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any musician who thinks playing a Chuck Berry song is easy, well, they aren't playing it right. I think those songs may be impossible to duplicate.
Can't argue with that. Getting the feel of Chuck's music is not easy. I've been trying for years to get it just right. Keith should know as well. I'd love to ask him about the lesson he got from Chuck on how to play 'Oh, Carol' during the 'Hail, Hail Rock n Roll' concert...Quote
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any musician who thinks playing a Chuck Berry song is easy, well, they aren't playing it right. I think those songs may be impossible to duplicate.
Quite agree. There's playing it and there's PLAYING it. If anything, Keith's lasting legacy (or at least part of it) is taking Chuck's rock'n'roll guitar blueprint and really making it his own. Not that anyone can own something like that, but...well, you know what I mean...
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Chuck Berry, say up until 1965 or so, was just sublime. That feel, those licks, the delivery of terrific lyrics; any musician who thinks playing a Chuck Berry song is easy, well, they aren't playing it right. I think those songs may be impossible to duplicate. Where's CBII, you around?
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Chuck Berry, say up until 1965 or so, was just sublime. That feel, those licks, the delivery of terrific lyrics; any musician who thinks playing a Chuck Berry song is easy, well, they aren't playing it right. I think those songs may be impossible to duplicate. Where's CBII, you around?
Still here just had not been on for a while. I agree, there's a certain sound and feel from the stuff that's very hard to duplicate. I think he still had plenty of creative steam in him after 1965 (the song Back to Memphis comes to mind immediately). Those early years really were phenomenal filled with anthems and timeless classics.
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Chuck Berry, say up until 1965 or so, was just sublime. That feel, those licks, the delivery of terrific lyrics; any musician who thinks playing a Chuck Berry song is easy, well, they aren't playing it right. I think those songs may be impossible to duplicate. Where's CBII, you around?
Still here just had not been on for a while. I agree, there's a certain sound and feel from the stuff that's very hard to duplicate. I think he still had plenty of creative steam in him after 1965 (the song Back to Memphis comes to mind immediately). Those early years really were phenomenal filled with anthems and timeless classics.
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Carnaby
Chuck Berry, say up until 1965 or so, was just sublime. That feel, those licks, the delivery of terrific lyrics; any musician who thinks playing a Chuck Berry song is easy, well, they aren't playing it right. I think those songs may be impossible to duplicate. Where's CBII, you around?
Still here just had not been on for a while. I agree, there's a certain sound and feel from the stuff that's very hard to duplicate. I think he still had plenty of creative steam in him after 1965 (the song Back to Memphis comes to mind immediately). Those early years really were phenomenal filled with anthems and timeless classics.
I've always really liked the 'Rockit' album. It's a real shame Chuck never continued his recording career in the same way as Jerry Lee Lewis & Little Richard have done.
you checked the field and you´re right. I love Rockit and also Bio but there was an interview in rolling stone magazine where he mentioned that he´s recording a new album, it must have been around 2002Quote
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Chuck Berry, say up until 1965 or so, was just sublime. That feel, those licks, the delivery of terrific lyrics; any musician who thinks playing a Chuck Berry song is easy, well, they aren't playing it right. I think those songs may be impossible to duplicate. Where's CBII, you around?
Still here just had not been on for a while. I agree, there's a certain sound and feel from the stuff that's very hard to duplicate. I think he still had plenty of creative steam in him after 1965 (the song Back to Memphis comes to mind immediately). Those early years really were phenomenal filled with anthems and timeless classics.
I've always really liked the 'Rockit' album. It's a real shame Chuck never continued his recording career in the same way as Jerry Lee Lewis & Little Richard have done.
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you checked the field and you´re right. I love Rockit and also Bio but there was an interview in rolling stone magazine where he mentioned that he´s recording a new album, it must have been around 2002