Amazing guitarist

[Barklessdog]

I found this guitarist on SoundClick.com
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=147108

He goes under "Bulb" - not everyones cup of tea, but amazes me just the same.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeIIx0fwVRs&feature=related

[Basvarken]

Please explain John.
I can't see what's so amazing about this guy?
All I hear is a guitar that is slightly out of tune, sloppily playing along with undefinable racket.

[rahock]

Please explain John.
I can't see what's so amazing about this guy?
All I hear is a guitar that is slightly out of tune, sloppily playing along with undefinable racket.

This is what I heard too
Rick

[lowend1]

Whew! I thought it was just me losing my concept of cool.

[Dave W]

I don't get it either. He sounds like my neighbor's son back when he was learning to play.

[Barklessdog]

Funny how something sounded good to me, then everyone else hates it. I'm getting used to it I guess.

[Pilgrim]

Funny how something sounded good to me, then everyone else hates it. I'm getting used to it I guess.

You're not weird, just special!!   

[nofi]

i think avid prog fans are sometimes prone to audio illusions.

[rahock]

i think avid prog fans are sometimes prone to audio illusions.

Is that something like an ear-llucination?
Rick

[Freuds_Cat]

Not my cup of tea but I agree he could have spent a bit more time on his tuning. Being in tune is a bit of a bug bear with me.

[uwe]

Not the most organic player if I may say so. And playing along to other people's music is fine if you have to learn their stuff, but from a certain point on you should make it your own and not just replicate.

I've always said that John's affliction is progressive. It goes from bad to worse. 

[Barklessdog]

The first clip he is playing to his own song. I give up!
 

[rahock]

I guess the fact that it's his own song can negate the fact that he is out of tune and credit it to creativity
Rick

[Freuds_Cat]

Yep, thats the beauty of when its yours. Even when its wrong, its still right 

[gweimer]

Funny how something sounded good to me, then everyone else hates it. I'm getting used to it I guess.

Well, I think if it weren't a blur, and the guitar wasn't a little wanky, what he was TRYING to do might have been interesting.   I got a sense that there may have been some content underneath that wall of mush.