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Why all the trash talk? Jealousy, perhaps? He did a fine job and looked good doing it. I’d hire him in my club in a minute.
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"Asked and answered, your honor."
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I very much enjoyed the looping, the voice, the guitar work and the coordination it took to run foot pedals and knobs/buttons.
I also enjoyed the song. I gots no problem with this and would enjoy going to a bar, wedding, coffeeshop or whatever and listen to this guy. I'm easily entertained and the black sheep of my family.
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Loopers
The era of the soloist has now leveled up from where soloing was . A guitarist/keyboard-pianist have no issues soloing compared to a sax/flute/violinist , or accapellist . Loopers opened up the world of soloists that play a [ lead ] type instrument . And the guitarist/piano-keyboardist have taken advantage of this new technology (albeit it's been around 20 + years ) and skyrocketed into the new breed like KT Tunstall - Ed Sheeran - et cetera. One of my favorite loopers today is Tonne Estas : He also uses a EHX FREEZE a BOSS reverb & POG 2 - the BOSS pedal has a 20 second looper ( not sure exactly ) man does this dude kick serious stuff out . Funny how many put downs you read about loopers . Seems more like jealousy than anything else to cop that kind of attitude . I started looping in the late 90's , it was a lot harder than I first thought . I was just getting fluid on guitar and my lack of fluidity/grace made looping a tough go . Now 20+ years later I'm pretty good on my guitar playing and that translates into better looping to . When you hear a talented looper - it's all good to me . EZ : HR
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He sounds out of tune to me.
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If I just listen to it (not watch-listening), it gets boring pretty fast. It's moderately clever in a 'look what I can do' vein, but I found the tones to be pedestrian and there was way too much repetition (kind of par for the course with most looping).
At one point he had a lead tone going against the background and my first thought was 'I bet if he just multi-tracked this he could get FAR superior sounds.' There was nothing I heard played that a top shelf instrument would have improved. And, another thing about looping is that it seems to discourage using silence, one of the most (imo) important aspects of music. I have a low tolerance for art where the complicated process becomes an integral part of the output. If it doesn't move me, then it won't get better once I learn the backstory, or find out about the incredible hardships endured, or huge obstacles overcome.
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A looper is a tool. There are many ways to use it and I try to make everything I do, musical. If I wasn't doing that, I wouldn't be nearly as busy as I am. I find that more often than not, people dig the process and enjoy the full sound that it can provide. It also allows me to play songs that would sound anemic without parts working together. I played for years without one. I enjoy the freedom that looping provides. |