Re: [Harp-L] Re: Little Wing on harmonica

["Chris Michalek" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I didn't much care for it either and the crap he plays is one of the things I truly hate about the harmonica.  Fred is capable of so much more and IMO his version lacks depth and any kind of coherency. Fred is a decent player but the harmonica community needs people to take bigger steps to forward the instrument. While Fred is an awesome guy and I am truly happy that his meeting the right people, I felt embarassed as a harmonica player to listen to him blow through his aresenal of licks.  There was no music in that version.

David....quick throw me that suit!!


>-----Original Message-----
>From: jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmf273@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 08:56 PM
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Little Wing on harmonica
>
>I just watched the Little Wing video.
>
>I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but I didn't like it.   After a rambling intro, he
>played two notes of the melody and then immediately jumped up an octave to play the third note.  
>Why?   Was it because playing the next note would have required an overblow?   Or because he likes
>the sound of that high blow bend?   Whatever the reason, in my opinion it was inappropriate to the
>delicate melody of "Little Wing" as were all the Popperish speed licks that soon followed. (And
>don't even get me started on the stage calisthenics.)
>
>I will say that in my opinion Paul Butterfield didn't do a great job with "Little Wing" either,
>the night Jimi sat in with his band. (You all have heard that recording right?)  
>
>I guess I'm still waiting to hear that song done right on harmonica.
>
>Ok, let me go get my flame proof pajamas on . . .
>
>
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