Re: [Harp-L] Entertainment/ Muse (not exactly harp content...)

[Bob Cohen <bcohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 28, 2006, at 9:02 PM, Slidelicks@xxxxxxx wrote:

> It is true that the voice was probably the first instrument... that  
> doesn't
> change the fact that in today's society that one instrument  
> commercializes and
>  homogenizes music more than any other.

You really think so?  I think herd mentality homogenizes music more  
than anything else.  One artist, or a hand full of artists, come up  
with a sound that resonates with people and sell records.  The next  
thing you know every record company executive in creation is working  
on developing bands that do the same thing.


> Gary, I'd love to jam sometime, but 9/7 wouldn't be the best time.

It was me, Bob, not Gary, that quipped about jamming.  Of course I  
knew that 9/7 was an inopportune time to jam.  I was, in my own nerdy  
way, poking fun of the sitting-in thread.  Though in truth, I'm not  
one to talk.  There are always a few harps in my pocket and a secret  
ambition to sit in with big names.  Fortunately, when I was less  
accomplished, I was too shy to really follow through.  And now that I  
can hold my own, I've got enough wisdom to keep my ambitions to  
myself when I go out to listen.  As was oft stated, listening to  
masters ply their craft is a joy to be savored every bit as much as  
playing with them.  BUT I am just a bit south of the Boston and am  
always looking for good musicians with whom to play. :-)

Bob Cohen