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Originally Posted by allencollins  He's a clone and gets way too much love. Horrible singer too.I'm sorry
I agree his playing on Lets Dance was admirable but he did leave that band
I'm sure the producers told him what and when to play.
On Pure technique I think he's great. Also I don't think he's a 'pure' Hendrix Clone I just threw that out there. I think he's a clone of many players. Albert collins? Albert King? one or the other. Johnnie Winter? Trower? (another hendrix clone too)
You are right I can't play like him and I don't want to. I try to develop a more unique less predictable style of playing.
Anyone can buy records and clone them. Being original is alot tougher. Look at Uli Roth, an Early Hendrix clone that totally broke the mold and created a unique style.
SRV is waaaaaaaaay overated. There are so many more original players that get no love. Guys that pioneered a sound. Even Johnny Ramone and the Great James hetfield are more original than SRV. They influenced many more bands and players than SRV ever will. And those two guys COULDN'T EVEN PLAY SOLO'S !!!!!! But they were original and have their own sound. That is so much more important and very tough to do. Even Ace Frehley from Kiss had his own sound. He plays one note and you know it's Ace. Stevie plays 1 note and you have to pull names out of a hat to help guess who it may be. Get it?
When you get a little older and more experienced you will get it. Until then, keep spinning that willy the whimp in you r caddilac coffin disk. How stupid id that song?
John Mayer? I could play of tapes of this guy from boston who I know that had that sound in the 80's. When I first heard Mayer on the radio a few years back I said cool That guy from Boston finally got signed. well come to find out it was someone else. Mayer is overated too. |
Allen.... do yourself a favor and don't post comments when you don't have a clue about what you are talking about.
It confuses people and you sound like an idiot!
Putting James Hetfield or Joey Ramone in the same class as Stevie.
Even they'd call you an idiot!
I don't even know why I am responding to such idiotic talk!
You are talking about actual people I have known and worked with.
I know where they stand as players.
You don't need to explain it to me, but if you do then at least KNOW WHAT THE F*CK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!
Where do you live anyways?
It is pretty devoid of any real blues isn't it?
How old are you?
You sound like big mouthed kid.
Who is Stevie a "clone" of?
That is a stupid statement.
Here is a case of your ignorance:
He wasn't told what to play on "Let's Dance."
He clearly stated that they put the tapes up and then only told him the key the song was in. That is first take stuff you are hearing for the most part.
He also didn't "leave" that band... it was a contract dispute.
He didn't like waht he was offered.
I can recall when that went down because we were all pretty jazzed because a local player got snatched up to play with Bowie.
SRV's vocals?
Have you ever heard of Doyle Bramhall?
Probebly not.
He was a drummer that SRV played with in a lot of bands including The Nightcrawlers out of Austin. His son is that GTR playing guy Doyle Branhall II.
Doyle wrote a lot of the classics that Stevie played like "Tightrope."
Doyle's vocal style is pretty much what Stevie is doing.
If you are hip and want to talk about Stevie then say his vocals copy Doyle's.
Don't show your ass as a musician.
Opinions can be opinions, but you ate speaking from a platform of ignorance.
If you are trying to goade me then KMA!
Don't post if your only aim is to argue.