Fred Frith Guitar Solos
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Topic: Fred Frith Guitar Solos
Posted By: Rick1
Subject: Fred Frith Guitar Solos
Date Posted: December 16 2022 at 06:11
| Favourite track on 'Guitar Solos'? Never mind the rest of Fred's catalogue... |
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: December 16 2022 at 10:32
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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. |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: December 16 2022 at 10:56
| No Birds takes my vote, though I like the other choices very much. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: December 16 2022 at 14:53
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I accept that Frith is very talented, but his music has a similar appeal to me as a colonoscopy. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: December 20 2022 at 03:27
I was pleasantly surprised that this post received as many views as it did when compared to that one for Lifeson... |
Lewian wrote:Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: December 20 2022 at 04:54
I have two Fred Frith albums, and this isn't one of them. ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: January 03 2023 at 13:29
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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. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 03 2023 at 14:37
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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! IT's lame that YouTube won't post if there are to = signs in the URL :/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RyMUqjVRE8&t=683s" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RyMUqjVRE8&t=683s -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: January 03 2023 at 15:47
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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. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: January 04 2023 at 02:34
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. ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: January 04 2023 at 04:07
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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