Posted on 11/21/2008 10:35:08 PM PST by spyone
Tuck Andress (Tuck & Patti) - Castles made of Sand, Little Wing
Tuck Andress demonstrating how to play 4 parts at once on one guitar
If you like guys who can shred but are also experts on music theory and modal playing, check out the Godfather of the Guitar Frank Gambale
Probably one of the hardest things to play on a guitar is Paganini's 5th Concerto.
The film "Crossroads" featured Steve Vai playing it.
Crossroads - Guitar Duel
The beginning part with the slide was played by Ry Cooder. The part that includes Paganini's 5th was played by Steve Vai.
I like Dimitri Kotranis' version on the classical - gotta see it to believe it.
Dimitris Kotranakis - Paganini's 5th
For some reason, the * ONLY * thing that I hear whenever that song is played is the damned cowbell!
Mark
That was Steve Howe, not Rabin.
Maybe not to sing, but he's a great story-teller. Funny as all getout!
Mark
You betcha....the other Rush Rules too
Trevor Rabin
And You & I
Yes
Hard to believe that over 150 posts made it before Yes was mentioned, but still no Steve Howe. Like Steve Morris, Steve Howe was one of Guitar Player Magazine's Guitarist of the Year for many years in a row, and in fact, I believe that he was the first inductee into GP's "Gallery of Greats," where you get taken out of the running once you've won so many times, to give other people a chance!
Anyway, Steve Howe is quite a multifaceted guitarist, and plays many different styles. There are a number of terrific guitar solos that he's done, but he's not really known so much for solos.
One that is AMAZING is the guitar part from "Awaken" on "Going for the One," which is even more amazing when you learn that it was played on a 12 string guitar.
While not a "solo" per say, his guitar parts on the Yes cover of Simon & Garfunkle's "America" (be sure to listen to the longer album version, not the "single" version, which cuts out about 1 minute or 2 of Steve's guitar playing). His playing on that song is really something, and in fact when you listen to their version and S&G's version, just wow. They REALLY did something special with the song. It's NOT just a cover.
Two of his best known solo acoustic pieces are "Clap" from "The Yes Album" and "Mood for the Day" from Fragile. A fun guitar part is on "South Side of the Sky" from Fragile as well, which gives Steve a chance to rock out a bit. And "Don't Kill the Whale" has a bit of fun rock guitar in it as well.
Mark
Metal Ping!
You're not the only one, but I don't think that I've listened to his stuff since highschool, nearly 30 year now. His slide playing was really something else. IIRC he used a "surgical instrument" like the handle of a scalpel as his slide.
I think that the way I learned about him was I somehow got him mixed up with Steve Hackett, who is another amazing guitarist who hasn't been mentioned yet. But I liked his work in Genesis and early solo work better than his more modern jazz style, though the guy has some of the most amazing technical abilities on the guitar, rivaling that of John McLaughlin.
And while John has been mentioned, why hasn't anyone mentioned the trio of John, Al Dimeola, and Paco DeLuca?
Or "Chester and Lester?" (Chet Atkins and Les Paul)
Or for that matter, Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp? ARGHHHHH!!!!!!
Mark
I agree, Steve Howe should be mentioned here. I started to post to that effect, but then I watched a video of “And You & I” before posting, I realized it wasn’t Howe that played my fav, but is actually Rabin.
The part I love starts about 4:45 on this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jVPH4Rmq8k
It certainly belongs on the list as do several by Frank Zappa.
L
I saw him at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA. They had a "Guitar Greats" concert series.
I saw Jeff Beck, Al Dimeola & Santana within a month time frame.
Re: Yes.
I saw them on a whim, I didn't own any of their albums and knew 1 or 2 songs.
I was pleasantly surprised at how good they were.
Jon Anderson's "live" voice is superb.
bump need time to really think about it. There are so many:)
I hadn’t heard Hillage since the late 70’s...I owned his ‘L’ album on vinyl, but lost all my LP’s in the 80’s. Stumbled across this video on YT a while ago...I’d forgotten about him, to be honest. Great to hear ‘Hurdy Gurdy Man’ again...best thing about these threads is to dig up a lot of great music that had fallen into the ‘memory hole’.
My personal favorite of all time.......Mark Tremonti, from Alter Bridge, and formerly of Creed.
I have other favorites, but right now.....He is THE GUITARIST!
Don't know about the others but he's excellent on any song. YouTube Dire Straits
Nels Cline
How the heck did I miss Steve Howe?
Starship Trooper
Perpetual Change
The solo by George Lynch in Dokken’s “In My Dreams” - very underrated solo.
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