> IUnknown <stevement...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just thought I would contribute to the discussions rather than
> lurking....
> Played a local fair and music festival last week - some fans
> contributed some footage. Thought I would share. Who knows, maybe i'll
> get some a.g.a cred :)
That's cool of you to share your band gig videos.
Personally I like straight up rock. Gimme a few chords
and away I go. And so did you guys. sounded like a fun time.
I respect ANY band that gets out there and plays.
thanks for sharing.
just an aside question --
was that your PA system or supplied by the house/venue ?
> >Just thought I would contribute to the discussions rather than
> >lurking....
> >Played a local fair and music festival last week - some fans
> >contributed some footage. Thought I would share. Who knows, maybe i'll
> >get some a.g.a cred :)
> > IUnknown <stevement...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Just thought I would contribute to the discussions rather than
> > lurking....
> > Played a local fair and music festival last week - some fans
> > contributed some footage. Thought I would share. Who knows, maybe i'll
> > get some a.g.a cred :)
> That's cool of you to share your band gig videos.
> Personally I like straight up rock. Gimme a few chords
> and away I go. And so did you guys. sounded like a fun time.
> I respect ANY band that gets out there and plays.
> thanks for sharing.
> just an aside question --
> was that your PA system or supplied by the house/venue ?
The P.A. was provided by the house..... not that our P.A. is much
smaller :)
But yes, we are just a straight-ahead hard rock band.. Loud guitars,
80's era vocals, hard hitting drummer.... There is always someone
better than you in the audience, so I stopped obsessing about
technical mastery years ago :)
I found that if the band is having fun, and you sound good - they will
have fun, too.
>>He's the most overrated
>>guitarist ever, with the
>>possible exception of
>>Jimmy Page -
>oh good grief.
>even on their worst days, both of them could play rings around you.
...could be, depends on
the kind of day I'm
having. :-)
>both of those guys wrote half the book that the rest of us have been
>trying to decipher with our guitars for the last 30-40 years.
I said they were
overrated, not that they
were incompetent -- that
said, there are dozens
of unsung players in
every major city who are
as good or better, those
two just happened to be
in the right place at the
right time during a brief
period when guitarists
could become superstars.
>And you're an idiot.
No, I'm a musician who's
neither had any trouble
"deciphering" what most
rock or blues players are
doing nor have I ever
wanted to sound like
anyone else. There are a
multitude of players
whose work impresses and
challenges me, but those
two aren't among them --
and I know I'm not all
that good.
>>>He's the most overrated
>>>guitarist ever, with the
>>>possible exception of
>>>Jimmy Page -
>>oh good grief.
>>even on their worst days, both of them could play rings around you.
>...could be, depends on
>the kind of day I'm
>having. :-)
>>both of those guys wrote half the book that the rest of us have been
>>trying to decipher with our guitars for the last 30-40 years.
>I said they were
>overrated, not that they
>were incompetent -- that
>said, there are dozens
>of unsung players in
>every major city who are
>as good or better, those
>two just happened to be
>in the right place at the
>right time during a brief
>period when guitarists
>could become superstars.
>>And you're an idiot.
>No, I'm a musician who's
>neither had any trouble
>"deciphering" what most
>rock or blues players are
>doing nor have I ever
>wanted to sound like
>anyone else. There are a
>multitude of players
>whose work impresses and
>challenges me, but those
>two aren't among them --
>and I know I'm not all
>that good.
exactly. I've heard you play. for you to slag Clapton and Page as
being over-rated, is as big of a joke as you are.
>>>>He's the most overrated
>>>>guitarist ever, with the
>>>>possible exception of
>>>>Jimmy Page -
>>>oh good grief.
>>>even on their worst days, both of them could play rings around you.
>>...could be, depends on
>>the kind of day I'm
>>having. :-)
>>>both of those guys wrote half the book that the rest of us have been
>>>trying to decipher with our guitars for the last 30-40 years.
>>I said they were
>>overrated, not that they
>>were incompetent -- that
>>said, there are dozens
>>of unsung players in
>>every major city who are
>>as good or better, those
>>two just happened to be
>>in the right place at the
>>right time during a brief
>>period when guitarists
>>could become superstars.
>>>And you're an idiot.
>>No, I'm a musician who's
>>neither had any trouble
>>"deciphering" what most
>>rock or blues players are
>>doing nor have I ever
>>wanted to sound like
>>anyone else. There are a
>>multitude of players
>>whose work impresses and
>>challenges me, but those
>>two aren't among them --
>>and I know I'm not all
>>that good.
