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Anybody else love this guy's playing? I'm currently listening to his tune "Wizard" from "Land of the Midnight Sun". Amazing stuff along with most of the rest of his tunes.

conversationpc wrote:Anybody else love this guy's playing? I'm currently listening to his tune "Wizard" from "Land of the Midnight Sun". Amazing stuff along with most of the rest of his tunes.

Check out his Elegant Gypsy CD. If you like Santana sound mixed with fusion this is the CD for you. Great musicianship

JrnyScarab wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Anybody else love this guy's playing? I'm currently listening to his tune "Wizard" from "Land of the Midnight Sun". Amazing stuff along with most of the rest of his tunes.

Check out his Elegant Gypsy CD. If you like Santana sound mixed with fusion this is the CD for you. Great musicianship

Excellent cd, here's a preview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPyjAcsvhTY

Here is another gem : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgaRjKe2Hkg

He rules.

Saw this clip on DON KIRSHNER'S ROCK CONCERT when I was in Jr High and I've dug this dude ever since!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp5YJuffyuE

poor quality video, but DAMN it rocked!

This is one of the guys who inspired EVH!

jrnyman28 wrote:This is one of the guys who inspired EVH!

I think Al was one of the first truly FAST guitar players with a rock tone. Up until Yngwie he was probably the fastest most accurate player I'd heard. Elegant Gypsy CD opened my eyes to what truly amazing guitar playing could be like.

By the way, Jan Hammer plays on Elegant Gyspy if you happen to like his sound.

JrnyScarab wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Anybody else love this guy's playing? I'm currently listening to his tune "Wizard" from "Land of the Midnight Sun". Amazing stuff along with most of the rest of his tunes.

Check out his Elegant Gypsy CD. If you like Santana sound mixed with fusion this is the CD for you. Great musicianship

I've downloaded a few songs from that album. Great stuff.

conversationpc wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Anybody else love this guy's playing? I'm currently listening to his tune "Wizard" from "Land of the Midnight Sun". Amazing stuff along with most of the rest of his tunes.

Check out his Elegant Gypsy CD. If you like Santana sound mixed with fusion this is the CD for you. Great musicianship

I've downloaded a few songs from that album. Great stuff.

I knew you'd like it!

I remember ADM being called one of the fastest guitar players in the world. I wasn't into jazz at all then so really didn't get into his stuff.

Thanks to Smitty I'm getting to know some jazz though. (minus Kenny G though, I cringe at that stuff).

JrnyScarab wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Anybody else love this guy's playing? I'm currently listening to his tune "Wizard" from "Land of the Midnight Sun". Amazing stuff along with most of the rest of his tunes.

Check out his Elegant Gypsy CD. If you like Santana sound mixed with fusion this is the CD for you. Great musicianship

I've downloaded a few songs from that album. Great stuff.

I knew you'd like it!

I should have said..."I downloaded a few songs from that album quite a while ago." In other words, I already knew the album and loved it.

JrnyScarab wrote:

jrnyman28 wrote:This is one of the guys who inspired EVH!

I think Al was one of the first truly FAST guitar players with a rock tone. Up until Yngwie he was probably the fastest most accurate player I'd heard. Elegant Gypsy CD opened my eyes to what truly amazing guitar playing could be like.

By the way, Jan Hammer plays on Elegant Gyspy if you happen to like his sound.

Try Alan Holdsworth - better technically but the songs are not up to scratch...

jrnyman28 wrote:This is one of the guys who inspired EVH!

I don't remember EVH mentioning Di Meola, though I have heard him mention Allan Holdsworth before.

conversationpc wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Anybody else love this guy's playing? I'm currently listening to his tune "Wizard" from "Land of the Midnight Sun". Amazing stuff along with most of the rest of his tunes.

Check out his Elegant Gypsy CD. If you like Santana sound mixed with fusion this is the CD for you. Great musicianship

I've downloaded a few songs from that album. Great stuff.

I knew you'd like it!

I should have said..."I downloaded a few songs from that album quite a while ago." In other words, I already knew the album and loved it.

Damn, I thought I had a new convert worshipping at the altar of AL.

JrnyScarab wrote:Damn, I thought I had a new convert worshipping at the alter of AL.

I've loved the stuff I have from him enough that I need to actually buy the CDs.

80s man wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:

jrnyman28 wrote:This is one of the guys who inspired EVH!

I think Al was one of the first truly FAST guitar players with a rock tone. Up until Yngwie he was probably the fastest most accurate player I'd heard. Elegant Gypsy CD opened my eyes to what truly amazing guitar playing could be like.

By the way, Jan Hammer plays on Elegant Gyspy if you happen to like his sound.

Try Alan Holdsworth - better technically but the songs are not up to scratch...

Love Holdsworth but have to be in the mood for that kind of music. Some of his CD's are better than others. Saw him along time ago in a club in Boston. Holy Shit! I couldn't believe my eyes. He is undoubtably one of the best who ever lived.

I was amazed by Al Dimeola because he picked every note and didn't use hammer ons & pull offs. Amazing accuracy at picking.

JrnyScarab wrote:I was amazed by Al because he picked every note and didn't use hammer ons & pull offs. Amazing accuracy at picking.

I'm not that familiar with Holdsworth's playing but I've heard a few times how excellent his picking technique is. I need to get more of his stuff.

conversationpc wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:I was amazed by Al because he picked every note and didn't use hammer ons & pull offs. Amazing accuracy at picking.

I'm not that familiar with Holdsworth's playing but I've heard a few times how excellent his picking technique is. I need to get more of his stuff.

Sorry Dave, I just corrected my post. I meant to say DiMeola picks every note. Holdsworth uses almost all hammer ons & pull offs. The best I've seen at it.

JrnyScarab wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:I was amazed by Al because he picked every note and didn't use hammer ons & pull offs. Amazing accuracy at picking.

I'm not that familiar with Holdsworth's playing but I've heard a few times how excellent his picking technique is. I need to get more of his stuff.

Sorry Dave, I just corrected my post. I meant to say DiMeola picks every note. Holdsworth uses almost all hammer ons & pull offs. The best I've seen at it.

OK...Probably have the two players mixed up. I thought I had heard that about Holdsworth. Thanks for the correction.

conversationpc wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:I was amazed by Al because he picked every note and didn't use hammer ons & pull offs. Amazing accuracy at picking.

I'm not that familiar with Holdsworth's playing but I've heard a few times how excellent his picking technique is. I need to get more of his stuff.

Sorry Dave, I just corrected my post. I meant to say DiMeola picks every note. Holdsworth uses almost all hammer ons & pull offs. The best I've seen at it.

OK...Probably have the two players mixed up. I thought I had heard that about Holdsworth. Thanks for the correction.

Dave,

Here's Holdworth doing some nice chordal playing and some soloing. His soloing almost sounds sax like. His soloing is improvised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6iXQUr6RZg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KXK3kMWACM

JrnyScarab wrote:Dave,

Here's Holdworth doing some nice chordal playing and some soloing. His soloing almost sounds sax like. His soloing is improvised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6iXQUr6RZg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KXK3kMWACM

Those are definitely some fingerings you don't see every day. Good stuff, especially on that first one.

conversationpc wrote:

JrnyScarab wrote:Dave,

Here's Holdworth doing some nice chordal playing and some soloing. His soloing almost sounds sax like. His soloing is improvised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6iXQUr6RZg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KXK3kMWACM

Those are definitely some fingerings you don't see every day. Good stuff, especially on that first one.

Yeah, everyone raves about his soloing but his chordal playing is immense.

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