Ben Woods on All Strings Considered

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Leñador

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Ben Woods on All Strings Considered

I don't love everything he does but some of it just really speaks to me. There's a bulerias at the end that's just right up my alley and it's probably cus I'm a metal head too but I love what he says about a lot of flamenco coming out now being mariconao.

http://www.scottwolfguitar.com/podcast.html

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rogeliocan

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

cool interview. Like and agree with a lot of stuff he says. His old music brought me back, somehow reminded me of Elegant Gipsy-Brand X days. They had a good drummer... good musicians. Hope he enjoys playing his new stuff... otherwise, it's the price of making a living.
Thanks for posting

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mark74

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

yeah i was attracted to flamenco because of my background as a fan of classic metal and classic goth...the phrygian scales and the dark atmosphere of those genres parallel with flamenco..in fact they probably draw a lot from flamenco, certainly more so than they do the blues

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Leñador

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

I think I'm really just stoked because I heard the names, slayer, sepultura, morbid angel, pantera, and megadeth in an interview with a flamenco player

This is gunna start happening more often watch.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 3 2013 7:54:45

Sr. Martins

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

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I think I'm really just stoked because I heard the names, slayer, sepultura, morbid angel, pantera, and megadeth in an interview with a flamenco player This is gunna start happening more often watch.

Woahhh!!!

Raining roots of the blessed who drag the waters of the reckoning day.

Downloading as soon as I get some wi-fi signal

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 3 2013 8:05:49

Flamencito

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

Thanks, nice listen while working :)

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 3 2013 8:47:06

shaun

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

I haven't listened to this yet but I'll try to get away with it while I'm working.

You should check out Sam Dunn's documentaries: Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Global Metal, and the Metal Evolution series. They take an anthropological view on the history of heavy metal. Definitely a good watch.

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Leñador

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

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You should check out Sam Dunn's documentaries: Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Global Metal, and the Metal Evolution series. They take an anthropological view on the history of heavy metal. Definitely a good watch.

I concur, great docs, I would only add to that "Get Thrashed" by Rick Ernst, best documentary about the history of thrash metal there is.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 3 2013 14:59:38

RibNibbler

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

Meatal

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daffeey

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

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ORIGINAL: Lenador

I think I'm really just stoked because I heard the names, slayer, sepultura, morbid angel, pantera, and megadeth in an interview with a flamenco player This is gunna start happening more often watch.

yeah - i started seeing this back a few years a go ala Rod and Gab

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 3 2013 16:30:49

Leñador

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

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yeah - i started seeing this back a few years a go ala Rod and Gab

Like Ben talks about in the interview, they're kind of like a gateway drug. I'll admit it, they were my introduction to "Spanishy sounding guitar" and it's not that I hate them now, it just kinda sounds like the same song over and over.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 3 2013 16:36:35

daffeey

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

Totally ~

I got burnt out after the second album. I prolly go see them at the Hollyoowd Bowl in July though. Its a nice venue for a summer show.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 3 2013 16:40:39

Leñador

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

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I got burnt out after the second album. I prolly go see them at the Hollyoowd Bowl in July though. Its a nice venue for a summer show.

They put on a decent show, I saw them at The Greek which was great, I may go to this Hollywood Bowl business too depending on ticket price.............

uh oh, gotta go, flamenco po po's gunna roll on me..........

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 3 2013 16:47:05

sig

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

" What you did was very spiteful, but it was also very brave and very honest and I respect you for doing that. But the content of what you said has made me hate you. So there's a layer of respect, admittedly, for your truthfulness, but it's peppered with hate. Hateful respect." Aldus Snow - Get Him To the Greek...

When I was a kid, I saw Jose Greco on TV and was blown away with the music and dance. It took me a long time to finally to get to Flamenco but on the way I learned how to play the guitar witih the help of friends and a buddy's brother who played in a hard rock group. My journey took me through hard rock and metal and I'm still a big fan of those genre's. As was mentioned earlier, I too loved A Headbangers Journey and feel there are many similarities between the styles...
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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 3 2013 21:08:26

Ricardo

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

Haha! On Saturday night guess who stopped
By my gig?
http://youtu.be/o3c3Gp56XFA

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 8 2013 19:45:06

RibNibbler

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Ricardo)

Bromance

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 8 2013 19:50:10

Leñador

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

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Haha! On Saturday night guess who stopped
By my gig?

That awesome!!!!!! Very jealous of the people standing around...........
What city was this?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 8 2013 19:54:55

Ricardo

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

My gig at a tapas bar in Alexandria Virginia
Ben was doing a clinic for cordoba guitars
That was the bartender at the end yelling
For everyone to get out it was like 2am

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 8 2013 20:09:09

Leñador

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

That's awesome......very cool moment.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 8 2013 20:58:49

Ricardo

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to RibNibbler)

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ORIGINAL: RibNibbler

Bromance

well, we both use cordobas on occasion, but I like nicaraguan food, he likes mexican.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 9 2013 1:43:17

RTC

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Ricardo)

Like that video.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 9 2013 2:48:28

mark74

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to Leñador)

Ronnie James Dio?

I prefer your music Ricardo, but he's right about Mexican food, it f*cking rules

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 9 2013 2:55:27

Ricardo

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RE: Ben Woods on All Strings Considered (in reply to mark74)

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ORIGINAL: mark74

Ronnie James Dio?

I prefer your music Ricardo, but he's right about Mexican food, it f*cking rules

close, it was I am a Viking by Yngwie Malmsteen....a metal classic.

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