Paul Bruhns -> RE: Mario Escudero better than Sabicas (Jul. 31 2003 13:20:28)
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Andy: I listened to the Solea por cante and Alegria por cante, and I agree his compas is something to study. His mechanical techniques are flawless, and he doesn't fall into doing things in a repetative way, such as a certain rasgueado, or tremelo... if that makes sense? In other words, he does what the piece requires, without a lot of flash. But, I also listened to his Siguiryas por solo, and I thought it was too mechanical? Maybe that was a thing of the times, i.e., back in the day? It didn't seem to hang in the air enough for me. Still, I enjoyed listening to it, and I especially liked the introduction, it was kind of a contra-introduction, I thought... rather than slamming the A- Chord for 30 seconds, as most intros go in Siguiryas, he kind of flowed into the B-Flat... and I was like, wow, surprise... this is Siguiryas! Nice. Now, the Sabicas comment? I think they are different, so I could not say one is better than the other Good link too by the way, thanks Paul
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