Re: For G-bashers

["Stephen P. Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>]

How FZ's wonderful, inspirational, incredibly liquid guitar playing could 
be
controverial is a bit beyond me, unless it has to do with the kind of 
Guitar
God Worship I remember in the late 60s, when fellow kids - funny, not one 
of
'em guitar players! - would get in shouting matches about whether Clapton
was better than Hendrix.  Puleeze!  It's Saturday!  Go to someone else's 
gig
and support 'em!  (if you're in the US, it's still early enough there!)

I don't think ANY instrument was the "same" after Frank had his hands on 
it.
I remember that the folks who made the Synclavier once said that their
support department would sweat bullets when he called.  :)

I think Frank's "controversy department" came from lyrics or what he said
publicly, not what he played necessarily.  Unless you include the types
who'd leave a party upon hearing "I'm The Slime" come from the speakers.

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> I wish Zappa held that revered position, and therefore I heard more 
>people
> talking about him.  In my humble opinion, his approach to music - and
guitar
> playing specifically - was a thing of great beauty... and of course,
> controversy.
>
> I just wish he had lived long enough to get his hands on an EDP (or 2).
> Something tells me that most of us wouldn't be the same.
>
> Doug
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andre LaFosse" <altruist@altruistmusic.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 5:57 PM
> Subject: Re: For G-bashers
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> > Does this mean Pat Metheny has usurped Robert Fripp as the Default
> > Controversial Guitarist of Looping Discussion?
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