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Originally posted by cinnamon grl
I like Duane Allman's stuff. I understand that his licks are the leads in Layla (correct me if I'm wrong here).
For me, Hendrix is also up there. seemed to redefine the blues somehow. yeah, Red House.
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yeah, the two songs that always amazed me for their definition of "ghostplayed" guitar work (where the people you think are responsible for the incredible licks are not) would be
layla and
i'm going home ('69 woodstock). in both cases "back-up" guys are flamboyantly, explosively upfront while the stars hang back doing fairly standard blues riffs.
redhouse on the other hand is all blues and all hendrix and an almost perfect example of pure standard blues handled with total confidence and joy by a guy at the the absolute peak of his power, as evidenced by the 14 min version on
hendrix in the west. the only argument is where it was taped, the san diego sports arena or the royal albert hall. you'll get no argument about the playing. peerless.
- js.