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English virtuoso folk guitarist Adrian Legg became famous for his supersonic
fingerpicking but is actually more important for his fusion of
folk, country, bluegrass, blues and new age elements.
After three albums released only in England,
Technopicker (Spindrift, 1983),
Fretmelt (Spindrift, 1985),
Lost For Words (Making Waves, 1986),
Legg became a sensation with
Guitars And Other Cathedrals (Relativity, 1990), which remains a
classic of modern guitar, thanks to the frenetic
Thump The Clouds, Reckless Love,
Guitars And Other Cathedrals.
On the other hand, the best moments on
Guitar for Mortals (Relativity, 1992) may be on the
contemplative, elegiac tunes Waltzing with Jesus and
The Netsman And The Laird.
Wine Women And Waltz (Relativity, 1993)
Mrs Crowe's Blue Waltz (Relativity, 1993) contains the
Green Ballet
and
High Strung Tall Tales (Relativity, 1994)
the
High Strung Suite.
Both still rank very high.
Waiting for a Dancer (Red House, 1997) is a less exciting set,
whose standout being the somber, atmospheric
L'Amour Manque,
Carolina Sunday Waltz,
Bayou Belles.
Fingers And Thumbs (Red House, 1999) has disappointing material.
Postcard From London (2001) is a two-CDROM set of music and videos.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Giuseppe Schiavoni)
Il chitarrista folk virtuoso Adrian Legg divenne famoso per il suo "fingerpicking" supersonico, ma in realtà è un artista molto importante per la sua fusione di folk, country, bluegrass, blues ed elementi new age. Dopo i primi tre album, pubblicati solo in Inghilterra, Technopicker (Spindrift, 1983), Fretmelt (Spindrift, 1985), Lost For Words (Making Waves, 1986), Legg diventa un fenomeno con Guitars And Other Cathedrals (Relativity, 1990), che è tuttora un classico della chitarra moderna, con le frenetiche Thump The Clouds, Reckless Love, Guitars And Other Cathedrals.
Per contro, i momenti migliori di Guitar for Mortals (Relativity, 1992) si trovano solo nelle elegiache e contemplative Waltzing with Jesus e The Netsman And The Laird.
Wine Women And Waltz (Relativity, 1993).
Mrs Crowe's Blue Waltz (Relativity, 1993) contiene Green Ballet, e High Strung Tall Tales (Relativity, 1994) la lunga High Strung Suite. Entrambi i dischi raggiungono alte posizioni di classifica.
Waiting for a Dancer (Red House, 1997) è un disco poco interessante, i cui pezzi migliori sono le tetre e atmosferiche L'Amour Manque, Carolina Sunday Waltz, Bayou Belles. Fingers And Thumbs (Red House, 1999) è un disco deludente.
Postcard From London (2001) è un cofanetto da due CDROM contenenti musica e video.
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