Guitarist That Just Dont turn you on

[coldsteal2]

OK ill bite

Neil Young......(sure he writes great songs, but plays some really werid stuff that makes me cringe)
Steve Stills.....(the exact same reasons, although for some reason they
both played great in Buffalo Springfield, what happend?)

[lp59aholicDon]

Dang I forgot to mention Neil Youngs attempts at playing lead, to me it sounds more like a culdron of live boiling cats

[coldsteal2]

Originally Posted by lp59aholicDon

Dang I forgot to mention Neil Youngs attempts at playing lead, to me it sounds more like a culdron of live boiling cats

THANK YOU!!! thats what i think, i literaly CRINGE listening
to his leads

[lp59aholicDon]

Originally Posted by coldsteal2

THANK YOU!!! thats what i think, i literaly CRINGE listening
to his leads

Well thats exactly what I told my brother when I compared his older style of lead playing to Neil Youngs and at first he thought I was complementing him, I used both boiling cat and chaulkboard analogies to get my point across Stills I thought was a lil more tolerable
Gotta toss Bono, and Bruce SPringsprang in there

[coldsteal2]

Yea Stills is more tolerable but has a few riffs that irritate
me.
Yes Cant stand Springstain, and Bono is just selfriteous ass, somewhere
alont the line he apointed himself John Lennons son, oh yea speaking of
self riteous, add Sting

[lp59aholicDon]

Originally Posted by coldsteal2

Yea Stills is more tolerable but has a few riffs that irritate
me.
Yes Cant stand Springstain, and Bono is just selfriteous ass, somewhere
alont the line he apointed himself John Lennons son, oh yea speaking of
self riteous, add Sting

We think along the same lines Brother , think you can toss arrogance in with the last ___________ , too

[coldsteal2]

absolutely!

people like Clapton outclass those idiots by miles
in all ways, from personality to talent

[Harpozep]

Originally Posted by LPJones

Jimi Hendrix (yea I know, blasphemy!!)
Carlos Santana
Steve Vai

Nah, no as blasphemous around here as saying you don't care for Page
Jimi made the world different and deserves credit there. I find him so over played that I only have one of his CDs too ( Like Zep's ). His Music is OK and bad to great like a lot of musicians, but I rarely go out of my way to listen to Hedndrix.
A guy who works for me went to Woodstock, and Saw Hendrix six other times as well. He feels, well, differently than I do

At times I find Santana boring, but his highlights to me, the Moonflower album, is a masterpiece. He is predictable, but I do play him a fair amount.
I saw Vai,.Good flash, no soul for most songs.......Next.........

[coldsteal2]

I liked Santanas first two albums, then
all his songs sounded the same.
tht Samba Tii song was my favorite, but never went
out of my way to buy an album

[FUS44]

Trey Anstasio and other assorted jamband guitarists NOT named Jerry Garcia.
I loathe Kiss, but like Ace's solos.

I love Jimmy page, but some of his live stuff was brilliant and other times he sounded out of tune and playing the wrongs notes. Ironically, that's what I LIKE about Kurt Cobain. As far as "getting it", I guess it's like what I've been told about the 60's and 70's, "You had to be there". After all that late 80's cheese metal and the plethora of blues cheddar in the wake of SRV, Cobain and his out of tune guitar stopped hair metal (at least until hair metal's Down syndrome afflictedcousin, nu metal came along)long enough for me to grow up happy and believing I had seen music change for the better. Too bad I was wrong.

[61LPSG]

All very technical, and talented, but the just don't float my boat:
1. Steve Vai
2. Yngwie Malmsteen
3. Eric Clapton (After Layla... the Strat years) The Gibson Era...My Hero.

4. Most "Shredders" I've worked around machinery for 35 years, and when I go home that's the last thing I want to hear.

[ReverendJWblues]

Basically any guitarist that just shreds it for all the notes they can cram in without feel just to sy look how fast I can play I got no use for, Make that mother sing and I enjoy it.

[tiedstick]

Originally Posted by 61LPSG

3. Eric Clapton (After Layla... the Strat years) The Gibson Era...My Hero.

Same here man.

