The studio version of Badge has what is the probably the greatest short riff of all time.
In this live version Mark Knopfler threatens to go completely Santana
Best straight rock guitar action until Stevie Ray Vaughan
"You better pick yourself up off the ground, before they bring the curtain down."
Rock Galtian !
I listen to this, and I just know why the Martin never felt as good as the Jazzmaster to the hands.
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TBH, never been a huge fan of Clapton:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R02vtxTihTQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB_DOA2AL7Q
And something a bit modern
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNK9MzV9U1c
I don't speak German but I really like this band:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXsKWi9FIjY
Gotta disagree on this one, Andre :) I've always been a huge Slowhand fan and this, with Knopfler, was oustanding.
Knopfler is my favorite guitar soloist of all time. But Jimmy Page is my favorite guitar composer/arranger/player of parts.
Page's work on the Presence album is friggin' amazing. His work on Houses of the Holy is also amazing. He was a genius of sound harmony, melody, chordal structure, and counterpoint.
In that sense, his work stands above every other guitarist in rock history, in my opinion.
Andre,
That Chili Peppers song/video is great. One of my favorites.
Ah - what Pastorius said about Page - yes, yes, and yes again.
Maybe I was just young and impressionable, but man, that guy RUINED me for all the three-chord wonders who came after. . .
Ro
Ro,
I try to keep very plugged in. I will say, there has been a lot of great guitar work over the years, some of it from some very unlikely sources, like Johnny Marr of the Smiths and Robert Smith of the Cure.
Metallica did interesting stuff. Soundgarden did as well. I like Jack White. I like the Bell-Rays (a very sadly unsung band).
But, no one ever combined rock n' roll with melody, composition, counterpoint, harmony, and chordal genius like Page.
I know, I know. I'm just repeating myself.
I like both Metallica and Soundgarden, (and lots of other bands/guitarists) but no one, no where, no how has ever, ever, ever given me the same gut-level pure JOY that Page's guitar playing has.
Dunno why. Your post came closest to describing it.
I am not a musician, but grew up with lots of them. I remember, in grade school, my brother started playing the bass. He couldn't use the amp, because we lived in an old apartment building on the top floor, and it was just too disruptive.
So he played the damn thing dead. Have you ever heard an electric bass played dead? Sounds like clicking.
But then he'd make me guess what song he was playing - and I got to the point where I could actually identify the songs! So, maybe just having to listen so closely to those bass lines gave me an unconscious appreciation for the composition and ingenuity that Page brought to his playing. His virtuoso technique speaks for itself.
Thanks again.
Ro
Oh Ro been a great shootout. Didn't think a Beck video would start this.
Stop back for a Nooner tomorrow. (wait. . .) Newer guys from Philly. Nothing like Zep and Page but oh man they kick ass.
Ro,
You're right. There was great joy in Jimmy Page's playing. That is part of the secret. I was always amazed at the interweaving of guitar parts, but joy is the essence of it.
Oh, MR, you knew damn well a Beck vid could start this!
Pastorius - I guess I am quite the dim bulb - you are right - it makes me joyful because he is so joyful.
Looking forward to tomorrow's posts!
Ro
;)
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