Realizing that this is a "guitar" forum, I still lean heavily toward the vocal side of a performance. Being able to bring out the sort of emotion in the listener that Jessie Winchester achieves here is the key to it all for me. If you're so good you can cause a listener's eyes well up with tears, then you are a true artist no matter the level of your virtuosity with the guitar.
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Originally Posted by Silurian
The emotional impact of the song is central. For me voice, lyric and melody are all in the mix, but the virtuosity, or lack of, in the guitar playing is the least important factor for me.
This has been posted plenty of times before on the AGF, but it encapsulates what I'm looking for.
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