Re: (TV) Re: TV Digest V1 #1359

["bunny pad" <campreverb@gmail.com>]

I always thought he was somewhat underrated as a singer however.
lh

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From: "Brian Young" <raggedglory57@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: (TV) Re: TV Digest V1 #1359


> I had always resisted SRV because it was easy to spot the
influences/outright cops. Look! There's an Albert King lick! There's an
Albert Collins! A Freddie King! But hearing the older blues guitarists
express their appreciation for his helping to turn the attention to their
idiom and to reinvigorate the blues (thus increasing their earning
potential) helped me to lighten up my opinion of him. And he's not bad, of
course. He played with a lot of heart and soul and his loss was tragic on a
number of levels. But was he an inventive guitarist? Not overly, in my
estimation. Is Richard? As much as Tom? I don't know. Richard is way more
inventive than SRV, but that's just my opinion.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian
>
> grntg <grntg@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I always thought his studio recordings had a lot of
> the thrills beat out of them and I usually switch
> stations when he comes on the radio BUT there's a live
> video of SRV pre-star days where he's playing in a
> bar. His playing is almost demonic throughout, loads
> of wild feedback, distortion, sweat and at one point
> he stands on the face of his guitar, pulls the neck up
> and starts twirling around like he's on a sit and
> spin, all the while playing like the phenom he's
> reputed to be. Can't remember the name of the tape
> though.
>
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