All of Chet's renditions were deceptively smooth. He was so good that he could play extremely hard pieces and they seemed to flow effortlessly...What an artist.
Do not let anyone fool you. I have studied this man in depth as well as his counter parts. CHET is the man. He was so versitile. I believe I am speaking for Tommy Jones, Doyle Dykes, Jim Reeves, Kirik Sands, Buster B. Jones, Jimmy Hendrix, Paul Yandell, Bill Clamp, John Knowles, Les Paul, Jimmy Page, & yes Steve Morse as well.
Do not get me right,,,I am a huge Chet fan,, I have more than 40 of his albums. But sometimes I fell "why can he not get a little wilder" Ofcorse it is a matter of taste.
Byut somehow, is seems like he is a little afraid of being just wild and free..
Listee to his 1947-1953 albums, and you will hear a wild, Chet Atkins.
BL, I totally agree. Chet was awesome in his own way, but his style left me wanting. although Chet is the better player, I much prefer Jerry's picking and style. A little simpler and not quite as elegant, but more "down-home" and "in-your-face."
The thing with Chet was, the way I see it, that he was afraith of loosing his job,,again. He often lost his job in the 1940ties. Then he began to play safe, meny of his albums byers were grandmuthers..nothing wrong with that,,But if you listen to his late 40ties and early 50ties you will hear a wild Man. It simply gets booring in listen to his safe play
Listen too Lenny Breau playing "The Claw" and you will know wat I´m talking abouth
I agree. I love the aggressive hillbilly attitude that came through in everything that Jerry played. It seemed like simple country picking, but it was always deeper than that.
To me, Chet's music is like a summer picnic with good friends. Jerry's music brings the beer and bbq. They were a great pair.
I am amazed that Chet pulled this off, because technically it is not his way of playing, meaning the intro and the popular lick and in my opinion it doesn't sound like him, but he did throw in some of his magic trademark in there as well, but not his best performance.
they call it the claw because the guitar technique is called the claw hammer technique because it looks like a claw when you are plucking the strings
G13fucksmeup420 2 years ago
i always prefer hearing chet play solo than with a band or backing behind him
his talent really shows!!!
shanehennessyguitar 2 years ago
All of Chet's renditions were deceptively smooth. He was so good that he could play extremely hard pieces and they seemed to flow effortlessly...What an artist.
navahogerman 2 years ago 2
Do not let anyone fool you. I have studied this man in depth as well as his counter parts. CHET is the man. He was so versitile. I believe I am speaking for Tommy Jones, Doyle Dykes, Jim Reeves, Kirik Sands, Buster B. Jones, Jimmy Hendrix, Paul Yandell, Bill Clamp, John Knowles, Les Paul, Jimmy Page, & yes Steve Morse as well.
billyclamp2 2 years ago
Do not get me right,,,I am a huge Chet fan,, I have more than 40 of his albums. But sometimes I fell "why can he not get a little wilder" Ofcorse it is a matter of taste.
Byut somehow, is seems like he is a little afraid of being just wild and free..
Listee to his 1947-1953 albums, and you will hear a wild, Chet Atkins.
breaulenny 3 years ago
BL, I totally agree. Chet was awesome in his own way, but his style left me wanting. although Chet is the better player, I much prefer Jerry's picking and style. A little simpler and not quite as elegant, but more "down-home" and "in-your-face."
hosswildcat 3 years ago
The thing with Chet was, the way I see it, that he was afraith of loosing his job,,again. He often lost his job in the 1940ties. Then he began to play safe, meny of his albums byers were grandmuthers..nothing wrong with that,,But if you listen to his late 40ties and early 50ties you will hear a wild Man. It simply gets booring in listen to his safe play
Listen too Lenny Breau playing "The Claw" and you will know wat I´m talking abouth
breaulenny 3 years ago
I agree. I love the aggressive hillbilly attitude that came through in everything that Jerry played. It seemed like simple country picking, but it was always deeper than that.
To me, Chet's music is like a summer picnic with good friends. Jerry's music brings the beer and bbq. They were a great pair.
cornflaked 2 years ago 7
Man, I have never hear it so beautifully put before!
daffydoug 2 years ago
Not Chets Best,,but he was allways greate
breaulenny 3 years ago
I just learned something new. Thanks, man!
daffydoug 3 years ago
I am amazed that Chet pulled this off, because technically it is not his way of playing, meaning the intro and the popular lick and in my opinion it doesn't sound like him, but he did throw in some of his magic trademark in there as well, but not his best performance.
fridrikur 3 years ago
fridrikur, I have heard audio tape of Chet admitting that Jerry was the better "picker" of the two.
hosswildcat 3 years ago
Hi hosswildcat, I have seen that quote too, but never heard him say it on any cd or lp, but I believe you.
fridrikur 3 years ago
This is a classical ( Copy ) Chet tune that is better than the original. No disrespect to Jerry of course. ( RIP Brother )
billyclamp2 3 years ago