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May 20 2019, 04:45 PM |
I paid attention to Frank Marino for the first time... and I found this:
"Often compared to Jimi Hendrix, he is acknowledged as one of the best and most underrated guitarists of the 1970s." Which are the reasons why a guitarist is underrated? What do you think? Bad marketing? Bad luck? -------------------- My lessons
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May 20 2019, 08:47 PM |
Great topic but I usually disagree with the term 'underrated'. Underrated by definition means that people perceive or are of the opinion that they are bad or unskilled guitarists/musicians. Example: a lot guitar players think that the Edge is a 'bad' guitarist.
I prefer under appreciated. People don't know of them. In F. Marino's case it's because he was in a band that had barely one hit song and very little radio airplay in a time when that was pretty much the only way to get recognition - it's amazing anybody knows who he is. He's awesome and I think that everybody that knows about him thinks he's awesome - but it's just not that many people. My picks for under appreciated are Michael Bloomfield (blues rock) and Ed Bickert (Jazz - Canadian). There are plenty more but these two guys were criminally un sung and very influential to other guitarists in their respective genres. This post has been edited by klasaine: May 20 2019, 09:36 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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May 20 2019, 09:44 PM |
Ty Tabor and King's X. Good call. King's X (along with Ty) doesn't get nearly enough credit. The fourth record, "Kings X" (1992) has one of the biggest guitar sounds ever. Here's another, Vernon Reid and 'Living Color'. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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May 20 2019, 09:57 PM |
Yes, un-discovered is a completely different thing.
There are a ton of great musicians who don't want to deal with all the other stuff you have to do to get noticed, let alone make a career out it. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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May 22 2019, 06:15 PM |
Great topic but I usually disagree with the term 'underrated'. Underrated by definition means that people perceive or are of the opinion that they are bad or unskilled guitarists/musicians. Example: a lot guitar players think that the Edge is a 'bad' guitarist. I prefer under appreciated. People don't know of them. In F. Marino's case it's because he was in a band that had barely one hit song and very little radio airplay in a time when that was pretty much the only way to get recognition - it's amazing anybody knows who he is. He's awesome and I think that everybody that knows about him thinks he's awesome - but it's just not that many people. My picks for under appreciated are Michael Bloomfield (blues rock) and Ed Bickert (Jazz - Canadian). There are plenty more but these two guys were criminally un sung and very influential to other guitarists in their respective genres. Yeah, there is a difference between "people thinking that a guitarist is bad" and "not many people knowing a great guitarist". Both things can be discussed but the first one is SO subjetive. I also think that becoming more recognized requires a lot of other activities that aren't exactly playing guitar. It's also interesting to see why you think F. Marino didn't become a legend like Hendrix, or Jeff Beck for example. The question is... was him interested on it? or he only wanted to play the music that he loved. -------------------- My lessons
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May 22 2019, 07:41 PM |
Frank Marino is an outstanding guitar player but he doesn't write great songs, isn't particularly innovative and plays in a band that is only modestly successful. Having said that, he is successful in that he makes a living doing music he loves, I think that's f'n awesome! We should all be so lucky in life.
Jeff Beck, Hendrix, EVH, Clapton, SRV, Albert King, John McLaughlin, etc. are - besides great guitarists - great songwriters and guitar innovators. These are musicians that changed music. You also have guys like Yngwie or Wes Montgomery or Derek Trucks who took a particular style of music and guitar playing and blasted it into the stratosphere. Satriani and Vai fall into that category too. And yes, you are very correct to say that along with all that talent, you need to put in a hell of a lot of work in many other areas besides actually playing the guitar. To even just make an average living playing music, and yet still being completely unknown popularly, takes a big effort. This post has been edited by klasaine: May 23 2019, 03:16 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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