Subj : re: Gord's Gold...
To   : Rich Lockyer
From : Martin Ridgley
Date : Fri Jul 14 2000 10:46 am

-=> Rich Lockyer wrote to Steve Kaplan <=-

 RL> ...technical proficiency isn't everything...  ...Yngwie and
 RL> Satriani, two of the most technically proficient players in the
 RL> world, yet people tend to find them boring and without feeling.

 RL> OTOH, look at Dylan, Jagger, Thorogood, etc...  VERY popular and
 RL> considered among the greats, but among the least technically
 RL> proficient players/vocalists on record.

   Good point, Rich.  I sometimes get in trouble for slagging people 
 like Jagger and Thorogood.  I have little use for either one of them.  
 In particular, I think Mick Jagger has to be the single most over-
 rated singer in musical history!

   However, I've got to admit that there are other singers and players
 out there who are just as lacking in technical skills, and yet I like
 them because of something aspect of their sound or style.   Go figure.
 I guess it's a totally subjective thing.  

    Martin
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