[kj] OT ***Power Chord Pioneer Link Wray Dies at 76

[Alexander Smith]

Thanks, Mr.G

Alex in NYC


On Tuesday, November 22, 2005, at 09:14 AM, mr geordie wrote:

> Many many written accounts mention this "invention of the  
> powerchord"(Google it and see!), almost always in the first sentence  
> of any article about the man.
>
> The truth might be nearer what Paul Rangecroft has (already)  
> said....he probably didn't invent the chord by missing out the third  
> from a major chord, but he was using them first in the fashion of   
> rock/punk etc.
>
> Maybe he didn't invent the chord but it was his use of it that gave us  
> something new?
>
> My impression is that he was an innovator, and forrms a precious link  
> (sorry) between amplified country/blues/early rock n roll and the late  
> 60' noisemongers such as Jimi Hendrix/The Who and then on to The MC5.
>
> Whatever your thoughts, we owe him a great deal!
>
> There are many "best ofs" worth checking out.
>
>
> Mr G.
>
>> From: "Tim Bucknall" <tim.bucknall at btinternet.com>
>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"  
>> <gathering at misera.net>
>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"  
>> <gathering at misera.net>
>> Subject: Re: [kj] Power Chord Pioneer Link Wray Dies at 76
>> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:27:18 -0000
>>
>> yeah i was wondering about that, could someone maybe expand on that  
>> statement and tell me which of his records i should check out?
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Paul Rangecroft
>>   To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
>>   Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:56 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [kj] Power Chord Pioneer Link Wray Dies at 76
>>
>>
>>   umm... i think you are wrong, alex! can you really invent a power  
>> chord? it's the single most simple chord that can be made. it'd be  
>> like inventing a scale or a drum roll. maybe they hadn't been used  
>> much in music before he started, i don't know.
>>
>>
>>   On 11/22/05, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>     STOP
>>     ME IF I'M FUCKIN' WRONG, but the man INVENTED the fucking power  
>> chord.
>>
>>
>>     Alex in NYC
>>
>>
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