@tmf714...Warren Haynes is also one of my favorite guitar players....you can feel his soul come out of that axe.....and when he sings, it gets even better ! ----------
Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. - Charlie Parker
Oh wait, I think I figured it out. You mean these guys either have IT (pedals, rack mounted effects, etc) or they go straight into the amp.
I guess that means I don't have IT, though I used a Danecho once and had to call the helpdesk so some nerd could fix it. IT, what a pain in the ass, huh?
Back to the second video, with BB King, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Vaughan and Buddy Guy. Rock Me Baby. Here are the lyrics:
Rock me baby, rock me all night long Rock me baby, honey, rock me all night long I want you to rock me baby, like my back ain't got no bone
Roll me baby, like you roll a wagon wheel I want you to roll me baby, like you roll a wagon wheel Want you to roll me baby, you don't know how it makes me feel
Rock me baby, honey, rock me slow Yeah, rock me pretty baby, baby rock me slow Want you to rock me baby, till I want no more
The song is a celebration of SEX. Sex all night long. The lyrics, and BB's gyrations, tell you that.
The song is not about guitar solos, or having IT. The musician whose guitar most fits the song is BB. The musician whose guitar least fits the macho celebration inherent in the song is Eric. His guitar is wimpy, not authoritative, as are his vocals. I agree Jimmy Vaughan was not in the zone, probably because of distractions of the moment. Despite that, the flavour of his playing more closely fit the message of the song than did Eric's.
Buddy Guy-- he got it, like B.B. I don't see him stomping anyone; he's honouring the mood of the song.
Instrumental Jazz-- show off your chops, cut heads, whatever. Vocal songs-- make sure your instrument is contributing to the message of the song.
-Does this come from simply years and years of inspired practice? -Is there something to practice other than your instrument? -Is this just plain rarefied air?
Some claim that to get to the ebullient energy flow of IT, one must first cultivate the quality of playing space and the quiet side of dynamics, sometimes referred to as SH. If you don't have both of them, those wise ones say, you ain't got SH/IT. But if you work long and hard and smart enough, you, too, can be full of SH/IT, and people will be more than happy to tell you so.
"Some claim that to get to the ebullient energy flow of IT, one must first cultivate the quality of playing space and the quiet side of dynamics, sometimes referred to as SH. If you don't have both of them, those wise ones say, you ain't got SH/IT. But if you work long and hard and smart enough, you, too, can be full of SH/IT, and people will be more than happy to tell you so."
Well there's no question by now that Buddha is full of IT. And I mean that in a caring, sharing, lighthearted bantering, fun-loving way.
htownfess....you got my lol response. Good one. You had me going there for a minute... fyi, my feeling about how to get 'it'. You'll have 'it' when you can understand the Trinity. Mind Body and Spirit. I believe,when you can play without thinking (mind), when you are relaxed (body), when you have a firm grip on the meaning behind a song (spirit), and can convey it through your instrument. To convey 'it' with authority. You'll arrive more easily at that place where 'it' resides. But only for an instant, then it's on to the next 'it' moment. Perhaps, playing music allows the player to extend the trinity for a little longer than a moment in time. How blissful. Am I close? Or do I sound full of sh/it? don't answer that...thanks for indulging me.
