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The whole album is miraculous. But that song in particular, for some reason, is owning me right now.
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YOU'RE pretty great.zeb wrote:It's pretty great.
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Got my hands on Djangology, a 20(!) CD box set spanning his entire career. Didn't know that he basically played all his solos using just two fingers. This music is just so great.
He was severely burned in a fire at age 18:
Initially doctors wanted to amputate his leg but Django refused. He was moved to a nursing home where the care was so good his leg was saved. Django was bedridden for eighteen months. During this time he was given a guitar, and with great determination Django created a whole new fingering system built around the two fingers on his left hand that had full mobility. His fourth and fifth digits of the left hand were permanently curled towards the palm due to the tendons shrinking from the heat of the fire. He could use them on the first two strings of the guitar for chords and octaves but complete extension of these fingers was impossible. His soloing was all done with the index and middle fingers! Film clips of Django show his technique to be graceful and precise, almost defying belief.
He was severely burned in a fire at age 18:
Initially doctors wanted to amputate his leg but Django refused. He was moved to a nursing home where the care was so good his leg was saved. Django was bedridden for eighteen months. During this time he was given a guitar, and with great determination Django created a whole new fingering system built around the two fingers on his left hand that had full mobility. His fourth and fifth digits of the left hand were permanently curled towards the palm due to the tendons shrinking from the heat of the fire. He could use them on the first two strings of the guitar for chords and octaves but complete extension of these fingers was impossible. His soloing was all done with the index and middle fingers! Film clips of Django show his technique to be graceful and precise, almost defying belief.
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Naaaww.durdencommatyler wrote:YOU'RE pretty great.zeb wrote:It's pretty great.
In all seriousness, though, I hope that Dog isn't Sam's last great album.
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Me too, friend. But even if it is, at least we have it.zeb wrote:Naaaww.durdencommatyler wrote:YOU'RE pretty great.zeb wrote:It's pretty great.
In all seriousness, though, I hope that Dog isn't Sam's last great album.
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been listenin to Bear Hands- Distraction alot this weekend.
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Have you considered stacking papers and getting paid?David Yow wrote:How are Pearl Jam any different from Toto?
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This album is amazing:
Good for /cold days and nights
Good for /cold days and nights
Sometimes I wanna drive around and find you
And act like it's a random thing
And act like it's a random thing
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Have you considered stacking papers and getting paid?David Yow wrote:How are Pearl Jam any different from Toto?
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maybe if I were snc I would enjoy this
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Spot on dude, on paper this should be right up my alley. I'll check it out for sure.Heathen wrote:
maybe if I were snc I would enjoy this
Have you considered stacking papers and getting paid?David Yow wrote:How are Pearl Jam any different from Toto?
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Not the best quaility, but this...
"Just like Ulysses on the open sea, on an odyssey of self-discovery..." - Brendan Perry
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Have you considered stacking papers and getting paid?David Yow wrote:How are Pearl Jam any different from Toto?