![]() None of the other breaks in that song do that. On first listen it just sounds like a guy button-mashing blues runs but it's actually a collection of very well-timed and phrased licks melding into each other to form a coherent sub-song with rising and falling action. I've been listening to the first guitar break from his recording of "John Hardy" off of Cold on the Shoulder over and over again. And his voice-even if he didn't play guitar and only sang, he'd have one of the top bluegrass/folk voices of all time, tonally clear as glass yet varied and dramatic like a broadway singer without becoming grating or schmaltzy (looking at you, Glenn Campbell!) Every one of his notes rang like a bell and was played with deliberate and very unique musicality, which you can tell because every single Youtube guitarist covering TR sounds nothing like him even if they play the song note-perfectly on well-maintained Martins. His rhythm playing was perfectly understated and supportive of whatever ensemble he was in. ![]() Every break or intro he took feels effortless and off the top of his head and yet was also very melodic and intentional. It is insane how good TR was at his craft. ![]()
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