Re: what zappa thought of hendrix (non-harp)

["Sariel 'The Yellow Dart' Lehyani" <SloopyJoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm, just to interject, I was wondering if you guys had ever listened to Zappa's
EARLY work. His first album "Freak Out!" is full of doo-wop style stuff. Granted, the
last track is a bunch of nonensical noises with "help, I'm a rock! Help, I'm a cop!"
strewn throughout, but aside from that it's really a great album. Then again...I've
been an avid Zappa fan since my freshman year of high school, so don't mind me!

Love,

~Me

Gatorharp@xxxxxxx wrote:

> leone@xxxxxxxx writes:
>
> <<   *Dear Steve, I think you're taking me wrong. See, when I was coming
>  up the neighborhood was basically blue collar Italian-Polish-Jewish.
>  We would more likely to be listening to Wes Montgomery, Charlie
>  Christian, Django Rheinhardt. Even "Los Indios". When we weren't
>  listening to "do-wop", it was Jazz or Motown.
>    YOUR personal preferences are fine, in fact I have often said "I may
>  not agree with what you play, but I will defend to my death your
>  right to play it". (Sort of a take-off on Voltaire). Now as for
>  Hendricks: Yes, I knew who he was but he wasn't MY cup of tea. IF I
>  heard him on the radio, I would have switched the station. I prefer
>  guitar played as a guitar and not a tool for riveting boilers
>  together.
> >snip<
>  That's all I'm saying. Please remember, it's just my background writing.
>  I'm sure, when we meet, we will get along "famously"..........smokey-joe >>
>
> fair enough.  i misinterpreted your post, and to be honest, my response got a
> bit snide.  for that, please accept my apologies.
> it wasn't important to me that you might dislike either artist (or any
> artist, really).  i'm with you in that everyone is entitled to a preference, and
> they shouldn't need to defend it.  i was responding to what i took as a dismissal
> of the artists.
> and how could i ever not get along with someone who likes charlie christian,
> van the man, motown, and doo-wop?
> steven j gatorman
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