Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sjuvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!astrovax!sjuvax!lp102911 From: lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (palena) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Some better guitarists than Fripp and Frith... Message-ID: <2487@sjuvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 14:41:29 EST Article-I.D.: sjuvax.2487 Posted: Tue Oct 29 14:41:29 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 06:46:29 EST References: <1185@druri.UUCP> <175@rdlvax.UUCP> <2440@sjuvax.UUCP> Reply-To: lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (Larry Palena) Organization: St. Joseph's University, Phila. PA. Lines: 151 Keywords: guitar Summary: In article <2484@sjuvax.UUCP> kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP (P. Kirsch) writes: >In article <2482@sjuvax.UUCP> lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (Larry Palena) writes: >>In article <2477@sjuvax.UUCP> kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP (P. Kirsch) writes: >>>In article <2468@sjuvax.UUCP> lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (Larry Palena) writes: >>>>In article <2457@sjuvax.UUCP> kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP (P. Kirsch) writes: >>>>>In article <2440@sjuvax.UUCP> lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (Larry Palena) writes: >>>>>>> ...seven cross references!!!! It's gotta be a world's record!!!... >> >>>high on anyone's list (read "In the Lap of the Gods" if you don't believe me. >> >> ...see now this is what I mean!!! You probably bought that book when >> the ink was still wet,read it from cover to cover six times,and now >> that you're a star on oh-so-sophisticated net.music you deride it.Every- >> body loves the Big Blimp in the closet,but when they've got nothing >> better to do they post pieces making fun of it's creator!!!... > >Actually Larry, I never bought the book--a friend of mine owns it. Are ...you know what they say about birds of a feather.You were pro- bably too chintzy to pay the $12.00 to buy it... >you going to deny some of the stories in the book?--Like the time Page >and Bonham tied a woman down spread eagle on a bed and stuck raw fish in >her you-know-what. I still like Led Zeppelin and I will even though I think ...for the record the story is this; Peter Grant and Peter Cole were fishing out a window of a motel in Washington State,and were having a good day.In fact they had several small sharks hanging in the closet of the motel room they were fishing from.A young groupie came around to their room looking for the honor of being violated by a member of the Zep entourage.So she submitted to being tied to the bed and roguered by a shark's nose.Grant claims that she enjoyed it and was perfectly willing.Page was nowhere around... >that as a person, Page is a consumate asshole. I also think Roger Waters is ...a CONSUMMATE ASSHOLE!!! How could you call a guy who owns cas- tles a consummate asshole?? A guy who owns about six cars and doesn't know how to drive?? A world-reknowned Satanist!!??... >a consumate asshole but I don't listen to his music for the type of >person he is either. I attacked Page because you decided that to judge >Pink Floyd on Roger Water's personal life. Oh Larry, by the way--David ...DID I???!!! When?!! I said that "The Wall" is a shitty album, undoubtedly Floyd's worst,and certainly not deserved of its place on that stupid poll.You introduced (quite irrelevantly) the fact that it was Water's autobiog.What this has to do with the over- all quality of the album is obviously beyond my ability to see... >Gilmour from Pink Floyd is a pretty damn good guitarist too. (Even you- >the consumate Wall hater-must have heard the searing solo to the end of >"Comfortably Numb" on the radio.) > > ...actually there are some songs on that album that I like. The song that ends with the babbling telephone operator is, in my opinion,notable for it's guitar parts... >> ...your problem is that you won't let the dude take a new turn in >> his career!!! He's not gonna plug the Les Paul into 300,000 watts >> and flatten a stadium full of people anymore,and you can't deal >> with this!!! Say it like it is;you don't like what Page has done >> since the demise of Bonham... > >You're quite correct, I don't like it. I guess he did take a new turn in >his career but it was a turn downward. For an example of a turn upward, >try Jeff Beck. > ...ha,ha,ha,ha!!!! All those years of hangin' around with Hammer and McLaughlin's protege` haven't left a mark on him. He hasn't improved in the slightest.(Man,am I gonna get flamed for that!!)... > >>> >>>>> Of course you can notice Page's guitar--it's because he plays that double Gibson with the paper thin body--the distinctive part of his guitar is the >>>>>tone and the effects he uses not, his ability. Lifeson's tone is also distinct >>>>>WAS an excellent guitarist but I would have trouble changing that statement >>>>>to the present tense. >>>>> >>>> >>>> ...so join the crowd,but I do believe you're a tad mistaken >>>> about the Cherry Gibson.That guitar is for all intents and >>>> purposes an SG.The addition of the twelve-string neck doesn't >>>> change it's tone that much.Now lots of rock guitarists use the >>> >>>In my opinion it does change the tone--and I know several people who agree >>>with me... >> >> ...that's the axe he made famous by performing "Stairway to Heaven" >> on live.(In fact Gibson custom-made it for that reason.)I've heard >> live versions of STH and it didn't sound the same.He can get two >> different sounds out of the same axe!!!... > >Wow! *TWO* different sounds out of the same "axe" (God I hate that term--it's >not used to chop down trees so why call it an axe??)--it's amazing what a >flick of the pickup switch can do! ...yeah,and I bet if Page ever puts his in either extreme position he'll be able to get about twenty more to add to his original ten.. > > >>>>>(I guess that knife in the back's getting deeper huh Larry? :-)) >>>>> >>>> >>>> ...by now Doug Alan must be getting jealous,you're about to replace >>>> him as my net.music.favoriteperson :-) >>>> >>> >>>For all who are wondering, No, Larry and I don't have daily swordfights >>>between us here on campus. (Grenades are more effective :-)) >>> >>>-- >>> >> >> ...you see,I read net.bizarre,and frankly Paul,I FEEL SORRY FOR >> YOU!! Your missin' an important piece!!! Folks,we're talkin' about >> a guy who tried to cheese his hunger away by cooking "Combos" in >> a 7-11 micro-wave,and then got pissed when they exploded!!I rest >> my case... > >Actually, I didn't get pissed when they exploded--I found it quite funny. >It was the girl working in there that got pissed. > >>> ...did you get a refund?? Maybe I should ask if you got arrested?.. So I'm packing my bags, goin' to Misty Mountain, where the spirits flow now, over the hills where the spirits fly, Larry Palena { astrovax | allegra | bpa | burdvax } !sjuvax!lp102911