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Re: Zappas' guitar playing: was: What a loop has to say



On 22 mar 2006, at 05.36, Miko Biffle wrote:

> 'Chops' sometimes don't account for idosyncracratic players like  
> Zappa,
> Page, Hendrix... You might be able to hit the notes, but there's a
> fascinating synergy of primitive muscle, sloppiness with absolute
> commitment, blended with innate musicality, which can't really be  
> learned...
> that's what really makes your style yours. 10 guys play a lick... 9  
> sound
> very similar... one sounds unbelieveable. How did he do that???  
> Zappa did
> that.

Well said! That's what I meant by "couldn't play, knew it and overdid  
it". I should maybe have put a big smiley there ;-)

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