Robert Fripp Vs Steve Hackett
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Topic: Robert Fripp Vs Steve Hackett
Posted By: SteveG
Subject: Robert Fripp Vs Steve Hackett
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 17:37
| Which guitar god do you prefer, Fripp Or Hackett? |
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 17:41
Hackett---like melodic more than neurotic.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 17:42
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Fripp ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 17:46
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twosteves wrote:Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 17:49
Fripp. Neurotic, yes. But in a good way...
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 18:01
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This is like trying to pick an avocado over a can of roasted & salted almonds. I like both too much to pick one over the other. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 18:03
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Not comparable and thus I could not choose one of them. Sorry, no vote. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 18:11
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Fripp/Hackett ?
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=96917&KW=fripp%2Fhackett" rel="nofollow - "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 18:12
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^Yes. Which do you Prefer?
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 18:14
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Frizzipp ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 18:39
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Tough choice but I went with Fripp. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 18:40
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Fripp
------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Kentucky_Hawkwindage
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 19:16
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R. Fripp ------------- "Nobody's Gonna Change My World That's Something To Unreal" Lyrics that i live my life by-from Black Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy's track You Won't Change Me |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 19:16
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In terms of the quality of their guitar playing, they are equal yet very distinct from one another. My preference, still, is Hackett. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Argonaught
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 19:17
| Fripp. Hackett is pleasant, but I do not find him very stimulating. |
Posted By: Gully Foyle
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 19:35
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Fripp Hackett is a really lovely player, and sometimes great composer, but does not challenge and redefine music and the craft of playing Now, most folks don't want the sometimes ugly challenge, but I do
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Posted By: La nouvelle terre
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 19:36
| They are both fun. But the guitar's Fripp gets more ecstasy. |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 23:32
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Most definitely Fripp, I never thought of Hackett as a guitar god, just a good one. Fripp's inventive leads, solos and ideas are uncomparable to the stuff I heard from Hackett.
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: October 01 2014 at 23:33
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Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 01:12
 ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 03:33
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Hackett by the diameter of the universe. Hackett is an internationally acclaimed classical guitarist, an innovator in that he was (amongst) the first electric guitarist(s) to adopt tapping techniques and sweep picking and a far more accomplished soloist. Fripp is good at heavy riffing and fast cross picking, but compared to Hackett, he's not a great soloist. True, he is a master of effects, but the result is pretty uninteresting to me. And he's even marginally more boring as a stage performer than Hackett. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 03:57
Thirded (but still with a kudo to Fripp). ------------- 
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 04:38
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Fripp ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 05:24
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getting alot of Crimson in my bones lately, and boy Fripp is one hell of a guitarist. he gets my vote, but Steve is still great despite this!! ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 05:39
| Gonna vote Hackett. If I wanted to listen to some guitar playing and asked to choose between the two, I would rather Hackett because I find his playing more expressive and often evoking a haunting quality. Fripp's appeal is a little more cerebral and he scores over Hackett more on account on his ensemble playing. As a member of a band, Fripp has more to contribute, imo, but as a soloist, Hackett stands out. The fact that he could do so even despite Banks's best efforts to drown him out under a mountain of keyboards itself speaks volumes. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 08:05
 ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 08:21
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Posted By: friso
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 08:55
He's guitar is drown because of his tone (low-mid), often not suited for live settings and hard to get into the mix in the studio. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 10:07
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^Agree. He's melodic but unobtrusive in both live and studio settings.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 10:56
Ditto. I cannot choose between them.
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 10:58
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Mr. Hackett.
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Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 12:10
Difficult, but Robert Fripp is definitely more talented, even if Hackett gets some killer melodies and tones in his solos. Both are legends though 
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 12:12
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Bob. Bob? Bob? ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 12:40
| Like them both, and both have had some incredible peaks and huge influence, but over the course of his career I think Hackett has done more of what I personally like, so he gets my vote, personal reasons only. All the respect to Fripp though |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 12:41
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Both are maestros but Fripp is , along with Hendrix a rock music monument. Very close competition though, I would have loved hearing both together. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 20:48
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Fripp. Was never much impressed by the quiet competency of Hackett. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 21:47
| There are some things Steve does on the electric guitar that don't make an interesting, coherent solo. I find him to be much more expressive as an acoustic guitar player. Robert impressed me on both instruments (especially in the early 70's), so it is anybody's guess who I'm voting for here. Not just a great technical player, but also a very expressive one. |
Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 21:56
| Steve Hackett is very expressive on electric guitar depending on which track you choose. On "Spectral Mornings" he is God of the Andy Latimers and David Gilmour's in the world. Fripp has played electric guitar solos having almost the same affect on me...like on Eno's Here Come The Warm Jets or during Bowie's Berlin period...or even on recordings by a folk band called The Roches. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 22:01
| ^ Yeah, for some reason I'm not a fan of "Spectral Mornings". Using two-three ideas for six-and-a-half minutes doesn't quite cut it for me. And I don't like the melody. |
Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 22:09
Well then, you must not prefer the style because the melody is beautiful. It's far from being a complex piece, but not a long shot when you compare it with Anthony Phillips "Nightmare". Many of the ideas repeat endlessly and the music is more dependent on the melody of the piece by taking a back seat to complexity. It's just a different method of writing that may not appeal to you.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 22:39
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Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 23:15
| Hackett is a melodic genius--his playing has moved me. As the great Quincy Jones said on NPR today---"there are only 12 notes---and the most important thing for me is a great melody----a melody is God's voice". I agree and Hackett has come up with some extraordinary melodies. |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: October 02 2014 at 23:20
I'm much more moved by the 3 minute solo at the end of "Every Day" than by the tune "Spectral Mornings", which I agree drags on too much. The Every Day solo seems to have been a huge influence on artists from Mostly Autumn to Collage, and many I probably don't know.
