PopTodd Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 It is the rare musician, ESPECIALLY an instrumentalist, whose style is so singular, that you can identify them almost instantly, with only a note or two. But they are out there. I can think of three in particular, who all I need to hear is one or two notes from their instrument, to know (almost) certainly that it's them. Thelonious MonkHis chord voicings, melodies, and harmonic inventions are like noone else. Even his best imitators can't seem to get it just right. Mark KnopflerIt's all about the tone. His fingers on the strings. The way that it snaps. One of my favorite guitar players. Neil YoungReally applies only to his electric solos, but when he plays like that, it's like he's on the verge of spiraling out into the abyss and never coming back. Just HOWLS like noone else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Dan Baird - It's all one song but i like it Augie Meyer/Doug Sahm Booker T.Jones Chris Isaak George Thorogood just a few who came to mind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 B.B. King - his sound is so distinct it takes only one note to know it's him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Neil Young has been copied so much that I think you'd find yourself wrong guessing him sometimes. Monk? Hell yes. Maybe the single most unique composer and performer -- who maintained a shred of tonality -- in American music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Ha..I can tell Green Day in one note...not a good thing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Another: Richard Thompson (I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I've always wondered if Knopfler took some of his sound from Thompson's) The opening guitar notes of The Calvary Cross are the epitome of RT's electric guitar tone, fucking beautiful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Greg WeeksCecil TaylorJohn McIntireSteve Albini Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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