Guys, check out (once again) the portuguese guitar player André Antunes! He sure loves Queen!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKri2TFF9Ek
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Sebastian
Wow. Great!
Oscar J
Great effort, great playing though he's unable to replicate the bends and vibrato of the great Doc. This video really makes on thing really obvious: with all the ups and downs Queen had musically through the years, one thing remained constant: the sheer quality of Brian's lead guitar work - the ability to find beautiful melodies in even the worst of songs. What a body of work!
Viper
agree!
dysan
Very entertaining. Bloody show off :)
Holly2003
[QUOTE] [b]Oscar J wrote:[/b]
This video really makes on thing really obvious: with all the ups and downs Queen had musically through the years, one thing remained constant: the sheer quality of Brian's lead guitar work - the ability to find beautiful melodies in even the worst of songs. What a body of work![/QUOTE]
Spot on. There are times when I hear Brian playing live and I think he's just doing the same stuff over and over, but when you see something like this it is a reminder of the quality of his compositional skills and playing.
This video really makes on thing really obvious: with all the ups and downs Queen had musically through the years, one thing remained constant: the sheer quality of Brian's lead guitar work - the ability to find beautiful melodies in even the worst of songs. What a body of work![/QUOTE]
Spot on. There are times when I hear Brian playing live and I think he's just doing the same stuff over and over, but when you see something like this it is a reminder of the quality of his compositional skills and playing.
thomasquinn 32989
[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Oscar J wrote:[/b]
This video really makes on thing really obvious: with all the ups and downs Queen had musically through the years, one thing remained constant: the sheer quality of Brian's lead guitar work - the ability to find beautiful melodies in even the worst of songs. What a body of work![/QUOTE]
Spot on. There are times when I hear Brian playing live and I think he's just doing the same stuff over and over, but when you see something like this it is a reminder of the quality of his compositional skills and playing.
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The two are not contradictory. Someone like Glenn Gould essentially did the same thing over and over again when playing, but that does not make him any less of a great performer (quite the opposite, although his humming was a definite flaw, but I digress).
Brian May is/was not a great live improviser (cf. the famous Frank Zappa-encounter, which illustrates May's attitude to improvising - too insecure for it to go well), but he was and is a master at creating melodic guitar phrases, and his delivery is unique - there are no legions of Brian May copycats because it's just too difficult.
[QUOTE] [b]Oscar J wrote:[/b]
This video really makes on thing really obvious: with all the ups and downs Queen had musically through the years, one thing remained constant: the sheer quality of Brian's lead guitar work - the ability to find beautiful melodies in even the worst of songs. What a body of work![/QUOTE]
Spot on. There are times when I hear Brian playing live and I think he's just doing the same stuff over and over, but when you see something like this it is a reminder of the quality of his compositional skills and playing.
[/QUOTE]
The two are not contradictory. Someone like Glenn Gould essentially did the same thing over and over again when playing, but that does not make him any less of a great performer (quite the opposite, although his humming was a definite flaw, but I digress).
Brian May is/was not a great live improviser (cf. the famous Frank Zappa-encounter, which illustrates May's attitude to improvising - too insecure for it to go well), but he was and is a master at creating melodic guitar phrases, and his delivery is unique - there are no legions of Brian May copycats because it's just too difficult.