JustaDylan (August 9, 2008 at 5:01 pm)

So he played with 5 woud strings?

vincent4500 (August 7, 2008 at 6:10 pm)

tetlama, amongst the flamencos, alot of what Carlos is doing wouldn't be accepted as flamenco even at a base level..the others, technical giants, that you mention could play a simplistic piece showcasing none of their flare/little of their virtuosity but at least it WOULD BE FLAMENCO..keeping strictly to the compass, playing in the correct style you say you are = all basic things..believe me flamenco is not defined by showy playing it is by basic rules Carlos doesn't follow

BlackDrakma (August 5, 2008 at 4:19 am)

if i were granted one wish it would be to be half as good at guitar as him

beetledan (August 2, 2008 at 1:47 am)

Don't get me wrong, but Carlos Montoya was nothing near as great as his uncle, Ramon Montoya. He was a flamenco God. Check him out if you can find anything by him. It's mostly on Vinyl what little there is. Diego Del Gastor was another great with totally his own style, especially his Buleria!

35mm35 (August 2, 2008 at 1:21 am)

Ahhhhhh! Tomatito. He is someone to aspire to.

Isosphere (July 22, 2008 at 7:47 pm)

Agree with you 100%. Just recently downloaded MP3s from a famous modern flamenco guitarrist... don't want to give the name....and I found the sound must have been electronically processed by adding reverb and possibly also sustain. That makes the classical guitar sound imitating the electric guitar sound, resulting in Music for the Elevator.

Tetlama (July 5, 2008 at 11:09 am)

Beetledan/Truefan1947. After comparing Paco De Lucia or Sabicas to Montoya, one MAY conclude that Montoya is simply overwhelming us with his "sloppy technique." Those other two are concise,but Montoya has passion for the music--he gets lost in it wonderfully!(which is what music is about--not simply qualified by mathematical precision.) I would much rather watch and listen to Montoya's Flamenco (yes, Flamenco) with his passion and feeling than to the stilted sounds of the "perfectionists."

Nefilum (July 4, 2008 at 5:32 pm)

Such control!

marighim2008 (June 30, 2008 at 10:28 pm)

Grand merci pour cette video! c'est un regal pour l'ame et pour les oreillesmuchas gracias!

shangqinli (June 22, 2008 at 2:15 pm)

No sabe realmente como dicerlo en Espanol, pero Montoya es estupendo. Toca la guitara y el flamenco como ningun, aunque es un "clasica solista". Es el mejor en esto estilo, y Yepes en puro clasico. Podria escuchar a los dos toda la noche. I'll finish it off in English...easier. Who is that Romero you've been debating about ?