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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:24 pm    Post subject: Alex Macachek Reply with quote

i know you guys are not into fusion much here, but I love Alex's playing.
Here's a clip of him doing "Donna Lee". Please share your thoughts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1dOkugF_IU&playnext_from=TL&videos=ey_XBnLci0Y
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think its really cheesy.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

voodobop wrote:
I think its really cheesy.


Unfortunately, I agree, and I usually can get into this kind of thing on at least some level. Also, the audio in that clip is really bad.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A lot of notes saying absolutely nothing kinda like a vagrant walking down the street spouting meaningless babble. It actually turned my stomach.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like "fusion." I came to jazz through rock and then fusion ...

But, yeah, this isn't a particularly exciting example, for me.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

M wrote:
I like "fusion." I came to jazz through rock and then fusion ...

But, yeah, this isn't a particularly exciting example, for me.


I like fusion too and actually I came to jazz through the same route as you describe. That playing in that video clip was atrocious IMO.

I'm just starting work on a musical project that is taking me back full circle to the type of music I started playing in the beginning. Although now with a lot more playing (and life for that matter) experience behind it, as well as mixing in some influences from sweet R&B music, which I love. This music is gonna be hot! Smile

The artist's who have created all that great R&B music have such great sense's of melody I think musician's from all genre's could learn a lot from them.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dont get it, sorry
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is the meaning lost in translation from English to Spanish, is that a correct assumption?

Voy a tratar de decirlo más claramente? Empecé en la música rock, entonces la música de fusión, a continuación, el jazz. Ahora estoy trabajando en un proyecto de música rock de nuevo y voy a añadir algunos elementos de la música R & B en la música. Es muy buena música y estoy entusiasmado con este nuevo proyecto. Es mi propia música original y la música es muy fresca y emocionante para mí.

Me encanta el jazz y también me encanta la dulce música R & B. El artistas que creó todo lo que una gran música R & B music tiene gran sentido de la melodía y creo músicos de todos los géneros podría aprender mucho de ellos.

¿Eso te ayuda? Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:59 am    Post subject: Donna Lee Reply with quote

And then there's this.............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRXr9Ru1KFE&feature=related
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Both versions blew my mind! Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Love Bireli Lagrene, just in general. That guy can play convincingly in a number of related styles and also does a mean Jaco impersonation on a fretless bass!

But, how badly was the rhythm guitarist rushing (-- especially obvious in his solo bit)?

Here's what you really need today:

Bireli Lagrene & Sylvain Luc - Isn't She Lovely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXe2ukYQlY&feature=related
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

M wrote:
Love Bireli Lagrene, just in general. That guy can play convincingly in a number of related styles and also does a mean Jaco impersonation on a fretless bass!

But, how badly was the rhythm guitarist rushing (-- especially obvious in his solo bit)?

Here's what you really need today:

Bireli Lagrene & Sylvain Luc - Isn't She Lovely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXe2ukYQlY&feature=related


Some fantastic playing by both players on that track. That was much better than the first post in this thread.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Apples and oranges, guys.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JakeJew wrote:
Apples and oranges, guys.


Yes but an apple that hides behind synth tone and and orange that doesn't. I usually cant get past the nauseating tone of fushion music long enough to tell if there is any substance there and I bet most of it is just novelty gags and bunch of excessive playing (i suppose some people are actually into that); I bet its mostly gear nerds who couldn't do much good behind an acoustic instrument.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who is better, Jimi Hendrix or Doc Watson?
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