worst guitar solos

Chris Warburton desdinova at EARTHLING.NET
Mon Dec 13 15:01:40 EST 1999


At 21:56 10.12.1999 +0000, you wrote:
>At 02:21 10/12/99 , Robert C. Mayo wrote:
>> age (among other things...) does take it's toll.
>
>I've heard jazz musicians in their 60's who could play the ass off any
rock musician you care to name.  They've got a lifelong dedication to the
music, and it shows.
>
>OK, age does have some effect, depending on how (un)lucky you are.
Especially for classical musicians, who really do have to be at the edge of
technical skills.  But age shouldn't be an excuse for rock musicians,
unless you're really looking at raw energy.
>
>Dave.
>Dave Berry,  www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~daveb
>
Hear, hear - I saw Alan Skidmorea coupla months back blow the bejeezus out
of his tenor sax in front of a very fighting fit young rhythm section, a
night that saw Gary Husband almost demolish his drumkit, so hard did he play!

ChrisW

"a cynic is a man who when he smells flowers looks around for a coffin" -
Bierce



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