Musings on the byways of popular culture
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I found the “Let it all out!” thread very interesting, and it clearly engaged others, too.
To generalise, those unhip but liked bits of music are all melodic and well-played, and rarely kick against The Man. So are we saying that received wisdom rock critic/ rock snob values (something is only good if it is obscure, unmelodic, ineptly played, and jolly cross) wrong? Are we post-NME and post-Peel? Do people now NOT say “I preferred their early stuff”?
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This week’s Friday Night Is Music Night thread is about those guitar players who make your heart sing. I’m not talking the million miles an hour merchants, the shredders, the let’s see your fingers bleed brigade. I’m after those melodic players who think about the song, who get in and get out, not outstaying their welcome.
No surprise that I’ll start with Tin Renwick I love Rennie’s playing – full of melody but spare, short solos with plenty of attack. I saw him with The Suths, in 1974, and he was Les Chiens.
So come on you lovely lot. Hit me with videos of your favourite pickers who fit the bill.
