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

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
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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

2013!

lol i thought it might be 2013 but i was like that makes no sense.

all those brit mags are endlessly readable/entertaining if you are me.

plus, Classic Rock's sister magazine AOR is like the greatest magazine on earth.

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/72/51/1a/72511a2bf16181209ef97f21eb080c01.jpg

AOR! Wow

i really need a venn diagram for classic rock and aor

a john bonnamasa show was on public tv like a year ago and it was so awful. the most boring torturous achey electric bluesy folk crap imaginable, seriously headache inducing. every song seemed at least 10 minutes long. i just wanted to tell him "alright, i get it, you're really good at acting all rootsy and bluesy, can you stop now?". at least satriani and vai dudes rock out and throw in some jazz flavor and stuff. This was just like an audience endurance test, totally "feel bad" music. Like grinding your teeth for 2 hours.

My wife has an Ayn Randian nut friend that was recently Bonnamasa, and I had never heard him. When I did hear it, I concur with the grinding teeth for 2 hours comment and I totally thought 'of course she likes this devil.'

recently = really into

Joe Bonamassa has been able to build up a pretty good sized live show audience, I think at this point quite a bit bigger than the shredder guitarists like Vai etc. At least going by some interviews I have read with the guy, he's a bit more aware of where he stands in the music biz. His audience is the first generation Humble Pie and classic rock bluze audience with some jam band crossovers. Bonamassa is a better guitarist and live singer than some of the SRV clones that came out in the 90s, he's got his niche. The dude has been working it like a day job since he was a teenager, so give the devil a bit of due. I don't think Bonmassa's as good as someone like Warren Hayes, who is a similar guitarist and has been live member with a bunch of the classic 60s/70s groups. Haynes is a pretty good songwriter and plays with a bit more restraint, which is saying something considering they like to play songs for 10-12 minutes a pop.

I like how these dudes all have songs where they do a very little interpretation of what the song title sounds like, e.g. Vai's 'bad horsie' and Bonamassa's 'slow train'.

I will see Mark Knopfler when he comes 'round, but I am definitely passing on the $135 ticket to see this dude.