Hello, I'm new here, but I've been listening to Anathema for the past years, as well as playing guitar. I'm fairly new, only been playing for about 3 years, however, I'm a bit ahead of a few of my friends who have been playing much longer. Maybe because I play every single day and don't settle....
Anyway, I was wondering what any of you thought about this...
Every single Anathema tablature you find seems easy, simple, and quick to learn. However, it's almost impossible to get the same feeling, sound, and emotion even if you played it verbatim. This just leads me to believe that Anathema are in a class all of their own, much like Pink Floyd, which obviously they are deeply rooted in. They aren't shredders, and the technicality isn't what blows your mind...it's the sheer emotion that bleeds out of the notes every single time I hear it. One Last Goodbye's solo has to be the best and most emotionally draining solos I've ever heard...even moreso than Metallica's Orion. Their work isn't the most difficult to play, but it's definitely the most difficult to get that kind of raw emotion out of just by playing it from tabs or ear.
Now I'm hearing talk of Antimatter...what is the deal? I've been out of the loop and just found out about Danny's possible departure from the band. I would love to find out as much as possible from Anathema. I know some of you email them quite often...is this open to all fans or just select few? I think it would be pretty damn cool to get a response from someone within Anathema.
Anyway, I was wondering what any of you thought about this...
Every single Anathema tablature you find seems easy, simple, and quick to learn. However, it's almost impossible to get the same feeling, sound, and emotion even if you played it verbatim. This just leads me to believe that Anathema are in a class all of their own, much like Pink Floyd, which obviously they are deeply rooted in. They aren't shredders, and the technicality isn't what blows your mind...it's the sheer emotion that bleeds out of the notes every single time I hear it. One Last Goodbye's solo has to be the best and most emotionally draining solos I've ever heard...even moreso than Metallica's Orion. Their work isn't the most difficult to play, but it's definitely the most difficult to get that kind of raw emotion out of just by playing it from tabs or ear.
Now I'm hearing talk of Antimatter...what is the deal? I've been out of the loop and just found out about Danny's possible departure from the band. I would love to find out as much as possible from Anathema. I know some of you email them quite often...is this open to all fans or just select few? I think it would be pretty damn cool to get a response from someone within Anathema.
