Stew, Good points. Out of print, unavailable stuff I have no problem with. I think it's also cool to share the music of the dead guys that have no widow, young children to compensate (hey many of the greats were already ripped off of their royalties by record companies and management.) Samplers and packages put out by record companies do help to promote sales of the artist's full CD's. Some of the $ from the samplers even finds its way back to the artist. Glenn sounded like his student was burning an entire CD of CDJ, this is what people usually do because it is the easiest to do, rather than selecting tracks. Besides there are plenty of RealAudio, mp3, etc. samples of most artists work. Take a chance, buy the CD, support the arts and harmonica. Guys like Carlos and myself are entrepreneurs with cottage industries. We are not Sony, Warner's or even Alligator. The $15 is worth the risk. Think of all the crappy movies you have shelled out $20+ for you and yours. It is very much like the people at the door of a club when faced with a $5-$10 cover charge. They wouldn't hesitate to spend that on a drink or two but when asked to pay for an entertainer that has poured years of sweat into his craft, fergedaboutit! BTW: Glenn has not seen fit to respond to this yet.
Michael Peloquin www.michaelpeloquinsucksandblows.com
>From: Shawn C Harding
>Michael: > >I've got to agree and disagree with you on this one: > >"-MP responds: >Why are you, a published and copyrighted author, accepting a burn of >Carlos >DelJunco's CD? And from a student no less. Go out and buy all of his >stuff >and all of the rest of the living innovators. I'll bet your >casket-sniffing >self didn't hesitate to pay list price for anybody dead named Walter or >Sonny Boy. >Should I get a bootleg or promo of your books, head down to Kinko's and >then >give or sell the copies to my students? I would direct my students to >your >site to purchase your products. >Support the arts." > >I myself accept, make, and support "bootlegs" -- but only of parted-out >material (1-2 songs per artist, just to get a taste) or full burns of >out-of-print material (one of may favs is a burn of the"Buckingham Nicks" >LP from 1973, long out-of-print and never released on CD.) I myself >would love to receive, or put together, a compilation of some of the >newest innovators of the harp, just to see what's going on in the >here-and-now (official release, preferably, if it's available -- yes, I >do support the arts when I can -- but I'd also like a bootleg if it's >not.) Remember the early days of Metallica? In the hungry days way >before they sued Napster out of existence, they used to encourage fans to >bootleg their material just to get their name out there (now they're >effectively hypocritical, but that's beside the point -- see >www.metallicasucks.com.) Have you noticed one of the most popular CDs in >the pop market is a compilation of the latest pop artists called "NOW: >That's What I Call Music!" Volumes 1-XX? The public would like some >samples of the artist's work before shelling out their hard-earned >$15-$20 for a CD (we used to get a taste for just a few clams with the >single, but the record industry effectively killed that out of greed.) >I've got a compilation of blues harp put together by House of Blues >called "Essential Blues Harmonica" (and some put together by Rounder, >Alligator, et al) which turned me on to quite a few artists that I'd >heard mention of, but had never heard their work -- now I own their >full-length CDs. My point is: Glenn will get a CD to sample some of >Carlos DelJunco's work -- maybe he'll love it and go out and buy all of >DelJunco's stuff and recommend it to his friends, family, and students. >Or maybe he'll say, "Interesting, but not my thing. I'm glad I didn't >waste my money on him." Either way, it's a good thing. > >Just another "casket-sniffer" >Stew > >P.S. I suspect I'll get attacked for this, but be gentle. I truly just >want all of us to get along, share some helpful info, and not take >everything so personal. > >On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 07:29:34 +0000 "Michael Peloquin" > writes: > > > > -Ben Felten writes: > > > > Concerning the way overblows sound, with all the due respect I > > have for > > >Jerry Portnoy and David Barrett, they haven't worked on and used > > overblows > > >enough to give an educated opinion on the subject. > > -Glenn responds: > > >I got the impression Dave Barrett was basing his opinion on what he > > had > > >heard others play, rather than his own fledgeling attempts. > > > > -MP responds: > > Oh Glenn, > > Lay off of Ben, he is our brother. > > Dave Barrett dislikes overbends so much that he hired me to teach at > > his > > Masterclass in 2001. He has also hired Howard Levy before. Dave > > loves the > > harmonica and that is it. Quotes are saved from people that hear > > someone at > > a certain point in their development. They get turned off and then > > never > > open up again, although some do. > > Dave Barrett, any comments? > > > > Glenn writes: > > >One of my students is burning me a Del Junco CD. Do we agree he has > > it > > >down? > > > > -MP responds: > > Why are you, a published and copyrighted author, accepting a burn of > > Carlos > > DelJunco's CD? And from a student no less. Go out and buy all of his > > stuff > > and all of the rest of the living innovators. I'll bet your > > casket-sniffing > > self didn't hesitate to pay list price for anybody dead named Walter > > or > > Sonny Boy. > > Should I get a bootleg or promo of your books, head down to Kinko's > > and then > > give or sell the copies to my students? I would direct my students > > to your > > site to purchase your products. > > Support the arts. > > > > Glenn writes: > > >OK, who would you consider to have mastered OB other than Levy? > > Adam > > >Gussow? Who else? I'll listen some more. -MP interjects-(the > > coolest thing > > >I have ever heard any harmonica player say! Listening, what a > > concept.) > > > > MP responds: > > Playing the overbends is not the be all to end all. The following > > guys can > > flat-out play the harmonica in addition to playing the "missing" > > notes. > > Bends, "The Other Missing Notes" are just as challenging as > > overbends in my > > book. > > > > I know I am missing someone, see Ben for the Euro guyz: > > > > Sandy Weltman- > > Sandy has 2 albums with a new one being recorded now. > > > > > > Jeff Grossberg- > > appears with Bunny Brunel and a few other sideman stints, solo CD is > > due > > soon. > > > > Chris Michalek-slight recorded output but many great things are on > > the way > > for this young turk. > > > > Alan Holmes-this guy can play, I don't know about discography > > > > Mike Stevens-ubiquitous bluegrass monster > > > > I too have been known to blow over a few now and then. > > > > Michael Peloquin > > www.overblown.com
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