>exactly. I've heard you play.
You're a liar.
>for you to slag Clapton and Page as
>being over-rated, is as big of a joke as you are.
Aren't you a little long in
the tooth for hero worship?
I'm just sayin'....
>>>> On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:58:14 -0400, Bruce Morgen<edi...@juno.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> I *loathe* Eric Clapton's playing.
>>>>> He's the most overrated
>>>>> guitarist ever, with the
>>>>> possible exception of
>>>>> Jimmy Page -
>>>> oh good grief.
>>>> even on their worst days, both of them could play rings around you.
>>> ...could be, depends on
>>> the kind of day I'm
>>> having. :-)
>>>> both of those guys wrote half the book that the rest of us have been
>>>> trying to decipher with our guitars for the last 30-40 years.
>>> I said they were
>>> overrated, not that they
>>> were incompetent -- that
>>> said, there are dozens
>>> of unsung players in
>>> every major city who are
>>> as good or better, those
>>> two just happened to be
>>> in the right place at the
>>> right time during a brief
>>> period when guitarists
>>> could become superstars.
>>>> And you're an idiot.
>>> No, I'm a musician who's
>>> neither had any trouble
>>> "deciphering" what most
>>> rock or blues players are
>>> doing nor have I ever
>>> wanted to sound like
>>> anyone else. There are a
>>> multitude of players
>>> whose work impresses and
>>> challenges me, but those
>>> two aren't among them --
>>> and I know I'm not all
>>> that good.
>> exactly. I've heard you play.
> You're a liar.
>> for you to slag Clapton and Page as
>> being over-rated, is as big of a joke as you are.
> Aren't you a little long in
> the tooth for hero worship?
> I'm just sayin'....
>> Fuck off.
>> Happy Friday!
> Right back atcha! :-)
You didn't really think you could knock two of the best selling rock guitarist in history, in a guitar group, and not expect to ruffle some feathers did you? Page and Clapton are both living legends. There isn't a player in here that hasn't tried to copy their riffs. Sure, the longer they stay around the more likely they are to "throw-up" on themselves but they still have a FANTASTIC body of work to fall back on. Neither one is "god" but they got as close to being a "rock guitar god" as is humanly possible.
Going to listen to "Disraeli Gears" for the billionth time.
>>>>> On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:58:14 -0400, Bruce Morgen<edi...@juno.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> I *loathe* Eric Clapton's playing.
>>>>>> He's the most overrated
>>>>>> guitarist ever, with the
>>>>>> possible exception of
>>>>>> Jimmy Page -
>>>>> oh good grief.
>>>>> even on their worst days, both of them could play rings around you.
>>>> ...could be, depends on
>>>> the kind of day I'm
>>>> having. :-)
>>>>> both of those guys wrote half the book that the rest of us have been
>>>>> trying to decipher with our guitars for the last 30-40 years.
>>>> I said they were
>>>> overrated, not that they
>>>> were incompetent -- that
>>>> said, there are dozens
>>>> of unsung players in
>>>> every major city who are
>>>> as good or better, those
>>>> two just happened to be
>>>> in the right place at the
>>>> right time during a brief
>>>> period when guitarists
>>>> could become superstars.
>>>>> And you're an idiot.
>>>> No, I'm a musician who's
>>>> neither had any trouble
>>>> "deciphering" what most
>>>> rock or blues players are
>>>> doing nor have I ever
>>>> wanted to sound like
>>>> anyone else. There are a
>>>> multitude of players
>>>> whose work impresses and
>>>> challenges me, but those
>>>> two aren't among them --
>>>> and I know I'm not all
>>>> that good.
>>> exactly. I've heard you play.
>> You're a liar.
>>> for you to slag Clapton and Page as
>>> being over-rated, is as big of a joke as you are.
>> Aren't you a little long in
>> the tooth for hero worship?
>> I'm just sayin'....
>>> Fuck off.
>>> Happy Friday!
>> Right back atcha! :-)
>You didn't really think you could knock two of the best selling rock >guitarist in history, in a guitar group, and not expect to ruffle some >feathers did you? Page and Clapton are both living legends. There isn't >a player in here that hasn't tried to copy their riffs. Sure, the longer >they stay around the more likely they are to "throw-up" on themselves >but they still have a FANTASTIC body of work to fall back on. Neither >one is "god" but they got as close to being a "rock guitar god" as is >humanly possible.
