Re: [Harp-L] Steven Tyler Harmonica Story

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 7/17/2007 7:48:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
BigDrum1@xxxxxxx writes:

Aerosmith has always been one of the better American rock bands . 2nd  to 
only 
J.Geils Band (imho ),


Yea, man. Two great American rock bands. What I like is that, if you listen  
to their early recordings, they don't sound "dated". If they were released in  
today's market, they would still rock. Not like Duran Duran, which has a 
totally  "80's" sound.
 
There is a whole group of "rock harmonica players" - usually they had no  
interest in traditional nor the BLSW (BigLittleSonnyWalters) - they just wanted  
to rock out.
 
There was that "Future Looks so Bright I Gotta Get Sunglasses" husband/wife  
team that used good harmonica. 
 
I like the bits that Huey Lewis plays in "Heart of Rock and Roll" and some  
of his other hits.
 
Old Stones recordings, Beatles, a few southern rock bands that I can't  
remember, Doobie Bros - all used harmonica for Rock and Roll - not finesse, but  
rockin'. 
 
Perhaps these recordings actually reached a larger % of the population than  
does the blues and specialty (Howard Levy) harmonica projects. I don't know of 
 anyone that didn't like the harp on these old records.
 
The Iceman
 



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