I just figured this out last week...
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bzbz wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:09 am His playing developed as a response to Garcia's brilliance. Do I need to go on?In my opinion, he developed himself was as an accompaniment instrument vs lead player for the band not Garcia per say. He was inspired by jazz greats like McCoy Tyner and started modifying his chords and using stacked chords and rhythmic right hand techniques and further into shapes and leading tones in his rhythm.
czyfingers wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:53 am Kurt...it's funny that you mentioned him taking a lead once in a while because I've also thought the same thing. But to this day, even when encouraged to do it, he really doesn't ever do it in what most would consider a real "lead" kind of way and he doesn't really look comfortable when he's put in that position. Once or twice through the progression and he's usually done.I think that's because he can't really play that great.