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Me again | July 11, 2015 | Me

[Baynative]

When we talk of guitar playing it is often in the text of rock and roll and what immediately comes to mind for most folks is the driving and powerful popular classics of Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones and others. Because guitar playing and rock music most always conjure up the hits that made us stomp our feet and dance.

A former hard rocker and “party ‘til you puke” concert consumer myself, I don’t quarrel with any of the hard rockers getting their due. But, just for fun on a slow Saturday night I’d like to offer up a couple of my favorites who got a lot of emotion from their audiences without rocking the house off it’s foundation.

[Baynative]

The first is Robin Trower who first came to fame with the rock group Procol Harem and later made quite an impression with his own brand of power and introspective poetry. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform Daydream (also known as spellbound) at the Oakland Coliseum where he literally mesmerized 50,000 people into flowing back and forth like grass on the plains being tossed about by a gentle wind. We were definitely spellbound. Of course this is a more recent version

Another very special gang of memories (for me) come from David Gilmour of Pink Floyd fame who returned to the music mainstream at the turn of the century bringing with him the style and many of the tunes that brought him anonymous fame with that group in the 70s. Probably the most memorable of his concerts was the marathon he performed before well over 100,000 people in the shipyards at Gdanst, Poland commemorating the revolution of 1980.

[WayneS]

Mark Knopfler.

[dfwgator]

Pat Metheny

[WayneS]

Carlos Santana

[WayneS]

Jerry Garcia

[Fiji Hill]

Johnny "Guitar" Watson

[WayneS]

John Hurt

[ETL]

The first is Robin Trower who first came to fame with the rock group Procol Harem and later made quite an impression with his own brand of power and introspective poetry.

His "Bridge of Sighs" album was outstanding. Saw him and Jethro Tull decades ago at either Shea Stadium or Madison Square Garden. Can't recall which (for 'good' reasons!)

FULL Album here!...

Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs : (101 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYIwk4rHIpM

[Magic Fingers]

Larry Carlton, Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather

[corbe]

Couldn’t agree more - Robin Trower. I’d add Rory Gallagher and Robert Cray up there also.

[Squawk 8888]

As guitar greats go I've found that Al Stewart is too often overlooked.

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[WayneS]

How could I have forgotten Robert Cray?

(slaps self in the side of the head)

[dfwgator]

Ian Bairnson, of The Alan Parsons Project.

[ETL]

Couldn’t agree more - Robin Trower. I’d add Rory Gallagher

Gallagher was also at that concert I went to (with Trower and Tull).

[Sasparilla]

Duane Allman and Eric Clapton.
Jimi Hendrix too.

[RedStateRocker]

Try playing ‘Nostradamus’ .... yikes, that thing makes ‘Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ look like a two minute Ramones tune.
Wonderful voice, solid chops.

[ETL]

Re: Gallagher was also at that concert I went to (with Trower and Tull).

Just looked it up. It was Shea Stadium, 1976!

[Hugin]

Not that he can’t rock with the best of them, but IMHO Jeff Beck is the best all around living guitar player.

The late great Frank Zappa needs to be mentioned as well.

Also, a legendary studio guitar player Tim Pierce. You may not know his name, but if you listen to music you’re heard him on hit songs for decades. Check out his you tube instructional videos for some amazing playing.

[Fiji Hill]

Dan Cedrone

[sauropod]

Hendrix.