Author Topic: Are comparisons really necessary?  (Read 150 times)

Offline wstagner

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Re: Are comparisons really necessary?
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2012, 01:07:05 pm »
Comparisions are inevitable and eventually settle down to matters of taste if their aren't glaring playing errors involved. As long as the performances are excellent, preferences for certain production values (dry guitar versus reverbed, delayed or echoed) are certainly matters of taste. The conversations are fun and IMHO aren't designed to settle anything.

I'm a fan of all the various ways these classic tunes can be performed.

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Re: Are comparisons really necessary?
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2012, 10:45:57 am »
Hello, Walt.  The comparison began originally in the UF forum, when a member was infuriated by the video.  Naturally, that called attention to the link, which I then watched and  showed to the Shadows guys as well.

I'm afraid that, for that tune only and based on the sound and stage presentation shown in the video, I would place the Shadows way ahead here. 

Having said that, I love the Ventures WDR and dislike the Shadows version.  They should stick to their respective genre, probably!

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Andy