Re: [Harp-L] Re: The 'Flexible Gospel'...now Melodic lines vs. Tone

[fjm <mktspot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Iceman writes:

>  (Drunk upscale couple slapping you on the back telling you how they were 
> truly moved by your performance).

So, if the couple got drunk on a good single malt then their criticism 
is valid and if a malt liquor in an oversized quart was the cause then 
we're pandering?  We can extend the dui laws to include criticism, step 
away from the typewriter.  I actually do think I hear what you're 
saying.  I personally am rather pleased when somone comes up to me 
during a break or after a show and comments on aspects of my playing 
that I was working hard on communicating.  What people comment on and 
what I'm trying to achieve are oftentimes entirely different things, and 
that's ok.  Who am I to decide what's ok to like and dislike about 
music?  I used to argue with people who would come up and tell me how 
they liked my band and or playing.  Yeah but we were really struggling 
first set and none of the musical ideas we presented were cohesive.  I'd 
go on and on and then one day I looked at someone's face as I was doing 
this and suddenly realised how rude I was being.  Now I politely and 
sincerely thank them for their thoughts and for coming out to see the 
band.  This is not at all an arguement with anything Mr. Eisenberg was 
saying regarding tone/melodic line.  It's all a very personal struggle 
and the result we're trying to achieve differs from artist to artist.  fjm