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Find me a better guitar tune than this....I doubt it though

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The Lemming 15 Dec 2013

Exquisite from start to finish.

Blue Straggler 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

Cor, I always thought it was BBC Radio composition (er, the little bit that was used as a famous theme tune, that is)

The Pylon King 15 Dec 2013

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Blue Straggler 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

or if you must have some widdly diddly rock stylings

mike123 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Pylon King:
+ one . (why wont it let me just put +1?)

Martin W 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming: Doesn't the fact that it's played on a banjo rather undermine your assertion?

Plus, I can think of many better pieces which were actually composed for guitar. I'd nominate Davy Graham's Anji as an obvious example. It's certainly been covered many more times than JotS ever has, or is ever likely to be, which does rather suggest classic status.

OP The Lemming 15 Dec 2013

In reply to Martin W:

> Doesn't the fact that it's played on a banjo rather undermine your assertion?

Yep.

> Plus, I can think of many better pieces which were actually composed for guitar.

By all means, please post a youtube link for us to enjoy.

OP The Lemming 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

One year when I went to Ullapool, and it pissed it down as usual, I saw some bloke playing live guitar music. Turns out I have yet to see anybody play better live.

For your listening pleasure, I give you Colin Reid.

Blue Straggler 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

> By all means, please post a youtube link for us to enjoy.

Is there some handicap stopping you from going to YouTube and typing:
Davy Graham Anji
into the search bar?

Yanis Nayu 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

You've clearly never heard Busted's early work.

OP The Lemming 15 Dec 2013

In reply to Submit to Gravity:

> You've clearly never heard Busted's early work.

I bow down to your superior judgement. Quality stuff

Jon Stewart 15 Dec 2013

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mike123 15 Dec 2013

In reply to Jon Stewart:

i take you everbody loves the eagles and and raise you "Smokey this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules".

my favorite film.

Ramblin dave 15 Dec 2013

In reply to Martin W:

> Doesn't the fact that it's played on a banjo rather undermine your assertion?

> Plus, I can think of many better pieces which were actually composed for guitar. I'd nominate Davy Graham's Anji as an obvious example. It's certainly been covered many more times than JotS ever has, or is ever likely to be, which does rather suggest classic status.

I was going to suggest something by John Fahey, eg

or

or

colin8ll 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

Tommy Emmanuel wins for me

or electric

OP The Lemming 15 Dec 2013

In reply to mike123:

I'm going to check that film out.

Cheers

Blue Straggler 15 Dec 2013

In reply to colin8ll:

Tommy Emmanuel is everything that is wrong with guitar playing!
He needs a big slap in the face with a live salmon.

Stroppy Gob - Banned User 15 Dec 2013

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Dominion 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

Well, I never realised that what I regarded as the theme to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was an Eagles' song

However, in terms of great "guitar" tunes there are several others...

Steve Vai's "Passion And Warfare" is a guitarist's classic instrumental album from 1990, and is till spoken of in "classic" terms nowadays as influential and a demonstration of guitar noise making and technique par excellence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_and_warfare

There is almost certainly either live or straight from the album clips on youtube of every song on that album.

For starters, you might want to look at "for the love of god"

I also tried to listen to Satriani, but I just don't get on with him.

OP The Lemming 15 Dec 2013

In reply to Dominion:

> Well, I never realised that what I regarded as the theme to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was an Eagles' song

It was a revelation to be too when was an Art Student in the 80's.

Sublime piece of music. I love classical gas too.

OP The Lemming 15 Dec 2013

In reply to Dominion:

> However, in terms of great "guitar" tunes there are several others...

> Steve Vai's "Passion And Warfare" is a guitarist's classic instrumental album from 1990, and is till spoken of in "classic" terms nowadays as influential and a demonstration of guitar noise making and technique par excellence

Checking it out as I type.

butteredfrog 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

This keeps getting a listen in the Frog household at the moment:

Blue Straggler 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

victim of mathematics 15 Dec 2013

In reply to Jon Stewart:

This.

They're inexcusably tedious.

Mr Moac 15 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

FOR MY 2p WORTH IT'S YES. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xql99I1VSdI&list=RD-Jhk5MEugJY THIS OR ANY OF THEIR EARLY WORK SO MUCH TO PICK FROM

johnj 16 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:
If you've made your mind up why post asking for answers that you're clearly not interesting in? as it happens I find the rising repeating bridge like progression which first ends around 1.40 to be pretty cheesy and contrived.

I

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drmarten 16 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

> Exquisite from start to finish.

Finding a better guitar tune than a track by the Eagles isn't too hard. Try anything by Link Wray. You did ask ..

Blue Straggler 16 Dec 2013

In reply to johnj:

> If you've made your mind up why post asking for answers that you're clearly not interesting in?

Because he's The Lemming! All his OP questions run along the same rules

franksnb 16 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

babe I'm going to leave you by zepplin for you to considder

nothing else matters is also quite good

chris fox 16 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

Pursued by a bear 16 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming: Well now...

...though Steve Hackett is far from my favourite guitarist, and the bands he's been in aren't to my taste, his track 'Every Day' has a sublime piece of guitar work; which is just as well, as the rest of the tune is utter pants. There's a live version here - if you want to get to the good stuff, skip to 2m 15s in.

T.

Chris Harris 16 Dec 2013

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graeme jackson 16 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

can't do youtubes from work but I'm going to suggest Gordon giltrap's Heartsong.

For the aforementioned Steve Vai I'll point to dave lee roth's Eat em and smile - some superb 'musical' guitar work on there.

Removed User 18 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

Gets coat.

Removed User 19 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming: But seriously….

Stefan Jacobsen 19 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

Everything Hendrix:

Hear my train a comin' (acoustic)

Voodoo Child (NOT acoustic)

john arran 19 Dec 2013

In reply to The Lemming:

This one started a whole revolution in guitar improvisation and still sounds incredible today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlaCZ106b5w&list=PL1A9355E8A9EE76E6