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Originally Posted by dobby12 BTW, I think that new Chris Thile record mentioned above is honestly one of the worst cases of recorded music in the history of mankind.... nothing to do with how it sounds though. I absolutely loathe the music on that record... he should just stick to playing mandolin and leave the songwriting and singing up to people with actual talent. He is an amazing player, but a terrible musician in my opinion when it comes to anything other than burning fast bluegrass and newgrass solos, which he's very good at. |
Well, it's good to see that his record has inspired such a passionate response! <g> I rather like the Deceiver record, and I tend to like Chris's contemporary stuff just as much as his fast licks and traditional playing. But I'd certainly concede that he is quite immature as an artist, and has considerable room to develop his musical maturity. I'd also agree that Deceiver is flawed in some respects, even though I enjoy listening to it a lot.
Obviously, he is an extraordinary player, but I think he has the potential to be much more than that.
I haven't heard the new live recording that he's made with Mike Marshall (released this week), but that is the kind of collaboration that will allow him to hone not just his chops, but also to increase his grasp of a broad range of music.