[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 24, Issue 31

[chris smith <harpshredder@xxxxxxxxx>]

       Look this is my 3rd draft (my 1st two crashed)
,
       Jon Popper's got some chops. A blues player he
ain'tHe's
like the McDonald's of harp playing. He serves up a
lot and it's mostly junk food. Don't ask me after 38
yrs. paying dues
to give him props. He's fooled enough people. Remember
Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees.
     Maybe if  the band name wasn't  Blues Traveler I
might give him a little slack. But there ain't no
blues comin' from his 
direction so as far as I'm concerned  this isn't
advancement  of the harp (I mean really you'd rather
listen to him than Little
Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Wm Clarke, Kim Wilson,
Paul
Butterfield, Big Walter ????). How about getting a
tone that
makes you feel something ? His low  notes are not
happening. But what do I know ? I've just been doing
this for 38 yrs.
                                 Chris "Hammer' Smith
> I am in the middle of my vacations now and have just
> had the
> possibility to use a computer to see your messages.
> 
> Thanks for all the reviews on the Marine Band
> Deluxe. It is great to
> hear your experiences with our new product.
> 
> Someone mentioned mixed reviews and was confused. I
> imagine that this
> is because of the different expectation levels of
> the players. To
> clarify that, I would like to ask you to take a look
> at the message I
> sent on Jan 31st about the Marine Band Deluxe. There
> I explained what
> kind of harmonica the Deluxe was meant to be.
> 
>
http://harp-l.org/mailman/htdig/harp-l/2005-January/msg00886.html
> 
> It is very clear that it won't be possible to do the
> job of a
> customizer in industrial scale, but I am glad to
> hear that many of you
> have appreciated the improvements made on the
> harmonica, and I have
> taken note of the suggestions you made.
> 
> But at the moment I am on vacation (great jams in
> Köln, Solingen and
> Osnabrück, unfortunately not Münster, hopefully in
> Berlin), and will
> continue to deal with that when I get back to Hohner
> on Tuesday.
> 
> All the best,
> Fernando Bresslau
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:18:19 -0700
> From: Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Fwd: Re: [Harp-L] Popper-the lightning
> rod]
> To: harpl <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Meant this to go to the list.
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Popper-the lightning rod
> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:54:10 -0700
> From: Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Glenn Weiser <celticguitar1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> References: <200508101612.j7AGC5fg009609@xxxxxxxxxx>
> <003001c59dee$27584240$2b64a8c0@banjogtx1hgm7e>
> 
> Glenn Weiser wrote:
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<   Big Snip
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> > Ah, John Popper, that veritable lightning rod for
> criticism.
> > I have long been a critic of Popper's playing, as
> I think it's it's the
> > epitome of bad taste. He seems to have an absolute
> phobia of sweet lyrical
> > phrarses with-omigod-long notes. John Pareles,
> chief pop music critic of the
> > New York Times, panned his playing as a an
> excercise of trying to fit as
> > many notes into a measure as possible, and added
> something like "dizzying
> > runs that go up and down the scale and end
> nowhere."
> > Freedom of expression must be tolerated here, and
> if someone just can't
> > stand his playing, they should be able to express
> that. I certainly respect
> > the opinions of his fans.
> > And in Popper's defense, as I've said before,
> there are these points-
> > 1. He's done a lot to popularize the instrument,
> and deserves credit for
> > that.
> > 2. For better or worse, he's crafted an original
> style-very hard to do.
> > 3. He's made a good living playing harp, too. Even
> harder to do.
> > 4. Like me, he's from New Jersey. The boy can't be
> all bad, now.
> > 
> > Glenn Weiser
> > http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/harppage.htm
> > 
> > 
> 
> I find it hard to get real excited about John
> Popper.  I don't care for
> his approach to the instrument, but he certainly
> knows how to catch
> people's attention.  I feel the same way about quite
> a few rock and
> blues guitar players.  Some people really get off on
> speed--the musical
> kind, that is.  There are legions of pop singers in
> the American Idol
> style.  Some of them have great voices and big
> ranges.  Not my cup of
> tea.  Then there's opera....
> 
> I live in the USA where "everyone's entitled to
> their own stupid
> opinion."  Could be worse.  Consider North Korean
> pop music.  Enjoyment
> is mandatory.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Hear Barrelhouse Solly on the internet--that's me
> 
>   http://www.soundclick.com/barrelhousesolly
> 
> Yes, it's what everyone has been clamoring
> for--pictures of the cats:
> 
> http://ratemykitten.com/my/?gallery=willie_mctell
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:49:36 -0400
> From: randy singer <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Subject: RE: Re: harmonica- most
> difficult
> 	instrument?
> 
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