GregN Posted April 28, 2006 Report Posted April 28, 2006 A Lesson In Phrasing I once heard Scott Henderson talk about this guy's phrasing as a touchstone of sorts. I get goosebumps everytime I watch this guy. Quote
Spontooneous Posted April 28, 2006 Report Posted April 28, 2006 Too bad the camera avoids his hands so often. But what's here is great. We have at least one board member who was in his band for a short time. Quote
Uncle Skid Posted April 28, 2006 Report Posted April 28, 2006 DAMN! Goosebumps, indeed. Thanks for posting that! Quote
GregN Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Posted April 30, 2006 Too bad the camera avoids his hands so often. But what's here is great. We have at least one board member who was in his band for a short time. Really who who who? That is too cool. g Quote
GregN Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Posted April 30, 2006 DAMN! Goosebumps, indeed. Thanks for posting that! You are welcome. Glad you dug it! g Quote
GregN Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Posted April 30, 2006 Albert! Show 'em where you live! Quote
ep1str0phy Posted May 1, 2006 Report Posted May 1, 2006 Practically all modern rock/blues guitar soloists owe AK de facto royalties... tho no one will ever sound that bad. Albert got his sound through exigency; we (guitarists) copped it 'cause we wanted it. I have boundless respect for that man. Quote
Jim R Posted May 1, 2006 Report Posted May 1, 2006 A Lesson In Phrasing I once heard Scott Henderson talk about this guy's phrasing as a touchstone of sorts. I get goosebumps everytime I watch this guy. Did anybody ever do tension and release better than Albert? I think not. Saw him in a small club once... WOW. Did everybody notice there's more AK at YouTube? Thanks, Greg. Quote
vibes Posted May 1, 2006 Report Posted May 1, 2006 Thanks for sharing that. I only discovered Albert King within the last year, and he's already my favorite blues guitarist. That's the first time I've seen any video of him. Incredible. Anyone who likes that performance should pick up "Live Wire/Blues Power," which was recorded at the Fillmore in 1968. Very similar sound and setting. Quote
AllenLowe Posted May 1, 2006 Report Posted May 1, 2006 crap - I thought we were talkng about Eddie Albert - I mean, the way he phrases that Green Acres theme, man, it swings - Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 1, 2006 Report Posted May 1, 2006 Did anybody ever do tension and release better than Albert? I think not. Possibly Albert Collins, Master of the Telecaster. I'm extremely into Collins at present. A KILLAH! (Which is not to say that I don't appreciate Albert King.) MG Quote
AllenLowe Posted May 1, 2006 Report Posted May 1, 2006 (edited) and that Mr. Haney sure can scat - Edited May 1, 2006 by AllenLowe Quote
GregN Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Posted May 2, 2006 and that Mr. Haney sure can scat - Allen are you drinking again? Quote
GregN Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Posted May 2, 2006 Practically all modern rock/blues guitar soloists owe AK de facto royalties... tho no one will ever sound that bad. Albert got his sound through exigency; we (guitarists) copped it 'cause we wanted it. I have boundless respect for that man. Right on! Quote
GregN Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Posted May 2, 2006 A Lesson In Phrasing I once heard Scott Henderson talk about this guy's phrasing as a touchstone of sorts. I get goosebumps everytime I watch this guy. Did anybody ever do tension and release better than Albert? I think not. Saw him in a small club once... WOW. Did everybody notice there's more AK at YouTube? Thanks, Greg. I saw Albert twice. One time he was having a bad night (lord knows I have my share of them). The other time...holy crap, he blew me away! Albert's feel was phenomenal. If I could somehow capture that and Martino's chops...well... Quote
GregN Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Posted May 2, 2006 Thanks for sharing that. I only discovered Albert King within the last year, and he's already my favorite blues guitarist. That's the first time I've seen any video of him. Incredible. Anyone who likes that performance should pick up "Live Wire/Blues Power," which was recorded at the Fillmore in 1968. Very similar sound and setting. Albert could speak volumes with just few notes. Quote
ep1str0phy Posted May 2, 2006 Report Posted May 2, 2006 (edited) I remember back in my blues-rock salad days... trying to cop Albert King licks. It's one thing to pick up the hyperexaggerated blues 'inflections' of young Clapton and Hendrix--but Albert takes more, much more than technique... and I'm not just talking about the reverse-strung guitar or the finger picking or the low tuning (etc.). AK was a real slow hand; methinks it takes infinitely more to hold, really live with a note--finesse it, I guess you could say--than to (merely) pluck it out. Somehow I'm reminded of Grachan Moncur III. The lines aren't terrifically intricate, but a better proportion of the 'magic' behind blues phrasing resides in attitude and economy... I mean, feel free to play a billion notes--but don't, never bullshit. Albert was/is real. Edited May 2, 2006 by ep1str0phy Quote
GregN Posted May 4, 2006 Author Report Posted May 4, 2006 I remember back in my blues-rock salad days... trying to cop Albert King licks. It's one thing to pick up the hyperexaggerated blues 'inflections' of young Clapton and Hendrix--but Albert takes more, much more than technique... and I'm not just talking about the reverse-strung guitar or the finger picking or the low tuning (etc.). AK was a real slow hand; methinks it takes infinitely more to hold, really live with a note--finesse it, I guess you could say--than to (merely) pluck it out. Somehow I'm reminded of Grachan Moncur III. The lines aren't terrifically intricate, but a better proportion of the 'magic' behind blues phrasing resides in attitude and economy... I mean, feel free to play a billion notes--but don't, never bullshit. Albert was/is real. Right On! And Well Put!! Quote
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