Underrated Guitarists - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Mike P · 03-12-2007, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorM

E. Reed at Filmore is one of my favorites for sure. I just like that one riff sort of at the beginning where the guys yells out after Duane plays it..... I have all their albums but not much on cd. Great stuff.

I think most of the intro on Liz is #^&#^&#^&#^&ie playing, not Duane

But I'll have to listen to it again to be sure. Duane hits the stratosphere at the end, after Gregg's organ solo.

Karl F · 03-12-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike P

I think most of the intro on Liz is #^&#^&#^&#^&ie playing, not Duane

But I'll have to listen to it again to be sure. Duane hits the stratosphere at the end, after Gregg's organ solo.

#^&#^&#^&#^&ie Betts.. def. underated,
and,, he knew how to stand in Duane's shadow...
heard him says once, when asked why he didn't try to shine more...
in the early years, before Duane passed...
He said.. "Think about it.. What is the name of the band??"

Slipknot · 03-12-2007, 07:43 PM

Toy Caldwell was underrated too

Mike P · 03-12-2007, 08:27 PM

#^&#^&#^&#^&ie was good, but he was nowhere near as good as Duane. Trying to outshine Duane would have been impossible anyway. He still had his moments on the Fillmore East album--he has some of the longer solos on stuff like You Don't Love Me and Whipping Post

Duane himself, though, had a very high opinion of Betts' playing. He'd tell anyone who'd listen that "Brother #^&#^&#^&#^&ie's as good as anyone"

Mike P · 03-13-2007, 11:39 AM

Listened to the Fillmore East live version this AM on the commute.

It's #^&#^&#^&#^&ie on the into. Then #^&#^&#^&#^&ie and Duane carry the melody for three choruses. Sometimes in unison, sometimes with Duane playing harmony and/or ad lib riffs around Betts' lead. Then, it's #^&#^&#^&#^&ie's solo, followed by Gregg's organ solo, Duane's solo, a short drum break, and the final chorus with both guitarists again carrying the melody.

LeCounts1099 · 03-13-2007, 01:09 PM

Both Duane and #^&#^&#^&#^&ie were amazing... I guess #^&#^&#^&#^&ie the "under-rated" one then... Duanes' a legend!

I mentioned that Clapton's "Just One Night" was a "top- 3" Live Guitar performance album of all time-- turns out I recalled three even better:

1) Jimi Hendrix Exp. "Live w/ Band of Gypsies"
2) Allmans "Live at the Fillmore East"
3) Jeff Beck "Live w/ the Jan Hammer Group"

None of these three are underated... except maybe as live performers? (IF all you've ever heard/ seen live of Jimi's was "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock... "Band of Gypsies" 100+ times better musically!