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Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: October 06 2014 at 18:26
Steve Hackett.------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: October 06 2014 at 18:45
The little breaks on the track Spectral Mornings, especially the last one, also show to me how damn good is Hackett with the melodies...
-------------  "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: October 06 2014 at 18:47
| Wow!! Last I looked Fripp was way ahead, but it might turn into a come from behind victory by Hackett. I've already voted for you know who, but my hat's off to both. |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: October 07 2014 at 10:12
| Mr Guitarist: FRIPP |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 07 2014 at 10:38
| As for this thread, "It's been done." |
Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: October 07 2014 at 17:27
No not yet. Steve Hackett !! Hackett 30 X Fripp 29, yeaahhh! ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: October 07 2014 at 20:33
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Fripp is a person that has decided to make his personal life a part of his overall message. Hackett has remained relatively private, as has most of Genesis, as far as I know. I think this is one way how both artists are weighed out in this poll. ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: October 08 2014 at 02:34
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Oh look. Dead heat. 31 all. It's a bit like having to choose between Firth and Lark's Tongues (any of them). Not going to happen. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 08 2014 at 09:16
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That's a tough one to choose.....I like Hackett's individual solo guitar leads better on the Genesis tracks but I think Fripp is a better overall composer and band 'leader' who really set a tone for future prog rock bands. His leads can be melodic and pleasing but also abrasive and hard to get into at times.
Having said that KC is probably my favorite prog band. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: October 08 2014 at 09:39
Yes! That's a very moving solo
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: October 08 2014 at 09:48
Fripp did appear on a game show with his wife. Other than that I have no idea what you might be referring to. |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: October 08 2014 at 16:46
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Love Fripp but Hackett's style and versatility just rise him to the top. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: October 13 2014 at 00:12
They're both stooligans, aren't they. 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 13 2014 at 01:23
| Horrible Sophie's Choice sort of question this. I can't seperate them and neither can the poll. I'll vote for Fripp to tie the poll up (for now) |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 13 2014 at 06:24
It's Fripp, baby!
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: October 13 2014 at 08:03
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^No, this time is Hackett
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 15 2014 at 18:52
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Amazing. Hackett and Fripp tied 37 to 37! ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 16 2014 at 09:02
Someone who comments on his/her own threads  . And why would a tie between two prog guitar gods be so amazing, Stevey?
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 16 2014 at 10:19
Steve has some fame, but he will never be remembered as important and valuable an experimentalist, as Robert was, is, and will continue to be. Sorry. Robert will have a special place in music history that Steve will never get close to, other than fame and some money! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: October 16 2014 at 11:18
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Posted By: O666
Date Posted: October 16 2014 at 11:25
100% Agree.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 16 2014 at 14:19
Correct of course but are you saying that you prefer someone who has a 'place in music history' over any other consideration? What about those guys who were not so lucky to be in the right place at the right time and so are largely forgotten even though they were influential at the time? (If you don't know why I'm asking then please read the original poll question on page one) |
Posted By: The Mystical
Date Posted: October 16 2014 at 15:40
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Fripp for me. ------------- I am currently digging: Hawkwind, Rare Bird, Gong, Tangerine Dream, Khan, Iron Butterfly, and all things canterbury and hard-psych. I also love jazz! Please drop me a message with album suggestions. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: October 16 2014 at 16:14
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Posted By: Rick Robson
Date Posted: October 16 2014 at 17:16
I wholehartedly agree with you Richardh, but it would be nice to remind that we are confronting quite different points of view in this thread, besides of course also different tastes which more than once turn out to be contrasting - my beloved music compositions are much more important to me than any composer's/musician's special place in music history, and imo one of the reasons you clearly pointed out here. Sincerily I prefer quite a few of the amazing and brilliant Steve's compositions over any Robert's important and valuable experimentalism - but of course just a matter of personal taste anyway. ------------- "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 16 2014 at 18:20
Thanks, Mr. Handey, but answer the question while you're at it. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 17 2014 at 01:43
Indeed. I have a load of Steve Hackett albums and as an artist I much prefer him to Bob Fripp. But if it comes down to who do I enjoy most in terms of say guitar style/technique then that is tricky. I love both about equally in that regard but Fripp is the more challenging I suspect.
