From: Pete Brunelli Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 10:08:12 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Proving the Existence of John Popper
At 09:31 PM 10/9/96 -0400, DirectFwd wrote: >man has some serious chops, maybe just a telling sign of my naivete'. I >would like to hear a rationale, just in the interest of harmonica discussion >for this. Maybe i'm misinterpreting, maybe i'm covering ground heavily >footprinted , but I thought i'd ask.
Popper has broken ground as a rock frontman, with great abilitiy on harp. After listening to a few BT albums I reckon that his talents as a singer/songwriter are his strengths, his speed licks are not his best asset. The knock on JP seems to be that he isn't a technique purist and he isn't a traditionalist. As a longtime fan of guys like guitarist Alvin Lee, and guitarist/composer Frank Zappa, Neither of these bother me. He has added another facet to the gem that is harmonica music.
