Re: [Harp-L] The reemergence of live music!

["Trip Henderson" <trip.tunes@xxxxxxxxx>]

Harri,
I knew as soon as I hit the send button that I should keep my personal
opinions to myself. My comment was not directed at Clarke.  I'm a big fan of
William Clarke and he has always been my favorite of the West Coast guys.

The point I was *attempting* to make was that the music we offer needs to
compel people to come out.  Originality is part of that equation.

Best,
Trip

On 4/1/07, Haka Harri <harri.haka@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Trip Henderson wrote:
> > Do we really need another band that is
> > derivative of
> > a derivative (for example a band that sounds like Bill Clarke
> > sounding like
> > George Smith).
> >
>
> Bill Clarke was influenced by George Smith but didn't sound like him. He
> also got lots of "derivation" from eg. jazz sax and organ players. Most
> musicians are influenced by other musicians and that will always be the
> case.
>
> One classic example is Eric Clapton. He is a self-admitted derivative of,
> but hardly sounds like Robert Johnson.
>
> Harri