Desolation

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Personally I reckon that's the best thing you've ever posted. In fact I might well vote it the best thing that's ever been posted. I could listen to a CD full of that all day.

It's what I'd choose to listen to when the night is cold and wet and I'm laying on the bed alone with nothing but candle light and thought's of what has been and what will never be.

My God you are depressing me already.


Lee
 
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Hmm maybe I should post something with alot of notes the next time, just as many as I can play.....lol maybe that will get some more to say something:laugh2:
Nah.....I stick to my guns.
:burnout:
 
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Rid said:
Hmm maybe I should post something with alot of notes the next time, just as many as I can play.....lol maybe that will get some more to say something:laugh2:
Nah.....I stick to my guns.
:burnout:
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Guns should be banned.

We all have the same feeling isolation. I've posted stuff that only you have commented on.


Lee
 
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Heh yeah that is ok with me, but I guess that it is not everyones style what I upload, dunno but it is fun to do, but sometimes it almost feels like getting no applause after having performed a tune in a club:laugh2:
Anyways I have collected a great deal of new backtracks to have fun with after summerbreak.
And I also planning on doing a clip with one guitar only....
Oh well I can see that people have been inside to have a look, that is ok, but a few words on the tunes would be nice.
As they say, you cannot have it all:burnout:
 
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What we should have is a rating system. Even if you don't want to go into detail about what you like or don't like. Average/nice to listen to would be '5'. Poor effort '2'. Unusually good '9'. It would only a bit of fun, but at least you'd get an idea what people liked or didn't like.


Lee
 
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I don't see that anyone would. Basically I know that you can play good stuff - so when it was good - we'd say so. When it wan't one of your better efforts then that would be judged against your good stuff. In other words we would all be judged not by Al DiMeloa's standard but by our own.


Lee
 
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That could be a good idea, although this may require some explanation... simply throwing a low number can be frustrating...

Rid, I tried to access the file repeatadly and still can't this morning...

And yes, we often post stuff that nobody comments on... you can have 130 hits on your post and nobody comments on the clip... been there a couple of times. I suppose this means people don't care too much about what they heard.
 
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Sly_D said:
That could be a good idea, although this may require some explanation... simply throwing a low number can be frustrating...

Rid, I tried to access the file repeatadly and still can't this morning...

And yes, we often post stuff that nobody comments on... you can have 130 hits on your post and nobody comments on the clip... been there a couple of times. I suppose this means people don't care too much about what they heard.
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But that's just the problem. If people don't like something - don't we want to know about it? I often get the feeling people congratulate me because they feel sorry for me. I can take criticism. Mine are only rough sketches anyway.


Lee
 
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Well, I think since you're very much involved in the forum and has such a great attitude, people don't want to take a hit at you Lee. But you're right, people should say it, but I think people should also be articulate in their answers. Someone can play perfectly well something I hate to listen to. There are nuances to be made.

I personally hate to be a critic... playing is hard for me, people don't know it, but I always need at least 5 take because I constantly mess up when I play... so I don't want to be an a** and say to people: you're timing is wrong, you're out of scale, etc. Because I'm far from perfect myself.

I've heard people who completely loose sight of the rhythm track. They loose the tempo, lose the scale and end up way down the left field, as if they were completely tone deaf. Can I actually say that to someone who claims he's been playing for over 10 years and has the equivalent of my house's worth of gear in his signature? No, I just can't. I just shut the f*ck up :) It doesn't happen often, but it does.

We're not being too kind with you because we're sorry for you. You share small clips with us on the spur of the moment, we take them for what they are. If you we claiming that you'll soon get a record deal with these clips, maybe we'd be sorry for you and would try not to disturb you any further :laugh2:

I think it's a matter of attitude, some people are really trying to make it (or are being too serious about it, if you'd ask me). Some others, like me, are just music lovers. And there's no better way to feed that passion than to share it with others. This forum is my Promise Land :)
 
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Yes it is difficult. I know my weakness is still my timing. After years and years of just playing at home I've pretty much lost the plot. However, I don't want to go over and over something just to prove a point. I'm aware of my weakness which is 90% of the battle, but supposing I wasn't aware of it? Wouldn't it be better if someone said 'timings a bit out, Lee'. I don't mean all the while - just sometimes. My timing is tightening up but i know it's my weak point.

One other thing I've noticed about live albums from big names is - they are often crap too. Bad timing and string bends that are way out - yet the crowd cheer like it's perfect.

Oh well, I suppose a non-guitarist just doesn't see the flaws that we see.

Let's try and get the balance right. Let's point out what we see as weaknesses to help the other guy improve. And remember that at the end of the day it's only our opinion.

Some people like SRV and some don't; Some like death metal and some don't; but I don't think we should ignore the obvious mistakes that a guitar teacher would point out.


Lee
 
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Sly_D said:
Rid, I tried to access the file repeatadly and still can't this morning...
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I had the same problem, then I realized it was a generic hosting, so you have to right click and save.
 
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Yes, I guess you're right, we should have the courage to point the obvious mistakes to our fellow players. We'd all benefit from it.

Timing is often underestimated... this is an issue with most palyers. It's not easy. I very often have to redo a track because the timing is off. As you say, even the pros do that. I was listening to a summer show in a park nearby, and the guitar player, otherwise very good, had a serious problem with the accuracy of his bending. Every time he had to seriously bend the strings, he was a bit off. Nobody seemed to care around me. So go figure. 75 per cent of the population is tone deaf :laugh2: Now that's encouraging! :D

I can even had worst. When I was 18, my uncle did a small local gig (200-300 hundred people) and since I wrote a part he liked for one of his songs, he asked me to write more parts for several other songs. I only had a day to write the parts and a day to learn them and rehearse. Total disaster! I made so many mistakes during the show I was almost sick to my stomach when I left the stage. Yet I only had compliments for that show. If there was a guitar player in this room, I didn't see him, he was on the floor laughing is sorry a** off :laugh2:
 
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Now this is excellent Rid, far better than "how many notes you can play". Seems like your guitar is speaking an unknown language, like whales. Excellent! This is not the type of music I listen too but in terms of tone and execution, this gets a 9 hands down.
 
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Rid-
I normally try to post reviews but my DSL has been down and out since Thur. WHen it comes back to life I'll download and write a review.

Couldn't people just post a poll when they post a tune so people could rate it easily? May be subject to abuse since no one is accountable with these polls.
 
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