"She comes out of the sun
in a silk dress running
like a watercolor in the rain"

-- "Year of the Cat" Al Stewart


Beautiful lyric and superb musical 'meter' and timing from one of my favorite singer/composers.

<r>The most emotional music for me comes from a genre I don't have a lot of experience with - classical. When I was stationed in England in the early 80's I used to take the train to London's Barbican Center to hear John Williams (the guitarist, not the Boston Pops conductor... <E>:-)</E>) play with...

<r>For under $200 any guitar that sounds and plays OK is good enough. My first guitar was a Yamaha FG335 I got in 1984 for around $100. As with most plywood Yamahas the sound was boxy and the action was high and clunky. BUT, it served me well (I even took lessons from Neil with it!) for 10 years unt...

<r>I'm an IT Admin guy (but not THIS site's admin... <E>:-)</E> and I can probably offer some insight. Neil's videos in the TARGET section are all done in HD - therefore there's probably a LOT more video information that's streaming to you - it's the side effect of having great picture quality. <br/...

<r>LOL - many guitars in my 40+ years of playing. My profile pic shows me playing my first (purchased) guitar, a Suzuki F-80. I was 17 (1974) and this pic was taken at a High School Assembly. In 1984 I bought an Ovation Country Artist - nylon string, nice sound. Just recently let her go to a friend ...

<r>Too many to mention... but if I must <E>:-)</E><br/> <br/> * Chet Atkins - 'father' of fingerstyle in my opinion<br/> <br/> * Tommy Emmannuel - one of the 'purest' most natural guitarists I've ever seen - a true genius.<br/> <br/> * Andy McKee - catch him on youtube (look for 'Drifting'). The gui...

LOL - now that THAT'S settled...

Here's another vote for a video lesson of Classical Gas. I've been playing it 'wrong' for over 20 years. But I'm not going to unlearn my bad habits until I have a good lesson to help me...

Yep - totally agree. I've come up with a passable version that's at least recognizable, but if Neil could do a version that adds the 'nuances' that make it perfect, I've be very interested in that...

> Jimmer