davewhite
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Post by davewhite on May 16, 2024 9:18:45 GMT
"Blackbird" Paul McCartney.  p Paul has openly discussed the fact that he can’t fingerpick. He strums using his thumb for the bass.  Not a strum in sight  |
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Post by PistolPete on May 16, 2024 9:23:00 GMT
Assuming that the list is intended as to reflect things that have been significant in introducing lots of people to fingerstyle guitar then it would seem to me that Dylan's Don't Think Twice It's Alright should be on there, along with Elizabeth Cotten's Freight Train.
I'd also be inclined to include Dave Van Ronk's Green Green Rocky Road, and either the John Hurt or Gary Davis version of Candyman.
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Post by stuart on May 16, 2024 20:13:36 GMT
This is great, Keith. No such thing as "objective" on this! I empathise most with John Martyn, Richard Thompson, and Nic Jones - all worthy entries. Was Paul Simon less "original", more a great purveyor of others' originality when it comes to guitar playing at that time? So influenced by Martin Carthy, Davey Graham, et al. It soon changed. His last album, Seven Psalms, demonstrates that he still has it. I don't know Sky in my Pie, one to explore. Peter Sky In My Pie - 50% of its appeal was the album cover (like Dave Evans' Sad Pig Dance). That isn't meant as faint praise - they are seriously great LP covers. But it sounds like a lot of plectrums were used in the making of it - the fingerpicking element isn't dominant. |
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