Comments for The Long Afternoon

Comment on Five Guitar Gods I Never Want to Hear Again by Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:51:47 +0000

I don’t even like Layla anymore. I guess you gotta’ be young.

Comment on Five Guitar Gods I Never Want to Hear Again by Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:49:57 +0000

“wunnaful, wunnaful to night “…barf…lame changes…sexist lyrics…sentimental drivel.

Comment on Five Guitar Gods I Never Want to Hear Again by Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:37:18 +0000

Well when I was a kid I loved the Blues Breakers with EC and Peter Green, (but man, John Mayalls voice is finger nails on the chalk board). The early English stuff, made me want to play.
After Layla it’s down hill. More and more lame. As you learn more about guitar and music it gets harder to listen to. And even before I learned anything, I hated sentimental crap…! What you gonna do?
It seems that most artists gradually get more and more lame the more “suck”cess they have. Nothing better than someone that’s young and talented and hungry. To me the one with the most chops and fire is John McLaughlin, smokes them all, if that’s what it’s about for you, and it’s not for me. His records with Mahavishnu are great. And Shakti, are beautiful. Even he eventually gets lame. And he was never called a “god”.
To me the Edge was always a joke, as is Peter Buck, if you’re talking “Guitar” players. I think of their bands as electric folk music. But a great sound. Fuck, I get tire of Bono.
Jeff Beck is one who did seem to get better and better. Carlos got better over the years and then suddenly sold out to lameness, though sometimes he breaks through in spite of himself.

Comment on The Long Afternoon on the Indie Rock Cafe by Joel Carlson

Joel Carlson — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:05:17 +0000

Congratulations!! Please let me know if u r interested in playing

Thanks, Joel

Comment on How Does Eric Clapton Suck? Let Me Count the Ways by Eston

Eston — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:58:44 +0000

An excellent and thought-provoking commentary, Chris. Thank you for taking the time to share it. Your points about the differences between technicians and innovators are most well-taken. I clearly prefer the innovator track, and that may be the source of much of my antipathy toward the solo phase of Clapton’s career.

Comment on How Does Eric Clapton Suck? Let Me Count the Ways by Eston

Eston — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:56:23 +0000

Thank you, Nowhere Man, for your insightful and illuminating cutting and pasting. Well done!

Comment on Five Guitar Gods I Never Want to Hear Again by Eston

Eston — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:48:55 +0000

Thanks for the comments, Chris — I appreciate your insight and thoughtfulness on this and the Clapton post.

Comment on How Does Eric Clapton Suck? Let Me Count the Ways by Eston

Eston — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:47:26 +0000

@Flobo Thanks for playing, have a nice day!

Comment on How Does Eric Clapton Suck? Let Me Count the Ways by Flobo

Flobo — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:08:56 +0000

@Eston same goes for you, you excrement munching pig fucker.

Comment on Five Guitar Gods I Never Want to Hear Again by Chris

Chris — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:55:24 +0000

I agree that Jerry Garcia is terrible from a technical and musical stand point. Also add his signing in there as well.

However, if I’m in the right state of mind (I don’t mean drugs), the Dead don’t sound half bad–cold beer, summer evening, people all around.

I disagree with Van Halen only because he can play solos that most people can never dream of playing right and his solos don’t fit any theoretical molds but somehow end up melodic.