Hadrien Feraud, his Phrasing and Melodic Sensibilites

funny, i just got through emailing a buddy a transcription im working on of a namm solo of him playing an f clef. i didnt write out the lick right before because its a pretty easy descending lydian dominant thing, but this one is a bear. im like halfway through the line.

 

Yikes, I'm still having trouble with jaco. Good luck!

 

ill add this. while ive never heard you play, theres nothing wrong with your fast funs sounding like yours rather than his. im only learning this stuff as an exercise in dexterity. find the vocab that you like to use. he didnt even sound that out a few years ago. now its bass gymnastics with allan holdsworth sounding lines

 

haha, i just needed to name it something in sibelius. i wasnt planning on posting it. just happened that this thread popped up the same day i was writing this out. its from a video of him playing a white f clef i saved off of youtube.

 

it got taken down. its 18 megs though. ill up it on rapidshare in a bit and post a link.

 

That's unfortunately how I hear his playing. It might just be over my head (actually, I know it's probably even over my listening level, much less playing level!), but I sure don't hear a lot of 'music and phrasing' in his playing (LOT's of sixteenth notes!), especially on his CD (and to be clear, I LOVE Holdsworths playing, in small doses anyway). Lot's of chops though, and I agree, that would be a dexterity workout in a BIG way.

Amazing player though, just don't dig it at all. Kind of like Tommy Kennedy on steroids, which I never thought I would get to say about anyone

 

LOL @ the Tom Kennedy reference. I agree, although I do hear some sparkles of magic in there. I suspect I'll grow to like the guy more and more over the years.

FWIW, here's what I do with cats like this...where I hear stuff I dig, even in small doses. I just listen, and sort of absorb by osmosis, if you will. That way I pick up what I "need" in terms of inspiration, and apply it to my own playing with my own perspective (for better or worse) right from the beginning. The first example that comes to mind is Oteil Burbridge. I listened to the ARU "In a Perfect World" recording hundreds of times, yet I never sat down and transcribed any specific lines. Looking back a few years later, I probably owe Oteil a sincere apology for robbing him blind.

 

Bought it, and no offense, hate it. I already deleted it from my iPod and gave the disc away. Something just not quite right IMO. Again, pure IMO, but that cut (if I'm remembering the right tune) sounded like Tower of Power with the flu or something.... kind of a 'metronomic, middle of the beat' approach to gooving that just lays there for me.

Again... I only am speaking here as a listener. I wish I could even THINK about playing with that kind of skill. I'm sure Hadrien will not lose any sleep over what I think of his playing.

PURE IMO on this

 

Yeah, pure personal preference for stuff at this high of a level. It's not 'good or bad', but more if it says anything to you musically or 'emotionally', and that of course can vary a lot across listeners.

 

ALl I can tell you is don't say anything bad about his tone or he'll send you a nasty PM

 

Thanks for the transcription. Got any more?

 

not of solos. i usually dont write this stuff out, but it was so abstract, i knew if i didnt, i wouldnt remember it. ive got the rest of the lick transcribed and when i get some more time ill write it out and replace the attachment.

 

heres the video. i was writing out the lick from 8 to 16 seconds.
http://rapidshare.com/files/217089799/Hadrien_Feraud_fooling_around_at_NAMM_09.flv