Comments on: Weekend Song - Newton Faulkner http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/ Scattered values and the chance of philosophy. May contain funny. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:50:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-92140 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:51:28 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-92140 You're Welcome, Bonsai Lover, whoever you may be;) You’re Welcome, Bonsai Lover, whoever you may be;)

]]> by: Bonsai Lover http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-91832 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:16:57 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-91832 Ed, thanks for cool words. I like this very much Love - love is a verb. Love is a doing word. Fearless on my breath. :D Ed, thanks for cool words.
I like this very much
Love - love is a verb.
Love is a doing word.
Fearless on my breath.
:D

]]> by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53998 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:53:17 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53998 That's one of those that's a little too loud and clangy for my tastes, but it shows you a teeny bit of what he could do. That’s one of those that’s a little too loud and clangy for my tastes, but it shows you a teeny bit of what he could do.

]]> by: Cliff http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53939 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:24:30 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53939 ED!!!!! Holy crap - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-tO6IFwBXI ED!!!!! Holy crap - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-tO6IFwBXI

]]> by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53520 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:15:22 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53520 I should probably warn you that there's a lot of loud clanging and banging, and my preference for his work is in the lesson plans and the quieter arrangements , like 'Water is Wide' and such. I should probably warn you that there’s a lot of loud clanging and banging, and my preference for his work is in the lesson plans and the quieter arrangements , like ‘Water is Wide’ and such.

]]> by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53503 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:36:10 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53503 I'm a little biased because I was a loyal subscriber to Guitar Techniques for years and Eric had a regular column in it. We corresponded a few times via email. He always chose the most interesting pieces to demonstrate what it was he was trying to show. He did some awesome arrangements for songs that you'd never expect to hear played on solo acoustic- Smells Like Teen Spirit, Who Are You, ( I think he showed Townsend how ;)) , stuff you'd never expect . And it was all so listenable. Being familiar with his lessons and approach to music might have biased my opinion of his performances somewhat. Players like Guthrie Govan and Martin Taylor were awed and amazed by him. How do you think I felt? ;) I hope Newton Faulkner goes on to a huge career. IT would be a nice legacy. I’m a little biased because I was a loyal subscriber to Guitar Techniques for years and Eric had a regular column in it. We corresponded a few times via email. He always chose the most interesting pieces to demonstrate what it was he was trying to show. He did some awesome arrangements for songs that you’d never expect to hear played on solo acoustic- Smells Like Teen Spirit, Who Are You, ( I think he showed Townsend how ;) ) , stuff you’d never expect . And it was all so listenable. Being familiar with his lessons and approach to music might have biased my opinion of his performances somewhat.
Players like Guthrie Govan and Martin Taylor were awed and amazed by him. How do you think I felt? ;)

I hope Newton Faulkner goes on to a huge career. IT would be a nice legacy.

]]> by: Cliff http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53441 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:45:44 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53441 Ed - that might be the best comment you've ever left. Newton Faulkner was a complete unknown to meas of last week, so I need to delve and I will check out Eric Roche on you sayso. Ed - that might be the best comment you’ve ever left. Newton Faulkner was a complete unknown to meas of last week, so I need to delve and I will check out Eric Roche on you sayso.

]]> by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53388 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:39:39 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2007/11/17/weekend-song-newton-faulkner/#comment-53388 Newton Faulkner was a student of Eric Roche, who is perhaps my favorite modern-era acoustic guitarist. His arrangements and compositions really hit me close to home, and when he died I cried like a baby. While I like much of Newton's work, and he has a brilliance of his own, and will probably far outshine his teacher in terms of popularity and commercial sales, I don't find him as musical or listenable as his teacher was. Newton Faulkner was a student of Eric Roche, who is perhaps my favorite modern-era acoustic guitarist. His arrangements and compositions really hit me close to home, and when he died I cried like a baby. While I like much of Newton’s work, and he has a brilliance of his own, and will probably far outshine his teacher in terms of popularity and commercial sales, I don’t find him as musical or listenable as his teacher was.

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