The story goes that Hendrix was asked how it felt to be the world's best guitarist and replied the he didn't know but suggested his interviewer go ask Rory Gallagher (pretend the second g is silent). Gallagher is also known as the best guitarist you've never heard of. This is one of my favourites. For a minute or so, just after five minutes in, the musicians disappear and the drums and guitar have a conversation amongst themselves.
But I have heard of him... Really? I mean, it's pronounced Galla-her? Sounds so wrong! My favorite is probably Moon Child: Followed by Edged in Blue:
Rory is the shit. I only heard about him in the last 10 years or so, and he still almost never comes up in guitar circles.
This song's opening melody is so wonderful. It has strong nostalgia, too. A radio station here in Crete has been using it as its own opening since I was a little kid. It would always play in my father's car stereo, the house radio, at school, and wherever else I was in this beautiful island. It's not a coincidence. Vasileios Skoulas is behind it. He is from Crete, and he probably wrote it for Crete. The title is Ο Τοπος Που Μεγαλωσα, which roughly translates to The Land In Which I Grew Up In. It's fitting...
My recommends for guitar would be recently rediscovered Dave Edmunds - Sabre Dance live. Albert Lee - Country Boy performed with Chas and Dave (his old pal Clapton sinking a few pints watching on). Peter Green - Green Manalishi. Not saying they are the best because that does not matter. I like a guitar player that knows how to craft their or others skill into a song or a piece and chief among these would be Keith Richards - quite happy to build a song around Mick Taylor whom he recognised as being a virtuoso with not only excellent ability but something that could be described as a unique voice through guitar. I have watched Taylor with and without the Stones and it only really works with the band imo as they seem to push him to his best. Also, and I forgive the guitarists among you that suddenly becoming word blind, but Mark King is and has been one of the best bass player in the world in my humble opinion. On first impressions he has a gimmicky 16th slap and pop style. People that have only heard this are quick to categorise which is a shame. The man can play with sensitivity, harmonics, dig deep pluck for fat sounds, strums chords, slaps and pops, hammer on and triple pull-offs. All at 16th speed and beyond. Oh and he can sing at the same time. It is a lot to take in but with this range of techniques he stands beside the very best innovators be it on guitar or bass. I guess if you were interested you could check out his YouTube special video recorded before the Prague Proms - piece is called Gadaffi Duck 7 minutes in. Anyway cool thread and good to hear peoples thoughts.
Pardon me for breaking up the guitarist talk. Just dropping this in here because it's a song that fits the mood of today. I hope you're well!
Was it on this message board a while back that somebody was asking about music like Evanescence? Or am I thinking of a different board? It would have been a couple of years ago, the person probably isn't even around anymore. And this really isn't quite like Evanescense, but it does give me similar vibes (and it's just badass):
She kills on drums, doesn't she? Apparently she plays Buddy Rich style, and damn near as well as him. So I've heard anyway.
Yes, she does! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Carpenter#:~:text=In%201975%2C%20she%20was%20voted,Women%20of%20Rock%20and%20Roll.
I saw Coldplay at the Austin City Limits music festival in 2005. The whole show was beautiful, one of the best I've seen, actually (and I saw quite a few bands back in the day.) When they performed "Yellow," they dropped hundreds of yellow balloons on us. It was neat.
If that Chicago is the 3 disc set, maybe 10 years ago, my wife had one of them stuck in her car's CD player for like a year. Worse/better she couldn't turn the radio off, so it was Chicago on a loop or nothing. I'm not the biggest Chicago fan, but there were worse things to be stuck listening to.
I love Gord Downie and I love the Tragically Hip. From what I've read, "blow at high dough" means to overreach yourself. Remembering Gord as we approach the anniversary of his death. (February 6, 1964 – October 17, 2017)
The seventies started with the stupendous "Let It Be" album. Yes, I know The Beatles are played a lot. But can anyone imagine today's music without them?
