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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsOne of the most moving guitar pieces I have ever heard...
Jeff Beck live at the Crossroads Guitar Festival. Watch at the end.....tears in the eyes of the
musicians standing side stage.
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Iggo
(47,549 posts)Lyrically and musically.
It sends me...
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)I was always very moved by this version by Paul Potts on Britain's Got Talent from 2009
He's no Luciano Pavarotti, but he's very good and it comes as a complete surprise to everyone there.
lame54
(35,284 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)Also, at the 2:00 mark, he sounded like Mike Oldfield.
Now, what do you think of this guy?
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(It starts about 45-seconds in; DU doesn't seem to allow me to post the video-link starting at that mark.)
clarice
(5,504 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)He doesn't get much airplay here, except on public stations.
Here's another one that represents his rock-guitar style:
clarice
(5,504 posts)but I have been a guitar player for many years. People like Beck, Nelson, Kottke.... just AMAZE me.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)I don't own anything by Beck, yet do appreciate his artistry with the guitar. And no, I didn't know you played guitar. I have almost no music background, save marching band. I have managed to teach myself how to do throat singing, but I'd have to sing with someone who can stay in key as I have no ear for that.
Now, what about Andrian Belew, and Robert Fripp? Fripp is so professional he's more like a fine-artist than just a rock guitarist. But Belew goes avant garde and still makes it listenable and mesmerizing
clarice
(5,504 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)Thanks! You have great taste, too
I wished I'd gone to see King Crimson when they toured in the 80s, but the opportunity passed me by for some reason. I did get to see Bill Bruford when he toured with his solo band, so that was cool. And wasn't Fripp with Peter Gabriel on one of his tours? I think I saw him at the one Gabriel concert I saw, along with Larry Fast (Synergy) on keyboards.
Progressive and Art Rock have produced some amazing guitarists, and in a way, I'm glad they don't get commercial airplay
clarice
(5,504 posts)How about Steve Howe? And yes.... Fripp did tour with Peter on the first tour that he did without
Genesis.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)or buy their albums, but had plenty of friends who did, and I did enjoy their music. His guitar-work is just not coming to mind. I'll look him up on YT. Although, after looking up Asia I thought I had their first album, and he's the guitarist of that group.
Genesis, I got to see them before Gabriel left, so Bill Bruford was still with them. Amazing show with these gimbaled mirrors hanging above the stage. It allowed the audience to see all of Bruford's set, though they did use it for the light-show, too.
And then there's Steve Vai
KT2000
(20,572 posts)his imagination is still going strong so you never know what he will do.
Thanks for posting this.