Out of all the guitar players from the 60s-80s, who is the most canonically representative of the boomer playing style?
My bet is on David Gilmour, he plays slow as fuck , bends and plays Strats.
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Eric Crapton.
Brian May?
Me, an elder millennial, finding out that I used to (and still do) enjoy David Gilmour’s playing on a Stratocaster:
Hey man, like what you like. Don’t be ashamed of it. But if it’s generic as fuck, know it’s generic as fuck, and like it anyway.
That’s a little uncharitable. It wasn’t generic as fuck when he made that music. It became generic as fuck because so many people imitated it.
It wasn’t generic as fuck when he made that music. It became generic as fuck because so many people imitated it.
… the british invasion bands are famous for ripping off blues players. Even Rush (a canadian progressive rock band) put their heroes’ style of music as “American blues interpreted by british rock musicians”
EDIT : Also, I used the word “IF” to indicate that the judgement is up to you. I have not made it explicit, but I don’t actively hate this boomer stuff, and there’s some of it I enjoy from time to time. the post I made that you are replying to is meant to be an affirmation and encouragement of self confidence and accurate perception of reality.
… the british invasion bands are famous for ripping off blues players.
Does that make it generic tho? I can’t think of a lot of modern genres of music that haven’t been influenced by the Blues. I can even listen to metal and hear the influence. In fact, Angus Young said in an interview once ‘Hey I’m just playing 3 chord Blues really loud.’ A lot of the electronic music I create, draws inspiration from Blues and a lot of other genres.
If you like it, and it resonates with you, listen to it. It doesn’t make you or your music generic. Personally, there are not too many sub genres of music that I don’t like. Some that come to mind would be Pop Country, tho I do enjoy older country like Outlaw Country, etc. Mumble Rap would be another, even tho I really enjoy old school rap, east coast vs west cost, G-Funk, hip hop, etc. It’s not that those genres are crap music. I may be old, but I’m not that narrow minded. It’s just that those genres really don’t move me, and that’s what music has to do…move you. Perhaps if I were 50 years younger. LOL
Music is the window to the soul and everybody’s window has a different view.
I prefer expressive playing with unique chord voicings versus “shredding”. Technical ability combined with expressiveness is the zenith, but I much prefer “boomer” bends versus Polyphia-esque “Shreddy-Kreuger” guitar-neck masturbating, if it’s one or the other.
To me, it’s the equivalent of someone who brags about typing at 200 wpm, but makes no points, arguments, or revelations of new ideas in their content.
Brevity is the soul of wit, as they say, or even better: write tight.
If that’s a generic “boomer” take, then I suppose I should yell at my fellow xennials for eating Avocado toast and clown on the young Broccoli-haircuts for getting anxiety at answering a phone call or some other dumb shit.
I prefer expressive playing with unique chord voicings versus “shredding”. Technical ability combined with expressiveness is the zenith, but I much prefer “boomer” bends versus Polyphia-esque “Shreddy-Kreuger” guitar-neck masturbating, if it’s one or the other.
To me, it’s the equivalent of someone who brags about typing at 200 wpm, but makes no points, arguments, or revelations of new ideas in their content.
but it’s not “one or the other” though, and the problem is boomers shitting on music that is different than theirs. Just because one cannot hear a coherent idea in something doesn’t mean there aren’t worthwhile things there; that person just cannot perceive the ideas.
There is something distasteful about elder generations prejudicially dismissing new ideas, especially in such a subjective artform as music; in that sense, we can find common ground.
However, I am now 42. An elder millennial. I have been a player of instruments since childhood. I read and have composed music in western notation. I’ve been in a few touring bands. I’ve been around and played with virtuosic players. I’d like to think I’m half-decent myself.
At this point, technical ability or mastery of the instrument doesn’t matter to me anymore. Voices and lyrics are instruments too, so this goes for singers as well. If the selections of notes, harmonies, dynamics, <<and rests>> a player makes don’t evoke some sort of emotional response out of me (joy, sadness, laughter, nostalgia, fear, etc.), I’m just not impressed nor interested.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m discovering new music from younger artists and bands all the time, but what they have in common is that their music and musicianship expresses more than just their technical proficiency at their instrument; they’re showing me something that transcends the song.
“Boomer” bends from Gilmore on his strat live as a part of the entire soundscape of Pink Floyd’s albums, for the better. They’re triggers of ennui, nostalgia, and longing, with just a few notes. If you think his playing style is only about pentatonics, I don’t think we’re hearing the same thing.
But I do agree with a different commenter, in that the most “OK, boomer” guitarist is Ted Nugent, by a country mile, as they say.
Such a weird way to put the question. Your question has nothing to do with boomers. It’s who abuses their guitars the most.
If your question was actually who’s the most boomer guitar hero, the only answer would be Ted Nugent.
Your question has nothing to do with boomers. It’s who abuses their guitars the most.
Well, I’m posting in the music community. If I was posting in the sociology community, fair point.
There’s a boomer playing style?
yeah, slow and with boomer bends. Boxed Pentatonic. You are not allowed outside notes, and if you do, it has to be a bent blue note.
You know nothing about music.
… have you looked at some of the solos from that era? It’s mostly in some pentatonic with bends.
Huh. Well, TIL.
Here’s an article I found that seems to explain things pretty well, for anyone else just hearing about this.
Yeah, Tim’s statement was awesome because he straddled between the worlds of extended techniques & shred, and pop music collaborations. So the boomers and media , hungry for the next pop sensation wanted to get to him, and his frank explanation of , as the article you linked to put it , “the crutch” really got sand in their butts.
Which had a long time coming; even though the boomers played loud and distorted, as soon as you hit distortion any wilder than sabbath or played over 200bpm would CONSTANTLY sling mud about how it’s unexpressive junk, which is offensive to anyone enjoying or playing death metal, progressive metal or *shock horror* Technical Death Metal, combining the two and sometimes even adding JAZZ INFLUENCE! 😱
Thankfully headless, ergonomics guitars are becoming more and more mainstream, and these weird bands and playing styles are getting more recognition.
You are basically just ripping on the blues cos all the white guys appropriating it stuck with the same philosophy. And it’s Ted nugent. He’s the number one boomer asshole guitarist
Not really, I’m ripping on their attitude. I’m asking the question to know who the most typical player of their ilk is
I dig. I think I just like to shoehorn in ripping on Ted nugent any chance I get
