RE: thumb upstrokes

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Ramon Amira

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Joined: Oct. 14 2009
From: New York City

RE: thumb upstrokes (in reply to Stu)

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occasioned by the necessity of doing the rasgueos up the neck where the strings are softer...)

Thanks for everyone's comments. I hope to include as much as possible. And as I go along I will solicit more on different players, present and past.

On an unrelated note with respect to the above quote, Sabicas himself frequently did exactly the same rasgueado in Bulerias. At about 1:50

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mark indigo

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Joined: Dec. 5 2007

RE: thumb upstrokes (in reply to Ramon Amira)

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Sabicas himself frequently did exactly the same rasgueado in Bulerias. At about 1:50

he was doing fine 'til that point,
then he sold out to showmanship gimmickry!

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Ricardo

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Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC

RE: thumb upstrokes (in reply to Ramon Amira)

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ORIGINAL: Prominent Critic

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That Pepe Romero bulerias is a complete joke. wow... Awful..

Todd –

It's extremely interesting to hear differing opinions on different players. I am presently writing a book on the history of flamenco guitar, and I'm trying to do something a little different here. I plan to interview guitarists and include contemporary commentary and opinions by people who play flamenco guitar about famous guitarists. It would be very helpful to me if you could explain what you feel was awful about that Bulerias. That's exactly the kind of commentary about today's guitarists that I hope to include in my book, along with contemporary thought about famous guitarists of the past, which would bring a fresh perspective on those guitarists. I think it will be something different and unusual.

Thanks –
Ramon

Regarding opinions, you may find this thread interesting. I find it unusual for people really into flamenco say something like "tomatito's bulerias doesnt' sound so good". Now I know you said you want flamenco players opinions, but I thought the opinions of Isaac in this thread were very interesting. He has not posted in a long time, he is a pro classical play, very advanced from what I heard. Not sure why I remember this so clear, but perhaps cuz when I have people ask what is indisputeable good flamenco guitar, I usually thing of Tomatito's bulerias as a clear example. Yet this guy did not really like it at all.

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=62870&appid=&p=&mpage=1&key=&tmode=&smode=&s=#63130

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