win 98, or sth like this.
And who the hell is G.W. Williams that he can write such an opinions about "Jordan"?.
I bet that the counter was intially set on "320000" or near to 320000.
From the musical point of view i don't see how he can be even mentioned in one sentence with "the greatest all around Rock, Blues Guitarist to ever live"
btw.
one of the first references to Jordan Rivers on google is to a porn actor. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Wonder is G.W. Williams is related to the poster "Jack Williams". |
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Location: Nashville | I'm the new lady to this area so don't pick on me yet.
But I already purchased his CD at a concert.
I have to say everyone has guitar heros so getting an honest opinion here would be very hard.
But I did pull out my eric clapton DVD of the 2004 crossroads concert.And I compared Jordan Rivers to the best on there.I would say Jordan Rivers in my opinon,can play with the best in the world.If he was world famous he deserve a top 10 ranking.Listen to his style,it's all his own and he really shines on acoustic, guitar you can't fake that.The question may be is he th best in the world.I'd rank him personally in 5th place amoung living guitar players today.But he's better than Clapton and 99.9% of those people playing on that concert.It's rare to hear someone who can really play acoustic guitar as well as he does,and no I don't think he sounds like Elvis like the guy above stated 3 times.He's not faking his voice like imperrsonators do,you would be able to hear that.He sounds more Ricky Nelson,some Elvis and Neil Diamond.I would say his voice reminds of the past.BUt to say he sound like Elvis....I don't think so.I will show this CD to the guys at the studio I sing demos for and see what they say.Jordan Rivers is very good,top 5 I feel,but there's still 4 players in the world I'd say are better.Sorry that's my opinon...I hope he can make it higher in the rankings,time will tell. But I have him 5th best.
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Hey now! Let's play nice...
But everyone's entitled to an opinion, I suppose. If you don't have one I've got several I can share.
It does appear, at first glance, like the two newbies are using the site as part of a marketing plan. More power to them if so, say I.
Every artist needs to take and make every opportunity they can imagine to make their career. It's a very hard row to hoe and I fault no one for taking every advantage...and I've seen some of the worst things imaginable done to 'make it.' (Most of those class of efforts don't work. But some do.)
If it's just a little puffery in an obscure (or thirty or forty) website. What's the harm?
By the same token, said artist invites criticism...said artist gets criticism. (But I'm sure we mean that in the NiCeSt way possible!) |
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Location: Nashville | Hey I have to be new sometime,that has nothing to do with Jordan Rivers.
I'm a hardcore George Benson and Stevie Ray Vaughan Fan all the way. But guitarest Jordan Rivers is very good.
And anyone playing an Ovation at his level taking on the world with his Ovation.
Gets thumbs my up.
Everyone today wants a Taylor it seems.
I say Let Ovation guitar become number 1 again.
Let Jordan play it !
Bye Heather |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | one of members here posted link to his website few weeks ago, and i have to say that he's playing & singing not only better, but also more original.
And at least, he has true website.
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Location: Nashville | Oh I listen to what you said,about that other singers link,which most likely is your own link....and it's not better infact my 12 year plays much better than you do.Sorry that's the truth.I guess anyone will try shoot Jordan Rivers down...but stand next to him and play...I bet you'd run and hide...that's the scary truth he's that good.
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Location: Nashville | Sorry I check out the link to the other guys eb site,....he's ok on guitar but lacks a lot of style.Not even a good match up for Jordan Rivers and sorry not original at all the music just goes nowhere exciting...I'm sorry but that's true...I just can't see a crowd getting excited...If he was standing next to Jordan Rivers I hate to tell you this but....Jordan would blow him off the planet earth. Sorry it's true.It seems you're just promoting your own web site here and sorry to tell you your not world class level,my 12 year plays about that good and he's been playing for 3 years.
Thanks Heather
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Location: NJ | Well, . . . I can see where THIS all going . . . .
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Location: Nashville | songs like that are nothing but a finger pickers kick back to the 60's folk music....and I can't stand folk style it lacks talent sorry but true.
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Location: Tychy, Poland | rotfl. Heather, can you read? I'm FROM POLAND i'm not Billy, i can't sing and i may not play guitar as well as your son, but I DON'T CARE.
I like Billy's songs because they're TRUE. This guy expresses himself when he plays, and at least he doesn't act like star. He didn't wrote on his website that he's probably the best guitar player ever. He isn't.
And Jordan isn't either.
No one became "thw best guitar player ever" by marketing.
By the way. Now i'm sure that Jordan's site has faked counter. In over a week there was only about 150 visitors, and i bet that those were mostly people from this forum.
And i don't see how this webpage could get 300,000 with avg of 20 visitors/day
stop lying and acting and start working. |
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Location: Vermont USA | I like ThunderBird
Sorry but its true
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Heather, honey I don't think you're equiped for this kind of pissing contest. So let's ALL quit while we're still friends, eh?
Let's wish Jordan River all the best...And crack a bottle of Thunderbird! |
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Location: NJ | (whistling a little tune in "anticipation" . . .) |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | C'mon Cliff, let it roll! |
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