Re: 1977
bipolarbear wrote:
Jamey,
I thought you were talking about someone else
Danny
thought I was talking about Mayer?
Re: 1977
I'll correct my earlier post regarding Philip Sayce. He was born in 1976 not 1977.
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Re: 1977
Vette335 wrote:
bipolarbear wrote:Jamey,
I thought you were talking about someone else
Dannythought I was talking about Mayer?
What made you say him?
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1977- I was thirteen, slugging it out in the basement with my Hondo LP copy and Fender Bandmaster. Jammin to Zeppelin, Nuge, Brownsville Station. Dad would come home from work and throw the breaker on my room, and tell me what a fool I was for wasting my energy on guitar. It was the first of 30 years of paying dues for nothing.
I've got to ask guys like Joe, KWS and John Mayer- What's it like to actually have parents that recognize you LOVE something and are good at it? To not impose their religious and other neuroses on their talented young ones?
Re: 1977
Vette335 wrote:
sorry about the 3 comment...KWS just bugs me and I won't go into why. I think Robert Randolph was born in that year as well, or at least around that time. I think these guitarists (all heavily influenced by SRV) were blossoming as musicians around the time SRV was on top of the world, and when he came to his untimely death. Probably influential events that propelled their desires to continue the tradition.
It's ok to not care for KWS, I'm a big fan. Having said that, I ran a post topic by me buddy JDAWG. I said " I"m going to post a "cant stand em! " on huge megastars in the world. So he asked me who I'm talking about, I tell him. He was not real happy, seems there in his top 5 in the world. Dawg says " I wouldnt do that, you'll get roasted ". So guess I'm going to lay low on that one. We all have our favs. and stinkers. Oh buy the way, the first time i saw Robert Randolph, was on Austin City limits, had me a new cd the next day.
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Re: 1977
bipolarbear wrote:
Vette335 wrote:bipolarbear wrote:Jamey,
I thought you were talking about someone else
Dannythought I was talking about Mayer?
What made you say him?
well he does take plenty of criticism for his pop tendencies, and I assume you weren't talking about Joe, and Eric Gales is a technical beast, so had to be mayer.
for anyone who doubts Mayer's creativity on the instrument, check this out.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=UP-gEB4KJJE
Re: 1977
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1977- I was thirteen, slugging it out in the basement with my Hondo LP copy and Fender Bandmaster. Jammin to Zeppelin, Nuge, Brownsville Station. Dad would come home from work and throw the breaker on my room, and tell me what a fool I was for wasting my energy on guitar. It was the first of 30 years of paying dues for nothing.
I've got to ask guys like Joe, KWS and John Mayer- What's it like to actually have parents that recognize you LOVE something and are good at it? To not impose their religious and other neuroses on their talented young ones?
FlyingLow,
I'm with you on that one. I actually posted on a topic about this elsewhere, but later deleted it. I have the support from my parents now that I'm 30, but growing up, neither of them wanted me playing guitar--especially my mom. I paid for my own guitars and lessons--starting a the age 12.
I remember punishment for not going to church was not being able to go anywhere for the day. "If you were too sick to go to church, you were too sick to go anywhere". It worked for me, I used to skip church and sit outside and play guitar as loud as I could until they all came home. Then I had to turn it down and go back in my room and play.
"There is nothing to it. You only have to hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself."---Johann Sebastian Bach
26 2007-07-18 09:12:28 (edited by Deezer 2007-07-18 09:16:25)
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Re: 1977
FlyinLow wrote:
1977- I was thirteen, slugging it out in the basement with my Hondo LP copy and Fender Bandmaster. Jammin to Zeppelin, Nuge, Brownsville Station. Dad would come home from work and throw the breaker on my room, and tell me what a fool I was for wasting my energy on guitar. It was the first of 30 years of paying dues for nothing.
I've got to ask guys like Joe, KWS and John Mayer- What's it like to actually have parents that recognize you LOVE something and are good at it? To not impose their religious and other neuroses on their talented young ones?
Well, I know with KWS and Joe, their dads were heavily involved with music. Ken Shepherd was a promoter, and of course we all know what Joe's dad does. I'm lucky with my guitar playing, kind of the cool situation - parents let me do my thing, don't ask, they're just glad I'm not on drugs.
As far as John Mayer, I've said it once, and I've said a bunch. As far as lead playing, he's not the fast and blinding type, like Joe. His lead playing is pushed more by rhythm. He's like Stevie without all the fast licks. The thing I hear (especially when listening to Try! and Continuum) is TASTEFUL. He throws a lick in just the right place. A completely different animal than Joe.
