Jazzmoose Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 I have never liked "Greenhouse" that much. I don't find it "lame", but I don't find it totally engaging either. I like Kottke's "6 and 12 String Guitar" a lot more. You might try "6 and 12 String Guitar" before making a final judgment. Yeah, "not engaging" is a good way to put it. Okay; maybe I should try another one. I've met too many people whose taste I respect that like Kottke to just give up, though maybe I should... Quote
Hot Ptah Posted June 8, 2008 Report Posted June 8, 2008 I have never liked "Greenhouse" that much. I don't find it "lame", but I don't find it totally engaging either. I like Kottke's "6 and 12 String Guitar" a lot more. You might try "6 and 12 String Guitar" before making a final judgment. Yeah, "not engaging" is a good way to put it. Okay; maybe I should try another one. I've met too many people whose taste I respect that like Kottke to just give up, though maybe I should... To me, "6 and 12 String Guitar" is THE Kottke album. For me, it's somewhat akin to McLaughlin and the first two Mahavishnu Orchestra albums. In both cases, they made their intense all-out statement, and then what to do for the rest of the career? Everything else will suffer by comparison. Quote
Shawn Posted June 9, 2008 Author Report Posted June 9, 2008 Someone told me once that Kottke's style was very demanding physically and after the first couple albums he basically couldn't play for awhile (damaged tendons or something), he then had to basically re-learn how to play and that changed his style for his later albums. Not sure if it's true or not but it's a good story.... I've heard some later albums that didn't really thrill me...but that first one. WOW! Otherworldly. Quote
7/4 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 I think he had to get rid of the fingerpicks. . Quote
WD45 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 Someone told me once that Kottke's style was very demanding physically and after the first couple albums he basically couldn't play for awhile (damaged tendons or something), he then had to basically re-learn how to play and that changed his style for his later albums. Not sure if it's true or not but it's a good story.... I've heard some later albums that didn't really thrill me...but that first one. WOW! Otherworldly. Yep, that first one set the bar. Awesome. Quote
Neal Pomea Posted June 9, 2008 Report Posted June 9, 2008 FWIW, Fahey claimed his best guitar playing was on Fare Forward Voyagers. See these notes at the Fahey Files: http://www.johnfahey.com/pages/ffv2.html Quote
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