John Dwyer is special... there are many guitar players who can practice long enough to unlock standard showmanship ability; technical prowess, speed-running through scales. it's fine. it'll get you a job in a band. but very few guitar players actually comprehend how to control and employ the full soundscape of their instrument at any given moment. he's in total musical control. carrying the entire melody, every lick, and every breakdown and solo. in every song. John's constant and incessant use of filters, effects, layering, and varying of picking style is virtuoso. he knows where every sound and note exists at all times. he knows the rules so well that he knows exactly how to break them whenever he wants to achieve that perfect howl or scream out of the strings. he understands and speaks in TONE better than he does in English; the guitar his vocal cords attached directly to his soul. prolific songwriting force of nature and energy... John fucking Dwyer
truely one of the greatest guitar players of our time. I saw them in Liverpool on this tour and it's like, incredible how he's able to replicate every little flourish and tone from the studio versions
He does more with the basics than anyone else I know of. He's a master of melodies as well. He completely changed how I look at music when I discovered them, just wish I had been turned on to them sooner!
Saw them in Cambridge Mass a couple months ago. Ran into John on the street before the show and bs'd with him for a few minutes. He's a totally down to earth dude, was an absolute pleasure. Spent the whole show in the pit, left sweaty and stoked!
audio quality is incredible ! seen them live maybe 6 years ago, JD tuning his guitar 10 minutes before the show , so freakin cool. easy one of the best live acts i've seen
I'm very pleased that this band keeps pushing forward in some fashion.... but for some reason I do not find most of their music for the last 10 years that interesting. Just keep hearing lifted 70's rock riffs. The dual drummer thing serves no purpose other than when one of them slips off time it gets a bit f'ked up sounding.
@@kmac1130 nor could I. That's why it was so disappointing. Don't know if they don't interact with the crowd or if they were just knackered from touring. Saw Ty Segall in London a few years back - great atmosphere and banter going back and forth with the fans.
@@mwsaab9 I’ve seen the oh sees three times and each time Dwyer interacted with the crowd a fair amount. Besides that, who gives a shit about crowd interaction? I’d rather them shut up and play. You know, the reason why you go to a concert..
