(WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES!)*Jan Akkerman interview*
This man was on the top of my list to have as on the podcast. The #1 among Dutch guitarists! In this podcast, Jan Akkerman talks about his love for the guitar and we take a walk through his illustrious career. Jan Akkerman, perhaps the greatest guitarist ever produced by the Netherlands, was named the world's best guitarist by Melody Maker in 1973 during his tenure with Focus (world hit: Hocus Pocus). How did this affect him? We discuss his love for the Gretsch and how Jan has kept up with the times by making music on his computer for many years. Enjoy an hour of Jan Akkerman's wisdom.
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TIMECODES
00:00:00 INTRO TEASE
00:00:31 INTRO
00:01:54 ABOUT THE LIMITED JAN AKKERMAN BLACK LES PAUL BY GIBSON
00:03:13 SOUNDCHECK OVER, START THE PODCAST
00:03:23 TALKING ABOUT BYING A GRETSCH
00:03:52 JAN IS PLAYING OLD BRAINBOX REPERTOIRE AGAIN
00:05:22 ABOUT GROWING UP IN AMSTERDAM AND DISCOVERING THE GUITAR
00:07:53 DJANGO REINHARDT
00:09:11 AJAX-FEYENOORD
00:12:45 JAN'S FAVORITE WES MONTGOMERY
00:13:20 JAN ABOUT THE FAM. ROSENBERG
00:14:49 WHAT DID JAN LEARN @CONSERVATORIUM
00:15:42 ABOUT THE EUROPEAN MUSIC CULTURE/TRADITION
00:17:50 DOES JAN LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC?
00:18:29 ABOUT THE GUITAR STYLES JAN USED IN BRAINBOX
00:18:38 JAN TALKS ABOUT THE BLUES AND BB KING
00:22:22 ABOUT FOCUS
00:25:41 ABOUT COMPOSING HOCUS POCUS
00:27:17 JAN ABOUT MEETING FRANK ZAPPA
00:27:43 MELODY MAKER PROCLAIMS HIM THE BEST GUITARIST IN THE WORLD (1973)
00:30:37 WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT TECHNIQUE OR PLAYING WITH FEELING?
00:32:07 HOW DOES JAN WORK WHILE WRITING SONGS
00:33:50 ABOUT RECORDING MUSIC WITH COMPUTERS
00:35:08 DE FAVORIETE GITAAR VAN...
00:36:53 WHAT YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT HIS FAMOUS WHITE FALCON
00:39:29 PLAYING IN OPEN D TUNING
00:42:24 WHAT MAKES THIS WHITE FALCON SPECIAL?
00:43:54 WHAT CAN MAKE JAN FALL 'IN LOVE' WITH A GUITAR?
00:45:30 ABOUT CURTIS KNIGHT AND JIMI HENDRIX
00:47:13 DE FAVORIETE GITAAR VAN...
00:49:38 DOES JAN LOOK AT WOOD SORTS OR OTHER THINGS WHEN BUYING A NEW GUITAR?
00:51:29 LET'S TALK GEAR...
00:54:12 HOCUS POCUS WAS PLAYED ON A TRANSISTOR AMP
00:55:45 DOES JAN STILL PLAY EVERY DAY?
00:55:55 WHAT DAW DOES JAN USE?
00:58:06 WHAT GUITAR PLAYER OF THIS DAY AND AGE DOES JAN LIKE?
00:59:28 JAN ABOUT STEVE VAI
01:05:44 DILEMMA'S
01:05:57 THE ESSENCE OF ART
01:06:53 AUTHENTICITY ISN'T FOR SALE
01:07:06 INTRO TEASE
01:08:21 HUMBUCKERS OR P90'S?
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16 авг 2024
