Playing blues licks isn't the same thing as playing blues.
Hope for the blues..
Every now and then, someone posts a child "shredder" or classical prodigy, and a couple really do entertain and amaze.
This British(fittingly?)10 year old has every electric bluesman infused in his playing. Imo, he's on the same level as a super advanced Classical piano or violin prodigy.
Perhaps the players here, may know of this unique musician.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VwiBKzSeaOo
If you were just listening to his playing, you might assume it's some seasoned hotshot! The kid performs like someone who's been on the road for decades!
Its like DNA from B.B,every British god,Winter,SRV were all blended and this fortunate individual
had the winning ticket. I see a bright future here.
Good to see the blues torch being passed. I don't watch any of those "talent" shows, but I'm guessing this level is rare.
This British(fittingly?)10 year old has every electric bluesman infused in his playing. Imo, he's on the same level as a super advanced Classical piano or violin prodigy.
Perhaps the players here, may know of this unique musician.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VwiBKzSeaOo
If you were just listening to his playing, you might assume it's some seasoned hotshot! The kid performs like someone who's been on the road for decades!
Its like DNA from B.B,every British god,Winter,SRV were all blended and this fortunate individual
had the winning ticket. I see a bright future here.
Good to see the blues torch being passed. I don't watch any of those "talent" shows, but I'm guessing this level is rare.
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Amen, onhwy61. Licks can be studied, learned, and regurgitated. Creating music that expresses deep feelings and truths comes from one’s soul, not fingers. A lot of the greatest Bluesmen were pretty rough and unpolished as players and singers, but that’s part of their charm. The recordings we have of the original Bluesmen were made when they were pretty old men, and reflect all the wisdom they had learned in their lifetimes of making music. One quote relating to musical wisdom, attributed to various Jazz musicians (Miles Davis, Count Basie, Duke Ellington), is "It's not the notes you play, it's those you don't". Some players understand the wisdom of that idea at a young age, others never learn it. |
We all agree a player isn't all technique / speed or wanking. Since the links were in a Blues/Rock vein, I think Sir Jefe can do what he wants https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ID15mv0gA Covering a Freddie King tune like this isn't for amateurs. Love that Max Middleton piano intro. He really stretched it out! |
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