"...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour."
-Edmund Burke
Why Can't I be that good!
RIP Lacey Cat 1992-2009
Dang!
I think I've seen some other stuff by this guy---------incredible.
Wonder if he sings too?
"My flesh and my heart fail...but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
PS. 73:26
MY JAMS--
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/defa...&content=music
Who knows, Refin, he sure as heck can do everything else, it seems!
"...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour."
-Edmund Burke
The guitarist is okay, and so are his three identical twins. :-)
s'all goof.
It would have been funny if he'd looked box-to-box, a la The Brady Bunch, acknowledging the chops of his various selves.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
It would!!!
"...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour."
-Edmund Burke
You're killing me Neo
I saw that a while back when it was first posted, I guess, and was just floored. Maybe if I would practiced 8 or 10 hours a day I might be that good now. Heck, I might have been that good by the time I was 40.
Sweet mother of pearl! That guy's good.
I hate him! (Thanks for posting it...I guess.
Was DiMeola in TCCEB?
"I haven't slept for ten days...because that would be too long." -- Mitch Hedberg
Scott Henderson at first, later Frank Gamble on guitar. Victor Wooten and Dave Weckl (!!!) in the section... jeez.Originally Posted by elicross
I normally snicker at the name Fabio.
That heavy fusion stuff isn't my cup of tea, but, damn, he's good.
He's not merely keeping time or holding down a groove on any of those instruments.
He's the most talented Fabio I've seen.
So far.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
In 1974 he was in Chick Corea's band Return to Forever but left in 1976 well before the Elektric Band.
I think they reunited this past year or something, though.
"...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour."
-Edmund Burke
Yeah, I wasn't sure if TCCEB pre- or post-dated RTF. I don't know a lot about Corea's bands, although I usually dig stuff with his name attached. I guess he's kinda like fusion's Art Blakey -- at least in the sense that he's got a real knack for recognizing talent and putting together great ensembles. I got a copy of RTF's Where Have I Known You Before 'cause I'm a big fan of Al DiMeola and wanted to hear some of his earlier stuff...and I liked it a lot.
"I haven't slept for ten days...because that would be too long." -- Mitch Hedberg
Yes, I think they toured recently. DiMiola made some of the rounds in the guitar and jazz mags.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Yep. He made a stir in his Guitar Player interview when he basically dissed all guitarists who can't play fast.
Oh, Al....
"I haven't slept for ten days...because that would be too long." -- Mitch Hedberg
Man, how disappointing! He didn't even try to cover Eric Marienthal's part. Kinda' hard to believe he doesn't play sax too.That's really great stuff!
And yes RTF toured last year. I caught them in St. Pete, FL.
I love the TCCEB and have been lucky enough to see them twice -- both times with John Patitucci on bass.
OT: TJ, did you catch the show Friday night at Dan's Silverleaf?
............Bill
That was awesome, thanks for posting!
Funny... I always dissed DiMeola for not being able to play music.Yep. He made a stir in his Guitar Player interview when he basically dissed all guitarists who can't play fast.
Oh, Al....
I always thought this qualified as music.
Well, it's not the most moving thing I ever heard. But I've always disliked Al's trained-seal flurries of 32-notes while playing in Return To Forever. And his interviews over the years have certainly painted him as more than bit self-consumed.
I am bored to tears with virtuosity for it's own sake. That music never seems to be saying anything but "Wow! Look at this!!!"
I knew a girl who met him at some flamenco show in NYC maybe 10 years ago. It might have been with Paco.Yep. He made a stir in his Guitar Player interview when he basically dissed all guitarists who can't play fast.
Oh, Al....
She was pretty creeped out by his hairy chested come on.
Not knowing who he was, she wasn't adaquately impressed.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Sadly, no.
I had plans to go, but they fell through.
"...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour."
-Edmund Burke
So much for me living vicariously through your wonderful musical experience
The drummer sucks!!! WTF?!?!
LOL! Wow, a quadruple (sp?) threat!
My dad is a huge RTF fan, so I emailed him as soon as I heard about the reunion. They did a show in Austin right down the street from him and he was returning home early to catch the show. On his connecting flight from Dallas (or Houston) he was waiting for this connecting flight and recognized Al. My dad saw Al's show one of the last times he played in Austin where only my dad and 4-5 other guys he was with were in the audience. What does that tell you about Al Dimeola if guitarist capital of the world doesn't welcome you? Anyway, I don't remember the story or sequence, but Chick and a couple other guys from the band all showed up at different times.
Someone was just joining the tour at that point (I think Al D?) and there were multiple hugging sessions as if some of these people have not seen each other for years.
My dad was talking to Al when other people showed up, and kept trying to excuse himself feeling very awkward the first time someone showed up -but Al introduced him. He made Al sound very gratious, but I know the real Al. I didn't break his heart and tell him why he and his friends were the only ones at the show!! LOL
Fuzz is proof God love us and wants us to be happy. - Franklin
http://www.frankdenigris.com
truly amazing!
That's it. I'm going back to school.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
That's it, I'm hanging up my instrument!
"Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so" -- Douglas Adams
"If something has a 1 in a million chance of occurring, 9 times out of 10 it will happen" -- Terry Pratchett
You think that demo will get him some work?
Fuzz is proof God love us and wants us to be happy. - Franklin
http://www.frankdenigris.com
Reminds me of doing bladder acid in the 70's and listening to Yes Fragile.
Now the thought of that gives me a headache. Just to busy for my brain to comprehend. YMMV.
Who knows?You think that demo will get him some work?
Besides his playing, the video is well produced and shot.
There are plenty of good players who shoot footage of themselves playing in front of a camera pointed at their midsection, and still think well enough of it to upload it for all the world to see.
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
Is that acid that makes you pee a lot? Or do you mean blotter acid? Just curious...
My Bad, blotter acid. The kind that was a blot on a piece of paper.
Wow. Thanks for the link, I'm off to practice for a bit.
'Alton Towers - Where the magic never ends', or so the commercial says. Imagine my disappointment when it closed at 7.30
Not that the record really needed to be set straight on that but hey...
Wow...
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