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Post by proudpunk89 on Jan 27, 2009 22:34:37 GMT -5
So I want to know if anyone comes across oddities like this:
I myself, play guitar across genres like punk, heavy metal, blues, Classic rock, progressive, ska, etc. But I have my roots of sound in punk and Metal, I love the raw power of punk as well as the complexity involved in metal. If you took Cheetah Chrome and Tony Iommi and put them in a room with Dave Murray and Bradley Nowell, you would find the sound that I aspire to master.
And yet, here I am, walking down the street, leather jacket, bandanna, and a worn out pair of Chuck Taylor high tops, blasting Chet Atkins as far as the volume goes.
It might be impossible to fully express the diverse and odd natures of a guitarist.
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Post by andy on Jan 28, 2009 8:19:28 GMT -5
Absolutely! My record collection has Woody Guthrie next to John Lee Hooker, next to The Dixie Chicks, next to Green Day, next to Morbid Angel, next to Duane Eddy, and so on and so forth! The guitar covers such a wide range of moods and styles that once you start to get into the instrument itself rather than just the music you are hearing there is an almost infinite range of options to play or listen to. My main musical goal at the moment has been working out what I really want and need to do with the guitar- and as a result have started to sideline the electric a bit, as I find it gives me far too many options to ever finish songs to my satisfaction! At least I have a clearer idea of what the acoustic guitar should be doing in the songs I'm trying to put across. But that is just from a playing point of view, and I think that in refining one's prefered styles, playing others can only improve matters- on the one hand gaining a wider perspective on what is possible musically, but also learning what not to play in certain styles as well as what to play. From a listening point though, the broader the better, in my opinion. If music is like language, listening to just one style is like having the same conversation over and over again. You might get good at having that same chat, but you won't learn much, and probably start to get a bit bored. With variety, it all stays much fresher, and gives a much more balanced prespective on everything. And Chet Atkins is quite an outstanding player, whichever direction you come at it from, so listen away, and enjoy the fact that there will never be enough time in life to completely realise the full potential of the guitar!  |
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Post by cynical1 on Jan 28, 2009 15:54:47 GMT -5
It might be impossible to fully express the diverse and odd natures of a guitarist. I think that depends entirely on the guitarist... But you both make good points. Over the last several decades my taste in music, what I'll listen to and what I won't listen to, has changed dramatically. There are things I loved 30 years ago I can be in the same room with anymore... Playing different styles, I would have to agree, makes you stretch yourself...unless it's C & W... Lately I've been transposing classical pieces and trying to learn them on the bass. Not very practical, granted, but it makes you think and see the theory behind the piece. Tom Waits made an interesting observation. He noticed all his songs began to sound alike. He stopped playing the piano for a while and learned new instruments because he "..kept finding my fingers went back to the same familiar patterns...so I kept writing the same songs..." Just my 2 cents...adjusted for inflation... Happy Trails Cynical One |
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Post by newey on Jan 28, 2009 22:20:29 GMT -5
I assume you meant "can't". That's certainly true, and the converse is also true. I've gone back and re-listened to a lot of bands that I wasn't so big on, back in the day, and discovered that I like a lot of things I had earlier dismissed.
My tastes in women have changed over time, too. Now, I aim for low maintenance. ;D
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Post by cynical1 on Jan 28, 2009 23:43:47 GMT -5
Yes, indeed...I meant to say "can't"...CRS setting in...
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