March 27, 2005
TUNES - 19
Sorry I have been slackin' with the tunes, been otherwise occupied. Here we go.
I have recently seen, yet again, the infomercial for Esteban - Ugh!! I actually know people who say, "oh, he is so wonderful" Please, his crap is mediocre at best. You could go to a junior college in most major cities and find that 3 out of 5 students probably play better than him ~ and they can probably play the entire piece, not just the easy, recognizable parts. Yet, some guy named Steve can change his name to Esteban, make up a story (that was refuted in the local press when he started out - yeah, he lives(lived?) in Phoenix) about being a protege of Segovia, wear your ponytail and black hat, and sell a million records. What is up with that?
So what is the point? 
When I hear him play, it just makes me long for some quality Spanish guitar. I only have one CD of that and the production quality isn't the best, but it is top notch performance wise - Malaguena is a great example.. This week's RadioBlog features Segovia and Montoya, "Spanish Guitar Gold" - enjoy.
~ Listen ~
Posted by Vox at March 27, 2005 08:14 PM | RadioBlog