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Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Russell Lissack vs. Baden P.

RockyRaccoon — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:31:23 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 09/11/2014 21:31

Baden Powell wins

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Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Russell Lissack vs. Baden P.

WindowAbove — Mon, 8 Sep 2014 11:08:36 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 09/08/2014 15:08

Baden

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Russell Lissack vs. Baden P.

benpaco — Sun, 7 Sep 2014 14:52:42 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 09/07/2014 18:52

OK, I'm not going to contest who's the better guitarist here (it's Chance Waters all over again), though I'd hope this at least led people to check out some of Lissack's stuff. Very different style, if you couldn't guess, but he and Okereke just have a great talent for playing off of each other, and he can just make some stuff so incredibly effortless. I don't know if anyone here's ever tried to play the guitar part to Helicopter, but christ, it's like a tongue twister on your fingers, and he just doesn't bat an eyelid:

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He's got some breadth too, here doing an acoustic version of both guitar parts and the bass part for This Modern Love all at once:

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Perhaps my favorite thing about Lissack are his guitars, which are often covered in Pokemon stickers. His coolest guitar, though, I'll leave in this last video:

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He installed a children's toy into a custom Telecaster next to the pickup, which he can activate from the scratchplate, and then makes what wikipedia calls a "futuristic sound effect", but is really just one of a few bizarre sorts of sci-fi noises.

Anyways, voting Powell, but I hope someone at least heard some Bloc Party for the first time cuz of the nomination.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Russell Lissack vs. Baden P.

meccalecca — Sun, 7 Sep 2014 10:35:36 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 09/07/2014 14:35

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Most impressive here is Powell's ability to hang onto his cigarette while plucking these fluttering strings.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Russell Lissack vs. Baden P.

HazeyTwilight — Sun, 7 Sep 2014 07:48:19 GMT

Author: HazeyTwilight

Posted: 09/07/2014 11:48

Russell Lissack is a decent enough guitarist. I like him. He has nothing on Baden Powell, though.

Re: [Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Russell Lissack vs. Baden P.

Norman Bates — Sun, 7 Sep 2014 04:20:21 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 09/07/2014 08:20

The poor teenager on the top picture is going to take a beating. Hope he gets over it, he looks fragile and sensitive. Anyway, Baden Powell.

[Closed] Best Ever Guitarist: Russell Lissack vs. Baden P.

RockyRaccoon — Sat, 6 Sep 2014 23:45:56 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 09/07/2014 03:45

Russell Lissack (of Bloc Party)

Nominated by benpaco

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vs.

Baden Powell

Nominated by brun027

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