Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 http://classicrock.about.com/od/history/a/rock_myths.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Led Zeppelin and Queen, among others, included satanic messages in their music through the use of backmasking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Pete is a great rhythm player and a good (but not great) lead player. If you define great as technical prowess then perhaps pete is not that great. But if you define is as adding the right touches in the right spots with guitar then Pete is great. I happen to think he is great. Ditto for Neil Young who gets called out from time to time for not being a technical wizard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 The older kid in "Mr. Belvedere" is Marilyn Manson.I heard this one as the best friend from wonder years (the kid w/ the glasses) grew up to be MM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 http://classicrock.about.com/od/history/a/rock_myths.htmThat's great. The Book(s) of Rock Lists has a great one as well. We were trying to find more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Ditto for Neil Young who gets called out from time to time for not being a technical wizard.pure emotion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 But if you define is as adding the right touches in the right spots with guitar then Pete is great. God bless you, my son. That's what matters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Rolling stones, Cher and Kiss are planning farewell tours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 God bless you, my son. That's what matters. Agreed.But that said, there are no parts of his (lead-wise) that jump out at me immediately. However, I can will and do rock to the acoustic intro to "Pinball Wizard". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Degenerex Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I have one after reading the rest... Wilco fans listen to good music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Eric Clapton is a good guitar player.BB King is a good guitar player. No offense, but one of the dumbest posts I've ever read here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somnambulist Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 pure emotion This reminds me of Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare) in Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives as he explains putting emotion into songs rather than technical wizardry. It's actually not a bad movie and I agree with much of the "philosophy" in it. Oh my god, did I just reference Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives? Which brings me to another rock and roll myth, Eddie didn't die in that car crash in the first movie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Agreed.But that said, there are no parts of his (lead-wise) that jump out at me immediately.Who Are You? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Pete is a great rhythm player and a good (but not great) lead player.Period.Besides, it's his songwriting... now, that is a thing of beauty. Oh and one more myth to explode: Jimmy Page played the guitar solo on The Kinks' "You Really Got Me". I remember Ray Davies saying something to the effect of, "If Page played that solo then I produced all of Led Zeppelin's albums". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Pink Floyd isn't boring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 U2 isn't pretentious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Oh my god, did I just reference Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Rolling stones, Cher and Kiss are planning farewell tours Add the Eagles and Phil Collins to that list How is it going Downunder? Emily and I are on our last box of Tim Tams (we bought 6 boxes) and we are freaking out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 But that said, there are no parts of his (lead-wise) that jump out at me immediately. I'll just say that proves my point that they fit in seemlessly in the irght places at the right times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I'll just say that proves my point that they fit in seemlessly in the irght places at the right times. Yes.But, for me, a great lead guitar player should grab me by the throat and squeeze every last bit of emotion out of the song. (example: Ira Kaplan on "Pablo & Andrea"... brings it to a higher place. And yet, most guitar players would not place him among the most technically proficient.) But, maybe this is for a different thread? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Yes.But, for me, a great lead guitar player should grab me by the throat and squeeze every last bit of emotion out of the song. (example: Ira Kaplan on "Pablo & Andrea"... brings it to a higher place. And yet, most guitar players would not place him among the most technically proficient.) But, maybe this is for a different thread? I know what you are saying and for me it depends on the song. Does the lead fit in? Is it tasteful? etc... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I know what you are saying and for me it depends on the song. Does the lead fit in? Is it tasteful? etc... PS - Did I already say that I love Pete?(just bought A Quick One last week.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 PS - Did I already say that I love Pete?(just bought A Quick One last week.) I know you did and I'm not arguing. I love Pete too and maybe came across as more confrontational than I want to. Probably a carryover from another thread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 (just bought A Quick One last week.)What was her name? And what did she charge you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 30 Rock is funny as fuck and Ricky Gervais is not a fat, unfunny, useless twat. Wow. You must have the worst sense of humour in the world. Big fan of Friends and Two and a Half Men, are we? The Scary Movie series? Hot Shots Part Deux? My contribution to the thread: Bob Dylan crashed his motorcycle in Woodstock in 1966; he didn't have a meltdown because of hitting the road too hard with way too many drugs in his system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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