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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:18am PT
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Thanks Kevin. Being a technically impaired guitarist, vocalist and composer myself, I can appreciate such sentiments.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Apr 23, 2013 - 01:05pm PT
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Locker, since I'm not a musician myself, I can't say if he was average or not. But I do remember the feeling his music evoked in me during that time of my life - it was very liberating and sad and sweet and empowering all at the same time. I found his voice wonderful in the way Dylan and Tom Wait's voices are wonderful - they don't have great voices but the emotional impact is so powerful!
I saw him play in a college auditorium in the Hartford area once and it was a fantastic show. The feeling in the room was magic. Everyone was laughing and happy when they left. There was this feeling of love uniting us, I know that sounds hokey but it's true. I also was close to the front of the crowd for his opening show at Woodstock and it was pure, huge, exploding energy when he began. A perfect start to that day.
Different music speaks to different people...
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Apr 23, 2013 - 01:12pm PT
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Just like climbers, artists, dancers etc. there are all types. With Richie, I appreciate the rhythm and the drive, both in the guitar and the voice. It's just like I can appreciate the quirky rhythm changes and melody lines of Zappa (know I'll probably get flamed on this one:-).
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Apr 23, 2013 - 02:08pm PT
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Personally I really liked his style and message. I saw him live at a music fest in Lyons a few years ago and he was great - full of soul. RIP Richie Havens...
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Apr 23, 2013 - 08:15pm PT
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I posted links to these photos above. They are from Getty Images, copyright is Michael Ochs.
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Skeptimistic
Mountain climber
La Mancha
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 23, 2013 - 11:21pm PT
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But I can play one fuking hell of a LOT better than that strumbing MoFo could...
But then so could a five year old after a two week lesson...
You're sounding like someone who goes to a Modern Art exhibit and cries, "I could've painted that!" But you didn't and you couldn't have. Richie occupied and filled perfectly one magical moment in space/time and will forever be remembered by millions for that. (Actually, he did that more than once)
You, on the other hand, will be remembered by perhaps a few dozen of us as one who has mediocre Photoshop skills and a penchant for dropping the occasional flaming retort.
Drop me a line when you do something even marginally cool for mankind.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Apr 23, 2013 - 11:24pm PT
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Locker, since I'm not a musician myself, I can't say if he was average or not. But I do remember the feeling his music evoked in me during that time of my life - it was very liberating and sad and sweet and empowering all at the same time. I found his voice wonderful in the way Dylan and Tom Wait's voices are wonderful - they don't have great voices but the emotional impact is so powerful!
I saw him play in a college auditorium in the Hartford area once and it was a fantastic show. The feeling in the room was magic. Everyone was laughing and happy when they left. There was this feeling of love uniting us, I know that sounds hokey but it's true. I also was close to the front of the crowd for his opening show at Woodstock and it was pure, huge, exploding energy when he began. A perfect start to that day.
That's musicianship. Stevie Ray Vaughn could make a guitar erupt in flames with his technique, but he was not the musician Richie Havens was.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jul 19, 2017 - 07:14am PT
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It looks like some websites do not allow hot linking or do so only for a shor time? Getty Images appears to be a contributing factor and copywriting ...
Anyway, heres one from 1968 which isn't quite 1967 which is when I first encountered Mr. Havens in Berkeley.
You'd think somebody made a tape or two.
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