Things are going well this evening, just sat down at the computer when my daughter returned from Manchester with the new DIO CD. Only listened to a couple of tracks. So far superb, you may be pleased to know so far all guitar work has been slow moody riffs.
Is wearing a codpiece and leather trousers important?
Im glad you mentioned this. I suspect you consider rock music to be represented by Wasp, David Lee Roth and Spinal Tap. This is not actually true. However it is irrelevant. Just imagine you listened to a CD and think it is brilliant, if you then find the CD was made by leather clad codpiece wielding hippies would you change your opinion of its musical merit.
I read a review in Q of a live Deep Purple CD. NOTE CD. Ritchie Blackmores performance was described as being CAMP. How on earth can anybody LISTEN to a CD and describe one of the musicians as being camp.
how many notes per bar do you have to play to be a true musician
This is not important at all, if you appreciated rock music you would realise the truly memorable elements of rock music do not involve super fast playing. Have you ever heard Heaven or Hell, When a blind man cries, Rock Candy or Beethovens 5th.
I personally cant listen to the likes of Joe Satriani.
All rock music is not the same. I like some rock groups and strongly dislike others.
This is called counterpoint, and is also rather popular with people who play jazz
I dont believe Krautrock is Jazz. It appears to me at times to be a combination of rock and jazz. The problem is some of the (nearly wrote musicians) artistes are playing rock some are playing jazz, AT THE SAME TIME.
PS I've nowt against Purple, I've got two copies of Made in Japan (the DCC audiophile cut and the purple vinyl anniversary remix issue), but I see it as a very different thing to Can and Faust, certainly no better or more skilful.
I have just reread your previous post. I still have the impression you where implying krautrock is superior to rock music. It is unfair to say one genre of music is superior to another. You obviously appreciate Deep Purple, you may appreciate other rock groups. I suspect there must be krautrock or post rock groups you dislike, they cant all be brilliant. There must be some rock groups you prefer to some krautrock groups.
I know that Faust would be deeply offended if anyone told them they were musicians.
So would many music lovers