A call to chords
Posted by Danmac on 4 April 2008 - 9:07am.
This may be as inflammable as an old mans fart however I have never been that bothered by guitars .
My 10 year old niece , correctly , chose drums for her birthday . I could stop being strange uncle and provide advice , some equipment and warn her of impending scorn .
My 12 year old nephew then produced his guitar AC/DC stool and told me about his lessons . J then mentioned tracks he had never heard and then I understood having a dad who was more likely to have synth based 80's was not going to help .
So my question is this
Given he is new to the guitar , apart from teaching him to respect drummers , what should I record for him and why, in order to give him a decent knowledge base ?
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You could start with Bo Diddley
He always said he played the guitar like he was playing the drums.
Bukka White
Bukka White often does a thing where he whacks the strings percussively, so sort of the same thing.
Try these
Charlie Christian - Genius of the electric guitar (jazzy)
Django Reinhart - any compilation (jazzy)
The Shadows - any hits comp (twangy early guitar pop)
BB King Live at the Regal (blues)
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (white boy blues)
Corn lickin'and slide slippin' - James Burton and Ralph Mooney (country pickin')
Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced? (everything)
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour 74 - Brit blues rock, acoustic blues and more
Leo Kottke - all good
Led Zeppelin 2 / pretty much anything is a good guitar source though Jimmy's soloing is a bit of a car wreck most of the time, it's the overall sound which is interesting
Deep Purple Live in Japan
Simon & Garfunkle Hreatest Hits - one of my faves as a sprog guitarist. Loads to lean here.
The Byrds - any comp
Davy Graham - Folk roots new routes (Brit folk)
Will Ackerman - Passage ( new agey acoustic instrumental)
Jeff Beck - tricky, as he's a bit variable - Blow by Blow
The Smiths Greatest Hits - we're getting into regurgitation territory now but Johnny Marr is a must)
Joe Satriani - Surfing with the alien - 80s widdle. One is enough!
Lowell George - Little Feat
Allman Brothers -Live at the Fillmore
Richard Thompson - anything, but I was just listening to the recent "Live Austin TX" which is as good a primer as any.
Of course there are thousands of others....
It's probably an age thing but are there any interesting new guitarists? We had a thread about this - I don't remember anyone coming up with anyone?
Thanks Twangothan I must
Thanks Twangothan
I must admit I had never heard of Charlie Christian ( never to old for new info ) .
I was lucky enough to bump into Noel Redding in the late 70's on a regular basis , as well as Rocking Rory's cousin , who himself fathered a great Jazz musician .
Jack whatsit
from the White Stripes is quite interesting, Twang.
Maybe
...but I'm put off by the red/black/white/sister/no bass player/useless drummer thing. Why the massive pose dimension? Makes me suspicious.
Nick Harper
is very good too; try the "Light At The End Of The Kennel" EP for a sample.
And you didn't mention
Adrian Legg, who is so staggeringly talented that the rest of us may as well give up now.
Or Martin Simpson: "Telecasting" blows my socks off.
JD
Jerry Donahue, surely?
Correct
I got carried away! I was thinking of "Sad or High Kicking", or any of his really.
Quite right
But Telecasting is Jerry Donahue isn't it? Anyway, all three are great!