Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 7:13 am Post subject: Guthrie the great!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was fortunate enough to be sitting within 10 feet of Guthrie on Saturday night 28/5/05 as he played at a gig at the Lakeside Moat House I can only discribe his player as mercurial, how many guitarist can still play whilst drinking a pint of Stella, it was mind blowing to say the least, you could hear the gasp from the audience when he did it.
My daughter Nina was lucky enough to be singing with the band with whom he was sitting in with (other members Zak Barrett, the Guthrie of the Saxophone to my mind and Simon Lowman(Drjazz) on keyboard excellant). I was lucky enough to be able to talk to Guthrie afterwards, how can somebody of such talent be so humble about it, I think that only adds to his personna.
So here's to the next time Guthrie jams with the band and I am lucky enough to be there, I can hardly wait and nor can Nina as she was in awe of him before this gig, but as I said he is so humble about his talent and he made her feel special.
i saw gg four nights in a row at tone merchants in january and there's no one quite like him. i've about seen and heard them all and gg stands in a realm of his own. i love paul gilbert, greg howe, brett garsed, bumblefoot, mattias IA, lane, cooley, allan, gambale, dimeola, and so many other monster players, but gg stands out from the pack. as far as i'm concerned, gg towers above them all. not that he's technically any better than these masters, but because he's got that feel, the soul, the personality, the character, the mojo, the vibe, the attitude, the musicality and all that stuff that's undefinable.
guthrie simply RULEZ!!! can't wait to see him again. he is the most magical player i've seen to date and i've about seem 'em all.
I think Guthrie is even better than Clapton the supposed Godfather of the guitar, although my friends who havn't really heard GG play don't agree, but I will convert them.
is that moat house going to become a semi-permanent arrangement or was that a one-off? was nina the girl I saw sing with guthrie and a friend at Hot House in chelmsford? _________________
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 8:04 pm Post subject:
BTW, Clapton is certainly one of Guthrie's faves. Jimi and Clapton were two of Guthrie's earliest influences. He learned all the Beatles songs as well before he was 10. Guthrie didn't start out trying to be Yngwie or Vai and I think that's one of the reasons he's so well-grounded in the fundamentals and has tone and feel that a lot of technical players just don't seem to have. _________________ Ed Yoon
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Nina is not the girl who was with Guthrie at Chelmsford that was prossibly Clair Harper and no the Moat House is not a semi permenant gig it was a one off, it was a 40th birthday party and GG sat in with Zak and Simon as he often does if he is not elseware.
Nina is actually the 16 year old vocalist for the Thurrock Youth Jazz Orchestra and she also gigs with Zak and Simon at places like Club Riga and at loads of Thurrock Council Functions. She has also solo'd at The London Palladium and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane amongst others, she is destined to be a star of the future
I knew comparing GG to Clapton would cause intense discussion after all that is what this site is about is it not
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:44 am Post subject:
stupot wrote:
I knew comparing GG to Clapton would cause intense discussion after all that is what this site is about is it not
I'm sure Guthrie would be flattered just to be compared to an icon like Clapton. Guthrie got as much from players such as Clapton, Jimi, JB, Rory Gallagher, and SRV as he did from Yngwie, Vai, Holdsworth, Howe and Lane. _________________ Ed Yoon
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:45 am Post subject:
I think what makes Guthrie so special is his musical versatility. A guy like Holdsworth is great at what he does. George Benson, Pat Martino, Tommy Emmanuel, Satriani, and Vai are all the same way, great at what they do. As good as they are however, none of them can play every style of music with such perfection as Guthrie does.
I have never heard another guitarist who may be the best player in every single musical cateogory. On the DVD, Guthrie plays the best taps I've ever heard, the fastest I've ever heard, the best chickin pickin I've ever heard, and he rivals all of the great jazz players too, not to metion he smokes the blues as well.
I really can't wait for his album. It is going to rule!!!!!
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:58 am Post subject:
Sgt Baker wrote:
I think what makes Guthrie so special is his musical versatility. A guy like Holdsworth is great at what he does. George Benson, Pat Martino, Tommy Emmanuel, Satriani, and Vai are all the same way, great at what they do. As good as they are however, none of them can play every style of music with such perfection as Guthrie does.
I have never heard another guitarist who may be the best player in every single musical cateogory. On the DVD, Guthrie plays the best taps I've ever heard, the fastest I've ever heard, the best chickin pickin I've ever heard, and he rivals all of the great jazz players too, not to metion he smokes the blues as well.
I really can't wait for his album. It is going to rule!!!!!
Posts like these freak Guthrie out and probably keeps him away from this forum! Believe me, he'll politely disagree with you and say that he simply tries.
I wouldn't go as far as to say he's the "best" in every single musical category as I don't believe there is such a thing as a best anyway. I think he's world class in every style he puts his mind to playing, but "best" may be taking it to far. It's all subjective anyway. Let's just say that he's extremely good at all of those styles and techniques, etc.
Yeah, this album is going to be awesome - when it finally comes out... Come on, Guthrie, get it out and start working on a new one! _________________ Ed Yoon
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:14 am Post subject:
I think Ed hit the nail on the head by saying that Guthrie is "well-grounded in the fundamentals".
He's got the tone and feel as well as the technique and musicianship...
Now, all he needs to do is swing his guitar round his back and play it with his teeth and then smash it into a million pieces at the end of a frenzied feedback outburst, and then he will have the "Wank Factor"!!!
Sorry, couldn't resist a dig at that Blackmore wanna-be Yngwie...
Cheers _________________ "My day job feeds my family, my night gig feeds my ego!"
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:30 am Post subject:
M@ wrote:
I think Ed hit the nail on the head by saying that Guthrie is "well-grounded in the fundamentals".
He's got the tone and feel as well as the technique and musicianship...
Now, all he needs to do is swing his guitar round his back and play it with his teeth and then smash it into a million pieces at the end of a frenzied feedback outburst, and then he will have the "Wank Factor"!!!
Sorry, couldn't resist a dig at that Blackmore wanna-be Yngwie...
Cheers
How about a fan on stage to blow his hair and beard back?
Seriously speaking, I belive getting grounded in players like Jimi, SRV, JB, and Eric is as important as knowing the scales and improving one's speed and technique.
You know, another thing that stands out about Guthrie is how great he sounds playing at medium speed. With a lot of guys it's all-out speed then they break it up with really slow ballad playing and things like that but they would never play at in-between speeds. And I'm talking about solos - like a lot of Guthrie's solos on the Fellowship live stuff like "Headin' Home". It's not very fast but is harmonically difficult and there's still a lot going on.
That's another aspect that's noteworthy: from slow to super fast and all speeds in between... _________________ Ed Yoon
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