Re: [Harp-L] Richard Newell/King Biscuit Boy

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 28, 2005, at 10:59 PM, Rob Paparozzi wrote:

> Hi Smo-Joe,
>
>     I agree with you that Newell is not playin' lots of Harp on this
> record....but harp players can be tuff critics.....,-)

 Oh, for sure Rob, I'm not dissing his playing. In fact, I was bummed 
out because of the lack thereof
>     The Harp Players are only a small % of the buying public...

 Exactly
>     Newell had a terrific Voice and I think on this record , Toussaint 
> the
> producer was trying to get a wider audience for him. I love his Vocals 
> on
> this record but also think the Harp Solos on "The Bum is Mine" and 
> "Mind
> over Matter" are perfect for these songs.......His tone was to die 
> for!,-)
> Both acoustic & Mic'ed

 I agree, but there WERE parts where a little more harp could have been 
slipped in to the deletion of some other instrument(s). There was 
NOTHING on 'Willie & The Hand-Jive', and I wouldn't have expected it on 
that tune (too repititous), but, like I say, a little extra snuck in 
here and there would have been nice in view of his great 
(aforementioned) tone. In other words, I was left wanting, craving, 
hungry, empty, hollow, whatever we harp players call it when we feel 
that way. I felt cheated out of my 'rightful' full measure of 'Grog'. 
So, since I couldn't get drunk, I became like a little kid and figured 
"well, if you won't give me some harp, I won't buy your s**t, na na,  
nah na na"
>     I know what you mean tho....after hearin' his 1st two lp's I really
> wanted more HARP too....A killer tune w/ NO harp is "I'm Gone" The 
> Meters
> covered it too...

 Sure, I don't have to have harp on everything. I'm cool with that, but 
you remember how I described the album cover. It was almost a POSTER 
BOY for harp. As always, we agree on everything Rob. (Hmm, I wonder why 
that is?).
 Gieuseppi
> all the best,
> Rob Paparozzi