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May 20 2019, 04:45 PM
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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
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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
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May 22 2019, 06:15 PM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ May 20 2019, 04:47 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. 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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