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Tommy Emmanuel — Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag
Album: The Mystery
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Released: 2006
Length: 2:21
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 EdmoJoe wrote:
Too many notes, lost track of the music. Once again virtuosity over musicality.

 
Heheheh. 

Too many notes? Whaaat? This is simply *awesome* both from a virtuosity and musical perspective.  
Posted 10 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
Too many notes, lost track of the music. Once again virtuosity over musicality.
Posted 11 years ago by EdmoJoe    [ Reply ]
genial perfekt und gut yah man
Posted 11 years ago by mistabird    [ Reply ]

Yow-zah!


Posted 11 years ago by Kanuffen    [ Reply ]
..for aficiandos only, eh?..
Posted 11 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly wrote:
Okay, so there's something about part of the guitar at the beginning of this that sounds like the riff in the song "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend. Anyone else hear it, or am I just hearing things?
 
Yes, I hear hat too.
Posted 11 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]


I cringe at the idea of where he keeps that third hand...
Posted 11 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
IcouldplaythatbutIdontwanna...........
Posted 11 years ago by BikeCoachDave    [ Reply ]
No Way I think Chet Atkins is sitting in with him....LOL! {#Guitarist}
Posted 11 years ago by kh808    [ Reply ]
Got a chance to see him live a few weeks ago.  Incredible.
Plays bass, rhythm, melody and percussion all at the same time on one guitar.
you've got to see it in person to believe it.  Great show.
Short clip of one of his songs earlier that day. 
Tall Fiddler
First heard this song on RP as my  introduction to Tommy Emmanuel.
Wrote  down the name of the song and looked him up  when I heard it.
That happens a lot on RP,  Thanks Bill

Posted 12 years ago by Aural_not_Oral    [ Reply ]
re.  tarded.  holy smokes.
Posted 12 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
Holy moley ........................ this guy is friggin crazy go nuts good {#Good-vibes}
Posted 12 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
If you like the amazing technique on display here, check out Don Ross on any of his "heavy wood" albums.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Emmanuel has extraterrestrial guitar skills. I see people talk about missing the 'relates-to-me...'  touch in his music -that's the same reason I can't listen to Malmsteen or Satriani - well, that's why there are many genres of music (you can't expect much of these with, let's just say, ambiental music). It's not 'designed' to summon these emotions. I don't listen to to his music on daily bases too, but being a guitarist myself, I bow to the guy - 10.  {#Notworthy}
Posted 12 years ago by Reckoner978    [ Reply ]

Impressive!


Posted 12 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
I like feeling like this.
Posted 12 years ago by ralphf    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

People, you have GOT to watch this! The man is beyond amazing... Thank you, Calypsus_1.  I really think he's probably forgotten more about guitar than Eddie Van Halen ever learned. Awesome. {#Notworthy}
 

OMG, that is some rockin' guitar playing.  I just googled him to find out where I can see him live.   Totally awesome.  Thanks for the link.

Posted 13 years ago by 1120ralph    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:


"Guitar Boogie & Stevie's Blues" Live July 2006: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQhECkexmSI

 
People, you have GOT to watch this! The man is beyond amazing... Thank you, Calypsus_1.  I really think he's probably forgotten more about guitar than Eddie Van Halen ever learned. Awesome. {#Notworthy}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Day-am - my fingers hurt just from LISTENING to his playing. What a great talent - and I'd love to see video of him playing... Calypsus_1, where are you?? {#Mrgreen}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
That was amazing.
Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
I've listened to an awful lot of Tommy's music and seen him twice live. I'm a guitar tyro and my wife doesn't play at all. In a way Tommy has those songs that simply show off his unparalleled technical mastery (this song is an example, as well as "Guitar Boogie") and those songs that bring a level of feeling, emotion, and simple joy in the music. These brought my wife (a hip hop and R & B listener, mostly) to tears.

