Re: Dennis Gruenling And Kim Wilson show review
- Subject: Re: Dennis Gruenling And Kim Wilson show review
- From: Garry Hodgson <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:12:41 -0400
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njbluesharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Went to see Dennis Gruenling and Kim Wilson Last night @ the Paramus pictureshow in NJ.
me too. inconvenient night for me, miserable weather, couldn't get
anyone to go with me. but boy am i glad i went anyway!
> This show was AWESOME!
it sure was. beyond awesome, even. it was *inspiring*.
> First Dennis Gruenling and Jump Time,
...
> Then Kim Wilson, Man this guy can Wail! Going to see Dennis and Kim
> just reconfirms that there is a whole nother Level to strive for in playing
> Harmonica.
i remember thinking at one point that you could take any 5 second slice
of kim's set, and if i could play that, it'd be the best thing i'd ever played.
sigh. someday.
> Both these guys just Dazzle you with all the different things
> they do to add spice to what they do.
at one point kim was playing some sonny boy II song. it was amazing how well
he captured the style of this. sonny boy must've been smiling down last night.
> They both played acoustically as well as amplified
by "acoustically", i assume you mean without the handheld mic,
when they played into the one on the mic stand. i actually liked
that sound a lot more. kim also played completely unamplified,
when he hopped off the stage and wandered up the aisle, playing
acoustic and singing while the band played very softly in the background.
it was beautiful.
> At one point Kim went on a Solo for what seemed to be more than 5 minutes
> while everyone in the band took a break except for the drummer, Kim just simply
> Held it together By playing outstanding Harp!
the encore was great, too. no band, just The Man and his harp. outstanding.
> Had a great time and wanted to mention this relatively new venue in Paramus, NJ
> ParamusPictureshow.com
> While I have no affiliation with this place
> I think that it is great to finally have a place like this in Bergen County
> It was great place and hope they continue to put on quality Entertainment
the place was really nice. just a little local movie theater, holds maybe 300 people.
i'm used to schlepping into NYC for shows, and this was so much easier. you could
even get popcorn. how civilized! i'll definitely go there again.
the *only* negative about the night was that the place wasn't packed. i got there at
8:00 and got ticket #183. maybe the back third of the place was empty. these guys
deserve better. as my brother observed once at a hot tuna concert, "they fill entire
stadiums with total crap, and *these* guys are playing in bars?"
what a world.
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From: njbluesharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Dennis Gruenling And Kim Wilson show review
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Excellant point. Bullfrog
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From: Nicolas Fouquet=20
To: Garry Hodgson ; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx=20
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: the blues......
Glad to hear that!! Myself, I always finish my masterclass with a =
chapter I called " Necrophily", where I explain that most of us love and =
try to get harmonica player who are died since decades, meanwhile, there =
are some "killers" like Rod Piazza, Dennis Gruenling, Doug Randall, =
MadCat... who are still living and performing and willing and pleased to =
chat you up after a gig and to explain to you what and how they do.
I think it is not a good thing to keep our mind back in the 60's, that =
make us ignorants and repeating what we already know, while other =
people, some pretty young are making the stuff living and still remain =
unknown until they will be died and that maybe, in few decades, =
everybody will want to play like them.=20
So, go for any performance, don't be effraid to talk to the people and =
to ask them your questions. Do it until it's too late!
Froggy
Garry Hodgson <garry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Harpmac01@xxxxxxx wrote:
> guys like kim wilson,rod piazza and so on ARE=20
> living legends now they deserve some sort document for carrying =
the torch along=20
> with many others in keeping traditional electric blues alive and =
sounding great.
they do, indeed. they also deserve our support in the here and now.
go see 'em play. buy their recordings. applaud wildly. shake their =
hands.
support your living legends!
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Garry Hodgson, Technology Consultant, AT&T Labs
Be happy for this moment.
This moment is your life.
<
on friday night the 16th april we here in the UK will be getting the =
pbs marty films 'the blues' from all accounts it was all pretty bland =
stuff no great shakes just have to wait and see but not counting me =
chickens though.
its just a pity that someone is not willing to stand the cash to =
produce a film on those living legends who have been out there keeping =
it alive some near on 35 years now in another 30-40 years when these =
artists are revered there will be little or no film evidence of them in =
their heyday from a harp players/listener point of view guys like kim =
wilson,rod piazza and so on ARE living legends now they deserve some =
sort document for carrying the torch along with many others in keeping =
traditional electric blues alive and sounding great.
anyway i don't really know what brought that on mostly cos living in =
the UK its not so easy to see these guys but hey what can you do.
mac
p.s why the bloody hell has wes weston not got a CD out .........oh =
i'm in a right one today....me need filter coffee!
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