Re: [Harp-L] Totally bored with the blues genre

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The problem is, most musicians typically aren't that great in a number of areas...we all need to get on it and really kick it up! But I must admit I get bored if it's a coupla sets of 145's...
We gotta get creative with intros/outros, rhythms, etc...just a few that come to mind:
Pawnshop bound...wm clarke
Louisiana fog...musselwhite
When you put together set lists, you really gotta mix it up...heck, I got bored and left a kim wilson blues review show after five tunes cuz everything was sounding the same...
We used to do a version of led zep...bring it on home, sort of...started it like sunny boy, then kicked into the middle zep up tempo part, with harp on part of the famous riff...no vox there except "bring it on ho-ooh-ome" it was awesome...audience couldnt believe it...helps to have a real guitar player...
So, there are a lot of things you can do...try covering im a man yardbirds style...gloria with a harp section...there are many directions you can take the blues...so many roads...
---- The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
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> I'm on board with Michael's final point--especially after re-reading Randy's original post. Where's your contribution to the blues harp canon? Why aren't YOU the Maceo Parker of the harmonica? I find it questionable that you would hold others in this harp community to a standard that you have not achieved.>>
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> I don't see why one must be qualified based on Noah's or Michael's insistence on put up or shut up or why aren't you the Maceo Parker of harmonica.    
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> That is a silly requirement. If held true, no one but current recording artists would be allowed to offer opinions.
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> His post doesn't read as if he is holding others to any standard - just his thoughts on the subject. Perhaps those most angry with Randy are those with the least internal confidence in their creativity?
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> I'm sorry that so many seem to attack Randy for his view. He has paid his dues, recorded and released probably one of the first smooth jazz harmonica CD's (which did include a bit of blues diatonic within this genre) and received no comments from this list. As a matter of fact, this list has always dissed Randy (IMO) whenever he offered input.
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> However, the discussion he initiated is one of the most refreshing "L" threads in a very long time.
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> I enjoy the responsible comments and find the "attacks" to say more about that poster than about Randy.
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