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It is fantastic to be shown how and why a song is considered great. I have enough (music) theory to know what he's talking about--most of the time. Seems I'm prejudiced against a lot of modern music. While Mr Beatto shows why some of the Top Ten are excellent I find that my ears just don't want...

There's a world of difference between playing for free or being paid to play. Amateur players are very eager (in my experience) yet professionals simply lay it down in a solid and repeatable manner. Even if the pay was low you were good enough at it to demand money.

I learned of these beasts many years ago. I have enough trouble coordinating ten (oops. That's nine fingers)fingers playing on four strings perfectly. I don't understand how both hands operate entirely independently. Maybe I am simply developmentally disabled--or maybe one needn't be a genius to...

Rick Beatto What Makes This Song Great? Number 80 Kansas

James Taylor B.S.U.R.

You were playing professionally when you were in college? Have to doff the hat in your direction once again! And I don't know if a mere "Standard" would do. Such a plain Jane guitar. The thing maybe boils down to this? Fender and Gibson have different scale lengths. In other words the distance...

The Crystals Da Doo Run Run Phil Spector RIP? Gawd I love this song. Phil Spector, the producer of this amazing song and many more died from Covid-19 in prison yesterday. He was an unpleasant fellow and eventually a murderer. It's very difficult to hold both pictures in focus. He helped...

Richie Valens Donna

Ronettes Be My Baby Enhanced version

The Diamonds Little Darlin'

Hard to remember or believe that a Gold Top cost $300. Inexpensive was never a Gibson trait. Isn't it strange that two American guitar manufacturers dominated the world of popular music for so many decades and still do? Seems strange to me, anyway. The Koreans and Japanese make fine instruments...

The only president to be impeached twice. Too bad the fanatic fascist Republicans in the Senate will most likely refuse to convict the bahstage, again. It's kind of cool that Trump melted down and displayed his worst colors at the end of his term. Let there be NO confusion as to his complete...

I saw Charlie Watts but missed Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. Guilty as charged your honor! On Elvis Costello's first or second tour of the USA they played everything way too fast. It takes chops to be able to play fast, but a song's romance sure gets murdered. Oops...

Michael Nesmith Propinquity (I've Just Begun To Care)

Derek and the Dominos Layla Live 1984 Arggh. Tempo too fast.

Michael Nesmith Some Of Shelly's Blues

Speaking of stormy weather. You doin' OK with your river, Dan? It's raining like heck in the Puget Sound region, we have an atmospheric river pouring on us.

GE Smith Genius Compilation Wow, he is a player all right!

West, Bruce & Laing Slow Blues