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Old 05-15-2011, 08:02 PM
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Anything by Pentangle, which is mostly acoustic. Bert Jansch was a part of this band before they broke up, apparently because they got tired of their complicated arrangements.

All I can say is the music is amazing and it makes me alternately want to play more and give up in disgust because I don't think I'll ever be that good.
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I'll throw this one out if somebody might be unfamiliar. This is a veritable textbook on arranging acoustic instrumental/vocal performance. So tight it squeaks.

Agreed!

To be unique, I'll add a vote for Solas' previous guitarist (he had left the band before this CD was released), John Doyle, and his solo CD "Evening Comes Early"
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Anything by Pentangle, which is mostly acoustic. Bert Jansch was a part of this band before they broke up, apparently because they got tired of their complicated arrangements.

All I can say is the music is amazing and it makes me alternately want to play more and give up in disgust because I don't think I'll ever be that good.
Second that and will also add The Incredible String Bands "Wee Tam & The Big Huge" and "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter" to the list.
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Uncommon Ritual - Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, Mike Marshall

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Old 05-15-2011, 10:25 PM
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*Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971. (Old Man and Ohio are eternalized on this album).

*Beck - Sea Change... even though more orchestral, a classic.

*Simon and Garfunkel have done some pretty clever acoustic work too.




***interesting anecdote: in this album, Neil Young introduces the song "Old Man" like this: This is a NEW song... that song was a few weeks or months old I think. Before he recorded it for Harvest.

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Old 05-16-2011, 12:11 AM
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Default What is your favorite acoustic album?

Cat Stevens 'Tea For The Tillerman' from 1970 - seems like just yesterday!
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Old 05-16-2011, 03:33 AM
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I'm a fan of Michael Hedges so most of his albums. Aerial Boundaries and Taproot are my favorites.
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Old 05-16-2011, 04:57 AM
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HOT F**in' TUNA!



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Old 05-16-2011, 05:11 AM
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Lets expand on that ...

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Old 05-16-2011, 05:29 AM
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Old 05-16-2011, 08:23 AM
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+1 for Neil Young Live at Massey Hall

More recently: Gillian Welch "Time the Revelator" - haunting acoustic tone recorded old school @ RCA Studio B in Nashville
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As a pure acoustic steel string guitar album and as an inspiration as to how great such music could be, Bert & John together



Why has there not been another?
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Old 05-16-2011, 08:59 AM
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+1 on Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters.

My vote is classical (is that allowed?): Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, "LACQ Latin".

Great idea for a topic, by the way.
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Old 05-16-2011, 09:07 AM
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There aren't too many all-acoustic albums that I like. One exception is an old cassette compilation I have of Lightnin' Hopkins. Great guitar playing, great singing, great songs, and lots of that old Lightnin' humour!
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Old 05-16-2011, 09:23 AM
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If I had to pick one, Pierre Bensusan's Intuite. Simply astounding compositions and performance. Lovely tone too. My favourite of his albums by quite some way.

Other favourites include Michael Hedges (esp Aerial Boundaries) and Nick Drake. After that, the list is too long to get stuck into! I've recently been enjoying Sergio Altamuro's (especially his early album produced by Will Ackerman) and Pino Forastiere's work though.
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