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guitarisPIMP
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Niue
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 Posted - 04/01/2006 : 7:33:32 PM
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I know this is a pretty cliche topic to post on a music-related forum, but I'm always looking for inspirational guitarists.
My personal favorites at the moment are:
TR of course, thats a given
Ralph Towner
has such an intriguing sense of harmony, and wild chord melodies
John Mclaughlin
will never get old to me, especially My Goals Beyond(1970)
Al Di Meola, JM, and Paco de Lucia
i know thats three guys, but their trio albums are fucking nuts.
Martin Taylor
awesome name, even more awesome chord melodies. his cover of day tripper is sexy |
my favorite color is go fuck yourself. :D |
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Arthen
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USA
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Posted - 04/01/2006 : 8:14:24 PM
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For the umpteenth time:
Steve Hackett - master of both prog rock and classical guitar. He composes some of the best contemporary classical music that I have heard. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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dan p.
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Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2006 : 8:17:36 PM
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| michael hedges, with ease. god he was so good. |
death to false metal. |
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guitarisPIMP
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Niue
587 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2006 : 8:36:49 PM
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| For some reason I got sick of hedges. Probably just because I listened to his albums like 824923 times in a row... |
my favorite color is go fuck yourself. :D |
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Hopeful Rolling Waves
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South Sandwich Islands
2154 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2006 : 10:19:56 AM
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I didn't love his voice, but his harmonically sonic All Along the Watchtower is one of my faves.
Tim Reynolds
Kaki King
Dave Matthews
John McLaughlin
Kenny Burrell
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Andres Segovia
Jonny Greenwood
Wes Montgomery
David Leisner
Leo Kottke
Mark Knopfler
Al DiMeola
Paco DeLucia
...et vomitus. HAHAHA, we've had this thread 3 times in the last year. Never get tired of typing those names though! |
http://db.etree.org/hopefulrollingwaves/ < My Trading List |
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Arthen
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USA
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Posted - 04/02/2006 : 1:23:34 PM
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Yeah, and inevitably the same names come up. It's nice though, because every time I get around to checking out one or two of the names, and getting into new people. Which becomes bad, because then I spend too much money buying their back catalogue.
And lets not forget the king of slide and amazing melancholy vocals: Chris Whitley. I remember when I first started listening to him, it was songs off of Rocket House and Living With the Law where his guitar was a part of the whole sound and didn't distinctly stand out. Then I got Live at Martyrs and on Home Is Where You Get Across I was so blown away at how fast he was playing, how steady and consistent it was, and how amazing he sang over it. Now I've got all of his albums and he's permanently in my top five artists, in that pantheon of Ben's favorite musicians: PG, Genesis, TR, Chris Whitley, etc. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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Other favorite guitarists anyone?
