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From: DBarker%PCO@CISL-SERVICE-MULTICS.ARPA (Deryk Barker)
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Subject: Re: modern guitar techniques
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Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 08:59:30 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 10 08:59:30 1985
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I would agree with the comment that most latter-day guitarists sound
much the same - although I'm not sure I'd attribute all their style to
Hendrix.  There are Hendirx imitators and there are more traditional
(Clapton - B B King) stylists.  I would also agree that there are a few
modern exceptions and accept Ry Cooder and Richard Thompson.  I would
dispute Mark Knopfler but would wish to add Neil Young and Tom verlaine
- both of whom seem, to me, to inhabit a similar realm of guitar
playing.  In a lot of ways thee two are similar to Thompson particularly
the way that all three can suddenly make you doubt that it is a guitar
you're listening to, but I would say that Thompson has the best
technique of the three; he is also th most consistent - the other two
have moments of poure gold (many of them admittedly) but also moments of
pure lead.  At least you can't help but recognise their playing though -
which is more than can be said for most of today's guitar-(non-)heroes.

 "He never ever learned to read or write too well,
  But he could play a guitar just like ringing a bell."
          deryk.