Haha, I saw this the other day and I almost tagged you with a ââ
Then I decided youâre not worthyâŚ
I am full of admiration for what TE does. He is a highly accomplished musician and consummate entertainer but I just do not enjoy listening to the music he plays. I have yet to hear a song he plays that I prefer to the original and the originals of his that I have heard are not particularly my cup of meat.
I remain a lone voice in the wilderness
Oh did I ever tell you about the time IâŚ
Itâs been about it before and I thought you werenât the only one whoâd rather not put his music on for fun just to listenâŚ
from 22:50 I like this one better than the original âHouse of the rising sunâ
But now someone is really wonderingâŚwhat the heck are they talking about
Edit:
I finally know how to post such a video in this way (in a distant past Toby tried to make sense of it) now 2x in a row⌠now Iâll probably remember itâŚ
Thatâs a good example of what I mean-
He takes a popular song and then goes:
âHey everyone- Look what I can do to this! With just a piece of wood and six strings!â
Itâs amazing entertainment, but he loses the essence of the song in the process
Yes, I understand what you mean with your last sentence ⌠but in this context I say better stolen than badly invented (and I donât think the original is good, a lot of noise to be honest) ⌠Actually it sounds like you think heâs a braggart,âŚ
Life at the top is hard and often coldâŚI know all about that
GreetingsâŚ
Not at all.
As I said, I really admire him. He has dedicated his life to playing his instrument and honing his entertainment skills. He is superb in both departments, and I would pay good money to see him again. (I think we may simply have different tastes in what floats our boat musically.)
Braggart has a negative ring. He is aware of his abilities, shows them off and shares them generously, without false humility. I am reminded of when I started looking into my Danish roots and came across the concept of Danish or Scandinavian âJante Lawâ
The 10 rules, all expressive of variations on a single theme and usually referred to as a homogeneous unit: âYou are not to think youâre anyone special, or that youâre better than us.â
(Iâm not sure how relevant these still are.)
My philosophy is, f youâre good at something- share it! Encourage those around you.
I learn as much from the likes of TE, @JustinGuitar and @LievenDV in the âentertainment departmentâ as guitar skills. Iâll never be a âgoodâ guitar player, but am happy to have a go at entertaining with props
Iâve had the privilege of watching a few of your AVOYPs and I would say you are a good guitar player and a great entertainer.
If we all had the same tastes then life would be pretty boring. Thatâs not to say you canât take something that is not your taste and put your own spin on it. Until this morning I couldnât imagine TE doing a cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Just like I couldnât imagine you doing a cover of Wonderwall
But I canât really read this otherwise as a very big minus, and as a professional musician I would cry if many people would think thisâŚ
I have been working on similar stories a lot 4(?) years agoâŚthat has been an important part of my healings (which google showed for this one)âŚand especially, you youâre not unique and itâs all been invented what youâre looking for⌠you just have to take a closer lookâŚ(Iâm not sure if I just read that so quicklyâŚ)
And without JustinâŚwell Iâm just not going to think about that âŚ
Greetings
I feel humbled, as I feel searching (and lost) sometimes myself
as for TE; I prefer âregularâ songs myself and I will always listen to youtube covers that feature singing rather than instrumentals. TE style is not my ambition but I just lik some of his stuff to rub off on me. He inspired me to make my âhouse of the rising sunâ somewhat groovier and funkier while I think Iâm almost as entertaining as him when it comes to singing it
And thatâs the key folks. donât try to be like other people; just single out the tiny bits that inspire you because you make your soup for the audience, not somebody elseâs
Hi Trond,
You are busy huhâŚ
Yes this song is great and I listen to it very oftenâŚBut if you talk to BrianâŚhe doesnât really like the blues either⌠âŚ
I had already reserved a corner in the house for that to be ashamed and re-educate (along with my wife )âŚ
This is not roughly what I thought it stands for ⌠and I certainly did not use it, because it is certainly not positive together, âŚand in that context you can place me with the group of people who literally bury these lines with tombstone and allâŚAs a fictional (and satire) story I can imagine a lot of fun with it⌠but as far as Iâm concerned this âjokeâ has gotten out of handâŚ
But if there is already so much discussion about this in the Scandinavian countries, I will get out of here soonâŚ
Greetings,Rogier
Haha, @tRONd Youâre just pushing my buttons because you know I like Jason Isbell
Thereâs a lot in that video that I enjoy, but for me the guitar trondles in behind the cool harmonies, interesting lyrics and slick b&w visuals
I would never âdissâ the blues, just because they donât float my boat. All the music I love is derived from them.Iâm not that keen on most jazz, marching band music or a lot of âclassicalâ either (although occasionally find something in those genres that seems to transcend everything else).
