I don't even remember how it all started. But somehow, last night, we ended up watching guitar players on youtube. Not just anyone. But the good ones.
It might have started with looking for Eddie Van Halen and his drill on Poundcake. I don't know how the subject came up but I didn't believe hubby. So he showed me. We found it and watched.
From there we went on to Jimmy Hendrix at Woodstock. Then Stevie Ray Vaughn. Then Kenny Wayne Sheppard. (comparing the different versions of Voodoo Child)
We watched a few others too. Ozzy's guy.
We also even watched one about Great Guitarists (all acoustic and they all seemed to be from other countries). It was beautiful. Completely different from the electric guitar but amazing musicians.
One of the things that was so wonderful was that we were able to find real live footage for all of them. It was nice and at this point, I want to thank all those who contribute to youtube for everyone else. Some of the footage is historic. Some of them have passed on and we will never have the opportunity to see them live in concert. What an amazing thing to think that we have that right at our fingertips for viewing whenever we want!!!
It was enjoyable and fun. And made us appreciate musical talent even more.
I would imagine that some of the stuff shot and put on youtube was done, well, without the artist permission. They shouldn't be upset though. No one is making any money off of it. It's just one more outlet to get others interested in their music. And it would be a great source for research as well.
Our own mini concert with OUR chosen artists at home. You can't beat that.
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