On Jan 13, 2007, at 5:15 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
If you've never seen a Chapman Stick or are a fan
of two-hand hammering, do check out the great Fergus
Marsh (best Stick player I've ever seen). You can see
a little of his work (although it's mainly lightweight
accompaniment) with the Steve Bell band at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E167FVqDF1M
In earlier BC when they started using Chapman stick I always thought
it was a tasteful copy of the then King Crimson, which they were
obviously inspired by (as were many other musicians). So in that vein
I've been most impressed by the Stick playing of Tony Levin, but Trey
Gunn is also great. Here's an example of his playing with King
Crimson on The Construktion of Light:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMV_6YyIqFY
The song really picks up at 3:35, vocals don't come in till about
6:15 and sometime after that Gunn actually takes his Warr Guitar, a
2nd generation stick, and plays it in some holder he has, much like a
piano. Great lyrics.
