Shawn Lane - Page 3

waylay00 · #31 05-31-2007, 03:08 PM

On a side note, Shawn's very humble attitude actually contributed to his lack of attention. He was so nice that he just couldn't comprehend the absolute competitiveness of the music industry.

Gusfmm · #32 05-31-2007, 03:27 PM

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His family should do PSA's about substance abuse. A wonderfully talented person who wasted his life due to substance abuse and an overall terminal lack of health consciousness.

Truly sad.

LOLLLL. I say it again, you've got no clue buddy!!!

Gusfmm · #33 05-31-2007, 03:34 PM

Nice story NYK, thanks for sharing it.

One thing I've always admired from Shawn's life story is that he spent two years of his life almost totally isolated just working on taking his technique up to another level. Gosh, where he took it to! It is the spirit of an artist trying to refine his art and become better at what he does. I take my hat off to anyone who shows such dedication and commitment.

Shawn will always be missed.

waylay00 · #34 05-31-2007, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Gusfmm

LOLLLL. I say it again, you've got no clue buddy!!!

Uh oh

**jim777** · #35 05-31-2007, 04:15 PM

Yeah, maybe we should just agree to disagree in advance here, and skip the rips on the departed and each other.

JJEMMER777 · #36 05-31-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jim777

Yeah, maybe we should just agree to disagree in advance here, and skip the rips on the departed and each other.

Or the departed may double

**GilkyBear** · #37 05-31-2007, 08:40 PM

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Or the departed may double

Dee · #38 05-31-2007, 10:10 PM

http://donniebshawn.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/index.php

Cool forum. Absolutely tons of Shawn Lane media to download (after you've got 10 posts!). I have GB's of stuff already.

waylay00 · #39 06-01-2007, 03:40 AM

Yeah, I'm going to talk to Bill Oliver about that Shawn footage tomorrow when I see him. Apparently he still hasn't gotten his computer set up yet.

Aziza · #40 06-01-2007, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dee

http://donniebshawn.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/index.php

Cool forum. Absolutely tons of Shawn Lane media to download (after you've got 10 posts!). I have GB's of stuff already.

Wohoo, that sounds cool

I tried to get cds of him in the internet (y'all know where

), but I never suceeded, cause they were always getting too expensive for a poor person as me

I heard some things of him, when I did not know about shredding and was really like: "Hell, what's that?" And some months later, when I got to know some very good guitarists here around, I was suprised, that they did not even know him... I did not meet many persons who do.

Devo · #41 06-01-2007, 07:01 AM

On the back of this thread I just bought PoT the tri tone thing... hope its £34 well spent... looking forward to them

**jim777** · #42 06-01-2007, 10:47 AM

I'd like to pick up the CD as well; it's certainly more expensive than most of my other CDs.

Dee · #43 06-02-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Devo

On the back of this thread I just bought PoT the tri tone thing... hope its £34 well spent... looking forward to them

Just don't expect full-on shred albums. Some people listen to the SL solo albums and expect to hear a guy trying to melt his fretboard. If that's what you like, listen to Malmsteen or something. What you do get is some beautifully constructed music, and that's difference with Shawn Lane and any other guitar wizard -- Shawn always put melody first. He does all the technical stuff too, but he uses is sparingly and only when the song calls for it. You can also expect something a little different. Tracks like Piano Concertino; Transformation of Themes, and Powers of Ten; Suite -- these tracks prove Shawn's incredible talent for orchestration and composing on piano.

It might take you quite a few listens before you "get it", but I think you will get it at some point. Hopefully sooner rather than later. Some stuff is pretty "instant", such as the first 4 tracks on PoT. They are great songs. The album switches completely by track 5, and then changes again a couple of tracks later.

dragsternj · #44 06-02-2007, 11:22 PM

didn't get it. Tried. Sounded like someone is tuning a guitar and recorded it.
Guitar tone was brutal, sounded like some bells played at a polka festival.

Not for me.