Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Polls
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Larry Carlton vs John Scofield
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedLarry Carlton vs John Scofield
 Post Reply Post Reply
Poll Question: Whos the best guitarist
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
8 [53.33%]
7 [46.67%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted

Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Icarium View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: March 21 2008
Location: Tigerstaden
Status: Offline
Points: 34099 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Larry Carlton vs John Scofield
    Posted: October 20 2015 at 17:21
who of these two are best
Back to Top
dwill123 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 19 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 4460 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2015 at 17:33
Larry Carlton, and it's not even close.
Back to Top
Progosopher View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: May 12 2009
Location: Coolwood
Status: Offline
Points: 6499 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2015 at 12:34
Carlton is the ultimate studio guitarist - he can play anything and plays it perfectly with everything in its proper place, but impressive as that is, that is the problem.  My vote is going for the more rough and soulful uberjam style of Scofield. whose technique is just as good.
The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
Back to Top
jude111 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 20 2009
Location: Not Here
Status: Offline
Points: 1754 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2015 at 19:56
Maybe you can list some key tracks by each? I only know a few tunes by Scofield ("Flower Power" springs to mind, which is a really cool track). I'd like to have a listen, before I vote Big smile
Back to Top
dwill123 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 19 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 4460 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2015 at 20:04
Originally posted by jude111 jude111 wrote:

Maybe you can list some key tracks by each? I only know a few tunes by Scofield ("Flower Power" springs to mind, which is a really cool track). I'd like to have a listen, before I vote Big smile
 
 
Back to Top
buddyblueyes View Drop Down
Forum Newbie
Forum Newbie
Avatar

Joined: July 21 2013
Location: Portland, OR
Status: Offline
Points: 13 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2015 at 23:35
Great Poll! Tough decision. My future in jazz started when an older guitarist told me to get Scofield's Loud Jazz, Blue Matter and Still Warm albums. Life altering at my impressionable young age. Dennis Chambers and Gary Grainger set the gold standard for rhythmic tightness on Loud and Blue. Having Steve Swallow produce... sheer excellence.

I actually enjoy Larry's current activity. That duet album with Steve Lukather that won Favored Nations and Vai the Grammy for producer was immensely pleasurable. Greg Bissonette killed it on the drums behind them, too!

Ahhh!  Tough decision....

I'm going Scofield, though.
Back to Top
Icarium View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: March 21 2008
Location: Tigerstaden
Status: Offline
Points: 34099 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2015 at 13:54
bump
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.123 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.