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At 17:36 10/9/2004, you wrote:
>It's interesting how history plays itself out. When the long hairs with
>their Marshalls came along in the mid 60's it must have been quite
>astounding and revolutionary to behold. Nowadays, there is nothing more
>boring, mundane, contrived, un-original, un-inspired and just plain
>shlocky than some dude with a distorted tone wanking away on the 'ol
>blues/pentatonic scale tripe. Don't get me wrong, a good player is a good
>player no matter what the genre, but let's face it, that Hendrix/Clapton
>thing has been done to death. Traditional surf and rock'billy guitar, in
>my opinion, sounds more fresh and modern. BUT, it must be played well, or
>it risks sounding contrived as well. I feel that our job is much more
>difficult than that of the mainstream wanker, but that is ultimately our
>satisfaction. It's like winning this year's Daytona 500 in a ' 62 Dodge.
>Dan
Amen to that.
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