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Prog-jester 
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 12:35 |
I'm not telling you about the comlexity of arrangements or the virtuosity of guitarists...I'm just curious about your favourite acoustic guitars' bits (pick from the mentioned bands or choose your own)
Mine is definetely GENESIS...with OPETH close second 
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saarepiiga
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 12:43 |
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Genesis is the band! Just listen to Blood On The Rooftops!
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Music, all I hear is MUSIC
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Abstrakt
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 12:48 |
Other->Led Zeppelin
listen to "Black Country Woman" and "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" and you'll see
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 12:55 |
I Like all of them but i went for Tull - Listen to thick as a brick, Skating on thin ice, All thier acoustics are great
Just kidding I love tull.
Edited by Xenoxen - May 10 2006 at 12:58
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Raff
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 13:00 |
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I saw Tull live yesterday evening in Rome... Ian Anderson's acoustic playing was superb as usual (not to mention his flute). Anyway, I voted "other", as I was thinking of Yes and ELP. Greg Lake's acoustic guitar skills were remarkable, and I think Steve Howe needs no introduction.
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E-Dub
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 13:18 |
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Rothery's beautiful work on "Easter" gets me every time. It eventually gives way to that breathtaking solo, but still an acoustic song in my opinion.
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 13:21 |
I have to go for Tull.
Of the italian scene Riccardo Zappa.
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 13:33 |
 Ghost Rider wrote:
I saw Tull live yesterday evening in Rome... Ian Anderson's acoustic playing was superb as usual (not to mention his flute). Anyway, I voted "other", as I was thinking of Yes and ELP. Greg Lake's acoustic guitar skills were remarkable, and I think Steve Howe needs no introduction. |
What about the songs they played?
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memowakeman
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 13:48 |
In this poll my vote goes to Jethro Tull
Al di Meola, Mclaughlin, Oldfield, are some examples of great acoustic guitar players...
so my "real" vote goes to other..
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eddietrooper
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 13:50 |
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I have to mention Neal Morse. He's a very skilled acoustic guitarist, check out his work on the albums Beware Of Darkness (middle section of The Doorway and the whole acoustic piece Chatauqua) ans his solo work.
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Harold Demure
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 13:57 |
Definitely Genesis with their beautiful atmospheric sound created by these acoustic guitars (especially on albums from Tresspass to Selling England) and some Hackett's solos (eg. Horizons).
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You can choose a ready guide
In some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice
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Raff
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 14:09 |
Andrea Cortese wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:
I saw Tull live yesterday evening in Rome... Ian Anderson's acoustic playing was superb as usual (not to mention his flute). Anyway, I voted "other", as I was thinking of Yes and ELP. Greg Lake's acoustic guitar skills were remarkable, and I think Steve Howe needs no introduction. |
What about the songs they played? |
I'm going to post a report as soon as I can. Unfortunately today was not a very good day for me, so I didn't feel up to scratch. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to write something a bit more coherent than I would have today.
BTW, Ian played quite a lot of acoustic guitar yesterday. Pity he's rarely mentioned among the great acoustic players of prog.
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apostle
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 14:20 |
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Opeth, their acoustic parts are complex and beautiful.
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uhm??
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piltdown man
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 14:29 |
Genesis - from Ant Phillips to Steve Hackett - there was always great acoustic guitars.
Another artist with excellent acoustic guitarplay is of course Mike Oldfield (TB, Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn are full of beautiful guitars).
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crucify_the_ego
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 15:31 |
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Opeth. Some of the acoustic guitar parts are achingly beautiful, others, darker. I always feel Opeth are a band centred around the acoustic guitar parts. They're the bits that have most impact with me, anyway.
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Blacksword
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 15:44 |
Genesis of course!
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Catholic Flame
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 16:10 |
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John Mc Laughlin's work in Shakti.
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“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”
~Jack Kerouac
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Syzygy
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 16:25 |
Genesis and Tull both used acoustic guitar brilliantly, although Genesis integrated it better into their overall sound IMO.
Franco Mussida played some wonderful acoustic guitar with PFM - listen any of the first 3 albums for proof, he probably plays more acoustic than electric.
John Etheridge added some wonderful acoustic parts to Wolf and Soft Machine.
John McLaughlin was utterly spectacular on My Goals Beyond.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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theytsejamer
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 16:38 |
Genesis--------> Horizons  , supper's ready (intro), the Cinema Show (Intro)
but Opeth (Damnation Album), Led Zeppelin (III Album & Brom yr Aur), The Beatles (White Album), King Crimson (ITCOTCK, ITWOP) are very close.....
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SMR....
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: May 10 2006 at 16:39 |
I really like Hackett so I have to say Genesis. And I second what Andrea said about Ricardo Zappa,what a great acoustic guitarist!!!
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