How about Martin Taylor any of the Linn recordings are good listening and also Hot Club of San Francisco I have heard them on Clarity however there is a new one out on Reference Recordings that sounds very open and clean they seem to be staying with HDCD. |
Immortal NICK DRAKE / Pink moon ...fabulous sound and lyrics... |
I have Jorma Kaukonen w/Tom Hobson "Quah" on right now and can barely remember what I was stressed out about when I put it on.I like Doc Watson too |
3 Guitars from Chesky Records with Larry Coryell,Badi Assad,and John Abercombie. Excellent recording and good guitar work. |
I second Don Ross - especially "This dragon won't sleep"
Also, Leo Kottke is a genius! |
A big-time second to Abucktwoeighty's recommendation of Kelly Joe Phelp's Lead Me On. |
Kelly Joe Phelps "Lead Me On" |
I recently discovered Antonio Forcione. Great acoustic guitar music from Naim label. I would recommend "Tears of Joy" and "Dedicato" which both I have. |
John Renbourns 'The lady and unicorn', 'Hermit' and ; 'Sir John alot'. |
Nils Lofgren on his CD "Acoustic Live". Incredible guitar and an amazing live recording. I agree with Stehno that the track "Keith Don't Go" is outstanding. A reference track for high end hi fi. |
I have to say that "Keith Don't Go" by Nil Lufgren (sp) Live Acoustic CDis one of the most outstanding acoustic guitar performances I've yet heard.
Anybody and everybody who's heard it seems bowled over by the performance. |
Patty Larkin, "Regrooving the Dream" |
Get Dominic Frasca's "Deviations" ... claimed to have been performed "on solo guitar in real time with no loops, overdubs, or other instruments" ... all done on the first and only take. You will be left speechless. |
You absolutely must hear the cd "Guitar Fingerstyle" on the Narada Lotus label.I know what youre all t hinking: hmmmmm,Narada=New Age. A few cuts are, but not all-judge after you listen! Beautifully recorded, many different guitarists and styles, and in the liner notes they tell you what guitar was used as well as a short blurb on each artist. No classical!--Mrmitch |
Ray's mention of Alison Krauss brings up Jerry Douglass, her band's primary soloist (dobro & acoustic guitar). He has a set on her live cd that is terrific and is - I think - available on SACD, if you have that capability. His solo records are great too.
My choice for "underrated" acoustic guitar goes to Marshall Crenshaw. He's always been an A List songwriter, but he's quietly become a stunningly good player over the years. Check out his Greatest Hits Live Acoustic (or something to that effect). It's a $5 cut-out that has amazing music, played amazingly and pretty well recorded, to boot.
If you can find Richard Thompson's live "2 letter words", it also fits the above description - although Thompson is hardly underrated. He's merely the best (or close to it) and pretty well known as such.
Good Luck,
Marty |
I'm surprised that Ed Gerhard is not mentioned in this thread. His "Live Album" is an excellent recording. "Luna" as well. |
here are some guitarist i think are the best.bill mize-coustin,adrian legg on electric guitar emmylou harris, with daniel lanois on electric guitar, lanois also played on u2 joshua tree,m, john hammond-new morning dvd,, dylan unplugged dvd with great sound quality,bert jansch, dan crary,bill frisell-with dave holland and elvin jones (frisell has much good music, electric guitar),esteban-enter the heart,michael hedges-oracle,nils lofgren-acoustic live (great cd),satriani(electric), who-royal albert hall (dvd thats great),gretchen hanover-bow and cello (the cello has the best sound of any cd i have heard),ry cooder-meeting by the river,all of the above are in their fifties, odd isnt it.keith urban-livin right now (URBAN IS YOUNG),KEITH L COOPER-sacred dance (YOUNG GUY WHO STRUMS WITH BOTH HANDS AT ONCE,don baker- duckin and divin (worlds best harmonica player),penguin cafe orchestra-penguin cafe orchestra (small fantastic orchestra),george winston- december (get twentieth anniversary edition, great remaster, great piano), on yuoutube watch, vanessa mae-great violin,john denver, dylan,buddy rich (drums),jimi hendrix, harpo marx (worlds greatest harp player),ravi shankar- at monterey pop, canon byparchebel,canon in d, xuefei yang-joaquin(beautiful woman, worlds elite),lijie- carlo(another unbelievable girl guitarist), malaguena- spanish guitar cd,rachmaninov plays rachmaninov,harp canon in d,askynard freebird pt. 2,lofgren-keith, lofgren- blue,satriani-flying,penguin cafe, deliverence-dueling,lisa lynne and celtic,new canon rock,chapdelaine-requerdos (fantastic guitar), danza biancha (fantastic guitarist),erik mongrain-airtap (unbelievable guitar),shimabukuro-while my guitar (great guitar) there you have it, the worlds best guitarists |
Luka Bloom
Michael Hedges
Jorma
Al Dimeola et al Live in San Francisco |
Pehare,
You are the first person I've run into within these forums that knows who Jack Williams is. Really happy there is another fan here! I've been a big Jack fan for years now, I've probably seen him a dozen times live. He's an amazing player.
Cheers,
Z |
I second the Don Ross, particularly 'Huron Street'. Stellar performance and very good recording. This belongs in any finger picker lovers collection. |
Cruz123, thanks the Bryan Sutton is excellent. looking forward to David Grier. these threads are what it's all about...thank you everyone! |
Tony Rice - "Unit of Measure"
Doc Watson & David Grisman - "Doc & Dawg"
Bryan Sutton - "Ready to Go"
David Grier - "Lone Soldier"
I'll put these four guitarists up against anybody.
