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From: Indiana
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 20:32:07 -0400
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".
>
>
>>>BBB wrote:
>
>>>And I thought he was a TBer...
>>>
>>
snip
>
>Richard W. Rinn. Your message was:>
>>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.
>
>Didn't Sugar Blue play on Exile? (As well as on Miss You, of course).
>
>>
>>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.
>
>Living in the USA is a great harp tune. That's Steve Miller on harp
(innit?) though
>Norton Buffalo did play with the Steve Miller Band.
>
>I think there's lots of tasteful harp on lots of popular music that you
just don't notice
>until you become a harpoholic and then you notice all of it. I'm
beginning to notice lots
>of music of my youth some 20, uh 25, uh 30 years ago that had/(has) fine
harp in it.
>
>Not that I'm really into where they are now, but didn't ZZTop have some very
>nice harp spread through some of their music. Supertramp had some great
harp.
>
>I think the harp really wasn't out front.....but its there.....here we go
again...
>
>Its time for name that Top 25 harp tune (that is a hit that was in the top
25)....
>
>
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Gary Warren

"I take my woman on the beach, fellas, and set down in the sand
and play." Muddy Waters (Deep Down In Florida)