| Author | Message | ||
| tmoney61092
Intermediate Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 174 Registered: 9-2008 |
i wanted to take a moment and thank this great inovator of music for everything he did. He will be greatly missed and his work will forever be heard through every guitarist, bassist, and anyone doing multi-track recording. Thanks you Les Paul for all your inventions, you will be greatly missed. ~Taylor Watterson | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 8561 Registered: 5-2002 |
Thanks for the note Taylor. Other posts on the passing of Les Paul can be found in this thread. | ||
| 57basstra
Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 1045 Registered: 4-2005 |
Legend.... ....my sister sent me a link on this sad news today to make sure I'd heard.....she never sends me news links... Yes, Les Paul will missed...but what a legacy! | ||
| smokinbear
Junior Username: smokinbear Post Number: 27 Registered: 11-2008 |
Along with Jerry, Les was one of my all time favs, a good friend turned me on to "that guy that gibson was named for" and i never could understand how like the Dead someone could'nt like this music. But like all kids who were "different" as a youngster i was to be on the recieving end of jokes till they finially outgrew micheal jackson and david frickin bowie e.t.c. god mtv laid waste to so many musical minds in the 80's if only Pandora had been around.....Les Paul will be missed in my casa today  | ||
| tmoney61092
Intermediate Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 175 Registered: 9-2008 |
i think the craziest thing is, when he went to the club that he's been playing in for the past 10 years, when he told the owner that he was Les Paul, the owner didn't even know who he was. that blew my mind away when i heard that. how do you not know the person who's name is on the most popular guitars in the world????? well, i can't believe that this happened, just the other day i was thinking "this guy is ivincible". but it is in fact very sad that his music isn't as popular as it should be. ~Taylor Watterson | ||
| pauldo
Advanced Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 238 Registered: 6-2006 |
Maybe, now that he has passed, there will be a resurrgence of his music and reverence given to his pioneering efforts in the electronics field. He led a full life and everyone that I know who met him said he was a fabulous individual who was down to earth and pleasant to speak with. I believe in order for this to happen the media needs to decide that it is time to let a certain pop star be dead and focus on paying homage to a true musical visionary and pioneer. | ||
| smokinbear
Junior Username: smokinbear Post Number: 28 Registered: 11-2008 |
I second that idea pauldo! That"certain pop star" is a gleaming beacon pointing to the sad state of journalism in this country, sorry i won't add rant, you covered it perfectally. | ||
| hifiguy
Intermediate Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 188 Registered: 10-2006 |
A genius has left us. Not only a brilliant and genre-spanning/inventing player, his other "minor" accomplishments only included inventing the solid body guitar and multitrack recording. Without which modern music would never have existed. RIP, Les, you were one of the all time giants. | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 95 Registered: 7-2009 |
Les Paul's story was very inspirational and added so much to our quality of life. It is sad that we spend too much time and focus on the profane, and less on the scared. But that's the anomaly of being human I guess. | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 65 Registered: 7-2009 |
Hal, did you mean "..focus on the profane, and less on the sacred"? If so, you are sooo right on. It is sad in our times that the popular are such smucks. But that has been said of every generation to date. Nick | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 98 Registered: 7-2009 |
Les Paul is my Hero. Period When I was 4 years old, other kids were out in the streets throwing rocks, I was throwing guitar cords. Man, I remember those pickups looking like huge chrome harmonicas glued on the body. I had a VOX amp with the chicken head switches that made me feel like I was controlling a space ship command center. I had the best child hood in the world. That was Les Paul "did that" for people like me... those whole loved music enough, to play it... What a wonderful life, for him to dedicate himself to bring happiness to all people with electric guitars. That's something really beautiful (you know...) (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on August 19, 2009) |
