Dylan has no peers in music. Seriously he is that good and this is in no way meant to be a slight on Neil Young.
1 2008-09-22 22:25:06
Re: 2 Greats Bob Dylan and Neil Young (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
2 2008-09-15 00:15:08
Re: Some simple Questions... help me:) (8 replies, posted in Acoustic)
alvee33 wrote:
The way I usually try to explain this to folk is like this...
Listen to the song, and with your strumming hand hit out the rythm, along with the song, on your leg or something. Like pretend drumming, but with one hand. Once you get into the rythm your hand will be bashing out a beat on your leg and you can usually pick up from that what's an down beat (strum) and what's an upbeat (strum).
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That's an excellent explanation of how to learn to Strum
3 2008-05-26 18:33:23
Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time (167 replies, posted in Electric)
danzigi wrote:
just 5 ? Impossible task.
I'll try.
My favorites, in no particular order....Frank Zappa
Carlos Santana
David Gilmour
Toy Caldwell
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Terry Kath ....go ahead and laugh,he was a monster player!!There have been thousands of great players.
Right now , there are hundreds more, playing alone.
They will never be heard of outside a small circle of friends. And they would smoke anybody that any of us have listed.
Thats a great comment, there are some fantastic amatuers out there.
Only now coming to light thanks to youtube and similar sites
4 2008-04-28 21:28:27
Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time (167 replies, posted in Electric)
1-Hendrix
2-Gilmour
3-Knoffler
4-Paige
5-Sungha Junga
5 2008-04-22 00:52:57
Re: Song choices, simply (13 replies, posted in Acoustic)
evsynator wrote:
That is the challenge ken - how many times have we suddenly heard a song that is done accoustic that was previously done by a band ? - and we think - that sounds good , why didnt I think of that ! . have i the answer ? no .... I just sit back and say to myself i wish i had thought of doing it like that . also - i think if we thought the audience was actually listening to the way we are doing accoustic it would help . I was outside the blues bar on the Barbican (plymouth) the other night ( i was in my cab working ) watching a guy play his heart out and it was good stuff - but I noticed not one person was listening - the "audience " were just there to chat to each other cos its the place to be . so - i think its a matter of playing most songs accoustic - but playing it to the right audience who want to hear it. An obvious observation i know , but I think sometimes as musicians we want the whole place to suddenly liven up to what we are doing - but they wont . We have to be very choosy who we decide to listen to us . ( good lord ! after reading this a i dont know whether ishould post it or not - but what the heck ) .....
Thats very true.
What you say about much ignorance on the part of the vast majority of the Sheeple out there, in regard to solo accoustic guitar playing, and good music in general. Mass produced Pop and Techno dominate almost completely. I should know, as a relative newcomer to playing the guitar i was just as ignorant not so long ago
6 2008-02-25 05:31:07
Re: folk gatherings (28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
upyerkilt wrote:
Gilmour fan
Did you ever go up to Carbeth inn for the folk night?
I was up again last Thursay and it was even better than the last time. Was a lot more scottish and irish songs.
Hopefully be making it this thursday if I get a child minder for a few hours.Ken
A belated thankyou for your information Upyerkilt, forgive my rudeness not thanking you a lot sooner. in my defence im on here infrequently, and when i am its usually pouring throught the replys and advice for beginners. Oh and i would like to say, i recentlly mastered the Bminor and a few other bar chords when i told the mrs she replied "theres a dead cat along at the lane"
7 2008-02-25 03:56:49
Re: a question for the british football fans (20 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
DavidGrant wrote:
I think we should have a british football (can't really bring myself to call it soccer) team. However it should be composed entirely of amateurs. Bit like Queens Park or the SFA.
There are enough really good players in the various conferences / juniors to make it happen.
But then at the start of every season i believe that Rangers will win the League, both cups, the champions league, the super cup and be recognised as the best team on the planet. All of this while playing football that makes Brazil look like a bunch of Sunday league hackers.
David
Funnily enough i used to have similiar delusuions of Grandeur for the Gers at the start of every season.
Sadly due to criminal mismanagment of the failed newspaper proprieter, Lord Murray of Capetown.
I no longer even dream.
As the former Sweatshop/GrannyFarm Entrepeuner Sir David has no ambitions or plans for Rangers beyond continuing steal millions of pounds from the Club and its supporters, for a good few years to come
8 2007-11-02 22:04:21
Re: a question for the british football fans (20 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
They dont want amatuers though, they want Beckham etc
9 2007-07-30 02:02:42
Re: The best solo ever (36 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
tjdemartino wrote:
David Gilmour on Dogs
Yes i agree with that. Gilmours guitar on Dogs is something to behold. When i first got a copy of the Floyd album Animals, it lay in my glove compartment for ages. I hesitated to listen to it thinking it could only be a dispointment in comparison to DSOM and WYWH or the Wall. Well i did finally listen to it and i can honestly say i never listened to anything else whilst driving around for the next six months! I wasnt even a fan of the guitar before i listened to the Animals album. Now 2 years later i am a reasonably competent guitar player for a relative beginner. And i practice frequently to improve whenever i can. And its all thanks to Mr Gilmour and his genuis.
10 2007-07-15 10:19:16
Re: folk gatherings (28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
What night of the week or how often do they have these gettogethers mate? I stay about a 30min drive from the Carbeth Inn and i would like to go along to one of these nights.
11 2007-06-24 18:54:11
Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform? (40 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I would go with, Dogs & WYWH by Floyd and almost any of the hundreds Dylan has gave us, but if i had to select 3 of his it would be Changing of The Guards, Shelter from the Storm and Its Alright ma am only bleeding.