Dingwall
Thought it may be an interesting thread as I am sure we have all had players we didn't get or even actually disliked only to discover their magic later! The 3 that stand out for me are:
1) jimi Hendrix - I grew up in the widdly 80`s and didn't think he was worth all the fuss, also couldn't get on with 60`s guitar production etc. It took a while but I certainly get it now!
2) Slash - was put off by all the fuss and didn't think he compared to the guys I was listening too. Only really started appreciating him in last 5 years and really enjoy his tone and feel now!
3) Steve Stevens - didn't like the billy idol sound and wrote him off. Watched a recent live show the other day and was really impressed by his playing,sound and versatility. Had to eat my words...
Any players that you have had to make a u-turn on?
Bob-Dubery
There's a few for me where I made the U-turn the other way.
But....
Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan. I have long liked the original Mac, but I'd thought it was a one pony show. WRONG! That live Fleetwood Mac album I've been listening to shows that the band had a potent, three-pronged attack. Those two guys have gone hugely upwards in my estimation recently.
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. My introduction to Steely Dan was the Royal Scam. The next album of theirs I heard was their first one, Can't Buy A Thrill. It was all so different - the songs, the production, having an actual band instead of a huge compliment of top notch session players. And, of course, there's a very famous Elliot Randall solo on that album. But as time went by and I heard more of the early Dan I started to enjoy "The Skunk" more and more. In fact the penny really dropped with an album he was on after the original Steely Dan band fell apart. That album was the Doobie Brothers' Living on the Fault Line. So different from the classic Doobies sound, and Baxter shines on that. Then I started picking up on the early Dan and noticing the jazzy pedal steel playing and the slightly obnoxious guitar solos. "My Old School" is now one of my most reliable guitar thrills.
RJN
Yngwie Malmsteen and John Mayer
Chocklit_Thunda
John Mayer.... Always thought he was a pansy artist for girls... Then I actually listened to him (because of a girl...) and I was actually blown away! Maaaaad skill
guidothepimmp
Jack white
Zakk wylde
vic
Most jazz guitarists eg. Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Herb Ellis.
I always knew these guys had a special skill but only now that I'm trying to get into this genre, do I realise how incredibly good and skillful these players are/were...not everyone's cuppa...wasn't mine either...but time changes many things...including appreciation of different musical genre.
BluJu
Jack White and John Mayor
Arno-West
Carlos Santana......mmmmm...nope. Still can't stand him. Sorry. Almost saw the light.......... Not.
Attila
Al Di Meola Funny I bought one of his albums in the early 80's "Passion, Grace & Fire" featuring John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía, which I liked.
My mates thought it was too latino "psychedelic" so I packed it away and still have the record. Then only recently started listening to his stuff ....
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BluJu
Arno West wrote:
Carlos Santana......mmmmm...nope. Still can't stand him. Sorry. Almost saw the light.......... Not.
:roflmao:
Squonk
Amazing how John Mayer keeps coming up. I still don't get him, lovely tone but that's all for me :-[
Martin Simpson - disregarded him for many years - One of the finest acoustic guitarists today!
Martin Taylor - thought he was a wally, but was I wrong
Warren Haynes - what a player.
Flamencosaint
Believe it or not because of a few of Paco De Lucia's songs which I heard first before the good ones I despised him. never even bothered with the others until 1 day I heard I heard a song called "Almoraima"
After that day I listened to some more and realised he was the king!!
Kush
George Benson, he is not the greatest jazz guitarist ever or anything but I was pleasantly surprised to find what a good player he is in addition to the amazing vocals, it was after listening to a live perfomance of songs mostly from his "The ghetto" album along with some popular older songs.
John Mayer definitely, room for squares is a brilliant album, watched a snippet of a live studio recording of an acoustic version of Something Like Olivia and I quite enjoyed it. I thought he was a real "ladies' musician" till I saw him feature on one of EC's Crossroads concert.
Love the guitar work on neon see a live version below. He plays that lick with his thumb and forefinger in the original version, appreciated his skill when I had to learn it.
Bob-Dubery
Kush wrote:
George Benson, he is not the greatest jazz guitarist ever or anything but I was pleasantly surprised to find what a good player he is in addition to the amazing vocals, it was after listening to a live perfomance of songs mostly from his "The ghetto" album along with some popular older songs.
I don't know about world's greatest, but he's pretty good.
Because he had so many pop hits in the 70s and 80s, a lot of people might not even have realised that he could play guitar. I know people who went to see him at Sun City and came back saying "Wow! Did you know he plays GUITAR?"
singemonkey
I didn't really dislike him, but I was no real fan of '80s style rock guitar playing - I was all into the '60s and '70s people - but at some point I realised just how freakin' amazing Randy Rhoades was. It's a combination of his incredible chops with his wonderful melodic and rhythmic sense. His death was a real loss in the same sense as Hendrix's.
Similarly, Paul Gilbert. I don't really listen to his stuff much, but when you see and interview with him and realise what an awesome dude he is, you start listening to his guitar playing much more sympathetically.
singemonkey
Chabenda wrote:
Singemonkey ?
The monkey appears awful, but he grows on you ?
Wormwood
Watching the end of a thin lizzie concert in Australia was a bit of an eye opener to who Gary Moore was, there was an incredible chasm of talent between him and the other guy.
about a month ago i heard crazy train.. no actually listened to crazy train for the 1st time and was blown away by randy roads, I don't particularly enjoy that solo, but his rhythm fills and amazing sound.. and just the ease with which he pulls it all off.
yeah also paul gilbert. I really hated Mr. Big but after stumbling on one of his gear run downs and then a few workshops on youtube i realized how good he is, really nice guy too.
and , weirdly, Midge Ure is a crazy good and innovative guitarist.
Lethe
John Mayer and Joe Bonamassa...
