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LHanson
04-28-2006, 08:39 PM
Blues legend: Yngwie or Mayer?

Discuss.
LHanson
04-28-2006, 08:40 PM
OK, enough chain-yanking. Howdy TGPers!
TRandy16
04-28-2006, 08:43 PM
How did I just know this thread would be started? :D
Big Mike
04-28-2006, 09:49 PM
Out of control Ego.

Check for both

Stupid look on face while E#7b9 is played

Check for both

Stupid signature model with either stripes or scallops

Check for both.


yup. Gotta wack em.
bleujazz3
04-28-2006, 10:45 PM
Out of control Ego.

Check for both

Stupid look on face while E#7b9 is played

Check for both

Stupid signature model with either stripes or scallops

Check for both.


yup. Gotta wack em.

Hey, Mike,
I have the same look on my face when I play when I play any jazz chord. Darned if I don't have a signature model named after me, though. I figure the ego shows up when you get one of those. :rolleyes:
Big Mike
04-29-2006, 12:00 AM
Hey, Mike,
I have the same look on my face when I play when I play any jazz chord. Darned if I don't have a signature model named after me, though. I figure the ego shows up when you get one of those. :rolleyes:


Better than the normal blank 'duh' face I generally wear at all times I'm sure. LOL
Peter
04-29-2006, 08:34 AM
My E7#9 face is noticably different than my jazz chord face. When I play jazz chords I get this sort of faraway look, as if I'm visualizing charts being channeled to me from another dimension. But when I play a 7#9 it's more of a sneer, and I make direct eye contact, as if to say "That's right! I play this chord because I f'in' ROCK!"
Big Mike
04-29-2006, 08:58 AM
My E7#9 face is noticably different than my jazz chord face. When I play jazz chords I get this sort of faraway look, as if I'm visualizing charts being channeled to me from another dimension. But when I play a 7#9 it's more of a sneer, and I make direct eye contact, as if to say "That's right! I play this chord because I f'in' ROCK!"


BEST POST EVER!!!!


pics? :cool:
trisonic
04-29-2006, 09:10 AM
It's got to be John Mayer - he comes from the "home of the blues - Fairfield, CT" - according to TRY!

Actually TRY! is not a bad record at all and he does have a better sense of humour than Yngwie......

Best, Pete.
signed,D.C.
04-29-2006, 10:51 AM
It's got to be John Mayer - he comes from the "home of the blues - Fairfield, CT" - according to TRY!


No worries, everyone knows that England is the home of the blues.
There's just something about that Thames river..
Andrew
04-29-2006, 11:28 AM
No worries, everyone knows that England is the home of the blues.Nah. Try a little farther West. Cross the Atlantic and turn left.
Robert1950
04-29-2006, 02:04 PM
Well, listen to Yngwie and decide for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t_ADPU3muY&search=Yngwie
Anders Destium
04-29-2006, 02:37 PM
Yngwie is one of my few guitarheroes, You've unleashed the Fookin Fury :dude:
LHanson
04-29-2006, 03:14 PM
Yngwie is one of my few guitarheroes, You've unleashed the Fookin Fury :dude:


:dude:

I like him too. He isn't the best blues player in the world. I guess it's an inside TGP joke.
Anders Destium
04-29-2006, 03:25 PM
Not only do we have to cope with the ongoing BaM inside jokes there are TGP inside jokes and new inevitable crossfade inside jokes going on as well nowadays :eek:

I'd almost rather be an outsider looking in and unawarely working on a sociology degree :D

I never cared much about the blues, maybe that's why I like Yngwie playing them!
LHanson
04-29-2006, 03:32 PM
Not only do we have to cope with the ongoing BaM inside jokes there are TGP inside jokes and new inevitable crossfade inside jokes going on as well nowadays :eek:

I'd almost rather be an outsider looking in and unawarely working on a sociology degree :D

I never cared much about the blues, maybe that's why I like Yngwie playing them!
Here, I'll try to make it up to you. You like shred?

http://www.rustycooley.com/videos/rusty-shredcam.mov

http://www.rustycooley.com/videos/jemfest.mpeg

I take lessons from this guy, on occasion.
Anders Destium
04-29-2006, 04:17 PM
You don't have to make up, I was just messing around! I'm not a big fan of Rusty though, I respect what he's capable of but his work does nothing for me :)
Robert1950
04-29-2006, 04:19 PM
I heard tha Yngwie hated his name when he was younger - named after some Norse God or something. I always thought it was the real name of the Swedish Chef. I like his music. Don't know if I'd like him, but I like his music.

