Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 14:09:50 -0800 (PST) From: Mojo Red Subject: (was Modern Harp Players etc.)
- --- SHANE11~ol.com wrote: > "not to say popper is just so much BS, but there > is much to do about nothing" > Amazing, now older harp players are scared of > speed, call it hot dogging. > whether it be Popper or Sugar Blue. > > "Popper is not in any way shape or form a blues > player" > > WOW nice generalization, when Eric Clapton, and > BB King who Popper played > with for a very special christmas look in > amazement and smile at his blues > playing, I guess they don't know blues. How many > Blues Traveler songs can you > even name? How would you know what he plays > unless you have heard all his > albums? > > I do not want to get back into the whole Popper > thing, but I feel I can speak > as a younger harp player (28, playing 10 years), > I have played in clubs, > gigs, open jams, and I have had the same > experience everytime I play. I am an > avg blues player, and can competantly play fills > and what have you, but being > an avid Popper fan, I can play his style. and > everytime I step up with a > Popper type solo, I get the biggest reaction from > the crowd. I have played at > jams, with far superior harp players, and it > probably annoyed them to see how > the crowd reacts to it. You know what, I am sure > most all other harp players > would criticize my playing like him during a > blues song, but there are a > handful of harp players and millions of music > listeners, I play for myself, > the listeners, and couldn't care less what > another harp player thought of it. > > My point is, like it or not, Popper is the > premeir harp player for younger > players, and I would say I have a farther ranging > taste in music than most 50 > year olds, so it is not lack of knowledge of what > else is out there. Popper > will be the most talked about harp player from > this era, 30 years from now. > Like it or not, to the avg music listener, what > Popper does, is more > interesting than listening to someone playing > more basic riffs but with great > TONE. >
===="When Big Walter played, the blues fell all over you." - --Sam Phillips
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