For you hard rock lovers

Badwater

Culture

21 Apr 08

Badwater

Joined: 07 Jan 08
Moves: 34575

21 Apr 08

I realize that I'm old and no one listens to the garbage I like, but it's been like XMas with these announcements:

http://judaspriest.com

http://www.acdc.com/

It's time to rock again!

badmoon

lazy boy derivative

Joined: 11 Mar 06
Moves: 71817

21 Apr 08

Who is rock's greatest violinist?

Badwater

Joined: 07 Jan 08
Moves: 34575

22 Apr 08

Hmm, good question. While rock and violin are not mutually exclusive, they may as well be!

Buzz Meeks

Joined: 15 Jul 06
Moves: 3509

22 Apr 08

Originally posted by badmoon
Who is rock's greatest violinist?

Gotta be the one-eyed fellow from Kansas doesn't it?
I think the Dixie Dregs may have had a violin player, I don't know.

badmoon

lazy boy derivative

Joined: 11 Mar 06
Moves: 71817

22 Apr 08

Jerry Goodman and Jean Luc Ponty both played fusion with more than a hint of rock in it.

Ever heard the band of Its a Beautiful Day? King Crimson employed some crazy good violinists. Fairport Convention was a really strong band.

Buzz Meeks

Joined: 15 Jul 06
Moves: 3509

22 Apr 08

Originally posted by badmoon
Jerry Goodman and Jean Luc Ponty both played fusion with more than a hint of rock in it.

Ever heard the band of Its a Beautiful Day? King Crimson employed some crazy good violinists. Fairport Convention was a really strong band.

I was purposfully leaving out jazz violinists as they are much more numerous than any rock "fiddlers", but, no, have never heard of It's a Beautiful Day. Heard King Crimson, but, if I've heard their violinist I probably assumed it was some wacked out guitar effect.

Iron Monkey

Primal Primate

holiest of holies

Joined: 05 Nov 07
Moves: 6631

22 Apr 08

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Originally posted by badmoon
Who is rock's greatest violinist?

Warren Ellis from the Dirty Three.

or Simon House (he played on Bowie's "Heroes" )

darvlay

Joined: 05 Jan 04
Moves: 45179

22 Apr 08

Owen Pallett?

Nah, he's a pussy.

badmoon

lazy boy derivative

Joined: 11 Mar 06
Moves: 71817

22 Apr 08

Forgot a great one - Vasser Clement- played with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.

He is still teaching violin out east.

Rapidfyre

OK SORRY

Joined: 22 Dec 07
Moves: 4135

22 Apr 08

Originally posted by Badwater
I realize that I'm old and no one listens to the garbage I like, but it's been like XMas with these announcements:

http://judaspriest.com

http://www.acdc.com/

It's time to rock again!

Hello me clone.

eamon o

the highway to hell

Joined: 23 Aug 06
Moves: 24531

22 Apr 08

Originally posted by badmoon
Who is rock's greatest violinist?

neither are mainstream rock jockeys, but its a toss up between jean luc ponty, and the long haired gerry goodman seen here with john mc laughlin
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GXcMk6OG1Xc

badmoon

lazy boy derivative

Joined: 11 Mar 06
Moves: 71817

23 Apr 08

Originally posted by eamon o
neither are mainstream rock jockeys, but its a toss up between jean luc ponty, and the long haired gerry goodman seen here with john mc laughlin
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GXcMk6OG1Xc

Ponty played with Zappa, so that gives some legit rock cred

eamon o

the highway to hell

Joined: 23 Aug 06
Moves: 24531

24 Apr 08

Originally posted by badmoon
Ponty played with Zappa, so that gives some legit rock cred

on the other hand, he is french : )

PinkFloyd

weedhopper

Joined: 25 Jul 07
Moves: 8096

24 Apr 08

Originally posted by badmoon
Who is rock's greatest violinist?

Charlie Daniels

znsho

Joined: 03 Oct 05
Moves: 86698

25 Apr 08

Originally posted by badmoon
Who is rock's greatest violinist?

remember Darly Way?