Danger Mouse wrote:For the most part I think categories are just a convenience. I can type metalcore into YouTube and find new music that's pretty much going hit the mark, but beyond that I don't really care and am certainly not limited by any of it (or if I am, I'm not bothered by it).
Of course, and it even saves a lot of musicians from the hassle of turning up to the wrong audition.
And oh... Carcass. I thought we were talking about Crass and had a weird Alice in Wonderland moment there.
"Vince, have you ever tried playing an expensive bass?" - Polarbear.
"And isn't that the finest acoustic bass guitar feedback solo you've ever heard?" - Billy Moose.
Well, if we didn't have categories, words like "Norwegian Black Metal"... band auditions would be a lot more hit-or-miss... with guys turning up to auditions in their best checked shirt and sporting their Teles + B-Bender.
"Vince, have you ever tried playing an expensive bass?" - Polarbear.
"And isn't that the finest acoustic bass guitar feedback solo you've ever heard?" - Billy Moose.
I should have disclosed that I haven't been to an audition since 1992.
I believe that John 5 owns a B-Bender. And I'm fairly sure I've seen a picture of him in Guitar World or a similar magazine in a check shirt, though none are on sale in the following link.
edit- the last clip has some merit, but I think you could substitute stagecraft for technical musicianship and the statement would still hold true. Horrible, calculated crap IMO (emphasis on the O).
edit- the last clip has some merit, but I think you could substitute stagecraft for technical musicianship and the statement would still hold true. Horrible, calculated crap IMO (emphasis on the O).
Also not entirely representative of his work. This is my fave track of his, that I've heard so far.
edit- the last clip has some merit, but I think you could substitute stagecraft for technical musicianship and the statement would still hold true. Horrible, calculated crap IMO (emphasis on the O).
Also not entirely representative of his work. This is my fave track of his, that I've heard so far.
"Vince, have you ever tried playing an expensive bass?" - Polarbear.
"And isn't that the finest acoustic bass guitar feedback solo you've ever heard?" - Billy Moose.
"Vince, have you ever tried playing an expensive bass?" - Polarbear.
"And isn't that the finest acoustic bass guitar feedback solo you've ever heard?" - Billy Moose.
edit- the last clip has some merit, but I think you could substitute stagecraft for technical musicianship and the statement would still hold true. Horrible, calculated crap IMO (emphasis on the O).
Also not entirely representative of his work. This is my fave track of his, that I've heard so far.
I know what you mean Ben, but again it all depends what people do with their Klevverness - tedium and irritation can arise even at the breast of mother virtuosity.
I hadn't heard him playing anything along the lines of Hamo's pick above.
