I was just trying to see if people actually like listening to guys noodling around just to make some noise, and apparently lots of folks do... not my thing though.Trying to figure out which opinion matters more
Too Many Notes?
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N0rt0n
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No worries, that is why there are so many flavors of Ice Cream.
Some people like 3 chord progression, some like a simple piano and female voice.
I personally like lots of different styles but do tend to like more complicated and challenging music. I do agree that there is a certain level of "Noodling" but along with that comes virtuosity. John Lennon was a great Song Writer but probably couldn't play a lick of what Christoph Godin can play with his eyes closed.
So that reminded me of this funny video where Christoph explains the differences between a Jazz and Rock guitarist
I love his "Cliffs of Dover." Super clean playing!
One-off Blackface Twin Reverb head units. Notice the AKG C414 mics on those Fender cabs? My favorite!
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That movie clip brought to mind, "What happened to Tom Hulce?"
I had to look up Wikipedia. Funny how one of his first roles was a "John Doe" on the hospital drama St Elsewhere.
Bill Ferris
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Yeah, after KFC`s lawyers put him on notice to detest or risk legal action.
Four years before St. Elsewhere debuted, Tom Hulce played "Pinto" in National Lampoon's Animal House.
He didn't play the piano but took lessons so his finger movements would appear realistic. The audio of actual piano playing was performed by musicians and dubbed in.
He didn't play the piano but took lessons so his finger movements would appear realistic. The audio of actual piano playing was performed by musicians and dubbed in.
From a search of "Did KFC threaten to sue BucketHead over his use of the KFC bucket?"
No, KFC did not sue Buckethead. Instead, Buckethead himself placed a funeral sticker on his KFC bucket to protest the chicken company, which he views as having "killed his family". While Buckethead has never been sued by KFC, he once stated he would simply cover the logo if he had a copyright issue, highlighting the lighthearted nature of his use of the bucket.
And, then, , , , there's this;
"What does Buckethead's funeral mean?
The explanation as to why Buckethead's KFC bucket has a funeral sticker on it is as strange as the persona itself . Apparently the story relates to the fact that “Buckethead” considers the chicken to be his family so the funeral sticker is in protest to KFC for “ killing his family.”
Yeah, and then again, Alice Cooper was seen as strange in our day too, , , , so, there's that......
It's not only the speed, it's the tone that Eddie got out of his Strat and Marshall in those days. Overdrive Heaven!Oh, and, , , as to "too many notes?"
Never! Never too many!
A little side note: My wife had a friend who dated Eddie in those early days at Pasadena High School. Definitely a "semi-good lookin." She said he was extremely shy and would lock himself in the basement and play guitar all day. She ended up becoming an MD. Just a bit of Eddie trivia.
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The Relativity EMW pressing, Bernie Grundman-mastered LP is most excellent, for all you Vinyl Heads.drop one note and perfection becomes.....imperfection:
If your emotions and soul don't soar with that one...well, can't help ya.
Off "Surfing With The Alien." Relativity Records. SS 88561-8193-1. Electrosound Group Midwest pressing. Bernie Grundman mastered. 1987.
Runout: 88561-8193-1-A Joe Loves Rubina. Emw
More Joe layin' it down:
Too many notes? Nope. Just right.
I often wish Satriani and SRV had got together for a totally unscripted jam session. That would have been wonderful.
Hmmm, this thread has made me go back and revisit some of my favorites. That's always a good thing.
Too many notes? Nope. Just right.
I often wish Satriani and SRV had got together for a totally unscripted jam session. That would have been wonderful.
Hmmm, this thread has made me go back and revisit some of my favorites. That's always a good thing.
It isn't "noodling" when someone is a trained musician and they know exactly how to play certain scales and make them work. That is a far cry for "making some noise". Music is an expression and that expression can happen in a lot of different ways. And rock n' roll has always had the lead guitarist as someone who is a core to the sound.
Ritchie doesn't play that kind of music anymore. He now does madrigal music. And even he has spoken about just jamming a whole lot of notes into a riff. But that should not detract from his incredible ability and the mark that he put on rock n' roll music. His playing needs to be viewed in the context of what was happening at the time and the so called "British invasion" that really did change music that was being put out at the time.
When I "noodle," it's mostly playing single notes contained in the chords — arpeggiating, those kinds of things, and copping a lot of other people.
I try to "noodle" bit but it is more me trying to play some blues riffs while listening to a JJ Cale and Eric Clapton CD. I can't match them at all. But it is still fun and I think gives an understanding of the style and the talent that these guys have. My electric guitar is a Chinese strat copy that cost me all of $65 or something ridiculous like that. It works and sounds decent. I'm not going to be the next blues superstar but for me I do enjoy the "noodling"...When I "noodle," it's mostly playing single notes contained in the chords — arpeggiating, those kinds of things, and copping a lot of other people.