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I get a kick out of those ones that are just a little bit "off". One example that comes to mind is bitchy Ritchie Blackmore's in the Purple cover of Kentucky Woman...others?

Dajax wrote:I get a kick out of those ones that are just a little bit "off". One example that comes to mind is bitchy Ritchie Blackmore's in the Purple cover of Kentucky Woman...others?

I like the 'dont fear the reaper' solo. makes me smile and giggle

I saw Ritchie with Rainbow and with Purple. yeah he's pretty good.


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I dunno about "off," but I find Skunk Baxter's work to be rather "quirky." Always interesting, at the very least.

Then there's Fripp...he can be both "off" & "quirky," depending on his mood.

pretty much any solo I do lol.

Jimmy Page has been acused of being "quirky"
I consider him a master of guitar and completely artistic in his approach.

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[quote="Hayden King"]Jimmy Page has been acused of being "quirky"
I consider him a master of guitar and completely artistic in his approach.

Hallelujah!!! Whenever somebody uses the word "sloppy" to put down Page's playing I just roll my eyes and think "I can't even talk to this guy about music"

Zappa's guitar intro to "lonely little girl". An awsome bit of riffin' , if irrelevant to the song. (of course, after listening to it over the last half century, it seems like it fits! )

HowlinJ wrote:Zappa's guitar intro to "lonely little girl". An awsome bit of riffin' , if irrelevant to the song. (of course, after listening to it over the last half century, it seems like it fits! )

Absolutely true of a lot of Frank's wonderful work...
your post made me giggle... I know some solos note for note!!!
And I'd never try to duplicate them....

I agree about Page.. I've always thought his style was sloppy, but that wasn't the proper term.. not sure what to call it, but it's extremely artistic and masterful nonetheless. Too bad the radio ruined more than half their catalog simply by overplaying it for the last 30+ years.

Yeah, Zappa's lil fugue-like wanderin' in the middle of "Whipping Post" was particularly quirky. He did a lot of that sorta thing, didn't he?

Page...here we go again...I'm a long time Page fan,
always loved his playing. Yes, he was sloppy a lot of the time, but in the studio he was one of the best.

WHY?

A couple of reasons.

One, STONED...usually wasted most of the time on tour, you can't play good guitar in that condition.

Two he hangs his guitar so low it makes him bend his wrist to an unusual angle, no way he can be accurate wearing his guitar that low. In the studio he was usually sitting in a chair or on a stool, guitar at a much better height, therefore his playing was lots better.

Three- One of the most common complaints I hear is that he never played the same thing twice. Ditto for Clapton, but he doesn't get slammed for it...Same for Blackmore, he said in an interview the only one he played close to the same all the time was Smoke on the Water, for some reason he remembered it, everything else he improvised every night. He doesn't get slammed for it either...Improvising does not mean sloppy...it just means he never played the same thing twice the same way. Same as a lot of other guitar players who don't catch a lot of flak for it.

Page was in a group that was based around IMPROVISATION. He not only didn't play the same solos every night, they also (as a group) would play the songs differently from time to time, adding sections, everyone dropping out to give Page an "open" solo now and then, adding part of another song, or just turning one into a jam session. He never tried to play his solos the same every time, but many were pretty close most of the time.

Yes, he was sloppy at times, mostly due to the way he wore (wears?) his guitar, partially due to being perpetually wasted in those days. I've tried it, I'm way sloppy trying to play with my guitar that low. But Page was/is also a great player, an original, an innovator, and one of a handful of people who defined a generation. He'll always be one of my favorites.

Kramerguy wrote:I agree about Page.. I've always thought his style was sloppy, but that wasn't the proper term.. not sure what to call it, but it's extremely artistic and masterful nonetheless. Too bad the radio ruined more than half their catalog simply by overplaying it for the last 30+ years.

True-to me, Jimmy Page's guitar work in the live version (The Song Remains the Same) of "Since I've Been Loving You" is some of THE best interpretive blue playing that I've ever heard (IMO).
I almost pee my pants every time I listen to it.

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Kramerguy wrote:I agree about Page.. I've always thought his style was sloppy, but that wasn't the proper term.. not sure what to call it, but it's extremely artistic and masterful nonetheless. Too bad the radio ruined more than half their catalog simply by overplaying it for the last 30+ years.

True-to me, Jimmy Page's guitar work in the live version (The Song Remains the Same) of "Since I've Been Loving You" is some of THE best interpretive blue playing that I've ever heard (IMO).
I almost pee my pants every time I listen to it.

Yeah that album was (is) pretty much one of my all time favorites. Definitely in my top 10 lifetime.