[GeeJay]

Originally Posted by 61LPSG

3. Eric Clapton (After Layla... the Strat years) The Gibson Era...My Hero.

I would have to agree in part with this, but I think the Live in Hyde Park video shows that Eric still has something special and I really like his From The Cradle album, his strongest for years..

[Harpozep]

What did I read one time, Something like this. "There plays Eric Clapton, all fey and lifeless". I thought it was harsh, but true of most stuff since Layla.

Slowhand, etc, not my speed. Like was said above, Eric Clapton on a Gibson= my hero!

[lp59aholicDon]

Originally Posted by Harpozep

What did I read one time, Something like this. "There plays Eric Clapton, all fey and lifeless". I thought it was harsh, but true of most stuff since Layla.

Slowhand, etc, not my speed. Like was said above, Eric Clapton on a Gibson= my hero!

Clapton live, Still is no slouch, some of his records might have really been terrible but when he gets on a stage, its surreal, having seen him three different times live, I was never disapointed , more amazed and awed than anything . Second time seeing him , was the From the Cradle - Nothing But the Blues Tour

[Harpozep]

Originally Posted by lp59aholicDon

Clapton live, Still is no slouch, some of his records might have really been terrible but when he gets on a stage, its surreal, having seen him three different times live, I was never disapointed , more amazed and awed than anything . Second time seeing him , was the From the Cradle - Nothing But the Blues Tour

Glad He does it for folks live. He must, he keeps touring and making folks happy
I hear Pat Matheney is like that. I find his albums noninvolving, but have heard from anyone who ever saw him live that he is a dynamo and fun showman to boot.
Funny how those two worlds can be so different for an artist, the recording world and the stage.

[lp59aholicDon]

Originally Posted by Harpozep

Glad He does it for folks live. He must, he keeps touring and making folks happy
I hear Pat Matheney is like that. I find his albums noninvolving, but have heard from anyone who ever saw him live that he is a dynamo and fun showman to boot.
Funny how those two worlds can be so different for an artist, the recording world and the stage.

I dunno, I dont find it such a mystery after having played in front of a few large audiences in my past, When the crowd feeds you their appreciation, if you cant channel that back to the audience , I think ya ought to be thinkin a new line of work, Studios are somewhat more sterile environments , Stuff there can really really be like gettin down to hard labor

[ledfree]

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

Basically any guitarist that just shreds it for all the notes they can cram in without feel just to sy look how fast I can play I got no use for, Make that mother sing and I enjoy it.

+1. Also Richie Blackmore leaves me cold.

[coldsteal2]

One persons Hero is another persons Zero as they say

[ledfree]

Originally Posted by coldsteal2

One persons Hero is another persons Zero as they say

Very true

[tiedstick]

Originally Posted by coldsteal2

One persons Hero is another persons Zero as they say

Yea, but I think we've all agreed that all the mentioned players are fantastic guitarists. It's just that 'personal factor' that counts.

[LesPRS]

I dig Paige's riffing and rhythms, but when he plays lead it always makes me really nervous cause theres those times when you think it might completely fall apart. If im listening to someone solo, I dont want to feel nervous. Some people dig that, I guess i just dont.

[basschick22]

I'm going to make a general statement, and not point out specific guitarists or genres:

if a guitarist is more into playing a bazillion notes per second (for the sake of being fast and flashy) rather than playing with FEELING....i don't wanna listen to it.

I'd rather hear a mediocre guitarist who plays with a passion, rather than someone who is technically proficient and robotic.

[coldsteal2]

Originally Posted by basschick22

I'm going to make a general statement, and not point out specific guitarists or genres:

if a guitarist is more into playing a bazillion notes per second (for the sake of being fast and flashy) rather than playing with FEELING....i don't wanna listen to it.

I'd rather hear a mediocre guitarist who plays with a passion, rather than someone who is technically proficient and robotic.

I agree,.......i hate "Look at how fast i can go" showoffs
that are just speed robots, but cant even play one blues note
with feeling,
you can put more into one note, played with feeling, than 1,000 notes
of blasing (non musican) noise