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Originally Posted by Madness Fades
Yeah Simon was the very guy i was actually comparing Ryan to in my own head. Those are the only 2 guys that come close on youtube. Howexer Ryan is much much better. He seems to play with more energy and puts more life into his songs.
Lets not forget Brandon is good on the old electric guitar solos though, he seems to have lindseys technique nailed pretty well too.
By the way I have started listening to Tommy Emmanuel lately, oh my God watch Guitar Boogie and Classical Gas on youtube. He is miles ahead of anything i have ever seen.
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Tommy Emmanuel is okay. He just strays so far from the original Classical Gas that I hate hearing it. I mean, Mason Williams (the guy who wrote "Classical Gas) was the guy who taught me classical technique and Tommy Emmanual doesn't have the depth of feeling you're supposed to have when playing that style. He just plain doesn't come close to Mason on that tune because he's truncates the hard parts and tries to do it "Vegas" style with a bunch of flashy crap that bears no relationship to the original piece. His style is too undisciplined for my taste, even though he and Mason are actually good friends. The best versions of "Gas" out there are Mason's from his 1970 "Handmade" album that everyone seems to incorrectly think Clapton did, Jose Feliciano's 12 string version and my own version. BTW you can download mine on Amazon, just look up Sinai 48 "Classical Gas". If you like Tommy Emmanuel, look up "Burlap to Cashmere". The guitarist, Johnny Phidipides is WAY better than Tommy Emmanuel. Tommy is all flash with little to no substance. He makes a great Vegas lounge act, but he will never be a Lindsey or Mason, or heck even Esteban. Until he writes his own masterpiece, he can never be on their level.