>Going to listen to "Disraeli Gears" for the billionth time.
>>>>> On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:58:14 -0400, Bruce Morgen<edi...@juno.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> I *loathe* Eric Clapton's playing.
>>>>>> He's the most overrated
>>>>>> guitarist ever, with the
>>>>>> possible exception of
>>>>>> Jimmy Page -
>>>>> oh good grief.
>>>>> even on their worst days, both of them could play rings around you.
>>>> ...could be, depends on
>>>> the kind of day I'm
>>>> having. :-)
>>>>> both of those guys wrote half the book that the rest of us have been
>>>>> trying to decipher with our guitars for the last 30-40 years.
>>>> I said they were
>>>> overrated, not that they
>>>> were incompetent -- that
>>>> said, there are dozens
>>>> of unsung players in
>>>> every major city who are
>>>> as good or better, those
>>>> two just happened to be
>>>> in the right place at the
>>>> right time during a brief
>>>> period when guitarists
>>>> could become superstars.
>>>>> And you're an idiot.
>>>> No, I'm a musician who's
>>>> neither had any trouble
>>>> "deciphering" what most
>>>> rock or blues players are
>>>> doing nor have I ever
>>>> wanted to sound like
>>>> anyone else. There are a
>>>> multitude of players
>>>> whose work impresses and
>>>> challenges me, but those
>>>> two aren't among them --
>>>> and I know I'm not all
>>>> that good.
>>> exactly. I've heard you play.
>> You're a liar.
>>> for you to slag Clapton and Page as
>>> being over-rated, is as big of a joke as you are.
>> Aren't you a little long in
>> the tooth for hero worship?
>> I'm just sayin'....
>>> Fuck off.
>>> Happy Friday!
>> Right back atcha! :-)
>You didn't really think you could knock two of the best selling
If popularity determined
merit, then Britney Spears
would be a bitter singer
than Billie Holiday ever
was -- and the finest
cuisine on earth would be
found at McDonald's.
rock
>guitarist in history, in a guitar group, and not expect to ruffle some >feathers did you? Page and Clapton are both living legends.
Yup, overrrated living
legends.
>There isn't >a player in here that hasn't tried to copy their riffs.
Not true.
> Sure, the longer >they stay around the more likely they are to "throw-up" on themselves >but they still have a FANTASTIC body of work to fall back on. Neither >one is "god" but they got as close to being a "rock guitar god" as is >humanly possible.
There are dozens of better
players in every major
city in North America and
Europe -- Clapton himself
has said as much.
>Going to listen to "Disraeli Gears" for the billionth time.
Pretty danged good LP --
underlines what I stated
about being in the right
place at the right time.
When that one and "Blind
Faith" are still your
career highlights 40+
years later, I don't
think words like
"overrated" are out of
line. Ymmv.
>>>>>> On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:58:14 -0400, Bruce Morgen<edi...@juno.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I *loathe* Eric Clapton's playing.
>>>>>>> He's the most overrated
>>>>>>> guitarist ever, with the
>>>>>>> possible exception of
>>>>>>> Jimmy Page -
>>>>>> oh good grief.
>>>>>> even on their worst days, both of them could play rings around you.
>>>>> ...could be, depends on
>>>>> the kind of day I'm
>>>>> having. :-)
>>>>>> both of those guys wrote half the book that the rest of us have been
>>>>>> trying to decipher with our guitars for the last 30-40 years.
>>>>> I said they were
>>>>> overrated, not that they
>>>>> were incompetent -- that
>>>>> said, there are dozens
>>>>> of unsung players in
>>>>> every major city who are
>>>>> as good or better, those
>>>>> two just happened to be
>>>>> in the right place at the
>>>>> right time during a brief
>>>>> period when guitarists
>>>>> could become superstars.
>>>>>> And you're an idiot.
>>>>> No, I'm a musician who's
>>>>> neither had any trouble
>>>>> "deciphering" what most
>>>>> rock or blues players are
>>>>> doing nor have I ever
>>>>> wanted to sound like
>>>>> anyone else. There are a
>>>>> multitude of players
>>>>> whose work impresses and
>>>>> challenges me, but those
>>>>> two aren't among them --
>>>>> and I know I'm not all
>>>>> that good.
>>>> exactly. I've heard you play.
>>> You're a liar.
>>>> for you to slag Clapton and Page as
>>>> being over-rated, is as big of a joke as you are.
>>> Aren't you a little long in
>>> the tooth for hero worship?
