Re: [Harp-L] popper

[Robert Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

	This was a nice post, and I agree that BLUES is a very strong and  
complete form of it's own. I started studying Blues Music about forty  
years ago and consider it to be the heart and soul of every other  
style of music that I've since ventured into be it Classical, R&B,  
Jazz or Country etc.  What I mean is that my musical sensibilities  
were 'honed' in my formative musical years by listening to and  
learning to play music off of blues records, and it seems no matter  
what style I play the "Blues Creep in".... Like shrimpdaddy sez, "we  
are always learning", and yes it is more about emotion than mechanics.

	Blues is not simple and boring, it is music that has a basis in your  
heart and the therefore the execution of this music becomes extremely  
personal. A good Blues performer can take this emotion and skillfully  
SHARE it with his/her audience. Making his/her contribution to the  
music that much more powerful, beautiful and significant. All genres  
of Music are based on FEELING, but BLUES has an even more specific  
feeling to project in it's sound. We too often get hung up in the  
technical aspects of executing the music....when it's the deeper  
emotive feelings that our audience is relating too.

	Little Walter as many other players learned alot by being on stage  
with a true Master of the Blues, Muddy Waters....it is very important  
to go back and study and listen to ALL the great masters of any Genre  
if we are to develop our OWN voice and place in that respective style  
of music.

In these days we are all enjoying of High Technology, computers,  
emulators, pedals, amps, mics, tubes, midi...let us not forget where  
the FIRST item in your line of EFX should get plugged into for the  
strongest signal...............> > YOUR SOUL!,-)))) Keep it Fun Music  
is a wonderful GIFT.

again, thanx for sharing,
best,
Rob Paparozzi

On Jan 15, 2007, at 11:41 PM, "shrimpdaddy@xxxxxxxxx"@cogeco.ca wrote:

> > it's all in what you get from the music, i've heard people say  
> > that they evolved from the blues to jazz... if that's
> how they feel so be it. in my opinion a true blues man is always  
> learning and does not turn into something else he
> improves what he is.  This is of course, only for a true blues man  
> someone who is moved, not only by the music but the
> entire feeling culture slangs joyfullness sadness drunkeness  
> temperment.  there are too many people who can't see the
> forest past the trees too many people that see blues as too simple  
> and booring.  there are blues men that say more in
> one note than other people can say on an entire album.  the right  
> cord placed at the right place played with the right
> intensity and tone riging pure evrynote has to be as important as  
> the last.  it's about emotion it's not mechnical.
> patience, rests, silence why does everybody wanna fill every hole,  
> people are scared of silence.  Popper has an
> increadible gift he has tremendous controle as does Sugar blue and  
> Jason Ricci and i can guarentee that all of these
> guys listened to and studied little walter as we all should.
> In my opinion it's the best place to start and some make it a life  
> long commitment if it makes you happy do it lifes too
> short to do what you think other people want.  Play it from the  
> heart or don't play.