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BarkellWH
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 RE: Gerardo Nunez - Logos (in reply to Bulerias2005)
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I'm gonna bump up the thread now and a few more times if necessary
I think you made your point, Daniel, that Gerardo Nunez is one of your favorites. Nevertheless, to keep flogging the point and to admonish Foro members multiple times for not weighing in with as much excitement as you is a bit much. I think we all like and admire Gerardo's playing. A crucial lesson one learns in life, however, is that our particular passions are not always shared with equal intensity by others. Best to pursue one's passion without expecting others to follow suit. Just enjoy Gerardo's latest.
Cheers,
Bill
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Date Jun. 22 2016 14:09:44
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Bulerias2005
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RE: Gerardo Nunez - Logos (in reply to BarkellWH)
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I'm gonna bump up the thread now and a few more times if necessary
I think you made your point, Daniel, that Gerardo Nunez is one of your favorites. Nevertheless, to keep flogging the point and to admonish Foro members multiple times for not weighing in with as much excitement as you is a bit much. I think we all like and admire Gerardo's playing. A crucial lesson one learns in life, however, is that our particular passions are not always shared with equal intensity by others. Best to pursue one's passion without expecting others to follow suit. Just enjoy Gerardo's latest.
Cheers,
Bill
Hi Bill, I am not expecting people to "weigh in with as much excitement as me," and my choice to bump the thread up has nothing to do with my particular passions or wanting them to be shared by others; the fact that my passions are not shared by the majority of the population is a lesson I've learned many years ago, and something I've come to terms with. ;) In this case, though, I think it is sad when a new work by a guitarist of Gerardo Nunez's caliber goes essentially unnoticed. I'm flogging the point not because I expect others to like the release, but at the very least it deserves some recognition and support, especially in light of Nunez's injury and apparent progress in improving his technique.
You also make an interesting point in that "we all like and admire Gerardo's playing" -- I agree, and that's why it's all the more surprising that essentially nobody responded to this thread, which made me think that perhaps it just went unnoticed since discussions were going on in other threads. None of my bumps in this thread constitute an admonishment, either; simply surprised at the lack of support, which has nothing to do with the fact that Nunez is one of my favorites. I'd be equally surprised and upset if a release by a prominent guitarist who was not one of my favorites went unnoticed, because I know the sort of work that goes into recording/producing an album.
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Date Jun. 22 2016 15:00:25
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Ricardo
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RE: Gerardo Nunez - Logos (in reply to Bulerias2005)
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In this case, though, I think it is sad when a new work by a guitarist of Gerardo Nunez's caliber goes essentially unnoticed.
Few people love and respect Gerardo as a player, teacher, composer, and person as I do. I wasn't going to make much more issue about but I have to say a couple things, and it is not comfortable to say them honestly. First of all, you keep saying this is a "new work", there is nothing new about it at all. Further it is not a "best of" simply as we hear rehashed compositions, rather, it is what is left among his repertoire he can actually PLAY. A proper "best of" would include his beloved large body of fast Buleria compositions that are driven by his (now completely gone) devastating arpeggio technique. Sadly, I don't notice any change what so ever with his technique on this recording. It's the same as it was since 2010. I watched the decline first hand happen slowly since 2008. It is quite scary. To make things worse, certain media have proclaimed Nuñez performances that once were cold technique displays to have somehow upgraded to be "More flamenco" and more spirited than the past. This is nonsense. I admit his last album had new music and while revealed problems with his technique, actually contained new material that I found and still find inspiring. So for what it's worth, the latest offering is yet another "jazzpaña" type fusion of his old music, a side project collaboration. Hope he gets all new stuff together for the next recording.
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Date Jun. 22 2016 22:02:10
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Bulerias2005
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RE: Gerardo Nunez - Logos (in reply to Bulerias2005)
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Thanks for all the comments, guys. I am clearly not asking for agreement here, just a livelier discussion. I fully recognize that this isn't a quote-unquote "new" work -- by that I simply meant a new release. Yes, the relative lack of new material is disappointing. I have not read anything about Nunez's performances now being more emotional, but that's completely ridiculous and falls into the category of "that player is too technical, so he plays without emotion". Nunez was always a very technical AND emotional player... now sadly his technique is nowhere near where it once was. However, to me, the level of polish here is significantly higher than on Travesia. I am not solely referring to technical ability but also to mistakes and note buzzing and even the guitar being tuned (on the introduction of Travesia's opening track, Nunez's guitar is clearly NOT in tune which right away seemed to send a clear message... almost like he couldn't care enough even to tune his guitar properly).
I will agree that this is more a side project than a mainline release, but I've enjoyed Ulf's work for many years, so this collaboration was a pleasant surprise. That being said, I am not surprised that the reception isn't great -- this is predominantly old material, and again, it IS undeniably a side project. I too hope that Nunez's next album has new music.
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Date Jun. 25 2016 18:20:49
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