John McLaughlin & Jonas Hellborg “ Trilogy “ & ” Thelonious Melodious “
Curiously (well for me) I don’t care for McLaughlin’s level of virtuosity
It doesn’t move me, doesn’t speak to me, no feeling at all, but more speed at the expense of feeling and expression and bursts of trill and jazz equivalent of thrash add ostinato 1, 2, 3, galloping or legato, closer to shredding. . . . .
Here however on acoustic it seems clearer and more enjoyable (to me) but the repeat spread, run, build is repetitive and boring and it is not a sitar raga but western version of same or attempt at, which is unmoving and mere virtuosity for virtuosity’s sake it seems to me! The bursts of speed became almost laughable; slow, slow, quick, quick, QUICKER! Yawn!
Maybe THIS is why I don’t care for his playing!
Cherokee?! Really?!
Ghastly! Truly dreadful!
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