A few links to youtube videos of the latter type:

(Angelina, written for his daughter)
(Those Who Wait, my favorite)
(Since We Met)


Posted 13 years ago by RobRyan    [ Reply ]
Okay, so there's something about part of the guitar at the beginning of this that sounds like the riff in the song "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend. Anyone else hear it, or am I just hearing things?
Posted 13 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
 Sjaaks wrote:


Well... I play the guitar for about 2 years now... I know i catch on pretty quick but this is a totally different case. For this guy somehow the word guitarist isn't enough... It's really strange, it's more than just playing what he does, it's as if his hands/arms function in a total different way compared to any other guitarist... Technically i'd say (MHO) he's the best "guitarist" out there...
However, to me, such fast and complex pieces of music totally lose the feeling of the music behind it... It just gets on my nerves and after a couple of minutes i really need to hear something that communicates with me, not something that just launches hundreds of chord progressions and scales AT me...

So... Hearing a Tommy Emmannuel song every now and then is great, but no more than that for me....

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Excellent response. Very well-stated. I couldn't agree more.
Posted 13 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
 nate917 wrote:
I'd like to hear what all the guitarists out there think of this — technique, style, etc.  I like it, but I don't know enough about guitar to say something like "well, he's no Leo Kottke...."
 

Well... I play the guitar for about 2 years now... I know i catch on pretty quick but this is a totally different case. For this guy somehow the word guitarist isn't enough... It's really strange, it's more than just playing what he does, it's as if his hands/arms function in a total different way compared to any other guitarist... Technically i'd say (MHO) he's the best "guitarist" out there...
However, to me, such fast and complex pieces of music totally lose the feeling of the music behind it... It just gets on my nerves and after a couple of minutes i really need to hear something that communicates with me, not something that just launches hundreds of chord progressions and scales AT me...

So... Hearing a Tommy Emmannuel song every now and then is great, but no more than that for me....

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Posted 13 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
Shit,that's some fast fingers !   {#Guitarist}
Posted 13 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
 nate917 wrote:
I'd like to hear what all the guitarists out there think of this — technique, style, etc.  I like it, but I don't know enough about guitar to say something like "well, he's no Leo Kottke...."
 
He's a guitar wizard and great performer and entertainer. Saw him few years ago. Half of the audience were guitar players and they just stared at his fingers. He is like an ultimate genius and beyond reach of mere mortal guitar players.
Posted 13 years ago by Balthazar    [ Reply ]
Those are some wicked licks. Nice.
Posted 13 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]
Wow. Thanks for the smile you put on my face with that song! {#Yes}
Posted 14 years ago by robertwloch    [ Reply ]
I'd like to hear what all the guitarists out there think of this — technique, style, etc.  I like it, but I don't know enough about guitar to say something like "well, he's no Leo Kottke...."
Posted 14 years ago by nate917    [ Reply ]
Tommy has been around for so long you forget the body of work he has produced, he first went on the road at age 6 years..  Here is a transcript of a interview he recently did.  https://www.abc.net.au/talkingheads/txt/s1587113.htm 
Posted 14 years ago by Spud    [ Reply ]


"Guitar Boogie & Stevie's Blues" Live July 2006: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQhECkexmSI

Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Yee haw...This picked me up.
Posted 14 years ago by derekd    [ Reply ]
Yet ANOTHER artist I would never have heard if not for RP....

DAMN YOU, BILLG!  {#Roflol}
Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
 ick wrote:
A modern day Django Reinhart?  Quite possibly.
 
That's what I was thinking, sort a mix of Django and Chet Atkins.

Posted 15 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Damn Tommy Emmanuel and Roy Rogers in the same hour, Tommy is one of guitars biggest unknowns he just plays the crap out of a guitar Thanks Bill
Posted 15 years ago by stkman    [ Reply ]
wow, what a fine tune!
there is no other radiostation who can combine fingerpickin' guitar playing with AC/DC
only RP
RP rules!
Posted 15 years ago by bobcat1963    [ Reply ]
A modern day Django Reinhart?  Quite possibly.
Posted 15 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
incredibly talented guitar player  please play more...others from this album and other albums 
Posted 15 years ago by crazy    [ Reply ]
This is making me feel like I drank too much coffee.  Perhaps I did drink too much coffee.
Posted 15 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Pleasant enough.  6
Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]