At a festival, a guy who had learnt the arpeggiated chordal accompaniment asked me to solo on accoustic over his playing. I was basically a beginner. It was a ludicrous impossibility to remotely approach the beauty of Hazel's solo never mind on accoustic guitar. Soaring, transportative genius.
Amazing that radio station would play that, but that story is exactly why having radio was so important. I used to throw that on the jukebox regularly at this very large college bar I used to spend too much time i during the early 90s—a total palate cleanser no one ever knew what to do with...Hazel should be remembered as easily as Hendrix, way more than a hack like Clapton, or any other guitarist that gets the treatment that 'guitar gods' do. A song like 'Lampoc Boogie' is Exhibit A for how me on how that dude just flowed from his fingers.
Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment. I completely agree. With exception to certain music circles, Eddie is criminally underrated and should be as much a household name as Jimi. 'Rest in P' is a fantastic posthumous release (but hard to find). I believe the more accessible 'Jams from the Heart' pulls from the former, but changes a few of the song titles (like Lampoc Boogie).
Regarding WMMS FM, super cool, right? It helped cement the image and reputation of Cleveland as one of the great music cities in the US.
Absolutely breathtaking and gorgeous. The audience had no idea what they were about to experience but they were blessed and graced by a brilliant genius who bestowed upon them a creative gift they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Nick Drake's deceptively minimal, yet beautifully complex guitar playing on 'Road' never fails to bring tears to my eyes. I wrote about this beautiful song a couple months ago:
At a festival, a guy who had learnt the arpeggiated chordal accompaniment asked me to solo on accoustic over his playing. I was basically a beginner. It was a ludicrous impossibility to remotely approach the beauty of Hazel's solo never mind on accoustic guitar. Soaring, transportative genius.
Amazing that radio station would play that, but that story is exactly why having radio was so important. I used to throw that on the jukebox regularly at this very large college bar I used to spend too much time i during the early 90s—a total palate cleanser no one ever knew what to do with...Hazel should be remembered as easily as Hendrix, way more than a hack like Clapton, or any other guitarist that gets the treatment that 'guitar gods' do. A song like 'Lampoc Boogie' is Exhibit A for how me on how that dude just flowed from his fingers.
Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment. I completely agree. With exception to certain music circles, Eddie is criminally underrated and should be as much a household name as Jimi. 'Rest in P' is a fantastic posthumous release (but hard to find). I believe the more accessible 'Jams from the Heart' pulls from the former, but changes a few of the song titles (like Lampoc Boogie).
Regarding WMMS FM, super cool, right? It helped cement the image and reputation of Cleveland as one of the great music cities in the US.
Absolutely breathtaking and gorgeous. The audience had no idea what they were about to experience but they were blessed and graced by a brilliant genius who bestowed upon them a creative gift they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Nick Drake's deceptively minimal, yet beautifully complex guitar playing on 'Road' never fails to bring tears to my eyes. I wrote about this beautiful song a couple months ago:
https://michaelfell.substack.com/p/aiming-for-the-heart?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2