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Engine · 05-01-2010, 10:11 AM

You say what's that sound
coming out of the hole in the wood?
It's the guitar
from 'The Guitar Song' by The Dead Milkmen

I'm not a guitarist but I've been playing the instrument for over 20 years. I was pretty serious about it for the first few but never got good enough to stay interested. I've gone long stretches without owning or touching a guitar but I usually have one nearby.

Now and again I get motivated to try to learn/write songs but I always get bored or frustrated and end up playing the same simple shit as ever. Like the opening arpeggios on 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)' or the chord progression on 'Where Is My Mind'. I wouldn't say I suck but I also would not say that I am a guitarist.

But some of the people I have been talking about on this thread are great guitarists who really take the craft seriously.

The next album I'm going to review is my best proof of the above statement.
It's Turnstyles and Junkpiles by Pullman, a band comprised of: Bundy K. Brown, Chris Brokaw, Curtis Harvey, Doug McCombs and David Pajo makes an appearance. They recorded the album live with an array of guitars and other acoustic stringed instruments. Here's a taste..

Barefoot

05-01-2010, 10:11 AM	#49 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	the guitar You say what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood? It's the guitar from 'The Guitar Song' by The Dead Milkmen I'm not a guitarist but I've been playing the instrument for over 20 years. I was pretty serious about it for the first few but never got good enough to stay interested. I've gone long stretches without owning or touching a guitar but I usually have one nearby. Now and again I get motivated to try to learn/write songs but I always get bored or frustrated and end up playing the same simple shit as ever. Like the opening arpeggios on 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)' or the chord progression on 'Where Is My Mind'. I wouldn't say I suck but I also would not say that I am a guitarist. But some of the people I have been talking about on this thread are great guitarists who really take the craft seriously. The next album I'm going to review is my best proof of the above statement. It's Turnstyles and Junkpiles by Pullman, a band comprised of: Bundy K. Brown, Chris Brokaw, Curtis Harvey, Doug McCombs and David Pajo makes an appearance. They recorded the album live with an array of guitars and other acoustic stringed instruments. Here's a taste.. *Barefoot* __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.