Favorite acoustic artists?

joeinthebox1980 · #1 07.27.10, 11:46 AM

Getting a band together is pretty hard.

So, I've decided to go acoustic/solo and it has been a relatively rewarding experience.

Some of the more "acoustic"-based artists that have been inspirational are M. Ward and Andrew Bird.

Who are some of your favorite acoustic artists?

arnoldtheduck · #2 07.27.10, 1:54 PM

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Getting a band together is pretty hard.

Tell me about it dude! Especially a band you think could do your songs the justice they deserve!

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Who are some of your favorite acoustic artists?

I'm a massive fan of the Alice In Chains acoustic stuff, but completely-acoustic artists like local dude Mesmerival are some of my favourite. I also like a lot of the really old blues men like Leadbelly! They give the guitar so much character!

joeinthebox1980 · #3 07.29.10, 2:48 PM

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Tell me about it dude! Especially a band you think could do your songs the justice they deserve!

I really miss being in a band! I've got such a wide range of taste and style, that I need a proper band to express different stuff. So frustrating.

Here in L.A., it's like there's almost too many musicians here! Whereas, some places, there might not be enough.

messy bedroom · #4 07.29.10, 3:03 PM

well acoustic based and pretty much kind of solo Neutral Milk Hotel is pretty much just Jeff Mangum except live.

Conor Oberst he's always been pretty well based through out his career in acoustic guitar.

Joey Cape's solo work is awesome even if most of it are just Lagwagon songs done acoustically.

arnoldtheduck · #5 07.29.10, 3:04 PM

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I really miss being in a band! I've got such a wide range of taste and style, that I need a proper band to express different stuff. So frustrating.

Here in L.A., it's like there's almost too many musicians here! Whereas, some places, there might not be enough.

There's a ton of musicians where I'm from dude, except they're all in to metal and like nothing else! Sucks eh? The ones that dislike metal are either too old to be in a band with me (I'm 16) or can hardly play their instruments, so today I started a punk band with whoever I could recruit and we wrote a few tunes! I also jam with my mother and father who play bass and guitar respectively, but they don't want to play MY songs! Frustrating indeed. What's the music scene like out there in L.A?

lechuga237 · #6 07.29.10, 10:26 PM

syd barrett! and the eagles acoustic album!

and yeah getting a band together with musicians that will play exactly what you want is hard it took me like 6 months

joeinthebox1980 · #7 07.30.10, 11:44 AM

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What's the music scene like out there in L.A?

There's a wide variety of music here!

Everything from alt-country-folk, to hipster electro-rock bands, metal bands, bar bands, singer-songwriters, etc.

I think that's almost the problem, though. Everyone comes to Los Angeles to "make it" and so there's a lot of wannabe-stars and not enough role-players. At least, that's what it seems. Or even the problem of too many options.

arnoldtheduck · #8 07.30.10, 12:56 PM

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and yeah getting a band together with musicians that will play exactly what you want is hard it took me like 6 months

I was a drummer in a fairly successful metal act, but I got drafted when I was still in Year 8 (8th Grade?) and everything was easier then! Now, I've done session work but no recording any of my own songs! I might do a Dave Grohl...

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well acoustic based and pretty much kind of solo Neutral Milk Hotel is pretty much just Jeff Mangum except live.

Hooray for Neutral Milk Hotel! I sold this band to my Dad the other night while listening to 'In The Aeroplane Over The Sea' and 'Oh, Comely'. When the Meat Puppets bust out an acoustic tune they always do it with a similar charm as well in my opinion.

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Everyone comes to Los Angeles to "make it" and so there's a lot of wannabe-stars and not enough role-players.

Nice summary of the situation in general dude! Everyone's concerned with being famous and forgetting about the music, the fun in the first place!

lechuga237 · #9 08.09.10, 9:24 PM

haha my friend calls me the mexican dave grohl

DAVIDCOUPE · #10 08.09.10, 9:26 PM

sean savage

cricketchorus · #11 08.11.10, 1:37 AM

"mount hope" by pygmylush they are a band but it is a really amazing (mostly) acoustic album, one of the reasons I started the peaceful valley project.

Nietzsche · #12 09.13.10, 7:24 PM

It's got to be Nick Drake. An amazing songwriter *and* and an amazing guitarist? You can't go wrong there! Aside from him, the aforementioned Jeff Magnum, Conor Oberst, Leonard Cohen... all awesome fellas.