--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > He's yer quintessential Dutch musician. He's pretty > > much a master of his self-invented "tapping" tech- > > nique of playing, and makes about half of his living > > teaching this technique to others. The other half he > > makes by playing on the streets of Amsterdam, cycling > > there with his guitar and amp in the back of a baby > > stroller attached to the back of his bike. He stands > > on a street corner and plays like (to steal from Ray- > > mond Chandler) a slumming angel, makes enough money > > from passerby contributions to pay for his and his > > family's life, and then he supplements that income > > by selling his own CDs. > > > > I first was hooked by his sound while walking through > > the streets of Amsterdam. I heard guitar coming from > > somewhere, and a style of guitar I had never fuckin' > > heard before. I found where he was playing, plonked > > my butt down on a bench, and listened to his entire > > set. When he was finished I walked up and bought all > > of his CDs (and in fact several sets of them, because > > I wanted to send them to fellow guitar freaks). When > > I looked at the labels of the CDs, I found that the > > "sidemen" on them included some of the greats of jazz, > > like Stanley Jordan. Clearly they knew who this guy > > was, even if I did not. > > > > I really *admire* his chosen lifestyle. Guy could be > > out there on the concert circuit blowing the socks off > > of Pat Metheny. But he's got a wife and kids and...uh... > > a LIFE, and he prefers spending more time with his life > > than he does being "on the road." So he manages a fine > > lifestyle through busking. I envy it sometimes. > > > > Exactly where I first saw him, playing "Little Wing": > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WILII4fZfDw > > > Fine, but he doesn't seem to have much to say. I guess that's whe he a street > muscician and not much else. > The Master of the tapping guitar, and one who played this style before the > Vamos fellow was even born is Enver Izmaylov. > If it does'nt hurt your pride to much listen to this: >
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bHc_ps9HCU&feature=related Another find of how a truly great tapping guitarist could sound like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jy6e3z1Bks&feature=related
