[Harp-L] Review of Steve Guyger's Past Life Blues

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In the continuing process of making the contents of Planet Harmonica 
available on my weblog, I have reposted an amended review of Steve Guyger's 
Past Life Blues there, at http://harmonica.typepad.com 

"Many blues harp player strive for an eldorado of the sound: despite the 
modern techniques of playing and recording, the thing is to sound vintage. 
To my ears, these initiatives often end up like washed-out copies, due 
mainly to the fact they respect the material that's played, they haven't 
grasped the spirit of the early blues, only the letter... Steve Guyger 
studied direct from some of the blues harp masters, so there is little doubt 
that his heart lies in the early post-war blues. Unlike other, better known 
modern blues harp players, however, Steve has digested the spirit of the 
style." 

Ben FELTEN