@skibum1981 good point skibum... truth is though most classical players with great technique are BORING to listen to. Give me Andy York, Earl Klugh, or even Kazuhito Yamashita. It's all about expression in the end right? I have played classical for about 15yrs now and still my jaw is completely on the floor when I hear RT. People who know this style have got to see the genius in his playing, like you said not polished maybe but so expressive and dynamic.
@skibum1981 Ralph is a master composer-improviser, maybe his playing is a means to writing. Even with small mistakes he is the best player of his compositions. And never saw anyone improvising on his pieces like he does.
Enjoyed! Great sound. Doesn't look like he has a pickup in that guitar....just using a microphone? Would like to know what mic. Excellent live performance. -Derek
I don't care how much people cry TALENT... to have that kind of technique it would take maybe what? 10hrs practice per day? at least
uneedtherapy42 5 months ago in playlist ralph towner
@uneedtherapy42 Actually Towner isn't the cleanest of classical players, but his musicality is pretty unmatched...
skibum1981 5 months ago 2
@skibum1981 good point skibum... truth is though most classical players with great technique are BORING to listen to. Give me Andy York, Earl Klugh, or even Kazuhito Yamashita. It's all about expression in the end right? I have played classical for about 15yrs now and still my jaw is completely on the floor when I hear RT. People who know this style have got to see the genius in his playing, like you said not polished maybe but so expressive and dynamic.
uneedtherapy42 5 months ago
@skibum1981 Ralph is a master composer-improviser, maybe his playing is a means to writing. Even with small mistakes he is the best player of his compositions. And never saw anyone improvising on his pieces like he does.
douzilles 1 month ago
Lovely song, a bit rushed tho ... perhaps a few butterflys?
aeropilot 6 months ago
no other guitarist like him..a genius
AlessandroFortarel 6 months ago
what a wonderful performance. It is indeed joyful!!
geoffpeterstrio 9 months ago
absolutely wonderful!
willemh1967 1 year ago
I like more the ralph towner of i sing the body electric on the moors
keo774 1 year ago
Ralph is magical. He appears out of nowhere at 0:02
returnNull 2 years ago 10
Lol. Yeah it didn't do that before I uploaded to youtube. Some kind of funky compression glitch...
skibum1981 2 years ago
This is incredible! Really shameful that it has < 1200 views (@ the time of this post). Look at some of the stuff that has millions of views... ugh.
returnNull 2 years ago
RT never ceases to amaze me.
fmargentina 2 years ago
he probably still uses (and has so for at least 20 years) a
Beyer ribbon mic, M-180 if i'm not mistaken. goes into his onstage rig with reverb and then to the house.
deluxe1960 2 years ago
Enjoyed! Great sound. Doesn't look like he has a pickup in that guitar....just using a microphone? Would like to know what mic. Excellent live performance. -Derek
AnchoriteProductions 2 years ago
He is so fantastic, what a sound, what a playing! Great!!!
5*****
Best wishes, and thank you, Frank
VenusAndMars1 2 years ago
thank you for these. Very inspiring. Please take a look at some of my vids inspired by this....
mufasamusic 2 years ago