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  1. “He was completely ignored by the #guitar press of that time period. Especially in his prime, when he was young, on fire, he was summarily ignored, and I remember that pissed me off.” www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit... #ErnieIsley #guitarists #GuitarSky #music #MusicSky #VernonReid

    “He was completely ignored by ...

  2. Bill Frisell—Vernon Reid - Smash & Scatteration

    This is one of those "I can't believe this happened" albums.

    But it did happen, and it happened in the mid-80s.

    And you know what that means: drum machines on a lot of the (worst) tracks. Lots of guitar synths.

    Overall, quite experimental and a mix of good and bad, tipped towards good. (But the bad is NOT good.)

    #nowplaying #vinyl #jazz #guitar #experimental #BillFrisell #VernonReid

  3. A strange mix of two things I dig, music and political analysis, but in a weirdly fascinating, specific way: " #VernonReid and #CoreyGlover from the band #LivingColour join us for a discussion with NYU fascism and propaganda professor, Dr. #RuthBenGhiat, about the #fascism playbook, how #authoritarian regimes end, fascism and the illusion of authenticity, modern examples like #Trump, and Billy Joel’s smashed piano."

    youtube.com/watch?v=xaa7oVqmui

  4. "It was like he was performing sleight of hand with a full deck of cards and short sleeves." 🎸

    An Appreciation of Jeff Beck, by Living Colour’s Vernon Reid: ‘He Went Forward in a Way That Would Frighten Normal People’

    variety.com/2023/music/news/je

    via @variety
    by @vurnt22

    #RIPJeffBeck #JeffBeck #Virtuoso #Rock #VernonReid #LivingColour #WhereWereYou #GuitarSlingers #Guitar #Yardbirds