Re: [Harp-L] Re: Short Review of King Kazoo

[Richard Hammersley <rhhammersley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I went one better and downloaded the album. I really like it - British  
Acoustic Blues at its finest, with naughty bits if you attend to the  
lyrics: Hair parted in the middle indeed. Like the mix of pre WWII  
well known and obscure blues (or maybe you penned the obscure ones in  
the idiom) that sound both 'authentic' and 'your own'. Makes a change  
from 10,000 recycles of the post WWII electric blues. Kazoo on at  
least 3 tracks, not just the title track. But Steve, EVERYONE knows  
that the banjo is the most hated instrument, closely followed by the  
violin in the hands of the tone deaf and the stylophone. Kazoo,  
nowhere near the top.

The album also passed the Mrs  test - not being fascinated by the  
harmonica she judges music by the overall musicality rather than the  
instrumental virtuosity involved. King Kazoo is a pass.

Our bass player is threatening to play kazoo on San Francisco Bay  
Blues, now maybe we'll let him, on condition he lets us add the odd  
bar/ 1/2 bar to the 12 bar whenever we feel like it.
Richard

On 4 Oct 2009, at 21:18, Steve Baker wrote:

> Thanks Richard, glad you liked it. If anyone wants to hear some  
> tracks, click here:
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> http://www.stevebaker.de/index.php/cds_books?type=3&site=details&id=83&language=en
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Richard Hammersley
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