RE: [Harp-L] rare popper show

["Eric Neumann" <eneumann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Smokey-joe,

It's funny you should say that about being jealous of Popper. At one
point in my life I was admittedly jealous of Popper... I used to call
him "One-lick Larry"... that is, until after I thought about why I was
saying I didn't like him.

Then I finally started to listen to him - sat down and tried to play his
licks - had to think about why I didn't like him, and concluded that it
was jealousy afterall. He sings as if his lungs are ten times the size
of a normal man's, and then lays into his solos with expert precision.

Since then, (early 90's) I regard him with the respect he is certainly
due. 

That's my story.

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joe and Cass Leone
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 11:36 AM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] rare popper show



On Sep 2, 2004, at 11:52 PM, BradKava@xxxxxxx wrote:

>
> I saw John Popper earlier this year at a nightclub in San Francisco,
> Slim's...in a show where he jammed with, among others, bass player rob

> wasserman and
> guitarist bob weir....They were playing a kind of rock that met 
> jazz..and the
> best moment was just popper and wasserman doing a song that sounded
> arabic.....It was very, very impressive, Howard Levy level 
> improvisation and mastery of
> the instrument....Anyone who would have heard that would never
question
> popper's abilities..
>
> now, if anyone has that show on tape or disc, I'd sure like a copy....
>
> thanks
>
> brad kava
> _
  Hi Brad, it's ONE thing to be able to say "Gee, that kind of music 
just isn't my cup of tea". It's another thing entirely to be able to 
objectively sit back, listen, and even if it ISN't (particularly) to 
your liking, to be able to appreciate the complete mastery of the 
instrument. This is where 'I' sit, and can't help feeling that anyone 
who can't give the kid credit for what he is doing is just jealous. 
Every time I hear this guy coming over a system (restaurant, elevator, 
dept. store, whatever), I stop DEAD in my tracks. WHAT a talent.

  smokey-joe

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