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Dr. Vic

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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #90 on: May 14, 2009, 10:27:26 PM »
 :lol: Thanks for the input...In fact I was tempted to ask you exactely the same question when I read you here :

Quote from: Johnny Mac on April 18, 2009, 08:34:23 AM
This thread didn't really recommend anything for Indy in the end did it!

Indy if your serious about tightening up your rhythm playing then I could pass on these fantastic funk lessons that Elliot sent to me from Guitar Techniques. They are on a .pdf and .mp3 so you get the tabs and the sound clips plus backing tracks. Let me know and I'll try and upload them to a file server. They are all about rhythm and are a real work out. They're all written by Jason Sidwell

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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #91 on: May 14, 2009, 10:45:22 PM »
I don't understand what your getting at nor do I care.

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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #92 on: May 14, 2009, 10:49:39 PM »
In the spirit of peace and love - I should add that I really admire the skills of tight metal guitarists, even if I can't stand what they play.  Now if they could play like Julian Bream and Paco de Lucia I would admire them  more.
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #93 on: May 15, 2009, 06:13:03 PM »
Quote from: Elliot on May 14, 2009, 10:49:39 PM
Now if they could play like Julian Bream and Paco de Lucia I would admire them  more.
Why would you think this would give you a better appreciation of their playing, as musicians ?
Do the Funk guitarists you admire make you happier because you think they will have more success on that kind of *sterile* demonstration ?
Seriously ?   :roll:


Anyway...Different views and differents guitarists help to build the richness of this Topic ! 

Quite not easy to open the debate guys, but finally we agree about the fact that metal guitarists are among the tightest guitarists so much so that.....you can admit that their works are good exercices to build tightness, no matter if you like what they play or not (and as for me I told you where my musical interests are).

You also noticed that other styles were mentionned to answer the question if Indy is not keen on metal. As for the Funk, I wasn't saying that it is a bad call. Just not the best choice imho, or not the only one choice (as you guys may think when you said the first 5 pages didn't recommend anything).

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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #94 on: May 15, 2009, 06:18:58 PM »
Your a f*cking nutter!  :o
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #95 on: May 15, 2009, 06:34:50 PM »
Quote from: Elliot on May 14, 2009, 10:49:39 PM
In the spirit of peace and love - I should add that I really admire the skills of tight metal guitarists, even if I can't stand what they play.  Now if they could play like Julian Bream and Paco de Lucia I would admire them  more.

But then they would be bream and paco immitators, and as varied as metal is, that wouldnt be metal anymore.

So...youre saying you'd admire (us) metal guitarists if we werent metal guitarists!

The cheek!!
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #96 on: May 15, 2009, 08:31:09 PM »
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #97 on: May 16, 2009, 12:57:13 PM »
I'm mostly from the rock school of playing so will give you my opinions based on my experiences. One of the hardest riffs to get the rhythm correct on I found was "jet to jet" by alcatrazz its based on spotlight kid by Rainbow, in fact sounds the same to me.

A guy who in my opinion is one of the best rhythm players called Nuno Bettencourt who plays with the band extreme, its funk heavy rock type stuff very dynamic and tight. Get The Funk Out is a pretty cool tune. Anything by Nuno is creative and dynamic.

The first Dio album "Holy Diver" is full of great rhythm playing, I like "caught in the middle", "holy Diver" and "rainbow in the dark" a good starting point and fun to play.



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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #98 on: May 16, 2009, 02:45:49 PM »
I haven't dipped into this topic for quite a while - seems to have developed nicely :lol:

I can't even remember wot I said earlier on...

How's it going Indy? Has that rhythm playing improved yet? :D
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #99 on: May 16, 2009, 03:12:41 PM »
Quote from: AndyR on May 16, 2009, 02:45:49 PM
How's it going Indy? Has that rhythm playing improved yet? :D

Indy's been pretty quiet.  Probably wishing he never started this thread!  :lol:
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #100 on: May 16, 2009, 05:18:20 PM »
Well I did recommend Into the Pit by Testament which:

1. Isn't that low of a tuning
2. Isn't that complicated so he could learn it fast, but practice on his rhythm like he asked
3. It isn't that distasteful of a song.

Oh well.
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #101 on: May 16, 2009, 07:16:19 PM »
This thread is total bollocks!
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #102 on: May 16, 2009, 07:18:53 PM »
But ever more amusing  :P
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #103 on: May 16, 2009, 07:25:18 PM »
Quote from: Elliot on May 16, 2009, 07:18:53 PM
But ever more amusing  :P

It is in a convoluted confusing way  :lol:
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #104 on: May 17, 2009, 10:36:53 AM »
Check out songs that Bruce Welch and Ric Parfitt play on - fine rhythm players.

And David Knopfler seemed pretty good as well - not sure why he left after the first album...
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