lomuamart wrote:"Albratross".
Up and down? Whatever happened to Peter Green?
Too much drugs twisted his brain.
Depression and drug-induced schizophrenia forced him to end his career.
He's in therapy now.
I think his last stage performance was in 1998.
What a great musician, guitarist!!!!
I Loved Another Woman, Cold Black Night and Shake Your Moneymaker
+ a dusin more great songs.
Yeah, I saw the photos of that. Mick Fleetwood tempted him out of obscurity - once.
Syd Barrett made it once as well.
I can remember well trying to climb over the wall into Syd's house in Cambridgeshire. He wasn't too impressed. So, I did fleetingly meet the man, years ago.
Peter Green was going to be the next target, but we never got around to it.
Oh yes, and Ginger Baker - we did that one!!!
Peter Green is playing again, i think. I have a recent dvd concert. When the bar is completed we are going to play lots of concerts etc. Will be some great stuff to see.
Limey711 wrote:You cant like guitar that much, or you would have mentioned, slow hand.
I was a very young man at the time of the heigt of Clapton's career at Cream and saw them live twice. But although he truly was one of the old time greats, ther were many others around at the time that blew him away and did not have to keep reverting to blues when originality ran out. A few to name are John Cippollina, Carlos Santana, Hohn McLaughlin, Jorma Kaukonen (The greatest of all) and the sad but ultra telented Dino Valenti who unfortunately seemed that his natural habitat was not on stage or in a studio but behind prison walls.
The of course there was Hendrix who despite being hailed by many as the greates rock lead guitarist in the world was stilll highly complimentary of others and one ce said that he woiuld love to be abke to play the guitar as well as Dino Valenti.
Buddy Guy (Claptons greatest influence) and the much later Stevie Ray Vaughn have to have a nention her aswell.
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Clapton, Floyd (especially Gates of Dawn), Digweed or any newage stuff. Got the lot and play depending on my mood. because of the neighbours and the wife watching TV I'm usually plugged into my laptop with earphones blowing my brains out. No wonder I'm deaf!!!
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
The wife of course thinks I'm viewing porn. Must be the smile on my face. Of course after a few bevys I start to sing along and then the wife goes bananas
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
For a bit of in car/windows down entertainment, you can't beat a bit of David Lee Roth era Van Halen or Dokken with the mighty George Lynch on guitar(Vai just doesn't have the balls anymore!)
Also try 'Downhills and Shadows' by Colliseum, the guitar solo is my favourite of all time!.....and of course Brian Robertson era Thin Lizzy...but for rockin' party tunes you could do alot worse than "Girls, Girls, Girls" by the very fine Motley Crue....and I'm surprised nobody has mention the late Jeff Buckley, surely one of the very few artists who merits the title of 'Genius'?
Badly Drawn boy - You were right
Radiohead - No suprises (Radiohead owe a lot to Buckley)
Doves - Black and white town
Clash - Washington bullets
Blur - Out of time
New Order - Bizarre love triangle
Happy Mondays - Kuff dam
Neil Young - Only love can break your heart
Echo and the Bunnymen - the killing moon
Beck - Lost cause
Wow, I could write for hours on my favourite guitarist, met many members of famous bands before. Where I used to live in the New Forest in Hampshire, some were neighbours. Went to many a party where members of Dire Straights came, Ex King Crimson members, and loads of guests. These nights all ended in a massive Jam and piss take session, felt very honoured to be there, invariably it was always to do with the food I took along.
I won’t go too far with my wish list of great guitarists and who puts the old grey matter into gear, but for me on the ‘Folkie’ scene, the most revered and respected from those musicians I have known, two names come to mind. The first is Bert Jansch, an absolute depressive maniac, (I met him twice in various clubs in and around Southampton), Led Zep covered some of his songs, Blackwaterside etc.. What really amazed me with him, is that when you listen to his recordings you are held aghast at the guitarmanship on the recording, when you see him play you suddenly realise that what you thought was two guitarists in perfect unison with each other is in fact just him at the same time. I have never heard, listened or witnessed a more accomplished guitar player anywhere. The guitarists I have spoken to about who they think is the best, all mention Bert, an unknown except to those who do it for a living. (Bert would never have made it famously, he is such a grouch and the ugliest bastard you have ever seen, but sweet, sweet, accomplished sounds).
The other guitarist who shines for me (folkie wise) is John Renbourn, for the same reasons as Bert Janch, they did an album together many years ago called Bert & John, actually not the best from either of them, but a real lesson for all on how to play the guitar. One other Folkie who I like to listen to on a regular basis is a guy called Dougie McClain, his own rendition of Caledonia makes me feel homesick every time I listen to it.
I won’t get into my own favourite genera of music, the blues, at the moment, I would be typing away for hours if I did, but I will mention that nearly all blues and styles you listen to are pretty much all a correlation or inspiration of a Robert Johnson song somewhere along the lines. Let’s face it, I was once told at a party of musicians that all you need to do to play guitar is to learn three cords, in twelve bar, then throw all of your pent up emotions into whatever you play, good or bad, a real bluesman will understand and appreciate what you are saying.
About the best of live blues I have heard was a Dave Stuart - (Eurthmics) produced Live in the out of sight clubs album and Ch4 show from the late 80’s called Deep Blues. Jessie Mae Hemphill’s - Shame on you, is an absolute diamond of a blues song.
On a side note, I’m surprised nobody has mentioned ‘The Band’, just about my all time favourite ‘LIVE’ musical entertainment has to be Martin Scorsese's 1978 version of ‘The Last Waltz’. Just amazing stuff.
Sorry I’m off to bed, gonna put the DVD on and watch it while I fall asleep.
Agreed, 'The Night They Took Old Dixie Down' is a classic.
I used to go to college with Bert Jansch's son, Kieron. Don't know much about his old man's music though, I will have to investigate!
When I was 16 back in 1991, I toured(as a guitarist) with the likes of Robin Trower, Jan Akkerman, Rick Derringer among others and they opened my eyes to a whole new(new to me anyway!) world of guitar music and I came to realise that Van Halen weren't the only band in the world!
I left my last band about 4 years ago when it finally dawned on me that I was never going to make it(aaaaahhhhh the relief!) but keep myself sharp by becoming a bedroom blaster!
I look forward to coming to HH and becoming drunkenly enthusiastic next to a CD player!
Well, as a closet folkie, its good to see some of my favourites mentioned. Plus guitarest Jan Ackkerman (Focus), up there with the best. Saw them when I was still at school, first ever concert though, was Capt. Beeheart.
The reality is that there is just so much upper and downer music and it all comes down to personal choice at the end of the day.
Now, its mainly jazz and folk (all genre's of both) for me.
I just love Stevie Ray Vaughan, his sawing style of blues, blocking off the unwanted strings to give a percussive sound. I played in bands for nearly 14 years before I tired of traveling and setting up at endless pubs earning a pittance. Now i do nowt....
