"Guitar as accompaniment"..

i live and breathe guitar and other metal strings instruments..
but I'm not a singer..

so if anything, i'd give up all my instuments in an instant
to be granted a strong clear tuneful singing coice..
and a memory for lyrics..

My role in music is as an accomanying 'sidekick'
for mates who can sing..

But, even as a guitarist, i gotta be honest,
and admit i get bored listening to so many singers
taking the easy option and supporting their vocals
with 'strum 'n' pick by numbers' guitar playing..
i guess overfamiliarity can eventually breed indiference..

I truly admire singers who can hold an audiences attention
with just the power & emotion of their voice alone..

and if they do prefere to support their solo vocal performance
with an instrument..
then i'm far more likely to be won over
and enjoy the songs..
on the rare occasion when i chance upon singers
who can accomany their songs with a good old fashioned squeezebox..

i love the sound of an instrument like the concertina,
that a discerning singer can skillfully use to mirror
the personal dynamics and timing of their own breathing..
To me thats a far more captivating interaction
between voice and instrument,
than 'yet another' guitar..