He.I don’t know if I’d call her interesting. I mean she has sweep picking down, and the synth tones she was using were unconventional, but it sounds like her version of Nintendo music.
They were probably obligated to as they are also Ibanez artists...Which IMO at this point is old and tired as hell, which is why these folks choose to blaze their own path. That's just not the kind of music they play. I'm not sure why they even agreed to come out. Next to Satch and Gilbert even Vai looks like a bit of an amateur.
He's from Texas, not AsiaVery good, yes of course. So are a zillion others, especially those from Asia. They have taken to the guitar like nobody's business.
It is amazing to see and hear imho. Large part of the reason I enjoy surfing Youtube. You find some cool players, like this guy!
Ok but I NEVER said he was from Asia.He's from Texas, not Asia
Another interesting young player is Mateus Asato, from Brazil. Just amazing musicality and chops. Unusual. Not boring to listen to. I've discovered him through his collaboration with Polyphia - there's hardly any of his music available on the streaming services, you'll find more on YouTube. Same with Jason Richardson. He won't be everyone's cup of tea for sure, but I like what he does.
agree to an extent...but being able to improvise is being able to improvise. not a knock on them, it's obviously not what they do and they are amazing at what they do, but i do admire those that can feel their way through something rather than being married to something that's predetermined.Which IMO at this point is old and tired as hell, which is why these folks choose to blaze their own path. That's just not the kind of music they play. I'm not sure why they even agreed to come out. Next to Satch and Gilbert even Vai looks like a bit of an amateur.
Reading your posts, I get the feeling you're writing "improvise" but what you mean is "improvise in a way that I connect with and identify as being appropriate" -- their style, and thus improvisation approach, are definitely different from everyone else that was up on that stage. Some may like it, some may not, but that's the joy on spontaneously creating music. You never now what you'll get when you mix different approaches and ideas like that.but being able to improvise is being able to improvise
"Their type of music" though is what ever they play. It's improvisation; there aren't any rules. This is all about people wanting a set of rules imposed upon them and then being unhappy when they don't follow this oddly specific, but unspecified, rule set they've made up. "They didn't play like Satch! It didn't fit the way Gilbert's riffing fit!" -- eh? Who wants to hear the same thing five different ways? Give me someone who's willing to take a chance and take me some place new. That whole "outside jam" concept that Scofield, Metheny, McLaughlin and Di Meola have lauded for decades now is a fantastic way to understand how to push boundaries in musical improvisation.there's also stylistic elements at play, if it was their type of music they'd probably play fare better
Hey Plexi59. I agree 100%.
Check out this jam at Namm 2020. Takes a minute or 2 for them to get really cookin but just 2 great players.............
yeah you're not understanding me, but that's fine. I'm a fan of these guys and their music and think they are great composers/guitarists. They just don't seem comfortable playing outside of that. Nevertheless, I'd be happy to be 1/2 as good as they are.Reading your posts, I get the feeling you're writing "improvise" but what you mean is "improvise in a way that I connect with and identify as being appropriate" -- their style, and thus improvisation approach, are definitely different from everyone else that was up on that stage. Some may like it, some may not, but that's the joy on spontaneously creating music. You never now what you'll get when you mix different approaches and ideas like that.
My interpretation of your writing, I believe, was confirmed by this statement:
"Their type of music" though is what ever they play. It's improvisation; there aren't any rules. This is all about people wanting a set of rules imposed upon them and then being unhappy when they don't follow this oddly specific, but unspecified, rule set they've made up. "They didn't play like Satch! It didn't fit the way Gilbert's riffing fit!" -- eh? Who wants to hear the same thing five different ways? Give me someone who's willing to take a chance and take me some place new. That whole "outside jam" concept that Scofield, Metheny, McLaughlin and Di Meola have lauded for decades now is a fantastic way to understand how to push boundaries in musical improvisation.
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I totally could have also misread you. My apologies.yeah you're not understanding me, but that's fine. I'm a fan of these guys and their music and think they are great composers/guitarists. They just don't seem comfortable playing outside of that. Nevertheless, I'd be happy to be 1/2 as good as they are.
ha, no worries, we all know the interwebs aren't conducive to dialogueI totally could have also misread you. My apologies.