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It's made for amateurs with limited experience, exposure, or knowledgebase. I just think they make better content. You asked what people think about Rick Beato. I'm just giving you my opinion.

As for actual music theory - I had enough music theory study at UNC. I watch 12tone videos because they are entertaining more than illuminating...same for David Bennett.
 
Beato’s fine and obviously knows a lot but is kind of overly serious for me. Yes, I get it, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles are the best to ever do it. Thanks for making another video about how great their chord progressions are.

It’s a different lane, but Pat Finnerty has a series of videos called What Makes This Song Stink that I enjoy. I think most of you would probably enjoy his brand of humor too, super irreverent.



This is a shorter one that kills me. Legitimately one of the funnier things I’ve seen on the internet:

 
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p5mmr9 said:
My "old man yelling at clouds" comment is more about his distaste for modern music and the idea that the industry is dead - it's not and modern music doesn't suck - it's just different, but he has trouble with change as is common as eras change for those of past eras. I posted the Hammett interview because I think it's insightful and interesting - but he has others. I just posted one. I'm not suggesting his content is terrible. He is ubiquitous in this youtube subgenre - and he is for a reason. He's very good - I just find his comments about the music industry in general to be a bit boring and eye rolling. And his music theory insights are shallow. His best content to me are his interviews. He's a very good interviewer mostly because he's the real deal and musicians respect him and Beato can get his interview subjects to open up pretty easily.
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OK. Noted. I agree his interview vids are the best. Entertaining and on point, and the musicians respect him. I respect him too, but not only on his interviews, but his take on theory and the industry itself BASED ON HOW IT USED TO BE, which I noted. My day goes a bit further back than Beato's. I've got him by 3 years.

I'll have to say that my music has taken advantage of the new dynamic in the industry. No way do I, back in the day, get a check from ASCAP to the tune of $12k for one track bought in Japan for a radio spot - which I did in 2018. Back then I would be just another guitar player.

I've been in studios since the early 1980's. I recorded in Mitch Easter's Drive In Studio in 1983. Not long after R.E.M. did a recording there. I've seen the industry first hand. I respect Beato more than others because I speak his language. That's my bias.
 
finesse said:
Speaking of blue eyed soul legends, this is an interesting collaboration from a dozen or so years ago.


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heelinhell said:
Oh man !

just ordered that cd . Thank you !

I am a Rascals fan and old enough to know them as the Young Rascals:)

and Steve Cropper was the go to guitarist for Stax artists but probably best known as the guitarist for the Blues Brothers:cool:
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heelinhell said:
Oh man !

just ordered that cd . Thank you !

I am a Rascals fan and old enough to know them as the Young Rascals:)

and Steve Cropper was the go to guitarist for Stax artists but probably best known as the guitarist for the Blues Brothers:cool:
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I can't thank you enough, my friend !

This CD is soulfully fantastic...not a single "bad" song🤩
 
heelinhell said:
I can't thank you enough, my friend !

This CD is soulfully fantastic...not a single "bad" song🤩
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Glad to share them. I'm a big fan of both and got it when it first came out. It's a shame that so many people know Steve Cropper only from the Blues Brothers and not all the songs he helped write and played on.

The Rascals, imo, are criminally neglected. It's A Beautiful Morning was an anthem of the 60s. This was always a particular favorite.


 
heelinhell said:
Got to see Traffic in HIS aka Cameron in 1971 ? maybe 1972 ?

My favorite Traffic album is the iconic" Low Spark of High Heel Boys"

Hang in until the 5 minute mark and soak in the sax solo of Chris Wood and piano of Stevie Winwood...it's worth the wait :cool:


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There was about a year that I'd put that on as I was going to bed when crashing after a speed binge.
 
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