Yes, I agree. Many players miss out on incredible music, simply because they are too close-minded to explore outside their favorite type of music. Oh and..my favorites are Beethoven and Rachmaninoff.

Der wrote:

Though I have favorite guitar players and guitar-associated artists(guitartists?)my favorite musicians have not been guitarists per se. Adding the placard "music historian" to your desk and going back to earlier music(and some world music- the Indian ragas and tabla regiments are thousands of years old...)yields some nuggets that are truly astounding. For example, before Bach there was linear modal melody exclusively(call it "chant") and use of adjacent tritones(a flatted fifth interval: from the E, A or D strings, play an additional note one string, one fret up- essentially a power chord minus one fret on the top)might just get you burned at the stake as a heretic. They called it "Diabola Musica." So we have Bach to thank for a great many things. Start there. Move through Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin(my favorite), Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel, and at Stravinsky realize it's getting a little weird in here so we'd better respond in kind hence the aleatoric anti-music that followed ol' Igor. The jazz musicians made academia in music cool again, the blues borne from the Mississippi Delta brought African rhythms to the States, and social upheaval and war affected all.
There are so many great artists in all kinds of music on all instruments; I wonder if a great number of guitarists sell themselves short by passing by non-guitar music. After all, someone influenced the first guitarist, no? It's not a very old instrument.

Sorry. I fell asleep after first few words.

Open a brevity thread.

What do you mean brevity thread

Actually, it was directed to the previous poster. Brevity is making a statement with the fewest possible words. All those strings of letters may have tired out the stalwart poster who felt it was necessary to impugn someone for writing more words than he wanted to see.

Moonlit wrote:

Nah, I'm still pretty young. I just don't like all the newer music that comes out these days. Its awful, cliche'd(sp?) crap. No originality, no talent no MUSIC.

Wel man , afcourse there is no originality when those guys like Jimi and Eric and Page and all other hipies and musicians did all the rock could offer them , but it dosen't mean that today rock will not offer anything.Today rock will not offer the same things he offerd to Jimmy Page but he will offer something newer to someone younger . So i am saying we should not have enother Page or Hendrix , we should have someone different, maybe we would like that different music , maybe we would not .But at least we have to try . Those guys back in 60's had country music dominating and they built ROCK AND ROLL from nothing, becouse they were originall , they weren't copying country singers , no they did they're own music . SO I am saying that we should rebuild the rock and roll. After all we have more now then they had back then . We have all those rockers alive and kicking.
And technology is offering us more then back in 60's. so LONG LIVE ROCK N' ROLL !!!!!!!!

PS : Favourite bands are : LED ZEPPELIN , DEEP PURPLE , JIMI HENDRIX , ERIC JOHNSON ,DAIRE STRAITS, ERIC CLAPTON , BOB DYLAN ,JOHNNY CASH , VAI , SATCH , EAGLES , SKYNARD and all those 60' and 70' Hippi bands !!!!!!!

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Moonlit wrote:

Yes, I agree. Many players miss out on incredible music, simply because they are too close-minded to explore outside their favorite type of music. Oh and..my favorites are Beethoven and Rachmaninoff.

What about Bach !!! Bach i certainlly the most inovative all time musician . He is even now played by others and he lived 400 years ago !!!
Think about it . Nobody is better than Bach , Beetoven , Mozart and they lived 400 - 200 years ago !!!! And they never will be second to someone , becouse they will always be the first !!!! It's same thing with Hendrix !!!Long Live Rock and Roll !!!!! or should i say LONG LIVE BAROQUE AND ROLL !!!

PS : PURPLE HAZE Is a very easy song(for kindergarden) , and someone need the tabs , so brother in axe , i will send you tab via EMAIL if you need !!!or you can check the net !!!!

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Der wrote:

Though I have favorite guitar players and guitar-associated artists(guitartists?)my favorite musicians have not been guitarists per se. Adding the placard "music historian" to your desk and going back to earlier music(and some world music- the Indian ragas and tabla regiments are thousands of years old...)yields some nuggets that are truly astounding. For example, before Bach there was linear modal melody exclusively(call it "chant") and use of adjacent tritones(a flatted fifth interval: from the E, A or D strings, play an additional note one string, one fret up- essentially a power chord minus one fret on the top)might just get you burned at the stake as a heretic. They called it "Diabola Musica." So we have Bach to thank for a great many things. Start there. Move through Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin(my favorite), Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel, and at Stravinsky realize it's getting a little weird in here so we'd better respond in kind hence the aleatoric anti-music that followed ol' Igor. The jazz musicians made academia in music cool again, the blues borne from the Mississippi Delta brought African rhythms to the States, and social upheaval and war affected all.
There are so many great artists in all kinds of music on all instruments; I wonder if a great number of guitarists sell themselves short by passing by non-guitar music. After all, someone influenced the first guitarist, no? It's not a very old instrument.

Man , we all see that you are Well Educated , you don't have to tell us that with every letter you wrote !!!
And don't write such long letters(i do , but not that long) , we would all apriciate that act !!!

PS: I haven't read any of your letters becouse of the Lenght of them !!!!Sorry for my bad english !!!!AND DON'T GET ANGERED ONE ME !!!!!!

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Hi man....My Favorite artist (guitar):
In the past: Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass.
Now: Chuck Loeb, Martin Taylor, Russel Malone, Howard Alden,  Ron Affif.
And the best musicians in XX century: Miles Davis.
From La Plata (provincia de Buenos Aires), Argentina....Congratulations for this site!!!!...BOBY.

i like linkin park, simple plan, yellow card, panic at the disco and american rejects
they are awsome. ill listen to just about anyone as long as they dont start singing opra.

My favorite is, John Mayer

Hi everyone!

I think the whole world should see a group called Ezio.

Anybody else but me heard of them?

T
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Led Zeppelin, The Cars, Yes.

what do you guys think about Avenged Sevenfold????

My fav's are Dave Matthews Band, CCR, Coldplay, ACDC, Eagles, RHCP, Dylan, Nelson, Young and Jimmy.   I  also enjoy most of the other 70's rock gods... There are few out there who still offer the southern rock style. Check out Cross Canadian Ragweed, they more than get the job done in that arena....


http://www.crosscanadianragweed.com/

ROCK/SURF:
Duane Eddy (PETER GUNN, DETOUR, REBEL ROUSER)
Billy Butler (HONKY TONK)
George Tomsco (FIREBALLS, TORQUAY, BULLDOG)
The Ventures (WALK DON'T RUN)
The Duals (STICKSHIFT)
Dick Dale (MISIRLOU)
The Belairs (MR. MOTO)
The Chantays (PIPELINE)
The Astronauts (BAJA)
Lonnie Mack (MEMPHIS)
Danny Gatton (REDNECK JAZZ)
Roy Buchanan

COUNTRY:
Merle Travis
Chet Atkins
Jerry Reed
Don Rich
Marty Stewart
Vince Gill
Brad Paisley

JAZZ:
Barney Kessel
Johnny Smith (MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT)
Django Reinhart (NAUGES)
Howard Roberts (WHATEVER's FAIR)
Wes Montgomery (BUMPIN)
Grant Green
Freddie Green
Ted Greene (SOLO)
George Van Epps (Mr. 7-string)
Tal Farlow (the painter)
Ed Bickert (Canadian Tele player)
Lennie Breau

All the die hard rock fans can contact me anytime ......

Here are a few other bands:
Dave Matthews
The Doors
Johnny Cash
Wilco
Slowcoaster, this band is a local reggae/jazz/funk band, you can hear some songs at http://houseofrock.ca/slowcoaster.php