Iâll be happy in a corner @roger_holland if you lend me a stringed instrument to twiddle
Regarding Jante Law, I see youâve been reading up (like I had to).
Itâs just a variation of âtall poppy syndromeâ, going back to the Greeks.
We Irish have âbegrudgeryâ
The Japanese say: âthe nail that sticks up gets hammered downâ
I believe you guys call it Maaiveldcultuur
Itâs a fine line and art to judge your abilities and strengths, neither veering into inflated self-esteem nor false humility.
I like to think Iâm a pretty good judge of my own, although I do see a sharp scythe swiftly bearing down on my rather tall neck as I type
Iâm with you 100% on this Brian.
And not just with Tommy Emanuel.
My listening tastes tend to be in harmony with my general life approach.
Give me an ensemble over a virtuoso anyday.
I would much rather listen to a band play a fine song than a virtuoso play some instrumental showboating.
Donât know why, but this is exactly what I feel when I see and hear him. No doubt, that he is an absolut virtuoso, but Iâm not a big fan of that âhow to show as much of my abilities in short timeâ attitude. Listeners shouldnât die from infinite admiration but from passion and emotion which is transported by an artist. An artist who is less perfect attracts me often more as a real virtuoso. There are musicians who make music, I like the ones who ARE music. Not to discredit TE, heâs sensational, but touches me not as much as others do.
Oooo,âŚnoooo, ⌠âŚnot for nowâŚ,âŚbecause Iâm afraid that with all my last comments it will fly a boomerang back in my own face
Continue to see the good between the lines ⌠it takes a few years but then you can get the good and good out of a lot ⌠if not everything ⌠Heraclitus himself (I saw you mention him recently) can teach you a lot of positive things âŚProbably because so little is written down he (was he) my favorite for a few years⌠âŚ
Although you shouldnât read âfavoriteâ as a âfanâ either.
Greetings,
Been listening to Tommyâs music since I was but a wee lad. In fact I remember a time when my brother and I were at a suburban shopping mall with my mum, and over the PA they announced Tommy would be playing a gig over at the bookstore. We bustled over there and watched him playing at point blank range with maybe 50 people in the audience, and got a signed CD. It was really cool.
His recording of Lennonâs âImagineâ from the Determination album 1991 is still my favourite version of that song. Gets me right in the feelings.
All that said, I do share the sentiment that, as his playing has evolved to mind-blowing levels, sometimes he does put so much extra complexity into what he does on the guitar that it can be hard to just enjoy listening to the song. It becomes more of a technical demonstration than a piece of music at times. I went to see him perform recently (in the last few years) and was very impressed, but also quite overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff that was going on.
Itâs like Geebz says (paraphrasing), you can have all the skill in the world but sometimes itâs important to know what not to play, give the song (and the audience) some room to breathe. This is something that for example Plini does really well. Heâs got the skills to shred it up all day long, but his playing is restrained, melodic, soulful. A little bit like an âImagineâ era Tommy.
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But now someone is really wonderingâŚwhat the heck are they talking about 
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âŚnot for nowâŚ,âŚbecause Iâm afraid that with all my last comments it will fly a boomerang back in my own face 
âŚProbably because so little is written down he (was he) my favorite for a few yearsâŚ