Ron.M -> RE: Van Halen and Terremoto (Jan. 22 2004 20:08:45)
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LOL! Tom, I was over egging things a bit last night due to certain moderating brain functions being temporarily unavailable because of demasiado plonk! LOL! No, really, Ben Woods is a really good player. I heard a couple of his clips about two years ago, where he was just playing straight flamenco guitar and I was very impressed. He's a very talented and creative guy that's without question. But to me his Flametal clip just sounds like Rock music. I can't hear any Flamenco. When I put on El Capullo and Diego Amaya, I hear Flamenco instantly. When I put on Gerardo Nuñez, I can tell he is an ace Flamenco guitarist, and even in his "off the wall" creations, I can still hear that Flamenco sound, although I'm not crazy about his music. But when I heard Ben's mp3, I just heard Rock music. I tried to download Jason McGuire's videos, but couldn't get them to work. (?) To be fair, I think there is no way that you are going to earn any kind of a living being an American "straight" flamenco player in the U.S. So I wish Ben all the luck with his venture, but I would be lying if I said I found it exciting or stimulating in any sort of Flamenco way. I suppose what was getting to me last night is the way the label Flamenco is used so freely these days. Even if there is a rider on the cover saying that "this is not Flamenco". Well why bother even bringing the word up in the first place? I agree with Estela's statement that if everything is Flamenco then nothing is. The word loses all of it's meaning. cheers Ron
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