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A Macedonian friend of mine insisted I give Frank Marino from Mahogany Rush a listen. I have to admit I knew nothing about this guy. Apparently, every major band hated going on after this guy. What an awesome guitarist from Canada. I have no idea why he never received more respect for his abundant talent. Listen to him do a better version (yes, better because it is live and still awesome) than Jimi of All along the watchtower here:
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Originally posted by Risto the Great View Post
What??? Frank Marino is great. Glad you found him. I'd suggest Tales of The Unexpected (Has a great version of Norweigen Wood).
I was stoked to find this thread on here and don't know how I missed before.
I'm still surprised Marino was unfamiliar. In that same vein of playing, are you all familiar with the late great Rory?
I play a little as well. I may actually get up the balls to post one day.
One thing that was really cool and surprising was to find out:
Risto Rocks! (and has been holding out on us).
He has his own pedal The RTG!
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The guy is awesome. Saw him at Harpo's in Detroit many years ago. Cool thing is he does it all with an SG, not a Strat like Jimi or Stevie RayOriginally posted by Risto the Great View PostNot a NorthadonianComment
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I must say, I rate Rory a fraction higher. I think his infusion of Celtic undertones along with his fierce attacking blues just makes his playing utterly exquisite.Originally posted by JPMKD View PostWhat??? Frank Marino is great. Glad you found him. I'd suggest Tales of The Unexpected (Has a great version of Norweigen Wood).
I was stoked to find this thread on here and don't know how I missed before.
I'm still surprised Marino was unfamiliar. In that same vein of playing, are you all familiar with the late great Rory?
Please post your music. Always nice to leave something behind before we move in with Jimi and SRV upstairs.Originally posted by JPMKD View Post
Haha, I have seen that pedal. I was tempted to buy it for the sake of humour, but I think it sounds like ass and it has no use whatsoever (a bit like me sometimes)!Risto the Great
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I thought the same thing. To be fair, not many SG's with the 3xsingle coil format though.Originally posted by JPMKD View PostRisto the Great
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I kinda thought the same thing on that pedal. A pedal to plug into my other pedals and turn the knobs???? Also totally agree on Rory. I'll need to finish up what I am working on to post. OTOH I have a relative who plays out in a band and does a little self-funded touring. I could PM a link to bandcamp or FB. Not sure I've contributed enough to spam the siteOriginally posted by Risto the Great View Post
I believe he does it with humbuckers.Originally posted by Risto the Great View Post
I can do a passable Bad Penny with my standard issue SGLast edited by JPMKD; 09-22-2018, 07:34 PM.Not a NorthadonianComment
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Spam away!
His (what looks to be mostly used) SG had 3 sings coils but am sure he would sound awesome with any guitar.Risto the Great
MACEDONIA:ANHEDONIA
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Never really sunk in that he used singles. I had his stuff when I was younger. Juggernaut and Tales of the Unexpected are what I owned.Originally posted by Risto the Great View Post
I'll work out some music I am working on. Total home ametuar stuff. But here's the band I mentioned. Heavy rock sound. Bass player is 1/2 Macedonian. I'm linking Bandcamp and Facebook. (Some scary stuff there, LOL)
I'd suggest starting with the song and EP Black Widow Woman. I like several off Modern Age too.
Facebook.
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Great stuff.
I enjoyed the Modern Age album.
Moments of the Doors meets Sabbath in a garage!
Good fun!Risto the Great
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I can't read or play music and I don't know anything about guitars. This guy is often considered the greatest pioneer rock guitarist in Greece. I'd be interested to hear a foreign opinion.
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He's definitely good. I can see why he has fans. I especially liked the stuff he was doing when the guy was singing. That was a cool lick/riff.Originally posted by Amphipolis View Post
Way better than I can do of course. So not speaking as a player but as a fan of guitar music, I'd consider him entry level pro. I'd put him in a very good player category. Haven't heard enough to judge his writing skills. It wouldn't surprise me if I heard something by him I really liked.Last edited by JPMKD; 09-22-2018, 06:09 PM.Not a NorthadonianComment
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Sweet, I'll let them know.That's a good compliment. Someone else once said they were "Motorhead if they smoked weed instead of doing speed or Black Sabbath if they did speed instead if smoking weed" So there's a trend......Originally posted by Risto the Great View Post
I asked before posting, they were like "Hell yeah we want fans from all over"
Within the next week I''l try to record a little of my playing just for grins. Maybe a mix of up some Sabbath, Rory, Cooper and few other things.Last edited by JPMKD; 09-22-2018, 06:06 PM.Not a NorthadonianComment
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It's pleasant. He is very good in a Balkan kind of way. A lot of Bouzouki in his past I imagine. Very precise, didn't miss a beat. Just not next level stuff.Originally posted by Amphipolis View Post
I would say Eric Johnson might be what he would aspire to. Melodic and precise:
Risto the Great
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I can't just blow wind up Canadian guitarist"s arses without acknowledging a true gift to humanity in this mind blowingly awesome Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel:
Chet Atkins bestowed the title "CGP" on him. Certifed Guitar Player. Less than a handful have ever received the honour. Tommy deserves that and more.Risto the Great
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That IS is a high honor. Ive never heard of him though. I'll watch it later after my Futbol American.....Originally posted by Risto the Great View PostI can't just blow wind up Canadian guitarist"s arses without acknowledging a true gift to humanity in this mind blowingly awesome Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel:
Chet Atkins bestowed the title "CGP" on him. Certifed Guitar Player. Less than a handful have ever received the honour. Tommy deserves that and more.
Other good Canadians:
Rick Emmit from Triumph
Alex Lifeson from Rush, who is a Serb BTW. Was arrested in Florida anout 12 years ago as Alex Zivojinovich,.....(Lifeson).Last edited by JPMKD; 09-23-2018, 12:05 PM.Not a NorthadonianComment
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