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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 22:10:43 EST
From: PL5~ol.com
Subject: Re: Don't badmouth the players (Rant Warning!)

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In a message dated 3/4/02 8:19:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Gatorha~ol.com
writes:

> morrisette is a singer/songwriter, who has sold lots of albums, and
diddles
> with harmonica. i have no idea whether she thinks she can really play.
> three points...
> 1) if you have the correct key harp, your inability will not be as
> apparent.
> 2) more people than you think probably ~do~ consider her a bad player, or
> at
> least, not a good player. since her songs don't focus on harp, it's
pretty
>
> easy for non-players to get over it.
> 3) from a purely business standpoint, what harmonica players would you
> expect to see on television? name ~any~ "real" harp who sells even
100,000
>
> albums (and by "real," i mean someone who is known primarily for their
harp
>
> playing). that would leave you with...john popper...once, maybe twice.
> unfortunately, money rules, and those who aren't selling aren't likely to
> be
> on tv (although folks do crop up...five blind boys from alabama with
> musselwhite on letterman). if someone could just get n'sync to have harp
> on
> a couple of tracks...
>
> stevenj...the gator-man
>

Yeah guys don't expect to much from mainstream music in the quality
department. Though it has gotten a little bit better (Particularly in R&B
and
Bluegrass), know that quality is not a trademark of much of the music biz.
The cream does rise to top at times, but know that this business
unfortunately nowadays is driven by image not substance, so don't get yer
panties in a wad over this stuff. They are irrelevant to REAL music and will
always be irrelevant. Screw them, make good music and live. Thats all the
Music requires........

Andrew

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In a message dated 3/4/02
8:19:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, Gatorha~ol.com writes:





morrisette is a
singer/songwriter, who has sold lots of albums, and diddles

with harmonica.  i have no idea whether she thinks she can really
play.

three points...

1)  if you have the correct key harp, your inability will not be as
apparent.

2)  more people than you think probably ~do~ consider her a bad player,
or at

least, not a good player.  since her songs don't focus on harp, it's
pretty

easy for non-players to get over it.

3)  from a purely business standpoint, what harmonica players would you


expect to see on television?  name ~any~ "real" harp who sells even
100,000

albums (and by "real," i mean someone who is known primarily for their harp


playing).  that would leave you with...john popper...once, maybe
twice.

unfortunately, money rules, and those who aren't selling aren't likely to be


on tv (although folks do crop up...five blind boys from alabama with

musselwhite on letterman).  if someone could just get n'sync to have
harp on

a couple of tracks...



stevenj...the gator-man





Yeah guys don't expect to much from mainstream music in the quality
department. Though it has gotten a little bit better (Particularly in
R&B and Bluegrass), know that quality is not a trademark of much of the
music biz. The cream does rise to top at times, but know that this business
unfortunately nowadays is driven by image not substance, so don't get
yer panties in a wad over this stuff. They are irrelevant to REAL music and
will always be irrelevant. Screw them, make good music and live. Thats all
the Music requires........



Andrew

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