I feel this is a constantly evolving subject with me. I want to know who got you to pick up your instrument? For me I was huge into Hendrix and Led Zep at the time. My guitar playing is mainly bluesy because of this. I became very interested in Ani Difranco shortly thereafter and so a lot of folk has found itself into my playing as well. Kellar Williams, Mark Knopfler, Radiohead, Nirvana, Tool, STP, RATM.. I could go on for quite a while. Just list a few, would ya? I would say I've been listening to more bluegrass and folk type music here recently than anything else. edit: also AIC, Toadies (Toadies are great live)
For rock and blues: Hendrix Clapton from Cream Van Halen RUSH Robin Trower(see avatar) Stevie Ray Vaughn Dave Murray from Iron Maiden Eric Johnson Albert Collins Buddy Guy B.B. King Too many to list...and that's just rock and some blues. Jazz: (which I also like and also play a lot of) Pat Martino Pat Metheny Mike Stern Wes Montgomery Joe Pass John Coltane Miles Davis Charlie Parker etc. etc. etc. etc.... =D
Yeah, I like Brubeck a lot as well. I used to have this old guy, like 85 years old, who used to work for me as a cashier. When he was young he was the head recording engineer at "Colombia records" in Manhattan. This was in the golden days of Jazz. All of the biggest names in Jazz recorded there. Most of the greatest jazz albums in history were recorded there, All of Miles Davis' greatest albums, all of Coltranes greatest albums, all of the great horn players, Nat King Cole, Wes Montgomery, Chick Corea, Brubeck, Sinatra, Tony Bennet " on and on and on, all the best ones were made there before they sold to CBS. He was the freakin' head recording engineer on 'Kind of Blue"! =) He created sounds that these guys used as their signature sounds throughout their whole careers. He was instrumental in creating the echo effect. He got it by putting a microphone in the stairwell of 'Colombia Records" =)....and he was a freakin' cashier at my store! LOL! I couldn't believe it. He was just old and retired and liked to keep busy. He was like that. He lived in the area. He was a really great, honest, nice man. He never had a bad thing to say about anyone besides Barbara Streisand=D, whom he had to record while he was there. She was a real b-otch. Needless to say, I didn't get any work done when he was there. =). I would just talk to him and ask him questions for hours on end...all day. His name is Frank Laico. You can see his name on many record credits from "Colombia". It has to be the original stuff and not the "remastered" stuff. They only put the remaster engineers name on there, which is totally lame. Anyway, just thought I'd share that with you since you brought up Brubeck. Not a lot of people can appreciate it. =D
My first musical impression was KISS. Terrible I know, but when I was a kid, my friends and I dressed like them and all took up playing various instruments. So I have to give them credit for me playing a singing. I don't listen to KISS anymore though. Looking back at some of their songs, it's really comical just how bad their lyrics were.
WHen I was developing as a player mymain influences were: ~ Steve Harris ~ Geddy Lee ~ Geezer Butler Now I listen to as many bassists as I can, just to soak up as much as I can.
When I got a little older, really liked Eric Johnson. In our High School Talent Show we played Cliffs of Dover.
My major influences growing up were: Guitar - Chuck Schuldiner (R.I.P), Jesper Strömblad, Jeff Loomis, Trey Azagthoth, Alexi Laiho Bass - Steve DiGiorgio, Alex Webster
I'm not a musician. I just play guitar for fun. But my first influence was Ace Frehley. My dad liked them so I got to hear them a lot when I was a kid. But at some point when I was in like jr high I heard Detroit Rock City and it was the proverbial light bulb moment. That got me into hard rock. Then I heard Van Halen and that kicked the door down in terms of opening me up to harder rock and metal. Eddie is probably my biggest influence. I just love how creative he was and how much fun he seemed to be having playing. After a few years of playing I finally discovered the likes of Pantera and Iron Maiden. Lately I've been learning as much Maiden as I possibly can. Its really fun to play. I also have some pop punk influence. When I was kid Green Day and The Offspring were really big. They turned me onto a band like Sum 41, which on a few albums blended pop punk with a metal sound. There is something about the simplicity of punk that I like.
If you play an instrument I consider you a musician. I only play for fun (ie. I don't get paid to do it) but I still consider myself a musician.
i've always loved music but 2 guys that made me say "i wanna rock" was bill ward and cliff burton..moreso cliff because the bass was not only easier to obtain for me back then but (atleast to me)also easier to learn. geezer was a major influence on my bass playing but what stuck out for me in sabbath was bills crazy drum style. theres been many more through time but those guys made me want to jam.
Preach it, brotha lucky!! I can honestly say that the reason I am playing bass right now is because of James Jamerson and Motown. My dad was always listening to oldies radio when I was a kid, and I always like the Motown songs the best, but only certain ones. Years later, I realized that those songs were the ones Jamerson played on and fed my soul through. Of course, being a french horn/low brass player first, I tend to gravitate to the McCartney style of melodic counter-melodies, but I can still lay a two-note groove like you wouldn't believe. Geddy Lee, Geezer Butler, Flea, Sting, Engin Tanis (Turkish player I know)- all have influenced me to some extent. I listen to just about anything and everything, and that's where my influence and inspiration come from. I can hear a car rattling along the highway and jam to that all the way home. Music is all around you in nature- you don't have to have a player playing an instrument to be influenced.
I hear ya, but there's just way too many to type, especially when you consider the time of day when I posted it. =D, but I do love Monk, among many others, so I didn't forget him.
Cool Dude! You must have been pretty good for a kid in order to play that tune. I hope you kept it going.
I was probably most inspired by one of my friends that played. It's so much better seeing someone do it live than just hearing it. Other than that I'm most influenced by O.A.R., and after that a ton of people like Eric Clapton, John Mayer, etc.
Me and a friend of mine just recorded a part of our first song. It's not really a song yet, but it's music and I thought I'd post it in here to see what you guys thought of it. It's not perfect yet and the lead was mostly just improv so there's some mistakes, but I would like to hear your thoughts I did the two leads, he did the chords http://www.sendspace.com/file/n0rez9
