lindseyblair (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Look, both these guys are GREAT PLAYERS! Stochelo is more of a traditional gypsy jazz player, and Birelli is more modern harmonically. I'm sure either player is capable of getting any sound they desire to hear at the moment, so who you like best is your personal taste. Neither one of them is overrated.

SleepyGypsy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Er...Stochelo doesnt play any other styles but Jazz lol...Stochelo is my absolute favorite but saying he is better than Bireli is just garbage. He isnt, Bireli and Stochelo stand alone though, nobody else is as good as them, i dout anyone will ever be as good as Bireli though

jimmiskos (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

birelli is unpredictable player stochello is more clean but birelli keep you excite all the time with his improvisations

beakido69 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Maybe his left hand..but the right one is poor...when he plays with other his sound needs beeing overdrived...sorry..

oppis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I cant agree with you that Stochelo would be better. I have been listening gypsy jazz for years and i own every record of both guitarist Bireli and Stochelo. I have noticed that Stochelo have been playing same solos that he have recorded, of course he can improvise, but he's not at the same level in improvising as Bireli. I agree that Stochelo has better tone, but he hasnt done anything new for gypsy jazz like Bireli.

vincent4500 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Birelli is overrated, Stochelo is far better I'm afraid..Birelli's tone is often to 'harsh' and 'detached'...and your talk about Paco de LUcia is pathetic..Flamenco guitar IS THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNICAL STYLE OF GUITAR IN THE WORLD, a close second is GYpsy Manouche Guitar..Stochelo, Birelli, Django if he were alive would agree and tell you Paco is a master of masters, and by the way Paco is well versed in Jazz..he introduced that influence to flamenco 20/30 yrs ago..you are totally IGNORANT!!!

vincent4500 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Birelli is overrated, Stochelo is far better I'm afraid..Birelli's tone is often to 'harsh' and 'detached'...and your talk about Paco de LUcia is pathetic..Flamenco guitar IS THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNICAL STYLE OF GUITAR IN THE WORLD, a close second is GYpsy Manouche Guitar..Stochelo, Birelli, Django if he were alive would agree and tell you Paco is a master of masters, and by the way Paco is well versed in Jazz..he introduced that influence to flamenco 20/30 yrs ago..you are totally IGNORANT!!!

jeroenelo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

these comments are very amusing too.people always compare, it's an instinct

itsleo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Why dont you kids just appreciate music for what it is music, some people like other styles, some people dont. Its GODS Gift to us, so enjoy it and stop ranting and raving like a 4 year old girl with a skinned knee, enough already!

mdasilva06 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

(Cont.) believe me, i've been playing jazz with a pick for about two years now and I can already play WAY faster than i could play on a classical guitar which i have done for over six years! And since when does Bireli play metal and classical?