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Great Guitar Albums of 1967

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Posted by: Source Audio | Posted in: Artist / Heroes, Gear Reviews, Music Reviews,

Just like many of you, I have a severe opposition to throwing out any copies of Guitar Player Magazine - and I have boxes of them dating back to the early 1970's. One of the first issues I ever bought featured Jeff Beck on the cover, wearing a black and white houndstooth sportcoat, appropriate shar haircut and wielding a black (okokokok Oxblood to you fanatics) Les Paul. Being that I was in 9th grade, I most certainly had the haircut, could not afford the guitar, and eventually got a very similar jacket (my 9th grade secret weapon, I can now tell you).

I stopped subscribing in the 80's but started again about 10 years ago. I use their website frequently, for reviews, and www.guitarplayertv.com for lessons and video clips.

A recent article which I think is essential reading for all guitarists  is the April 2007 article The Great Guitar Albums of 1967. Here it is:  http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=17&storycode=17662

Just have a look at the innovation and urgency condensed into that one year: the Beatles, Hendrix, Cream, Pink Floyd, Love, Traffic,  The Stones, the Who, Jobim, Zappa, Jefferson Airplane,  and even more than that. Included are a few band I have never even heard of (The Chocolate Watchband,  13th Floor Elevators). But, with an article like that, I would feel comfortable buying those cd's unheard.

Another note of interest was the use of guitar effects - most notably wah, fuzz and echo - that began their grip on the ears of the populace, and on the minds and hopes of guitarists. That's certainly one aspect that has stayed true to this day - and perhaps it was the birth of the dreaded G.A.S. (gear aquisition syndrome).

Think of the guitar playing of the day back then? Has it gotten any "better"? Well, there have been numerous innovators since then, but it's safe to say that there really is no better. In terms of being influential,  we are still a ripple from the spash made by those innovators into the great pool of music.

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