Who are the true geniuses of rock ‘n roll guitar? Or is that a commonplace talent? I don’t think so. Not when someone understands the electric guitar becomes a new instrument when turned up loud. Not your point exactly but I agree we have spread the word too thin. Interesting thoughts.
Yes he was. I recently heard Jason Isbell cover Little Wing. This is a guitar player’s song and he and his band mate, Sadler Vanden, did a wonderful job on it. But they are not geniuses. They are craftsmen and students. And gave me a huge thrill. I’ll take that as often as I can get it.
Kazantzakis never won the Nobel, either. He was being considered the year that Camus received it. Afterwards, Camus wrote to K. and said, "You deserved it." THE ODYSSEY: A MODERN SEQUEL is (arguably, of course) a work that transcends ULYSSES or F.W..
Indeed. I wonder if time would give him more generosity about at least a few of his contemporaries. I interviewed him 10 years ago, but it didn’t come up.
Who are the true geniuses of rock ‘n roll guitar? Or is that a commonplace talent? I don’t think so. Not when someone understands the electric guitar becomes a new instrument when turned up loud. Not your point exactly but I agree we have spread the word too thin. Interesting thoughts.
Hendrix was unmistakably a genius.
Yes he was. I recently heard Jason Isbell cover Little Wing. This is a guitar player’s song and he and his band mate, Sadler Vanden, did a wonderful job on it. But they are not geniuses. They are craftsmen and students. And gave me a huge thrill. I’ll take that as often as I can get it.
Nikos Kazantzakis was .... you know .... the g-word. Ha!
Paul knew what he was talking about. One doesn't throw around the g-word lightly.
Kazantzakis never won the Nobel, either. He was being considered the year that Camus received it. Afterwards, Camus wrote to K. and said, "You deserved it." THE ODYSSEY: A MODERN SEQUEL is (arguably, of course) a work that transcends ULYSSES or F.W..
Django Reinhardt was certainly something else.
He persuaded many people that what sounded like noise was music. It’s in the writing, too. The ballads are unreal.
The last temptation of G.
Indeed. I wonder if time would give him more generosity about at least a few of his contemporaries. I interviewed him 10 years ago, but it didn’t come up.