OFF: Is Guitar Rock Dead?

[Ted Jackson jr. 6L6]

 From:          Guido Vacano <gvacano at BEAVER.MBB.WESLEYAN.EDU>

> "lil ab" says--
>
> > One of the Guitar magazines has a cover story about the lack of
> > imaginative guitar playing in todays modern music scene.
>
> Whoever wrote the article must not be aware of the efforts of Robert
> Fripp, Adrian Belew, The California Guitar Trio, Fred Frith, David Torn,
> Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Vernon Reid, etc. If he or she is referring to
> such a lack in Top 40, I'm in full agreement. Screaming guitar has been
> replaced by screechy "vocals".
>
Yeah, but these are older guys.  Wasn't the focus of the article on
new guitar heroes?


> > Didn't read
> > the  whole thing but several people suggested that Techno-dance music is
> > about to take over in a big way and that rock may be leaving the scene
> > all together (fat chance).  Still there is a huge gap in todays music as
> > none of the newer bands seem to care or are able to perform the old
> > standard flaming guitar solo.  Any of you professional out there have an
> > opinion on this?  Have we seen the last of virtuosos like Buck, Ted
> > Nugent, Frank Marino, Robin Trower?
>
> I think Robin Trower's _20th Century Blues_ (a great album btw) is his
> most recent album (1994), but I don't think we've seen the last of him. As
> for Ted Nugent, I suspect we won't hear anything interesting from him.
>
No!  Robin's latest is Someday Blues, just released.  Fine record, in
the vein of Gary Moore's blues records.  Agreed on Terrible Ted,
though he's okay live.  What an asshole:  he spouts off about freedom
and censorship, then turns around and backs conservative
[american-style] politics.  Yeah, those guys will have a lot of use
for rock n' rollers!


>
theo

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