A triumph of technique over emotion
They’ve put all their effort into showing off their playing skills, and forgotten the point of the song. Does anyone listening to this performance actually believe he is sitting on top of the world?
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 3 Feb 2022, 9:40,
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Bluegrass has always had an element of 'flex' showing off their skills
Nothing new there, go back to the very earliest and you will find super fast playing,
Billy and Molly are preserving a tradition in a way that Americans are very proud of.
If it doesn't ring your bell that's cool and all but I don't doubt their sincerity of love for the music for a second.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvSYtYDlApA&list=PL149CF62EC4A4D8CB
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simbosan nuck nuck nuck, Thu 3 Feb 2022, 10:37,
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It's just one of many versions of a traditional classic written in the 1930's *
As a musician one can admire instrument/musical skills regardlesss of emotion. Emotion does not always have to come into the equation.
But should you prefer that, I gladly refer you to the millions of current so-called singer-songwriters, who prefer an excess of navel gazing over actually knowing how to play an instrument.
*) Written by the Mississippi Sheiks, so I was wrong twice in the post title
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Mex3 =mememe, Thu 3 Feb 2022, 11:24,
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