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I can't vote! Both are fantastic guitarists! As a whole I'd probably go with David Gilmour, but he plays too much bluesy stuff for my liking. My vote probably goes to Andrew Latimer then.
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Posted: December 01 2011 at 22:44
I thought hard about this and decided to give it up for Lattimer. Both have impeccable technique and taste, but Lattimer, as has been said above, has greater versatility. His melodies and solos achieve greater complexity, and he can hold the listener's attention for extended periods of time just with the guitar. Gilmour can do that too (as in Comfortably Numb), but he does so less often. Ice is one of the great guitar ballads.
And I like Close to the Moon's avatar as well - a nice way to combine the cover art of two excellent and seminal albums.
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 03:07
Given the same solo spot, Latimer would likely come out on top. But Gilmour writes better solo spots. And apart from that, comes up with great textures (by far his more significant contribution to rock guitar) where Camel is hardly very texturally interesting at all? Also, the odd catchy riff, again not a great strength of Camel at all.
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 03:54
irrelevant wrote:
rogerthat wrote:
Also, the odd catchy riff, again not a great strength of Camel at all.
I disagree. The middle part of Freefall is very catchy, to my ears at least.
Oh and Another Night.
Camel is all about "catchy" so I don't understand these comments.
Anyway my vote Latimer. I would never have thought it possible to vote for him more than a decade back, but on listening to Camel live albums it has altered my view.
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 03:59
Snow Dog wrote:
irrelevant wrote:
rogerthat wrote:
Also, the odd catchy riff, again not a great strength of Camel at all.
I disagree. The middle part of Freefall is very catchy, to my ears at least.
Oh and Another Night.
Camel is all about "catchy" so I don't understand these comments.
Anyway my vote Latimer. I would never have thought it possible to vote for him more than a decade back, but on listening to Camel live albums it has altered my view.
It's all in the eyes of the beholder ultimately...it may well be catchy for one person and not for someone else. But anyway, I find it "accessible" rather than catchy. Camel can be very typical of the 70s while Floyd is more distinct and stands out and therefore more memorable. I find stuff which is immediate and memorable at the same time catchy rather than that which is immediate but dealing in more generic choices.
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 04:09
rogerthat wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
irrelevant wrote:
rogerthat wrote:
Also, the odd catchy riff, again not a great strength of Camel at all.
I disagree. The middle part of Freefall is very catchy, to my ears at least.
Oh and Another Night.
Camel is all about "catchy" so I don't understand these comments.
Anyway my vote Latimer. I would never have thought it possible to vote for him more than a decade back, but on listening to Camel live albums it has altered my view.
It's all in the eyes of the beholder ultimately...it may well be catchy for one person and not for someone else. But anyway, I find it "accessible" rather than catchy. Camel can be very typical of the 70s while Floyd is more distinct and stands out and therefore more memorable. I find stuff which is immediate and memorable at the same time catchy rather than that which is immediate but dealing in more generic choices.
Yes I prefer Pink Floyd to Camel. They are superior to me. But Latimer is still the better guitarist for me.
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 04:11
Snow Dog wrote:
rogerthat wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
irrelevant wrote:
rogerthat wrote:
Also, the odd catchy riff, again not a great strength of Camel at all.
I disagree. The middle part of Freefall is very catchy, to my ears at least.
Oh and Another Night.
Camel is all about "catchy" so I don't understand these comments.
Anyway my vote Latimer. I would never have thought it possible to vote for him more than a decade back, but on listening to Camel live albums it has altered my view.
It's all in the eyes of the beholder ultimately...it may well be catchy for one person and not for someone else. But anyway, I find it "accessible" rather than catchy. Camel can be very typical of the 70s while Floyd is more distinct and stands out and therefore more memorable. I find stuff which is immediate and memorable at the same time catchy rather than that which is immediate but dealing in more generic choices.
Yes I prefer Pink Floyd to Camel. They are superior to me. But Latimer is still the better guitarist for me.
Well, as to that....
rogerthat wrote:
Given the same solo spot, Latimer would likely come out on top.
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