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Patrick -> RE: "LIVE -IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!! (Sep. 21 2003 20:57:11)
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Merle,
Love the birds and water and the beginning! After the standing ovation at the end, did you come back for an encore?
What do you mean, I send you $220. The way I see it, you owe me $220, because I am forcing you to reach new highs. Education doesn’t come cheep! You like the way I turned that around? You can send the money direct or I take credit cards!
OK, because you recorded this for me, I get to critique it. Fair enough? I want to hear stronger rest strokes with your thumb. Got it!
Please do this for me. Take a thirty to forty second part of this piece and work on it until you can’t stand it (or me) anymore (which ever comes first). Strong thumb rest stokes, clean, hard arpeggios. Man, it’s flamenco. Show that guitar who is boss. I am telling you, I think it will help you immensely, because that force and energy will flow over to all of your other playing.
Personally, I like to play hard. Once you learn to play with energy, the whole piece just opens up. Am I making any sense. Do you always have to play hard? Not at all, but once you learn to play with power, you can back off and still be in control. Take PDL for instance. He has incredible power, but you don’t really hear it, but it’s available to him when he needs it.
OK, in one week, I want to hear that short piece with energy. Blow us away. Merle, you don’t know how close you are to becoming a really good guitarist!
Sorry to be so hard on you, but its tuff love baby!
Pat
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