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Me again | July 11, 2015 | Me

Posted on 07/11/2015 4:06:53 PM PDT by 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.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Hobbies; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: guitar; music; rockers
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To: Baynative

Bruce Cockburn
Danny Gatton


41 posted on 07/12/2015 2:26:00 AM PDT by Third Person
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To: Baynative

He is intentionally not so.

Back in ‘76-’78 he did the rock god/guitar hero thing and then deconstructed it. He ended up detesting it.

Changed direction and lost a lot of fans as a result.

He’s worth checking out. ‘Pod.


42 posted on 07/12/2015 4:43:07 AM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is mine.)
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To: Baynative

Greg Howe, Tosin Abasi.


43 posted on 07/12/2015 5:23:34 AM PDT by real saxophonist (YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
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To: ETL

Wasn’t that the “Tullavision” tour? I saw them at Tampa Stadium in ‘76. I understand that there is a DVD of the Tampa
concert available. Might only be the Tull portion, though.


44 posted on 07/12/2015 5:41:58 AM PDT by luigi
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To: Baynative

Doyle Bramhall II doing a pretty amazing version of Muddy Waters’ She’s Alright. He’s mining the Trower vein here and/or the darker end of Hendrix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSzbDsbCR88

Oz Noy, a great new-ish Israeli guitarist, playing outside the box over a funky groove:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49xpR3hpb0g

Albert Collins showing the correct way to play a slow blues solo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09sySWQJABE

Albert King, another great slow blues solo here, a real goose bump raiser. Love the dark vibe and the strings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5shJatE7b3w

Danny Gatton, Harlem Nocturne and Perry Mason Theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jmeU505GI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Odief0dc1s

Richard Thompson playing some cool gnarled up angular stuff on Hard On Me from his Mock Tudor album. This song builds and gets really intense:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jmeU505GI


45 posted on 07/12/2015 7:18:13 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Yardstick

Whoops, make that Freddie King, not Albert King (although Albert’s awesome too of course)


46 posted on 07/12/2015 7:20:02 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: ETL

9.00 to see Jethro Tull and Robin Trower. That sane bill would cost 80.00 bucks today..


47 posted on 07/12/2015 6:57:37 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe and Microaggressor..)
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To: FreedomPoster

Yep. A great historical song writer. I love “Nostradamus” as well. You know what other band had a history theme in some of their songs? Abba.


48 posted on 07/12/2015 6:59:59 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe and Microaggressor..)
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To: luigi
Wasn’t that the “Tullavision” tour? I saw them at Tampa Stadium in ‘76.

Don't know. But I remember them bringing Ian Anderson's beloved flute out in a baby carriage under a bright spotlight, implication being the flute was his pride and joy, his 'baby'.

49 posted on 07/12/2015 8:53:57 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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