Boomer Bends: A Generational Divide Within Guitar Music

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[tmamone]

My personal take is I don't care how fast or slow or technical or simple a guitarist plays. If I can feel it, that's all that matters.

[pymandres]

anyone who thinks that overly complicated shreddy guitar music is a new thing should check out old classical guitar pieces.

[Jumpyjstr]

Bro really put the entire history of music at the start

[stephenbennett]

Even Tim Henson himself said he loves Boomer bends. He just named it that because the boomer generation invented that style of bend. Nothing backhanded about it. Boomer bends rock

[benjamineer]

Fun fact when Music is Win had Tim on, Tim stated Hendrix is one of his favorites. And I think there is something to that. Hendrix was a massiv innovator at his time, especially when it came to effect usage and articulation. Tim does similar things but in a different direction.

[justinrendon]

Boomer bends ❌
Guitar virtuoso ❌
Caveman riffs ✅

[Rukiman_no]

Something I think a lot of people get wrong is that music theory is not ''this is good and you shouldn't do anything else'' is a ''these things sound good and many people have been using them for a long time. Now, do whatever you want and use me as a tool''

[theclassicrock]

Zoomer here to say Boomer bends fucking rock. They overused that technique so much because it kicks ass.

[MrRezRising]

Pedicures are for toes.
Manicures are for fingers.

[tishe]

tim henson never said boomer bends as a derogative thing, he just called it that because the technique was popular with that generation and because of the alliteration, tim henson actually likes boomer bends

[tippiergnome]

I wouldn’t know anything about Tim Henson if it wasn’t for the Internet continuously talking about him

[bobbob-eszg]

The Stratocaster wasn’t released until the 50’s. Pedals had nothing to do with main stream rock music until the 60s. All trivial corrections, the video still properly conveys your point.

[randomguyontheinternet]

"The pipeline from Robert Johnson to Young Thug"
I have nothing I just love this

[nimrodery]

Music does this in cycles. Baroque was called that to be derisive, more emotional music with expression came after as a reaction to overly technical stuff like madrigals or Fugues. Sometimes the results can be a whole new form of expression a master like Beethoven could use to make us all pay attention. Oh, uh, music history nerd here.

[BeesKneesBenjamin]

And then there's this gray area where you have the best of both worlds. Players like Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, etc can get quite technical but there's so much emotion in their playing, it's beautiful

[Woozy.]

Beato should get 3-5 years for popularizing the term "Boomer bends"

[ConnorBailey-il]

One of my friends is a modern guitarist and is deep into metalcore. And he always told its about the techincal expression and loving being the center of attention that drives alot of modern guitar playing. I'm not a very technical bass player but thats why I enjoy sludge, doom, and stoner metal. I can play to it and savor the slower tempos and keep simpler, taking a less is more approach.

[alrightokay]

I'm not a guitarist, nor is the example I'm about to use a guitarist, but we are similar enough as bass players for it to make sense.

Jaco Pastorius is, in my opinion, the greatest musical mind of the last fifty to sixty years. He plays the fretless electric bass incredibly technically but with more heart and soul then most musicians can muster- on an instrument that was originally thought of as a solely supportive instrument.

Portrait of Tracy is by and large my favorite track ever, period. It trumps everything from the most beautiful classical scores to my favorite punk rock tunes. The way that Jaco plays on that track is not only incredibly virtuosic and technical, but heart wrenching, emotional and soulful. Jaco is able to capture so much story and emotion despite having a very technically playing style.

The moral of the story, and the idea that Jaco represents so aptly, is that technicality and soul are not dependent upon one another. They are two different stems of musical ideas. I think to be overly involved in either is a great mistake, because it takes both to truly make music.

"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable." - Ludwig van Beethoven

[lucaskopke]

I think john petrucci is like the culmination of the rock/metal guitarists from the 80s/90s while also pushing technicality and speed to crazy levels, he is the peak of the old guard and the trailblazer for the newer styles.

[swagmundfreud]

Saying "And that brings us to the topic of this video" half-way through has the same energy as Marx saying "And now I shall get to the crux of the issue" on page 388.