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 Topic: John Mclaughlin VS Robert Fripp
Posted: January 25 2012 at 13:39 |
If you had asked me 4 days ago who was my favorite guitar player I would have said "Robert Fripp" but 3 days ago I've heard the album "Birds of Fire" (+++some other compositions)... and now I'm not so sure... What about you???
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 13:44 |
McLaughlin.
By far and at every conceivable level, much better.
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 13:48 |
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Fripp is the King
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 14:15 |
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You can't compare these two like for like... sorry.... both equally brilliant and totally different. Love them both.
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 15:29 |
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These are both guitarists that I've never honestly cared for, but I've listened to both extensively over the past few years. I have to vote Fripp because I really enjoy his ambient work with Eno, which I think is way more interesting that McLaughlin's gnarly indo-jazz guitar-based fusion foolery.
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 15:31 |
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 16:09 |
 ninestonesclose wrote:
You can't compare these two like for like... sorry.... both equally brilliant and totally different. Love them both. |
I was kind of thinking the same thing. Perhaps we could contrast them. Perhaps they should do an album together.
Edited by Slartibartfast - January 25 2012 at 16:11
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 16:27 |
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Technically speaking McLaughlin. I'm not considering the composing skill.
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 16:28 |
I like McLaughlin's earlier stuff with Miles, but really don't care for his fusion/corn playing. Fripp I've liked a lot of what he has done, but the only stuff that is really remarkable IMO is the ambient things he has done
colorofmoney91 wrote:
. I have to vote Fripp because I really enjoy his
ambient work with Eno, which I think is way more interesting that
McLaughlin's gnarly indo-jazz guitar-based fusion foolery. |
yeah basically this
Edited by Triceratopsoil - January 25 2012 at 16:29
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progprogprog
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 17:27 |
octopus-4 wrote:
Technically speaking McLaughlin. I'm not considering the composing skill. |
I assume he meant technically (as I choose McLaughlin too), but if composing were the case then the poll made no sense.
Edited by progprogprog - January 25 2012 at 17:28
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 17:42 |
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 17:45 |
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Fripp for certain.
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 19:09 |
McLaughlin is technically much better, but I much prefer the types of music Fripp plays 
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 20:26 |
I LOVE
colorofmoney91 wrote:
These are both guitarists that I've never honestly cared for, but I've listened to both extensively over the past few years. I have to vote Fripp because I really enjoy his ambient work with Eno, which I think is way more interesting that McLaughlin's gnarly indo-jazz guitar-based fusion foolery. |
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As Robert himself has said before, McLaughlin expresses so much emotion in every riff, every strum, whereas RF has worked so hard to get out his mind and infuse even an ounce of emotion into his playing. don't get me wrong: I revere Robert Fripp and the astounding contributions he has made to music. I just find, at day's end, I get more enjoyment and value from the emotion coming through JM's playing.
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 21:57 |
tamijo wrote:
Robert, (against anyone)
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 22:01 |
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Both are in my top 10 for guitar players but I'm of course going to with Fripp on this one. I just enjoy his style and sound better.
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 22:34 |
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Mclaughin as a guitar player. Fripp has better compositions methinks tho
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Posted: January 25 2012 at 22:49 |
Fripp has done some superb subtle work, unique sounds and some powerful stuff as well. But John has mindblowed my mind more times, either with Lifetime, Davis, The Orchetra or solo.
That, of course, if speaking solely as guitarists and not composers.
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Posted: January 26 2012 at 01:26 |
progprogprog wrote:
octopus-4 wrote:
Technically speaking McLaughlin. I'm not considering the composing skill. |
I assume he meant technically (as I choose McLaughlin too), but if composing were the case then the poll made no sense.
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you assumed correctly
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Posted: January 26 2012 at 08:26 |
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Fripp has admitted he was so heavily influenced by the Mahavishnu Orchestra to the point that he stopped listening to them so as not to become seduced by the sound.
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