tuberide
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Norman Brown "After The Storm"
Why can't I play like I used to play?
Jim F@^$!*& McCarty
if you don't practice you don't deserve to dream....and if wishes were horses beggars would ride...maybe you can't play like them because you haven't worked like them, haven't practiced like them, haven't sacrificed like them and haven't committed like they have...
if you don't practice you don't deserve to dream....and if wishes were horses beggars would ride...maybe you can't play like them because you haven't worked like them, haven't practiced like them, haven't sacrificed like them and haven't committed like they have...
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
And... Jeff Beck
I can relate. I can get close enough and add my own style to my favorite rock guitarists styles and have a great time doing that. But I have not been able to get close to what Chet Atkins does, and gawd have I tried. I have learned a lot trying though and it has added an extra dimension to my playing. More like Scotty Moore. I find when I set myself free the best playing comes out, just hit the main licks when doing covers to let everyone know what song it isBeing a rock player, I'm not all that baffled by my favorites - I'm not saying I can play as well as them, I'm just saying I can hear what's going on and would have an idea of how much practice it would take to get there. But I hear Chet Atkins and am just completely mystified by how he did what he did. Ever seen this? I wouldn't even know where to begin, let alone get to a point where it was committed to memory like he demonstrates:
No amount of practice could get me there. I would self-destruct with carpel tunnel first. And Steve Morse - what planet is that guy from? A true master of all genres.