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I always loved this tune. RIP Shawn...and thank God we have a talent like Guthrie to carry the torch

He's touched mine... Erotics Cakes is amazing to me. Much more interesting to me than anything Shawn Lane has done. And I hate Shawn Lane's tone as well - mush... can't even hear the pick...mentoneman":3o8ynxpi said:guthrie may be the only player on earth who could technically reproduce some of shawn's solos accurately, but emotionally, shawn had much more to offer. and his tone was richer; more of a personal voice and less clinical. one of the only shredders who actually had a killer lead tone not just built for speed.
guthrie's amazing but i still don't think he's reached his potential in terms of tone and how to touch people's hearts with his playing.
it's cool that erotic cakes has that effect on you. both of my sons feel the same way you do. i've taken both of them to see him live and they think guthrie is "it". most any day that my son danny and i have a long drive he commandeers my iphone and plays "waves" on the car stereo. fives has one of the craziest solos on record imo.sah5150":r2chdel5 said:He's touched mine... Erotics Cakes is amazing to me. Much more interesting to me than anything Shawn Lane has done. And I hate Shawn Lane's tone as well - mush... can't even hear the pick...mentoneman":r2chdel5 said:guthrie may be the only player on earth who could technically reproduce some of shawn's solos accurately, but emotionally, shawn had much more to offer. and his tone was richer; more of a personal voice and less clinical. one of the only shredders who actually had a killer lead tone not just built for speed.
guthrie's amazing but i still don't think he's reached his potential in terms of tone and how to touch people's hearts with his playing.
All subjective...
Steve
BYTOR":334ep71j said:I could name at least 20 Satriani tunes that have a way better melody than that. Nothing special at all.
In fact if i came up with this instrumental myself i would not feel i accomplished very much( and i ain't very good )
sah5150":3a1d2aac said:He's touched mine... Erotics Cakes is amazing to me. Much more interesting to me than anything Shawn Lane has done.
Ooof!Gainzilla":l5bqeyq8 said:BYTOR":l5bqeyq8 said:I could name at least 20 Satriani tunes that have a way better melody than that. Nothing special at all.
In fact if i came up with this instrumental myself i would not feel i accomplished very much( and i ain't very good )
Please look up the term subjective. read it, learn it, apply it then do it again.
I welcome your opinion, you are certainly entitled to it regardless of how utterly stupid it makes you look for phrasing it the way you did...
Guthrie appeals to a more common rock sensibilityhawkeye17":3l9owss2 said:Love me some Guthrie but I just never dug Shawn Lane's music despite the fact he was a ridiculously talented guitarist.
Badronald":28rhtxiz said:I've got a recording somewhere of Lane playing "All along the Watchtower" and it's one of the most glorious pieces of guitar music I've heard. He played some of the sweetest things man.![]()
And two run-of-the-mill backyard garage band Joes – nothing much to hear. And gales is no Jimi. Jimi did more at 27 then giles will ever do in his life time. And landau is mediocre at best.mentoneman":25dv646f said:...at this point i'd much rather see eric gales or landau than shred stuff anyway.
King Crimson":3joess4q said:And two run-of-the-mill backyard garage band Joes – nothing much to hear. And gales is no Jimi. Jimi did more at 27 then giles will ever do in his life time. And landau is mediocre at best.mentoneman":3joess4q said:...at this point i'd much rather see eric gales or landau than shred stuff anyway.
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sah5150":1ycd9v83 said:He's touched mine... Erotics Cakes is amazing to me. Much more interesting to me than anything Shawn Lane has done. And I hate Shawn Lane's tone as well - mush... can't even hear the pick...mentoneman":1ycd9v83 said:guthrie may be the only player on earth who could technically reproduce some of shawn's solos accurately, but emotionally, shawn had much more to offer. and his tone was richer; more of a personal voice and less clinical. one of the only shredders who actually had a killer lead tone not just built for speed.
guthrie's amazing but i still don't think he's reached his potential in terms of tone and how to touch people's hearts with his playing.
All subjective...
Steve
mentonemanone":2qhbmz4w said:strange thing i've noticed is guitar players who are predominantly blues rock guys with no deep understanding of theory tend to become redundant over the years, and the real musicians continue to evolve and don't lose their chops, although they often get weird and go through that crazy exotic eastern India phase in an attempt to go deeper into the spiritual side of music, out of boredom and disillusionment with commercial western formulas and predictability.