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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:57:22 -0500
From: "Mark Lavoie"
Subject: Re: Better Days

lavo~iddlebury.net
http://www.middlebury.net/lavoie/
Hey Michael,
I have had this record Better Days since 74. I purchased the CD and play it
often.

It shows Pauls versitility. He is truly one of the great Tone masters!

Stay tuned!
Mark LaVoie

- ----------
> From: Rubyduby~ol.com
> To: harp~arply.com
> Subject: Better Days
> Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 11:45 AM
>
>
> I put it on last night after years of not listening to it. I realize I
had
> learned at least half the solos on it. Butter was one of my first big
> heroes. But two things really stand out for me.
> First-the music get more layered every chorus. Every chorus there is a
new
> instrument coming in until finally it has come from a laid back greasy
groove
> into an intense powerhouse of a tune. This happens on nearly every tune!
> Second, the harp, and the other instruments too, are very good at
creating
> what I refer to as "music"... it is not about showing off the harp. I
> normally only see this style of playing with "lesser" harp players who
CANNOT
> show off.
> Anyway, it all just about makes me cry.
> Michael Rubin