St Vincent

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Ernie Ball Music Man artist St Vincent. Any fans? Between Tosin Abasi and now this, I guess I have been left behind. I don't quite get how one sits through a whole set of either without chemical alteration. 



 
Punched out at 1:24 and the only thing that kept me that long was the tight black leather against a white background.  I'll embrace being left behind if the alternative is "getting" this.

 
Hearing her sing makes a difference.  The music is out there sometimes.  Her music either hits you or it doesn't.  I think she uses the guitar to create emotional effects rather than approaching solos the way we are used to hearing them.  Weird guitar playing runs in her family. 

 
She's quite out there and experimental with her latest stuff. She had worked with David Byrne (talking heads) on a collaboration album, so the strange is definitely strong with her.

Her take on guitar is more akin to the Edge from U2 than other modern guitar gods. As Steve said, she uses it more to create emotional and sonic effects than the standard use. The earlier stuff she did is a little bit more "mainstream" but she definitely is a progressive artist type. Not sure you'll ever get a truly catchy song from her, but the artistry is definitely there.

The signature guitar she made with EBMM is pretty intriguing. It looks a little weird, but the pickup complement and controls make it pretty versatile.  I'm glad to see EBMM making more things that aren't yet another John Petrucci Signature model. I wonder what happened to the supposed resurrection of music man guitar amplifiers.

 
I get the emotional angle I guess. I like music to take me on a journey. I guess this example takes me somewhere I would rather not go.....

 
From what I read, her EBMM model is based on an Albert Lee and the Harmony Bobcat.  She definitely has a good voice, and likes some nice guitars. Here she is about 9 years ago playing a Nashville style tele:



 
atquinn said:
I'm a fan of her outfit :D

Musically, I prefer her uncle. It's not that I find the music unlistenable or incompetent, but her songs just don't grab me.
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No, I think you hit the nail on the head with "unlistenable."
My dentist makes better music with his fucking drill.

cynic said:
Punched out at 1:24 and the only thing that kept me that long was the tight black leather against a white background.  I'll embrace being left behind if the alternative is "getting" this.
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Yeah, color me Not Getting It.
Her and her pal have a couple of nice coolies, other than that I was searching for something worthwhile in the video.

 
At first I thought it was one of those videos where they sync in some f'd up audio,(like they did with Yngwie and several others) sadly I was mistaken.

 
cynic said:
Punched out at 1:24 and the only thing that kept me that long was the tight black leather against a white background.  I'll embrace being left behind if the alternative is "getting" this.
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I made it (painfully) all the way to 1:24 as well. Count me as "not getting it."

Her EBMM signature model sounds cool, though. I want one.

 
Like Hamerhack first suggested, her version of "I dig a pony" is pretty damn good.   I'll pass on much of her other work.  

 
Someone like Vai can be a chore to listen to.  But at a certain point there's a high probability of a jaw dropping pay off.

I've never heard that from St. Vincent's more "experimental" stuff. Its been closer to a high fidelity Henry Kaiser. Well...maybe not that bad.

But if she keeps wearing outfits like that, I'll keep watching. (notice I didn't say listening...) :P

 
Well keep in mind the very first video posted is just a compilation of fuzz stuff, not an actual song. But for example, both of the actual songs that were posted, "These Days" and "Dig a Pony", have fine singing and guitar playing, but they just don't do anything for me.

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Austin

 
Some performers take a while to understand.  There have been times that it took a few listens to an album to appreciate it.  The St. Vincent stuff is on the edge of getting me to listen to an album a couple of times, but not enough to pay for an album to do it. 

 
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