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Poll Question: Which of these is your favourite?
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    Posted: December 16 2022 at 06:11
Favourite track on 'Guitar Solos'?  Never mind the rest of Fred's catalogue...

Edited by Rick1 - December 16 2022 at 06:12
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Out of their Heads for me, followed by No Birds and Hello Music. I'm curious how many know that album well enough to participate. Arguably it's so avantgarde that it's not even prog anymore.
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No Birds takes my vote, though I like the other choices very much.
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I accept that Frith is very talented, but his music has a similar appeal to me as a colonoscopy.
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

I'm curious how many know that album well enough to participate. 
I was pleasantly surprised that this post received as many views as it did when compared to that one for Lifeson...
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

I'm curious how many know that album well enough to participate. Arguably it's so avantgarde that it's not even prog anymore.
 
I have two Fred Frith albums, and this isn't one of them.
 
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No Birds. It's a strong album, pretty much a resume of various techniques that he had developed up to that point, but I think the closing track is the most fully realised.
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Great album! I voted "Out Of Their Heads (On Locoweed)"

While regarded as a cutting edge masterpiece it's not well known that this album seemed to be influenced by Derek Bailey's free improvisation "Solo Guitar" album from 1971

Also Frith claims he never heard it, they were clearly on the same wavelength at least!


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Fred Frith certainly met Derek Bailey at around that time - apparently they watched cricket together on TV when not comparing notes on avant garde guitar techniques.
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Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

Favourite track on 'Guitar Solos'?  Never mind the rest of Fred's catalogue...


I’d forgotten all about him, until you posted this poll, so I’ve been on an exquisitely detailed research project on his musical career and pow. What an exciting, fascinating and meaningful masterpieces he has created which then. Took me on a journey via other musicians who’s names came up as, similar musical inspiration which took me through some interesting musicians who thanks to your post, I’ve now added to my Spotify playlists so. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Originally posted by geekfreak geekfreak wrote:

Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

Favourite track on 'Guitar Solos'?  Never mind the rest of Fred's catalogue...


I’d forgotten all about him, until you posted this poll, so I’ve been on an exquisitely detailed research project on his musical career and pow. What an exciting, fascinating and meaningful masterpieces he has created which then. Took me on a journey via other musicians who’s names came up as, similar musical inspiration which took me through some interesting musicians who thanks to your post, I’ve now added to my Spotify playlists so. Thanks for the suggestion.

That's the joy of these polls - they often nudge something that causes us to go and explore!  Have you got around to 'that' guitar solo on 'Coda to Man and Boy' by Art Bears (live)?
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