Guitar Idol 09, looks like I'm staying up late tonight |
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Jun 19 2009, 12:46 AM
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QUOTE (lcsdds @ Jun 19 2009, 01:44 AM)  So was the finals that you played in last saturday determined by a combination of the online popular vote AND judges??? But you don't know who exactly the judges were???? Sounds like they need to get their act together. I think GI is a great concept but the execution is lacking......it sounds like you and some of the other contestants agree.  It wasn't combination, at least not for the title cause winner was decided by public votes only as far as I know. Rest of the prices were decided by judges tho. I would have done it the other way around.
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Jun 19 2009, 12:52 AM
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This came straight off the email I recieved...
The Guitar Idol 2009 live final was broadcast exclusively as a webcast on our website as Licklibrary's coverage gave users the opportunity to participate in not only watching the live final but a unique chance to vote and help decide the winner. Thousands registered and voted and alongside the judges helped crown Jack Thammarat as this year's winner. You can now watch all the high quality videos online and for FREE. When you're done why not contribute to the show further by commenting on the performances on the new Guitar Idol Channel page. We hope you enjoy the performances and who knows, this time next year it could well be you up there! I would love to know the percentage ratio of online vs judge... |
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Jun 19 2009, 12:59 AM
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QUOTE (lcsdds @ Jun 19 2009, 01:53 AM) Yeah....that is what Owen Vaughn said at the other forum. That means that it was basically a popularity contest..  That SUCKS.....sorry Muris.  Well I do understand them a bit, you can't get lot of sponsors if you don't involve public enough, you need good traffic on the site etc. But yeah, it ended like popularity contest or som. -------------------- Youtube
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Jun 19 2009, 01:05 PM
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QUOTE (lcsdds @ Jun 19 2009, 02:51 AM) Do you feel it was beneficial for you to go out there and play? It's always good to play live, specially in London at LIMS, I have got some nice invitations regarding clinics and gigs, this in still negotiating process so I can't talk a lot about it atm.
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Jun 19 2009, 05:27 PM
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QUOTE (AdamB @ Jun 19 2009, 11:25 AM) I think he's playing basically the same as his entry video. Just that the thing that was really good about his entry was the tone of the guitar, rather than the melody itself, I suppose. I think in the live show that didn't come accross because of the sound issues and he started to sound a bit average. In fairness, he is very good, though. Just it's hard to look so good when your up against other great players. But I guess it's more about the actual playing there, I'd kill to be able to play at that show. I suppose I'll just have to keep raging against my metronome... +1 I think that's the same song, and it's very pretty sounding here. -------------------- ::jafomatic
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Jun 19 2009, 07:17 PM
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In my opinion it's totally stupid to compete in guitar playing - but hey, it's kinda fun and it sure is a showcase for new talents. But when the push comes to shove, it's all about the ability to transmit and "speak" your own language to the audience. E.g - you must have something to say!
We all likes different styles and kind of music, but what really excites me and got me to pick up the guitar 35 years ago - is the energy in music, and that cannot be either taped, recorded or learnt (in the meaning of feeling, technique can anyone acchieve). For me, music is really a "live" and improvisation thing, it should be fun to see a competion where the contestant doesn't know the tunes in advance  One thing that I realized during the years, is that the "attitude" you play something with is far more important than the actual notes you play. We all can learn tricky scales, fast runs and so on - it's just a matter of practice, but the attitude to music (and also life) comes from deep inside and reflects one's state of mind in the best cases. To be a good musician is to learn about life and be able to transform it to other people. At least in my opinion. Excuse me for beeing a little philosophic here, I wish all the contestants that were competing all the luck in the future. They were all great in their own way!!! --------------------  Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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Jun 20 2009, 01:12 AM
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Some very nice lines you wrote Staffy!
Yeah, it'd be nice to see all players improvising over unknown backing but that'd need even more time, we had no time for sound check whatsoever.
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