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Tal Farlow (what a rip off)


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Just got Tal Farlow's rereleased video dvd from hotlicks.

 

$26, what a rip. his teaching ability is no where his playing ability. he's old, but come on, give this guy a script or something. just him talking about the old days blah blah and then they just put in some documentary footage. his playing is really sloppy as well. dialog. wtf...

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Yep, I have that one. There's not a whole lot of teaching going on there. That diminished/dominant stuff he teaches is pretty useful...by the way, he doesn't understand very much stuff about guitar and music...he's JUST a monster.

 

His lessons are like..."i put my hand here a lot, and then I do this a lot too, etc..."

 

Mofo could play like no other though.

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Sometimes I think it's useful to see the masters talk about music in that way. It can remind you not to take it too seriously. I went to a workshop with Scofield last year, and his response when asked about the way he approached chromatics was something like "yeah, it's really just that thing where you play the shape one fret away".

 

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Originally posted by bardsley

Sometimes I think it's useful to see the masters talk about music in that way. It can remind you not to take it to seriously. I went to a workshop with Scofield last year, and his response when asked about the way he approached chromatics was something like "yeah, it's really just that thing where you play the shape one fret away".

 

 

 

great post! Don't get me wrong, I don't think there's anything wrong with learning as much as you can, just don't let it dominate your playing. Music shouldn't be like painting by numbers.

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I saw it but I do not own it. That playing with Lenny was ok but the teaching is weak. I have been listening to The Swinging Guitar album lately (no drummer!) and loving it. He seemed to love those flat 5's

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Try to see things from his side.

He gets asked to do a video and gets paid for it.

Why should he say no?

It is also hard to tell when you're in the middle of something if it's good or bad.

Maybe he thought he did a good video.

He probably enjoyed it and for a fan of his music it is always interesting to watch.

I haven't watched that video in ages so I don't remember it very well.

 

Anyone who buys a video from a famous player and expect some good guitar lessons is stupid.

Being a good guitar player and famous isn't the same thing as being a good teacher.

 

Very few famous players are good teachers.

As for playing sloppy I don't care.

My ears like sloppy playing. It's just my taste.

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There's a cool movie out on DVD called Talmage Farlow. It's an old movie that's now been re-released. It shows Tal, now passed on, living in Jersey, playing guitar, painting signs. It's a nice movie. Some good footage too of Tal playing. I don't think sloppy is a word I would use to describe his playing. Also some good footage of him playing at Lenny Breau's house. Some great playing on that jam session.

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