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as I said, see him live awesome - for 30 minutes or more. Then it becomes reminiscent of early Joe Banamassa. A genius with too much to say in an hour
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I have seen and heard Billy 4 times in the last three years, all at the annual High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA.
The first time was at the midnight Troubador session, with 5 artists sitting in chairs at the front of a small room holding about 40 people. He was head and shoulders above the others in terms of voice and chops. I saw him the next year standing in line for a smoothie. I introduced myself. He was soft spoken and shy, but a completely different person on stage. His hour long artist session that summer was devoted to the music of Doc Watson. He played with the band, soloed with a banjo on The Cuckoo, and sang one tune acapella. This year, he had a new mandolin player and finally made it to the main stage, where he was superb until a pedal on his board quit. He had a total hissy fit, which is not too surprising since he and the band had driven in from Telluride just before the show. That was a long drive by any means. I started to recognize some signature licks in his repertoire, but they were never poorly executed or losing time. I find him the best thing since David Grier and Tony Rice.
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I've been a Billy Strings fan for quite awhile, I think he is refreshing and brings a way cool vibe to the bluegrass scene...very gifted player still coming into his own.
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He is very good, but personally I prefer the style of Mollie T.
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Whether you like him or not I think the majority would say he is quite the talent. There is a lot of politics in the music business/industry and if he able to embrace that, learn how to deal with it , I believe he will be become a major label /entertainer.
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Overplay?
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Every summer it seems like I get super into a band/album and this summer it’s Billy Strings and his album “Turmoil and Tinfoil”. Definitely a banger front to back. Bluegrass for a new generation, sings about meth instead of moonshine. Seems like a super nice guy too.
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He did mentioned that in a JamBase interview. I don't know if they are dating, but If they are and ever have kids, look out! I'll volunteer to baby sit, LOL.
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He is a very talented young man but I'm not a fan of his style.
Like others have stated, he overplays everything. I would not pay to see him. I also agree that Molly Tuttle is more to my liking. She plays clean and smooth.
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On the other hand, could Billy Strings be the Guitar Hero that everybody (on the internet ) says we need?
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the mega critics should post some of their own youtube videos to show everyone how it's really done
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My definition is where the artist substitutes volume of notes and speed for things like judicious placement, emotion, soul, or whatever you want to describe as making things fit within a presentation. I want to be moved by the instrument in the player's hands, not the mechanics. I prefer a melodic presentation in whatever way it is manifested, solos, fills, whatever.
Guys like B.B. King don't play a lot of notes as in Joe Bonamassa, but they don't need to to reach their audience by doing that. David Gilmour is one of my favorites for the same reason. I dont know if that explains it well or not, just my take. BTW, this is not a criticism of Billy Strings, I was just trying to answer your question.
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Here here.. He’s a great player that has breathed new life into what can be a very closed and backwards looking genre (and I’m a big bluegrass fan) His energy is fantastic and his playing and singing top drawer IMO. As for overplaying I don’t agree - bluegrass is all about solo when the time is right..
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