thread for discussion of guitarists i have only heard of because i read guitar magazines in the late 90s

you know a lot of the time the rococo blast of lots of bright textures at high speeds is really appealing to me but generally the melodic sense of these guys is so terrible

i mean i was listening to hella today so i guess i can't be one to talk

hella is almost certainly the best candidate for indie analogue to this kind of music

Athleticism is a good comparison, M@tt and I always talk about this stuff as being like a magic trick. It can be cool and fun to watch the first time, but it certainly doesn't sustain yr interest as art.

And that Al DiMeola "Kiss My Axe" album cover up there is the greatest thing ever

There are hip hop equivalents to this too, dudes who can rap super fast and complexly but don't really say much or have any style.

http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music2/v4/d5/a9/fd/d5a9fd1a-2656-9be3-fad3-265d2694d269/859710076054_cover.170x170-75.jpg

there's a vague steely dan vibe on this album

I bet guthrie could have done well in a dan session

I kinda like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Deu_M6Q0g

I mean I'm going to buy this thing and learn to play it

and i'm going to arrange by stuffed animals around me and pretend they are fagen, becker, et al.

Do it, and please post a video. Guitar World usually seemed cooler than Guitar Player in the 90s (think GW was where Bob Quine had a column for a while; not like a classroom, the way some others did it, but a fairly evocative discussion of his faves: he was really into Mickey Baker). But GP tried. They had CD series, Legends of Guitar, which delved into several genres (like two volumes of country, bringing the A-List Nashville cats). Also I've still got this: not too big on the Barney Kessel etc, but always did 'ppreciate the range. incl the last two tracks (CD Bonus Tracks!)
Legends Of Guitar Presents Legends Of Guitar-Jazz, Vol.1
Label:
Rhino Records (2) ‎– R2 70717
Format:
CD, Compilation
Country:
US
Released:
1990
Genre:
Jazz
Style:

Tracklist Hide Credits
1 –Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra* I'm Coming, Virginia

Guitar – Eddie Lang

3:13
2 –Kansas City Six, The* Countless Blues

Guitar – Freddie Green*

3:02
3 –Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra* Pickin' For Patsy

Guitar – Allan Reuss

2:45
4 –George Barnes Quartet I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

Guitar – George Barnes

2:58
5 –Charlie Christian Up On Teddy's Hill

Guitar – Charlie Christian

6:10
6 –Cats & The Fiddle, The* Stomp Stomp (Fox Trot)

Guitar – Tiny Grimes

2:58
7 –Charlie Parker All Stars* Relaxin' At Camarillo

Guitar – Barney Kessel

3:10
8 –Lennie Tristano & His Sextet* Intuition

Guitar – Billy Bauer

2:30
9 –Laurindo Almeida Blue Balao

Guitar – Laurindo Almeida

3:21
10 –Tal Farlow Gibson Boy

Guitar – Barry Galbraith

2:46
11 –Howard Roberts Serenata Burlesca

Guitar – Howard Roberts

3:10
12 –Wes*, Buddy* & Monk Montgomery Montgomery Funk

Guitar – Wes Montgomery

4:19
13 –Lenny Breau Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Guitar – Lenny Breau

5:27
14 –Larry Coryell Spaces (Infinite)

Guitar – John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell

9:21
15 –John Scofield Shinola

Guitar – John Scofield

2:39
16 –Derek Bailey Scaling

Guitar – Derek Bailey

2:30
Notes

Billy Bauer is really intriguing too; need to dig up my Lennie Tristano cult CDs.

ey Guitar Player, you really wanna impress me with your Derek Bailey refs then give me some tabs.

Govan is def aware of SDan. There's a 30 minute lesson of his on youtube where he calls one of the chords in a progression he wrote a 'cheap Steely Dan chord.'

Visually I can see Govan in the early 70s Dan set up. Late 70s not so much

I remembered Adrian Davison, a Canadian bass player who was billed as "the world's fastest", advertised in the 90s guitar and bass magazines, yet was not interviewed or reviewed kindly by them. Googling revealed that his playing technique screwed his hands up completely, so that he has been unable to play for years, and this astonishing web site. Be sure to click on the video. http://www.adriandavison.com

what kind of music is this even?

i've been thinking about this question a lot. i think the answer is "demonstration music"

― goole, Monday, July 21, 2014 4:43 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

In this interview with Adrian Davison, the interviewer refers to the late 80s/early 90s as "the golden age for player rock".

http://www.globalbass.com/archives/july2001/adrian_davison.htm

I like how in that interview he blames the hand problems on emotional stress -- man, look at your wrists on that Oh Canada video and say that again with a straight face. Hurts to watch!

player rock!

"Hey man, is that Player Rock?"
"Yeah man!"
"Well, zoom the camera in on his fretting hand, man!"

i laughed, but then, i really wish they would zoom in on the fretting hand

I agree. Watching these guys play is half the enjoyment.

as a man tainted by guitar store life, there is no enjoyment to be found here

which song do you hear most?

i think the audience for Player Rock and for jam bands overlaps pretty heavily? at least i had friends in high school who were into both

music-as-technical-performance etc etc

kids in high school = the primary audience for both

i have enjoyed some robin trower

I'd like to see YOU GUYS play Allan Holdsworth.

I wouldn't

New ILX compilation?

first takes only

ILX Shreds

My roommate (and one of my best friends) bought this in college and we would watch it regularly

http://i.imgur.com/1rtzXKx.jpg
― 龜, Friday, May 16, 2014 12:35 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

superiorist post itt

Monster Picking and Speed Licks

frank gambale's outfit is pretty on-trend imo

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090514085837/ibanez/images/b/bb/Frank_Gambale.jpg

I've never read any guitar mags but presume that Fredrik Thordendal might fit the bill here?

No wai

poor joe stump up there all by himself

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

someone sold me a huge stack of classic rock magazines at the store (a magazine i love by the way because every other issue features an interview with nick mason) and i kept staring at this cover cuz how do you get to be on the cover of a magazine called CLASSIC rock and i have no idea who the hell you are:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EONW7Jn0zyA/TwTgEKMe8nI/AAAAAAAATAM/_hcUF1CgXSs/s1600/mainbanner_red_2.jpg

twice even...

http://jbonamassa.com/features/2013/classic_rock_magazine_joe_bonamassa_featured/images/share_joe.jpg

well it costs 500 quid to see him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh08Dum_HLw

can't read the year on the issue with the nu metal article.

July 2009?

or 2000?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLASSIC-ROCK-July-2013-JOE-BONAMASSA-BAG-OF-BONES-CD-The-Who-DIO-Megadeth-NEW-/171059254247?pt=UK_Magazines&hash=item27d3ed13e7