Jerry Goodman
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I LOVE the violin . I especially like it in a rock/fusion context .
Any love for Jerry ?
His first big break was getting the gig with Mahavishnu Orchestra . He and Jean Luc Ponty pioneered the use of violin in rock/fusion . Jerry went on to record and tour with Steve Morse and The Dixie Dregs and remains one of the kingpins of electric violin .
The tone is pure evil . The distortion/overdrive sound of his violin is a trademark . :cool: I love the way he can rip . Theres something about the legato of a violin that speaks to me . Jerry has a very distinct vibrato and he has an uncanny ability to create soaring guitar-like phrases in a totally unique style .
I have always loved the unison guitar & violin that Kansas popularized in the 70s . I'm a big fan of that sound .
Jerry plays with TONS of ProgMetal/Fusion projects . Derek Sherinian , Relocator , Mind Control ...the list goes on and on . Unfortunatley his solo albums are so far removed from ANYTHING resembling rock/metal/fusion his fans are left scratching their heads .
Jerry is my #1 violin dude . :clap1:
Any love for Jerry ?
His first big break was getting the gig with Mahavishnu Orchestra . He and Jean Luc Ponty pioneered the use of violin in rock/fusion . Jerry went on to record and tour with Steve Morse and The Dixie Dregs and remains one of the kingpins of electric violin .
The tone is pure evil . The distortion/overdrive sound of his violin is a trademark . :cool: I love the way he can rip . Theres something about the legato of a violin that speaks to me . Jerry has a very distinct vibrato and he has an uncanny ability to create soaring guitar-like phrases in a totally unique style .
I have always loved the unison guitar & violin that Kansas popularized in the 70s . I'm a big fan of that sound .
Jerry plays with TONS of ProgMetal/Fusion projects . Derek Sherinian , Relocator , Mind Control ...the list goes on and on . Unfortunatley his solo albums are so far removed from ANYTHING resembling rock/metal/fusion his fans are left scratching their heads .
Jerry is my #1 violin dude . :clap1:
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O'Conner doesn't have that signature sound like Goodman . He sticks to pretty traditional violin applications . Right ? Way more of a country guy . The Dregs was his only attempt at fusion that I'm aware of ....if you wanna call the Dregs fusion....I can't put them in the same category . They both play violin and both played with the Dregs . After that there is no comparison .
Jerry is an innovator . He is the Jimi Hendrix of violin . Mark O'Conner bows at Jerry Goodman's feet .
David Ragsdale of KANSAS I always liked (big Kansas fan as well).
Steve Vai have a couple good violin players on the "Where the Wild Things Are" tour:
Always loved the Canadian Prog/Space Rock band FM..back in 1976 era...trio of Violin/bass/Keys. (Nash the Slash on violin and electric mandolin):
Jean Luc Ponty is awesome!! big fan!
Violin was actually my 1st instrument & I supposedly showed some promise but I was nowhere near what these guys were/are doing......
Shit..... not to HIJACK the topic......Yes....
Jerry Goodman kicks ass definitely !!!
I was under the delusion that maybe I could be a Mark O'Conner type and play both violin and guitar . So I took some lessons . The teacher really sucked and insisted I learn from a kid's book and refused to show me anything cool . I told him I wasn't interested in reading standard notation etc so I told him to go fuck himself .
There waw no way I was going to be able to devote the time required to get a decent sound out of the violin . It sits in the hall closet .