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From: "Richard W. Rinn"
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 00:57:55 +0100
Subject: Re: Mick Jagger Harmonica: Who can resist?

>Tim Moyer wrote:
>>For all you folks who can't get no satisfaction from anything
>>less, this book contains "some of the Best Rolling Stones numbers that
>>feature the outrageous pucker power of Mick's devastating harp solos".
>
>And I thought he was a TBer...
>
>BBB

Oh, this looks like it could get a bit sarcastic.

To try to even the balance a little, I must say that I think Jagger's
harmonica work on the Let it Bleed and Exile on Main Street albums was very
tasteful. I reckon only a dedicated harmonica player would notice any
deficiency in his technique, because what he plays sounds nice in context to
the music. I can't say anything about his more recent harmonica exploits,
as my Stones collection stops in the early '80's.

Other than Cream (Jack Bruce) and J. Geils Band (Magic Dick), I can't think
of any rock bands with reasonably accomplished harmonica playing, and I
would rate Jagger on the next notch down from them, alongside John Fogerty
(Creedence Clearwater Revival) and Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), as someone
who's obviously into it, and trying to make the best of what they've got,
even if they're not reaching virtuoso levels.

Is it Norton Buffalo who played on some of Steve Miller's records? He's in
the accomplished range, too.





Richard.