I like Joe much better though, but John's a good one to listen to.
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Re: 1977
Fretwork wrote:
FlyinLow wrote:1977- I was thirteen, slugging it out in the basement with my Hondo LP copy and Fender Bandmaster. Jammin to Zeppelin, Nuge, Brownsville Station. Dad would come home from work and throw the breaker on my room, and tell me what a fool I was for wasting my energy on guitar. It was the first of 30 years of paying dues for nothing.
I've got to ask guys like Joe, KWS and John Mayer- What's it like to actually have parents that recognize you LOVE something and are good at it? To not impose their religious and other neuroses on their talented young ones?
FlyingLow,
I'm with you on that one. I actually posted on a topic about this elsewhere, but later deleted it. I have the support from my parents now that I'm 30, but growing up, neither of them wanted me playing guitar--especially my mom. I paid for my own guitars and lessons--starting a the age 12.I remember punishment for not going to church was not being able to go anywhere for the day. "If you were too sick to go to church, you were too sick to go anywhere". It worked for me, I used to skip church and sit outside and play guitar as loud as I could until they all came home. Then I had to turn it down and go back in my room and play.
Yeah. You know, at the end of the day, all the sour grapes or whatever aside,lol, it's about getting on 'the path'. What sucks is most peoples folks want 'the best' for their kids, no doubt about it, but if they're predisposed to thinking something is a bad way to go, they'll discourage him.
Guys like Joe are, to me, equivalent of Olympic athletes, and it's totally obvious that they were 'groomed', given the proper encouragement, lessons, etc., to REALLY do this. Trying to do it in spite of something else can kind of poison the well.
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I THINK ERIC WAS BORN IN 1975
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Vette335 wrote:
sorry about the 3 comment...KWS just bugs me and I won't go into why. I think Robert Randolph was born in that year as well, or at least around that time. I think these guitarists (all heavily influenced by SRV) were blossoming as musicians around the time SRV was on top of the world, and when he came to his untimely death. Probably influential events that propelled their desires to continue the tradition.
all this time I thought you were singling out John Mayer!
KWS has a niche in the blues, one that somebody has to fill. And I think there's a time and place for it.
How old is Ana Popovic? 1977?
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nope, to me John Mayer is among the best. Like KWS, he is heavily influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan, but his compositional skills are beyond compare. His chord voicings, progressions and ideas are unique. His approach to subtlety when playing gives him a soulfulness and maturity not seen by many other blues players of my generation. He knows how to use rhythmic ideas and motifs to make a solo interesting as opposed to sheer speed. Plus Clapton digs his playing and records with him. I've heard Clapton is not the biggest KWS fan.
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Well, then we'd better talk about Doyle Bramhall II, then. Great songwriter? Check. Great singer? Check. Great guitarist? Check. Clapton loves him? Check. But, he's a bit older than those guys.
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Re: 1977
NPB_EST.1979 wrote:
Vette335 wrote:sorry about the 3 comment...KWS just bugs me and I won't go into why. I think Robert Randolph was born in that year as well, or at least around that time. I think these guitarists (all heavily influenced by SRV) were blossoming as musicians around the time SRV was on top of the world, and when he came to his untimely death. Probably influential events that propelled their desires to continue the tradition.
all this time I thought you were singling out John Mayer!
KWS has a niche in the blues, one that somebody has to fill. And I think there's a time and place for it.
How old is Ana Popovic? 1977?
Ana was born in 1976.
"There is nothing to it. You only have to hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself."---Johann Sebastian Bach
Re: 1977
Vette335 wrote:
I've heard Clapton is not the biggest KWS fan.
Where did you hear that?
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1977....the year that 'two sevens clash' was a major date in some cultures. It was the high point of punk-rock in the UK....the year when "the rock dinosaurs came to the end of their careers". Funny that all the punk bands have vanished and the giants of rock are still here!! 
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Re: 1977
Fretwork wrote:
Vette335 wrote:I've heard Clapton is not the biggest KWS fan.
Where did you hear that?
a friend of a friend of a friend.
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Vette335 wrote:
Fretwork wrote:Vette335 wrote:I've heard Clapton is not the biggest KWS fan.
Where did you hear that?
a friend of a friend of a friend.
So it must be true! To be honest, I don't think EC would say something like that, but I don't know. However KWS is promoting the Blues and doing a fine job of it. He may not be in the same level as Joe but he is great to watch and a nice guy too.
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