Having played for a looong time, and having seen so much, I am quite jaded
So this is only my opinion...
Johnny Smith had more melodic feel with technicality than anyone I'd heard of until...
Al Dimeola, George Benson, and Lee Ritenour who blew my mind in a way no one had before until...
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, who made me see that guitar playing was limitless. I knew no one would make me feel that way again until...
8O Guthrie Govan, who impresses me and makes me feel the way I felt when I first heard Surfing With The Alien. One of the most well rounded guitarists I've ever heard. Utterly jaw dropping. The depressing thing about Guthrie is I don't think he's peaked yet. I think some seasoning will yield a better understanding of his ability within himself. There will be a masterpiece recording yet to come and that is scary...
What's annoying is I almost had an endorsement kinda deal with Cornford at the end of 2006. I could have had a major discount on their stuff but the band I was joining didn't come off. Grrr.... I had a big list of stuff to buy.
I ordered the CD over a month ago. I have the CD on my IPOD for ages now, but i wanted the original to support the artist and let's face it. It's just cool to have original CD's
Anyway, Paul is just a "tad" slower than most businesses. I think i will get the CD, just not before 2009 though
Best guitarist in the world in my opinion. He seems to possess limitless ability, and has tone to absolutely die for.
He and his brother actually went to the same school that I did . They live about 20 miles away from me and are friends with my cousin, and for some reason I still haven't been to one of their fortnightly gigs :S. I walked past him a couple of times when I was last home in December/January.
I would love to order a cd of his. 1. Can someone reccomend one. I really like his Jazz Fusion playing like the above link. 2. I linky to a home page of his would be nice.
It can take a while though. I haven't received my CD yet, but i'm sure i will. I'm sometimes inpatient
In my opinion Erotic Cakes is one of the best albums since Passion & Warfare so be carefull.. You might have GAS attacks ( cough * Suhr * cough cough )and a new hero
I would love to order a cd of his. 1. Can someone reccomend one. I really like his Jazz Fusion playing like the above link. 2. I linky to a home page of his would be nice.
I really like Guthrie Govan, but I actually prefer some of the stuff he's done on those bluesjam backingtracks to the Erotic Cakes album. To me he suffers from the same 'problem' as Vai... too idiosyncratic/experimental when composing his own tracks.
Interesting. I don't see him like that. I know Guthrie was influenced by Vai but I don't think he has his head up his ass or anything in terms of being too "out there" or "experimental". Which Erotic Cakes songs do you feel are too experimental?
I'd actually have to listen to the album to tell you that... which should say it all really. I don't regularly listen to his album, and I don't even know most titles from the top of my head. I know I liked Waves and Fives...
But in general I just prefer him ripping it up on that Larry Carlton backing and such.
Some more decent tracks on that album, though. Ner Ner is good. Do you like that one? Sevens is spectacular. Slidey Boy is sheer class.
There are a couple of things I don't like, such as Rhode Island Shred. Great playing but I don't care for it. Uncle Skunk is just too Vai-ish for me. Hangover drags a bit too.
GG is a FREAK! I have like two good licks, and I still tweak my gear to get great tone. I have so much respect for guys like him. GG is on a whole other plain, his feel and tone... above board. The really sickening part is that he pulls it off live. He flat wails, and has great tone any time I've seen him.
Waves and Wonderful slippery thing are my favourites, i love the feel on both of them
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