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Anthony H. 
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 Topic: Carlos Santana or Al Di Meola?Posted: June 12 2010 at 10:06 |
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Your favorite of these two esteemed Latin-based fusion guitarists?
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WBLGuitar
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 10:25 |
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Kind of hard to compare oranges and apples. DiMeola is flat out one of the fastest guitarists around, on both electric and acoustic. Plus, with Return to Forever, and his own, and as one of the "Three Guitarists," he's written and played some tasty music. A true fusion guitarist.
Carlos Santana, on the other hand, is more like a blues-based guitar player with some latin feel -- much of which is provided by his band. I like them both for different reasons. |
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beebs
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 10:28 |
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Absolutely no question. Carlos has done it all.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 10:46 |
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Carlos , no contest....
ADM actually strongly inspired himself from Carlos , Paco DeLucia and john McL............ In his early solo career, there isn't one ounce of originality.
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dave-the-rave
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 10:52 |
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Santana tiene mucha alma (Carlos has soul). Al, not so much.
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yanch
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 11:21 |
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Both great, but I think Carlos can play anything he wants, plays with both flair and grace, where Al is a great technician, amazingly fast, but lacks originality and true flair.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 11:44 |
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Carlos without question.A matter of taste though isn't it.
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 11:46 |
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Speed-picking is okay. Blues-Latin-Psych-Fusion-Pop is rather better.
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 12:06 |
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Agree with you guys, like Di Meola but looove Santana
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cstack3
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 12:16 |
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I voted for Al D. since I think he's been more progressive and has done more to expand the vocabulary of the idiom.
LOVE Santana, he continues to do wonderful things, but Al's work with synth guitar, amazing flexibility (fusion, world music, etc.) impresses me greatly. They should do an album together!!
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Stooge
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 12:45 |
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I think Di Meola has a more consistent body of work, so I'll choose him.
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Epignosis
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 12:50 |
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Al Di Meola is a stellar guitarist.
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inrainbows
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 13:29 |
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I agree, I love Carlos though.... |
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JROCHA
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 13:36 |
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Both are amazing guitarists, Al D gets my vote.
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crimhead
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 13:45 |
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Coin flip.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 14:11 |
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Santana no doubt, I enjoy every bit of his playing and compositions. Al might be a better technician, but most of his playing does me nothing.
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 14:22 |
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squire4001
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 14:31 |
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I think Al D. is more progressive than Santana, because he combines a lot of styles including many instruments, but Santana has more feeling IMO and I like that!
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Progosopher
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 15:50 |
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Santana definitely has more soul, but Al is more versatile and has a wider body of work. Carlos is pretty much one dimensional for me.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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CinemaZebra
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Posted: June 12 2010 at 15:56 |
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Meola is both better AND more consistent. Blending genres doesn't work if you don't do it right.
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