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Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: April 13 2015 at 12:15
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Hackett for me but I think that Fripp is a genius - I simply prefer to listen to Hackett's playing. ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: April 13 2015 at 12:30
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As many other's have said before, while Hackett is good, he never pushed that many boundaries. Fripp, on the other hand, basically redefined guitar playing on albums like Starless and Red.
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Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: April 13 2015 at 12:38
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What I admire most about a modern guitarist is their ability to create and use modern electric guitar tones. I think about both are the tops ever, and about equal. ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: April 14 2015 at 23:25
| I voted already, darn! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 15 2015 at 02:03
now wish I had voted for Hackett
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Posted By: Guy Guden
Date Posted: April 15 2015 at 02:52
So choose child. Who do you like better? Your Mother or your Father? 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 15 2015 at 03:33
| Steve Hackett |
Posted By: charles_ryder
Date Posted: May 06 2015 at 14:32
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I never think that Fripp is guitar God. I vote for Hacket: he is a great composer and guitarist. As for me, I prefer Genesis to Crimson. And if we compare solo works of Fripp and Hacket I am for Hacket a fortiori. ------------- om mani padme hum |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: May 06 2015 at 23:04
Agree---Fripp was a trailblazer for sure---but his music doesn't move me the way Hackett does.
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Posted By: Terakonin
Date Posted: May 06 2015 at 23:23
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The Frippster. ------------- You left a note in your perfect script Stay as long as you like I haven't left your bed since |
Posted By: Cookie13
Date Posted: March 14 2016 at 08:51
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Robert Fripp >>>>>>> Steve Hackett. ------------- "Clipside of the pinkeye flight I'm not the percent you think survives I need sanctuary in the pages of this book." Son Et Lumiere - The Mars Volta |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: March 14 2016 at 08:59
Same for me---Fripps experimentation is all fine but at the end of the day Hackett is a better guitarist --his range is amazing. Could play in a classical concert, blues band, metal band etc. His acoustic playing is sublime. Plus--his music is uplifting and melodic which is what I'm looking for in life.Uplifting. Fripps playing is super interesting but depressing and neurotic.
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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: March 14 2016 at 14:39
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Fripp gets my vote but I love both nearly equally for different reasons... ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: toady*
Date Posted: December 04 2016 at 13:15
| Robert frıpp ıs a great compuser,maybe best progrock compuser,but hackett ıs a better guıtarıst ı thınk.but they are better than so many guıtarıst ın thıs musıc. |
Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: December 04 2016 at 13:17
| Fripp |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: December 04 2016 at 13:40
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Fred Frith. Always Fred Frith. |
Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: December 04 2016 at 13:57
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In my opinion two very different styles and two great musicians Fripp - more experimental and eclectic Hackett - more academic and melodic However, Hackett's music is more close of my taste ! Only for taste .... Hackett ! |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: December 04 2016 at 16:57
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Fripp for his playing, Hackett for the stronger solo career. ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: December 04 2016 at 21:29
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This like asking if I'd rather get kicked in the face or have a good time. Steve Hackett easily, not only is he a real guitar virtuoso, but he also doesn't hate you for being a fan of his music.
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 06:18
| A daft comparison - Fripp was a huge influence on Hackett who also went on to forge ihs own distinctive sound and approach (including classical acoustic) |
Posted By: CaP
Date Posted: December 05 2016 at 06:40
------------- E per tutti il dolore degli altri è un dolore a metà |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: December 07 2016 at 03:47
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Result defined by more than goal difference at this tightest of league games. There must be a 2 point difference. And some random and tolerably contemporary picks. Red and A Trick Of The Tail. 1 - 1 Earthbound versus Live is obvious and easy. 1 - 2 The one who had John Wetton in his band.. uh oh, 2 - 3 Ok, the one with Bruford.... oh gross gott, scheisse.... um... 3 - 4 both versatile, highly imaginative 4 - 5 Spectral Mornings gets the nod over almost anything Fripp has done... mainly because its sublime beauty is matched by it's ingenuity. 4 - 6 Jeeznis. That was close. Whatever happened to all the fun in the world. |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: December 07 2016 at 04:01
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: December 07 2016 at 05:24
Sounds like Fripp and Neil Peart might get along
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