[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by MMiller

Tell me more about the "it" that SRV didn't have.

"IT" is often the timely note you DON'T play.

Playing fast is cool, knowing when to pause is cooler.
That's what makes someone like Clapton great. He can play slow.

Eddie Wilson: [getting ready to practice "Betty Lou's Got a New Pair of Shoes"] Let's get on with the music. 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4. [starts the song] Hold it, hold it! Wait a minute, wait a minute!
Sal Amato: What the matter?
Eddie Wilson: What's the matter, where you racing to, where's the fire?
Sal Amato: No fire. That's the way the song was written, it goes that way: upbeat. What's the problem?
Eddie Wilson: The problem is I'm just saying words. You know, you got to give me a little room so people will know what I'm singing about.
Sal Amato: Hey, you lose the beat, people miss a step, we want them to dance.
Eddie Wilson: Lose a beat, miss a step. What are you a moron, Sal?
Sam Amato: Do you believe this guy?
Eddie Wilson: Look, Sal, I like your stuff. But it just ain't what I was looking for. You understand?
Sal Amato: Forget it, you had your mind made up before you ever started. So what am I knocking myself out for?
Eddie Wilson: Look, I don't want to argue with you, Sal. Do you want to get another opinion on the subject?
Sal Amato: No! Forget it.
Eddie Wilson: Joann, what do you think?
Sal Amato: What are you asking her for?
Eddie Wilson: Why not ask her, she's got brain?
Sal Amato: I don't know anything? She knows, huh? Everybody you bring into this bank is an expert, except Sally. Sally's just a dumb guinea, right?
Eddie Wilson: You dumb guinea. [looking at Frank] Hey, kid, come here.
Frank Ridgeway: Who, me?
Eddie Wilson: Yeah, you, come here.
[Franks slowly walks over]
Eddie Wilson: Now, you heard what we're talking about. What do you think?
Frank Ridgeway: [agreeing with Eddie] I think he's right, I think it needs a caesura.
Eddie Wilson: [pointing to himself] See, my way with a caesurian.