Re: Harmonica that ruins a song

[Jp Pagan <jpl_pagan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Froggy said:
"Dylan and Young are among the greatest harmonica
players ever!" "So, I still have a great respect for
all these folks though I don't like their stuff."

well, i think you can respect them and be glad they
are there without having to say they're great
harmonica players. most guitarists i know don't think
dylan was a very good guitarist, which doesn't change
the fact that they know at least 20 of his songs by
heart. from what little i've heard of Neil Young, i
like his harmonica playing, simple but very effective.
My My Hey Hey is a good example, i think. Bob Dylan's
i'm not so crazy about, but i love his music. as for
Alanis Morissette, i think she gets a bum rap. she's
not trying to be sonny terry, she's just using it for
a little effect, like a tambourine. if it were a
tambourine, i wouldn't slam her for being a crappy
percussionist ;) other pop bands with harp: Train,
Shakira, and the mexican group "Mana." will their harp
skills blow you away? no. but i like to hear em play
harp anyway. 
speaking of which... i was never a big fan of Mick
Jagger's playing when i first got into the Stones.
same with Led Zeppelin, though i've warmed up to it.
anyone know Q65? and hey, John Lennon was no Little
Walter -- so? i think as specialists in our instrument
we can be harsh to other harmonica players who are
just some-timers. the Stones were great musicians.
Mana is a great group, imo, even if the harp playing
is just ok. instrumental excellence isn't really the
point, sometimes, you know? 



	
		
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