I've only heard Mayer's Try album - not exactly blues, but not a bad album. Helps to to have an AAA+ rythmn section too.
BoyMambo
04-29-2006, 04:26 PM
No worries, everyone knows that England is the home of the blues.
There's just something about that Thames river..
If you had been drinking the recycled urine of your comrads for centuries, you'd have the blues too.

Anyway, I saw Buddy Guy last Wednesday and I am now a complete convert.
Robert1950
04-29-2006, 04:33 PM
Anyway, I saw Buddy Guy last Wednesday and I am now a complete convert.
I saw him in 1973 - I still remember those stinging solos back then. We were sitting in a bar in Toronto. A middle aged black guy form Detroit was sitting with us. After his second song, he stood and screamed "Now that man's got SOUL!!!"
LHanson
04-29-2006, 04:48 PM
You don't have to make up, I was just messing around! I'm not a big fan of Rusty though, I respect what he's capable of but his work does nothing for me :)

If I could play like him, I wouldn't.
:cool:

But his mastery of the instrument is inspiring.
1959burst
04-29-2006, 10:53 PM
this is a baited thread, but i like both love their music..:dude:
signed,D.C.
04-30-2006, 07:26 AM
I saw him in 1973 - I still remember those stinging solos back then. We were sitting in a bar in Toronto. A middle aged black guy form Detroit was sitting with us. After his second song, he stood and screamed "Now that man's got SOUL!!!"
A "Middle-aged black guy from Detroit.."

So, that gave his comments more weight ?
Andrew
04-30-2006, 08:45 AM
A "Middle-aged black guy from Detroit.."

So, that gave his comments more weight ?Yes, because white guys have no business discussing or playing the blues. :)

"White people's job is to give people the blues, not to get them." - George Carlin

"It's not enough to know what notes to play. You also need to know why they need to be played." - George Carlin
signed,D.C.
04-30-2006, 08:50 AM
Yes, because white guys have no business discussing or playing the blues. :)

"White people's job is to give people the blues, not to get them." - George Carlin

"It's not enough to know what notes to play. You also need to know why they need to be played." - George Carlin
Should I assume that you're joking or partly joking ?

I know the Carlin comments are obviously jokes, but the first part, I'm not
sure about,despite, the smiley..:confused:
Robert1950
04-30-2006, 09:49 AM
A "Middle-aged black guy from Detroit.."

So, that gave his comments more weight ?
It just surprised the **** out of me and added to the fun.
Chops
04-30-2006, 09:54 AM
"White people's job is to give people the blues, not to get them." - George Carlin

"It's not enough to know what notes to play. You also need to know why they need to be played." - George CarlinBingo!
Crazyquilt
04-30-2006, 09:45 PM
Only one of those artists has been on the Dave Chapelle show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7YSGh5mm3I&search=chapelle).

Relevant?

Perhaps. Who cares?

Nevertheless, point, set, match.:dude:
Pointbreakd
05-01-2006, 09:33 AM
The whole mayer thing is just weird to me.

I saw mayer play the blues live and I was bored out of my mind....But on a technical level he was playing some really cool runs. But again, it did nothing for me.

It's Disney Blues...

On the other hand,

I've also seen BB king play literally 3 notes and blow my mind. I am not a very spirtual person, a bit of a realist actually, but this experience really says something about "soul" and what is real in terms of passion in music.
signed,D.C.
05-04-2006, 01:49 PM
The whole mayer thing is just weird to me.

I saw mayer play the blues live and I was bored out of my mind....But on a technical level he was playing some really cool runs. But again, it did nothing for me.

It's Disney Blues...

On the other hand,

I've also seen BB king play literally 3 notes and blow my mind. I am not a very spirtual person, a bit of a realist actually, but this experience really says something about "soul" and what is real in terms of passion in music.
All it tells me is what some of your perceptions,biases,and limitations are.
Pointbreakd
05-04-2006, 02:06 PM
All it tells me is what some of your perceptions,biases,and limitations are.


sweet
signed,D.C.
05-04-2006, 02:23 PM
nah.. sour,actually..
Pointbreakd
05-04-2006, 02:28 PM
nah.. sour,actually..


ha so angry
dougb415
05-04-2006, 03:19 PM
No worries, everyone knows that England is the home of the blues.
There's just something about that Thames river..
It can't be Germany then... everyone knows the Danube isn't blue, it's green :D
signed,D.C.
05-04-2006, 07:19 PM
ha so angryI'm swayze
gainiac
05-05-2006, 09:25 AM
Well, listen to Yngwie and decide for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t_ADPU3muY&search=Yngwie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t_ADPU3muY&search=Yngwie)
Man,

Not my cup of tea, but you can't deny that he's got an ass kickin' way about it going on there. I just wish he'd allow for more space in his phrasing. Then again though he wouldn't be Yngwie!