Members Freeman Keller Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 It is interesting to connect recommendations to the little bit I know about each of you. Some pretty good insites into fellow forumites.... I'll add a couple more Michael Hedges has been mentioned several times - I agree that he had a huge impact on modern acoustic players. I hear Hedges in players like Doug Smith. Pascal and Stackabone have suggested Django and some other classical stuff - you really ought to have at least one by Segovia to round out the collection even if you aren't a classical fan. If you don't know a genre very well a box set or collection can be good - Aligator Records has some collections of all their artists and if you can find the Taylor "Wood and Steel" cd's you'll hear a bunch of modern players. I also have one called something like "Bottlenecks, steel and pocket knifes" (or something) that is a cross section of slide players. Throw some Bob Brozman into that mix too. For country blues you need at least one MJH, one Blind Boy Fuller, maybe some Gary Davis, Sonny Terry/Brownie McGee, Bukka, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Pledge (LOL), and RJ Doc and Tony Rice for traditional bluegrass, Alison and Union Station for newgrass. Buster Jones for balls-to-the wall thumbstyle fingerpickin' (they don't call him "the machine gun" for nothin'). Oh, Chet and Merle.... I'm a Kelly Joe Phelps fan - his earlier stuff playing lap style on a big Gibby dread, but he fingerpicks pretty well too. Clapton's "Unplugged" is still pretty good. Early Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, Jorma - white boys and girls keeping the blues alive. Leon Redbones is fun and some bushy bearded Texan in Exile has been making me smile lately. .... there, that is a pretty eclectic mix, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Porkchop Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 Surprised no one mention soundtrack to "O brother where art thou" Lots of good stuff on it. Some Neil Young like "Harvest" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idrisguitar Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 both antoine dufour alums are a must erik turnbull's debut is great and robert taylors album is also very originala nd great go to candyrat.com to get them all their. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drnihili Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 "Friday Night in San Francisco" - Paco de Lucia, Al DiMeola, and John Mclaughlin And don't forget "Passion Grace and Fire" by the same trio. When my ex kept all my old albums, it was the first one I replaced. I've been digging on Brooks Williams' "Little Lion" and "Guitar Player" a lot lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jsgates Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 Andy Mckee - Art of Motion (This guy rocks!) Candyrat.com +1 for the Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Luther College! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FenderPusher Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 Tim Reynolds - See Into Your Soul Kaki King - Everybody Loves You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ra_ Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 Add me to the list for Michael Hedges. Check out the clips on Beyond Boundaries Another gem, if you can find it, is Surf Music Unplugged. Interesting to hear the artistry and interplay between the two guitars, stripped of all the reverb and treble.Duo-Tones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bitt81 Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 The original poster said that he was interested in blues. There have been some threads lately that have mentioned Rory Block...she is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 My favorite is Pat Donoue, and plenty of others of "the olde guarde" who have already been mentioned (Kottke, Fahey, Peter Lang, Chet, Mike Dowling, Tony Rice, Clarence White for sure).Recent additions to my list include Thom Bresh & Buster B Jones, Rory Block & Kelly Joe Phelps & Tommy Emmanuel.Some body said "don't forget Davey Graham" but I think that he has largely been forgotten and deserves recognition.No offense to Dave Matthews or his legions of fans, but I have listened to him & I don't put him in the same league as these guys as a guitarist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Burns Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 Take a look at Kotaro Oshio as well as Masa Sumide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members unhorizon Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 KAki King - "Legs to Make us Longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spijk Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 Ian Melrose, "A Scottish Legacy" Eric Lugosch, "Black Key Blues" Adrian Legg, "Guitar Bones" David Wilcox, "What You Whispered" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groovetube66 Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 Tea for the Tillerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 The original poster said that he was interested in blues. There have been some threads lately that have mentioned Rory Block...she is very good. This has been posted before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FenderPusher Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 No offense to Dave Matthews or his legions of fans, but I have listened to him & I don't put him in the same league as these guys as a guitarist. Most of the references to Dave Matthews have been when he played with Tim Reynolds, one of the best acoustic guitar players I've ever seen play. I agree about Dave though, good player but not remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerime Posted January 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 Mike Doughty "Haughty Melodic" is cool. Not really any outstanding playing, just good music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cldplytkmn Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 +1 for anything by david wilcox I'll throw an unorthodox suggestion... Damien Rice "O" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarist21 Posted January 12, 2007 Members Share Posted January 12, 2007 Any of Nickel Creek's albums provide some great acoustic music (titles are Nickel Creek, This Side, and Why Should The Fire Die). Surprised there's no mention of Clapton's Unplugged yet, that's another good one. Saw Phil Keaggy in the beginning- any of his albums are good to listen to if you need to be humbled. Spinning in my CD changer lately has been Tommy Emmanuel and KT Tunstall (who has some acoustic vids on YouTube that are worth checking out, IMO).I like a lot of Dashboard Confessional's older stuff, which is primarily acoustic. Great music (goes to get lion-proof suit) if you like that kind of singer-songwriter stuff.Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members denvertrakker Posted January 13, 2007 Members Share Posted January 13, 2007 Tea for the Tillerman Absolutely one of the finest-sounding albums of the '70s, bar none. Call him Steven, call him Cat, call him Yusuf - the guy had a great sound then and - the little I've heard of his new stuff - he's still got it. Thanks for reminding me of this great album; I'll have to dig it out (on vinyl, of course) and relisten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MilesMingus Posted January 13, 2007 Members Share Posted January 13, 2007 A great album from 1969 by Tony McPhee (from The Groundhogs), called I Asked For Water, She Gave Me Gasoline...really cool acoustic blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jsgates Posted January 13, 2007 Members Share Posted January 13, 2007 Dave & Tim Reynolds was mentioned earlier, and Tim Reynolds is awesome. However, The stuff he plays with Dave on the Luther College album is totally different from his solo work. Tim's playing really makes "Ants Marching" come alive! Also forgot to mention Antoine Dufour & Don Ross. Just got into these guys after seeing videos of them playing. Wow! John Mayer is also a personal favorite of mine. If you've only heard his newer electric bluesy stuff, or his hit "radio" tunes, you're missing out on a lot. Pick up the "Inside Wants Out" EP. All acoustic. The acoustic version of "Neon" on that album is insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cormac Posted January 13, 2007 Members Share Posted January 13, 2007 "Workingman's Dead" The Grateful Deadpretty acoustic anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ballfuzz Posted January 13, 2007 Members Share Posted January 13, 2007 Dustin Kensrue Ryan Adams Neil Young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigby Posted January 13, 2007 Members Share Posted January 13, 2007 I'll throw a few of my fav's out there. For acoustic blues, you can't beat two great cd's by Alvin Youngblood Hart: Big Mamma's Door and Down in the Alley. Acoustic Rock/Pop: Barenaked Ladies/ Rock Spectacle Country/Blues: Chris Smither/ Train Home Folk: Norman Blake Fields of November Cat Stevens Footsteps in the Dark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sky Blue Chaz Posted January 13, 2007 Members Share Posted January 13, 2007 I'm really enjoying Johnny Cash's American series of albums, No real flashy stuff just good songs played nice & solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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