Re: [Harp-L] Charlie Musselwhite show last night

[Paul Marconi <pmarcons@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the post Mike................I am going to see him tonight in
Syracuse.....cant wait !

Paul Marconi

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Michael D'Aurizio <mdaurizio@xxxxxxxx>wrote:

>
> Hello all,
>  There's a blues festival going on in my city, I went last night and caught
> Charlies' set. He was the headliner, and Room full Of Blues played a set
> right before him. I haven't had the opportunity to see Charlie live in a few
> years. Seemed like every time he was close I had a gig, or something else
> going on that kept me from going to his show. There was a post on Harp-L a
> while ago, that someone felt that Charlies playing was losing some of it's
> "fire". I can't remember the exact words of the post, so please forgive me
> if I am misrepresenting someones' opinion. I have to say, in my opinion,
> Charlie hasn't lost any of his intensity. He played a killer set last night.
> Once the sound man pulled his head out of the dark, unsanitary place it was
> in, and brought Charlies' harp up in the mix where it belonged, it was an
> incredible set. Charlie had a great band backing him, and he played some of
> the best harp I have ever heard. His playing was laid back when the song
> called for it, and full of intensity when that was needed. Incredible
> phrasing, and timing. It was a true inspiration for a weekend hacker like
> myself. My only disappointment was that he was playing through a Bassman,
> with a Kinder pedal. I would liked to have heard him play through The
> Cruncher, or The Avenger live. Don't get me wrong, his tone through the rig
> he was playing was to die for. I know the Bassman is the amp of choice for a
> lot of harpers, and it sounded great, but I wanted to hear one of these
> other amps I mentioned live. Oh well maybe next time. He also mentioned on
> stage that he was touring with Cindy Lauper. He said that he was" really
> enjoying the tour with Cindy", and that Cindy "could really sing the blues".
> Well I just wanted to give my opinion of a a great show last night, take it
> for what it's worth.
>
>                              Mike D'Aurizio
>
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