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11-10-2013, 12:11 AM
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Neil's Rust
Definitely first stand out acoustic guitar motivation for me was Rust Never Sleeps and Live Rust -- I think they came out at the same time (I think Rust Never Sleeps was an attempt to recut only the new material into something that passed as studio recording). But it was my real introduction to Neil Young, who early on was the master of the whole "unplugged" thing before Clapton made it a hip MTV thing (meaning Young can play the same thing electric or acoustic, bring out the best in both while making them both awesome and unique).
In particular I remember Sugar Mountain, though that of course is actually one of his earliest original compositions and quite possibly his simplest strummers and not nearly as interesting guitar wise as some of his other stuff. BUT, the whole (thematic) tone of the album, rock done on an acoustic guitar, back when I was dedicated to thrashing pre-metal, Zeppelins and arena rockers, really stood out to me and opened doors to many of the others already mentioned. Even though I didn't buy a decent acoustic guitar until many years later, I got a cheap one and our college garage band would strum out a second set opener of a mellow Out of the Blue, followed immediately by a thrashing Into the Black, which was hit and miss, and occasionally disastrous due to drinking half a keg during the first set. At least that's what I was told. Still love to play a lot of those tunes and just learned another easy one from Rust, Pocahontas. if I learn Ride my Llama I think I could play the whole album (material is easy, though not always easy to recreate that Neil vibe). 
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11-10-2013, 12:50 AM
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I really loved some acoustic stuff like Dylan, Neil Young, and even Boston, but there was no defining moment. I was first and foremost an electric fan, early on. Bryant
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11-10-2013, 02:50 AM
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Easy, watch the Dave Matthews live at Radio City on YouTube. Many of you will overlook this because either you aren't a Dave Matthews fan or just never heard of him. Watch a few or his songs of that radio city live on YouTube. It made me realize what only two guys could do on acoustic. It is phenomenal.
Most of the time we watch what people can do in a band. It is just Dave and Tim Reynolds jamming on their Martin acoustics, just like us.
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11-10-2013, 05:31 AM
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11-10-2013, 07:29 AM
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11-10-2013, 01:30 PM
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Knew I loved the acoustic guitar when I heard recordings of Maybelle Carter, "Engine 143," Woody Guthrie, "Roll On Columbia," and Jimmie Rodgers, "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)." Nearly fifty years later I heard Norman Blake and realized how far I had yet to go -- but still in love with that wooden box with six strings.
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11-10-2013, 04:02 PM
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11-10-2013, 04:57 PM
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started playing electric in the 70's . Santana's Samba Pa Ti got me hooked. Always had an acoustic around to strum but it was not until I saw Ulli Boergershausen play Hit The Road Jack on you tube that the possibilities of fingerstyle struck me. I can't sing and I always figured acoustic was for accompanying vocalists. On the other had I play mostly lead on electric and need a band or backing tracks. Viola, fingerstyle acoustic- all in one!
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