Comments on: Jimmie Vaughan - The Sound of Silence http://www.jsharrison.com/blues/2005/12/21/jimmie-vaughan-the-sound-of-silence/ Come on a journey through the world of the blues with me, Big D., the blackest man from Utah. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:53:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Ziggy Freud http://www.jsharrison.com/blues/2005/12/21/jimmie-vaughan-the-sound-of-silence/#comment-27 Ziggy Freud Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:57:18 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/blues/2005/12/21/jimmie-vaughan-the-sound-of-silence/#comment-27 Wasn't it Muddy Waters who once said something along the lines of: "If I could get away with playin' nothin' but slow blues, I'd do it. Slow blues is the best blues." Guys like Muddy and T-Bone could make a single well-placed note say as much as a hundred notes from mere mortal guitar god wannabes like me. I think Muddy was onto something. Stevie Ray Vaughan was a mighty force in the world of electric blues, but damn, he played too many notes. As good as he was, his music made my head spin. But I think it brought life back into the blues at a time when all the young guitar players in the world were listening to Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai. I've never listened to Jimmy much. Perhaps it's time I give it a try. Oh, and Jeff, thanks for bringing the blues blog back to life. Ultimately, this stuff is much more meaningful to me than life in Korea. ;-) Wasn’t it Muddy Waters who once said something along the lines of: “If I could get away with playin’ nothin’ but slow blues, I’d do it. Slow blues is the best blues.”

Guys like Muddy and T-Bone could make a single well-placed note say as much as a hundred notes from mere mortal guitar god wannabes like me.

I think Muddy was onto something.

Stevie Ray Vaughan was a mighty force in the world of electric blues, but damn, he played too many notes. As good as he was, his music made my head spin. But I think it brought life back into the blues at a time when all the young guitar players in the world were listening to Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai.

I’ve never listened to Jimmy much. Perhaps it’s time I give it a try.

Oh, and Jeff, thanks for bringing the blues blog back to life. Ultimately, this stuff is much more meaningful to me than life in Korea. ;-)

]]> By: marshall Lawrence http://www.jsharrison.com/blues/2005/12/21/jimmie-vaughan-the-sound-of-silence/#comment-26 marshall Lawrence Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:29:25 +0000 http://www.jsharrison.com/blues/2005/12/21/jimmie-vaughan-the-sound-of-silence/#comment-26 how true, How true... not many of the younger players understand this concept... but less is really more... and it is a difficult thing to learn, master and do... I enjoyed your write-up. Marshall how true, How true… not many of the younger players understand this concept… but less is really more… and it is a difficult thing to learn, master and do… I enjoyed your write-up. Marshall

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