In Reply to: I loved Grand Funk when I was 15, but posted by Duilawyer on January 24, 2007 at 15:14:40:
... and the down on the knees hair flowing to the stage, etc., it's sound and image combined to inspire every 15 year old that he too can be the next great gee-tarist! :o)Hey if you want virtuosity alone, look to Steve Howe (Yes) or even Roger Hodgson (Supertramp). They're supurb musicians, but for classic rock solos sometimes virtuosity takes a back-seat to charismatic style and hitting just the right chord or note at just the right time; Mark Farner was and remains one of the masters of putting it all together live, in one package.
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Follow Ups
- True, but only Farner can play it like that Messenger guitar distortion-bathed solos... - Audiophilander 16:49:10 01/24/07 (11)
- Howe, yes, yes, yes (boy did he look sickly last year!) - Duilawyer 21:20:00 01/24/07 (8)
- Re: Grand Funk versus Cream - Roscoe East 13:02:55 01/25/07 (4)
- No contest.............. - danj 00:33:46 01/28/07 (3)
- Further evidence that there is no objective metric for art - Roscoe East 13:17:10 01/29/07 (2)
- Real "art" is subjective. There can be no truly objective metric - danj 23:56:15 01/29/07 (1)
- Re: Real "art" is subjective. There can be no truly objective metric - Roscoe East 14:03:47 01/30/07 (0)
- Ummm, the Messenger is an obscure el-cheapo brand of electric guitar (now rare & pricey) that Mark played... - Audiophilander 22:50:19 01/24/07 (2)
- photo of Mark Farner w/ his Messenger guitar - Roscoe East 13:16:27 01/26/07 (1)
- Thanks! Apparently the photo image I linked disappeared; too bad, because it was a great shot as well. - Audiophilander 00:14:27 01/27/07 (0)
- Re: True, but only Farner can play it like that Messenger guitar distortion-bathed solos... - Sour milk moon 20:01:06 01/24/07 (1)
- you beat me to it, I should have read yours before I posted - Duilawyer 21:21:06 01/24/07 (0)