>>> I'm just sayin'....
>>>> Fuck off.
>>>> Happy Friday!
>>> Right back atcha! :-)
>> You didn't really think you could knock two of the best selling
> If popularity determined
> merit, then Britney Spears
Britney Spears wasn't that bad. Not Janis Joplin but she had her audience. It's what young people like and we'll see if she stands up over the decades. I doubt it.
> would be a bitter singer
> than Billie Holiday ever
> was -- and the finest
> cuisine on earth would be
> found at McDonald's.
Some people really like McDonald's. I don't, but I like a HOT Big Mac occasionally. They can be delicious.
> rock
>> guitarist in history, in a guitar group, and not expect to ruffle some
>> feathers did you? Page and Clapton are both living legends.
> Yup, overrrated living
> legends.
>> There isn't
>> a player in here that hasn't tried to copy their riffs.
> Not true.
>> Sure, the longer
>> they stay around the more likely they are to "throw-up" on themselves
>> but they still have a FANTASTIC body of work to fall back on. Neither
>> one is "god" but they got as close to being a "rock guitar god" as is
>> humanly possible.
> There are dozens of better
> players in every major
> city in North America and
> Europe -- Clapton himself
> has said as much.
>> Going to listen to "Disraeli Gears" for the billionth time.
> Pretty danged good LP --
> underlines what I stated
> about being in the right
> place at the right time.
> When that one and "Blind
> Faith" are still your
> career highlights 40+
> years later, I don't
> think words like
> "overrated" are out of
> line. Ymmv.
I think the word "overrated" is overrated. The guy was great. Sold out concert halls all over the world. Still draws a crowd. His hits spanned decades. They still use his music in movie scores. I really don't know what he'd have to do to impress you but it works for me. His music still moves me. My wife just bought "Me and Mr Johnson" for me. Great album. Clapton is one of the more universally liked guitarist.
>>>>>> On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:58:14 -0400, Bruce Morgen<edi...@juno.com> >>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I *loathe* Eric Clapton's playing. >>>>>>> He's the most overrated >>>>>>> guitarist ever, with the >>>>>>> possible exception of >>>>>>> Jimmy Page - >>>>>> oh good grief.
>>>>>> even on their worst days, both of them could play rings around you. >>>>> ...could be, depends on >>>>> the kind of day I'm >>>>> having. :-) >>>>>> both of those guys wrote half the book that the rest of us have been >>>>>> trying to decipher with our guitars for the last 30-40 years.
>>>>> I said they were >>>>> overrated, not that they >>>>> were incompetent -- that >>>>> said, there are dozens >>>>> of unsung players in >>>>> every major city who are >>>>> as good or better, those >>>>> two just happened to be >>>>> in the right place at the >>>>> right time during a brief >>>>> period when guitarists >>>>> could become superstars.
>>>>>> And you're an idiot. >>>>> No, I'm a musician who's >>>>> neither had any trouble >>>>> "deciphering" what most >>>>> rock or blues players are >>>>> doing nor have I ever >>>>> wanted to sound like >>>>> anyone else. There are a >>>>> multitude of players >>>>> whose work impresses and >>>>> challenges me, but those >>>>> two aren't among them -- >>>>> and I know I'm not all >>>>> that good. >>>> exactly. I've heard you play. >>> You're a liar.
>>>> for you to slag Clapton and Page as >>>> being over-rated, is as big of a joke as you are. >>> Aren't you a little long in >>> the tooth for hero worship? >>> I'm just sayin'.... >>>> Fuck off.
>>>> Happy Friday! >>> Right back atcha! :-)
>> You didn't really think you could knock two of the best selling rock >> guitarist in history, in a guitar group, and not expect to ruffle some >> feathers did you? Page and Clapton are both living legends. There isn't >> a player in here that hasn't tried to copy their riffs. Sure, the longer >> they stay around the more likely they are to "throw-up" on themselves >> but they still have a FANTASTIC body of work to fall back on. Neither >> one is "god" but they got as close to being a "rock guitar god" as is >> humanly possible.
>> Going to listen to "Disraeli Gears" for the billionth time.
Bruce Morgen wrote:
> JimT<jthr...@toast.net> wrote:
<snip>
> If popularity determined
> merit, then Britney Spears
> would be a bitter singer
> than Billie Holiday ever
> was
I will bet that Billie Holiday will
be remembered long after Spears is
completely forgotten.
you can't go on record sales because
the accounting was overhauled in
1991.