Enjoy! |
I'll 2nd Jack Williams, eternity & main
Tony Rice, Backwaters |
I play and listen to mostly acoustic fingerstyle music. I also own a high end acoustic guitar shop.
I have attached a link to a great resource for acoustic music.
www.acousticmusicresource.com
I have no affiliation with them.
Mike |
California Guitar Trio - Rocks the West |
Awsome thread guys yallhave hit on one of my favorite styles. And my I make a second motion for Clapton Unplugged. |
These are mostly bluegrass/jazz/folk type stuff, but all excellent:
1)Anything by Jerry Douglas, but esp. "Slide Rule"
2)Anything by Jack Williams - "Eternity and Main" and "Winterline" are his best, IMO. Folk player, incredible picker
3)I second Tommy Emmanuel - try "The Day the Fingerpickers Took Over the World" This is with Chet Atkins
4)Anything by or with Doc Watson
5)David Grisman - "The David Grisman Quintet"
Z |
Jesse Cook, Marc Antoine, Peter White, and Adrian Legg. Most of this is Nylon String stuff. For steel try Kitaro Oshio. |
Steve Howe's CD called Natural Timbre....lots of acoustic guitar/ |
Try Willie Nelson's new CD, "It Always Will Be"
Beautiful |
Check out The Pentangle. It's a quintet from the 70s led by John Renbourn and Bert Jansch both incredible acoustic players. It includes a great female vocalist (Jacqui McShee), stand up bass,and drummer.
I suggest starting with "Sweet Child" - it's a double cd, part live recording. "Cruel Sister" is also good. "Basket of Light" too. The recordings are all excellent. |
Some "seconds" and some new ones. Seconds for Hot Tuna, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman (together), and Friday Night in San Fran. NEW - Jonas Hellborg, Bill Frisell. Hellborg plays bass, but he has a couple all-acoustic albums (with guitar and drums) that are incredible. Look for Octave of the Holy Innocents, and Zenhouse. Octave features Michael Shrieve (of Santana fame) and Buckethead (from Praxis, GnR for five minutes, and now with Les Claypool). Bill Frisell is a jazz guitarist who is amazingly versatile. Try Nashville and Ghost Town for acoustics. Also recommended - Good Dog, Happy Man. Hope this helps, & Enjoy! |
i love doc watson, especially on recordings when you get some verbal interaction between cuts. the first "will the circle be unbroken" comes to mind. sounds like such a cool guy. |
i also like Doc Watson ,,,great stuff,,,,,, |
Doc Watson's "intrumentals". Great cd. |
If you're in to more rock-oriented stuff, you might try J Mascis' "Martin & Me." He's typically a loud heavily-distorted indie rocker, but that album is just him and an acoustic guitar, live. You might want to listen to some samples on cdnow.com before you buy though. He's got a croaky voice...definitly not for everyone. |
-Dave and Tim "Live at Luther"
-Dispatch "Gut the Van"
-Bela Fleck and the flecktones(the banjo is the main focus of this one)
-Elliott Smith is also pretty decent |
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Tenacious D. This is actor Jack Black's group, but the guitar playing and the vocals are quite good. Some of the tracks are full rock band, but most are acoustic based.
There are many "in between" tracks of just talking, but it's pretty funny if crude (Think, The Man Show). It's pretty "adult," though, so if you have children, you might want to go with headphones.
Admittedly, it's not for everyone, but I put it under the guilty pleasure category.
Have fun!
John |
A couple of great jazz guitar selections:
Joe Pass, Viruoso (XRCD 20-Bit remastering) - fantastic recording - beautiful music.
Marc Ducret, Detail (this one's more of an improv performance so don't go for it if you aren't into it...the recording is stellar!)
Marco |
I'll second the suggestion for Michael Hedges. |
Don Ross has an amazing 96/24 that he did to showcase some speakers { Huron Street}for a Speaker company. I think you will find any of his stuff to be amazing. The top three in my opinion are Huron Street, This dragon wont sleep here anymore and "Leather Loaded moonroof" |
Great thread. Any recording by Tony Rice as well as David Grisman.Gotta have Leo Kottke in the collection. I can't forget about John Prine either. |
Raytheprinter, I'll look for the "bluegrass sessions"...looks like a great compilation, but I hope it was also released on CD. You must have some great memories from the 70's of ARS. |
Steve Hackett - 'Bay Of Kings', 'Sketches Of Satie'
Liona Boyd - 'Persona', and many classical, new age cds |
Dem,i lived in atl. 78,79, lived 2 blocks from the bass player from ARS,saw them live a few times,great band!barry baily is excellent!!! def. underrated,,im going to have to look for "partly unplugged" should bring back some good memories,back then i was a 17 yr old starving musician with more hair than brains lol,, i have a dvd a called "the bluegrass sessions" tales from the acoustic planet vol 2,,,bela fleck,jerry douglas,tony rice,vassar clements,earl scruggs and a few more great musicians.exc.music and recording! |
Acoustic Alchemy
Tino Izzo
Greg Chaquico (sp?)
Luciani |
I'll suggest Atlanta Rhythm Section's "Partly Plugged", another recording that is quite well recorded and brings back great memories. ARS's unplugged compilation commemorated their 25th anniversary. Barry Baily's acoustic lead guitar work is fluid and dead on in the acoustic arrangements of their hits. |
allison krouse,,lots of acoustic instr. well recorded |
hot tuna- jorma kakounen (guitarist from jefferson airplane)
from rags to riches- leo wynjkamp jr.(folk/traditional)
blind blake- everything (ragtime/blues)
richard gilewitz- similar to leo kotke, but very lyrical |
