RE: [Harp-L] Taylor Hicks a Rebirth of Wonder

[Michael Fugazzi <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've been watching AI only because of Taylor.  In
fact, I recorded the shows and then would go back and
only watch the Taylor parts.  It wasn't until I heard
that he played harp and heard the clip that I was
impressed.

I will buy his cd, and I will enjoy what little harp
content it may contain.

I think he will have a small impact on the harp scene.
 No where near what "the rock player we do not speak
of" did for my generation.  And I don't think, at
least while he's under AI contract, the harp playing
will be anything beyond the cliched use of the
insturment we can find in other pop songs.

My proof is that Taylor's single (both finalists were
given a song they had to perform from the people at
AI) stinks.  Before he even won, the powers that be
took him from being Taylor to being American Idol
Taylor Hicks.  The song was nowhere near as "Taylor"
or entertaining as the other tunes he performed.  They
are taking a niche musician with lots of talent (I
would love his singing voice!) and are trying to make
him pop.  His harp playing will only be used as a
"gimmick" of sorts :(

They did the same thing with the girl.  The song was
absolute garbage.  It wasn't even in her vocal range
and the melody was very weak.  Plus she was sharp
almost the whole tune!

Taylor isn't as cookie-cutter as some of the other
winners.  He is much less pop then even the r&b singer
who won a couple of years back and the country singer
from last year.  For music's sake they should let him
be Taylor.  Sadly, they'll try to change him.

Look how they ruined Bo Bice.  They took him from
being a Skynryd time rocker and made him Clay Aiken
with a beard.

Yuck.

Mike

> --- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bill Hines"
> <billhines4@...>
> wrote:
> 
> "SPAH might want to consider getting Taylor involved
> heavily"
> 
> You really think he's going to have time for that??
> He's going to be one
> busy fellow for quite some time. It would be nice
> though. His harp
> playing on the show in various segments over the
> course of it was good
> promotion. Bet there are a lot of younger folks
> experimenting with the
> harp because of that. Maybe one will eventually show
> up here on harp-l.
> I didn't watch the show last night but I'd like like
> to see the clip of
> tobacco road if anyone has a link to it.
> 
> Awfully, awfully sad though that more people voted
> than did so in any
> previous presidential election here in the US. I
> guess maybe that's
> because you can vote multiple times? But the news
> agencies were
> reporting this as such so maybe they *were* counting
> how many people
> voted versus how many votes came in (as best they
> could, realizing that
> people could use different phone numbers, text, etc
> to vote multiple
> times).
> 
> Sorry FJM, I had to laugh, I knew immediately when
> you sent the note to
> refrain from the taylor hicks posts that they would
> triple, haha.
> Personally, he plays harp - this is a harp
> discussion list so no biggie
> although I'd rather read about technique/gear etc.
> Hmm, is he the NEW
> "one who shall not be named"??
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
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Mike Fugazzi
vocals/harmonica
NiteRail

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