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Overproduced is a term I often find myself using with regards to music, but I don't hear that with Timmons. I think it's produced perfectly. Whether it's too clean, or should be grittier is a matter of personal taste, but I wouldn't change a thing. In fact, I think he has the best tone of any current instrumental guutarist. (Move over Eric Johnson)
I once saw Buddy Guy so thoroughly smoke Eric Johnson on stage that Eric ripped the plug out of his guitar and walked without a word. Apparently Buddy was upset Eric had higher billing at the festival. It was a thing to behold.
At the awesome "Experience Hendrix" tour last year, EJ blew the audience away. He and KWS were the highlights. KWS is fantastic live, so much better than studio albums. But that goes for pretty much all blues guitarists. Buddy Guy was entertaining and humorous, but his playing was very sloppy and erratic, not in the same realm as EJ or KWS. BG came across as the legendary old guy who can still kinda play. Zakk Wylde was ridiculous in both good and bad ways.
Yeah, I'm not sure I get the "it should be grittier" idea. More distorted? Sloppier?Timmons tone is phenomenal. I actually think he nails a perfect balance of clean and overdriven tones.
Yes, cery much in the same ballpark as EJ. Both have impeccable taste and tone. Timmons does have some vocal stuff but I avoid it.
You could say the same about virtually any modern music. Obviously there have been countless great instrumental guitar players long before Timmons. Look at my user name. I don't necessarily consider Timmons to be groundbreaking, but he's an exceptional guitar player. I don't think a guy who recently recorded an all instrumental guitar version of the Sgt. Pepper album has any problem acknowledging the great musicians that came before him.
He is. Has a new album currently being released track by track, due out in August I believe. He's another tone monster. Looking forward to seeing him headline a local blues festival this fall.
Yeah this was approx 1990. BG was still going strong at that time. Saw him a couple years ago and it was pretty much as you describe.
And you'd be wrong. Have you ever listed to Booker T. and the MG's? Now that's good instrumental music.
Obviously you're entitled to your opinion, but the way you arrive at it strikes me as odd. Using your logic, the only singer you could possibly like is the first person who ever sang, because everyone after that was just doing something that had already been done. How "inventive" can someone be when singing? I suppose you may have finally been wowed by the first person to use auto tune.
Wow, thank you for this. I love it. Looking forward to listening to more of Julian Lage. Any recommendations as to which album(s) to start with?
