Re: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Closed Doors/JJ Milteau



It's funny you should have felt that way, Bill, because a lot of die-hard blues fans in France have actually blamed Milteau for not being present enough on that record.

Me, I like it just fine the way it is. I never felt that the harmonica had to be constrained to only playing solos, but neither do I think a harmonica record should have harp all the time.

Maybe this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTJFXqKO3_E or this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kftKNmt3RDg is more representative of the spirit of that record.

And for those who love that, Milteau can still wail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtM-Vqcorho

;-)

Benoit
Good call Christelle - I neglected to mention it but I had wondered when listening to this whether it was just the mix that was bad, and maybe when 'live' his playing was really more in the background behind the vocals.

I guess I shouldn't have used the word 'wail' for a player of that stature, but again it's just opinion and that piece wasn't my cup of tea. Maybe I'll check out that album.

Bill

Christelle Berthon wrote:
So playing WITH and not against a singer, is like another music part, like the bass or the guitar, it doesn't damage anything. There' re no rules in the music, everything works as long as you want it and that serves the music. I reckon some J.Geils Band songs, Canned Heat, Texas and so many more the harmonica player sometimes is playing with the singer.

The last thing I can say is this video is from a Live session and recording a live session is always tricky, because it 's rare to find a Live video that catch the emotion of a moment, the acoustic of a place, etc....

Bill I'm sure that you'll be thrilled by his last album "Soul Conversation" please give it a shot and I'm sure you'll get soul shivers and goosebumps.

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