Members JasO Posted October 30, 2010 Members Share Posted October 30, 2010 While writing a blog about "Rollin' and Tumblin'," a song that links the earliest blues artists with modern artists such as Bob Dylan and Jeff Beck, I came across something Ry Cooder told me some years ago when I played him the Baby Face Leroy Trio version of the song with Muddy Waters on guitar. Ry listened intently, and then said about Muddy Waters' slide playing on the record: "To me, that track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 That's, for sure, the beauty of playing slide. No boundaries for expression. It's more like singing. Emotional. Bending and other techniques help a guitarist feel the music more than play it. Who here hasn't hit a note "accidentally" when in the spirit and found it fit in just perfectly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted October 30, 2010 Members Share Posted October 30, 2010 Yet another great job, Jas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted October 30, 2010 Members Share Posted October 30, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted October 30, 2010 Members Share Posted October 30, 2010 Nice stuff there. Ry Cooder is one of my favorites and Muddy is just, well, Muddy. One of the true greats. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted October 30, 2010 Members Share Posted October 30, 2010 Who here hasn't hit a note "accidentally" when in the spirit and found it fit in just perfectly? All my notes are like that. Except for the "perfectly" part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prolog Posted October 30, 2010 Members Share Posted October 30, 2010 Jas, In this sea of "which GFS humbucker should I get?", your posts are a thing of beauty. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted October 30, 2010 Members Share Posted October 30, 2010 VERY interesting! You're a breath of fresh air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor49 Posted October 31, 2010 Members Share Posted October 31, 2010 this is where I am these days in music. Not so much about "what can I buy to play" or "how's my tone?", but more "what's behind these bits of music?" When I was a student forty years ago, I wished for a study option of Music and Philosophy but the nearest they got was Music and Math. Your pieces of Ry Cooder and Jerry Garcia wisdom are illuminating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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