To complete the threadjack
here are some more musicians I love:
1) Steve Vai: his earliest works with the band Alcatrazz was like a whiff of fresh air in a sea of late 70s stale rock. Look for the track Wire and Wood. His guitar pieces are out of this world (for the time, circa 1982). Among his later works, Tender Surrender stands out for its flamboyance, flow and coquettishness. The best live album I have heard is his Alive In An Ultra World. The only let down is when he attempts to sing.
2) Eric Johnson: a master with a different sensibility. Unlike Vai, he camn actually sing.
3) Steve Morse: the way he squeezes in chromatic harmonies in what are predominantly jazz tunes is very, very charming. His technical virtuosity is non pareil.
4) Vinnie Moore: master neo-classicist. His rendition of George Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps will make you weep. His arpeggios in As Time Slips By is relentless and the yardstick by which this technique ought to be measured.
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1) Steve Vai: his earliest works with the band Alcatrazz was like a whiff of fresh air in a sea of late 70s stale rock. Look for the track Wire and Wood. His guitar pieces are out of this world (for the time, circa 1982). Among his later works, Tender Surrender stands out for its flamboyance, flow and coquettishness. The best live album I have heard is his Alive In An Ultra World. The only let down is when he attempts to sing.
2) Eric Johnson: a master with a different sensibility. Unlike Vai, he camn actually sing.
3) Steve Morse: the way he squeezes in chromatic harmonies in what are predominantly jazz tunes is very, very charming. His technical virtuosity is non pareil.
4) Vinnie Moore: master neo-classicist. His rendition of George Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps will make you weep. His arpeggios in As Time Slips By is relentless and the yardstick by which this technique ought to be measured.
More ramblings to follow...