Articles by Abdulmumin

I hate rankings about who is better. I don’t deal with technique, I deal with emotions.” I am no longer interested in hyper-technical and funambolic musicians who are not capable of transmitting emotions. Better four notes expressed with the soul than a thousand without them. Think of Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Chet Baker, Joao Gilberto. Charlie Watts was for me the essence of the Stones sound, without doing any spectacular stunts. Many will not agree. I’ve read a lot of posts about lists of musicians but for me music isn’t competition, it’s….

April 28, 2025 Abdulmumin 0

Enough is enough. I’m sick and tired of endless lists, rankings, and debates trying to tell me who’s the “greatest” musician, who’s “technically” better, who […]