tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785582.post3687127482583794837..comments2023-10-14T04:06:12.866-04:00Comments on Letters From A Tapehead: New Appetite?Sean Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515711172848590436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785582.post-33684843489975999092007-08-11T13:19:00.000-04:002007-08-11T13:19:00.000-04:00To Tim:I haven't checked this out yet. I must con...To Tim:<BR/><BR/>I haven't checked this out yet. I must confess that my exposure to Latin-based music hasn't been very expansive. My wife's a big fan of <B>The Gypsy Kings</B> and one of my favorite guitar records is <I>Friday Night in San Francisco</I> by <B>Al DiMeola</B>, <B>John McLaughlin</B>, and <B>Paco DeLucia</B>. If you haven't heard THAT one, you should check it out. I think you'll really dig it.<BR/><BR/>Would you consider <I>Rodrigo Y Gabriela</I> something as culturally shifting as <I>Appetite</I>, though? Do you think it has the potential to change the course of popular music?<BR/><BR/>To Les:<BR/><BR/><I>Nevermind</I> probably would've been my first response, but that was more or less the boom that shook things up. I'm thinking of <I>Appetite</I> as more of a match that unsuspectingly lit the fuse. It's possible that we won't recognize which album will duplicate the <I>Appetite</I> effect until years from now, but it's interesting to reflect on the last couple years and wonder if there's a change a' comin'. I really hope there is and that it's a change for the better.<BR/><BR/>Letters From A TapeheadSean Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515711172848590436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785582.post-35385899080879734352007-08-10T16:21:00.000-04:002007-08-10T16:21:00.000-04:00Might seem a little cliche but if I were to think ...Might seem a little cliche but if I were to think of anything I would have to say Nevermind. This took us away from ballad rock (that even GnR fell victim to) and finally once and for all killed hair metal and focused the limelight on the music. Might not be a technical masterpiece but was indeed that earth shaking where the fuck was this shit hiding moment rock was looking for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785582.post-52883130857939337982007-08-10T09:51:00.000-04:002007-08-10T09:51:00.000-04:00Has there been an album since that’s managed to cr...<I>Has there been an album since that’s managed to cross into otherworldly territory and reminded the public how guitars are REALLY supposed to be played?</I><BR/><BR/>this is not supposed to be an asshat, knee-jerk response, but I'm afraid it will come off as one. It also makes me feel my age.<BR/><BR/>Rodrigo Y Gabriela, <I>Rodrigo Y Gabriela</I>.<BR/><BR/>I've listened to a lot of rock records lately (I don't have a choice, seeing as I "just" discovered classic rock at 20), and you're absolutely right: numerous nameless 4-person and 3-person bands of guitar, bass, and drums can put out albums, all with fundamentally the same core ideas, but some just work better than others.<BR/><BR/>i can name some good old guitar rock that i've been enjoying, but this acoustic latin album has excited me more than anything in, well, 6 to 8 months.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933804841220826279noreply@blogger.com