From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Thu Apr 03 04:56:07 2003
Subject:Re: Any clips??

WELL SAID BLUES GUY!!!!!!

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--- bluesguy912 wrote:
> Hey guys,
> Do any of you have any personal sound clips of
> yourself playing a
> clonewheel? I'mn wondering for two reasons, 1. I'd
> like to hear a
> clonewheel in action. 2. For the joy of sharing
> music. :)
> If any of you know of any recorded material
> where an artist is
> playing a clonewheel, I'd love to know where I could
> get it! I'm more
> interested in hearing one played with an entire
> band, to get a sense
> of how it cuts through.
> What are some of you guys's favorite organ
> players? Or better
> yet, who inspires you? Have any of you heard the new
> Eric Clapton
> material? The live CD's/DVD? Billy Preston is
> playing the organ, and
> man does it scream. Love the "Have you ever loved a
> woman" solo he
> rips out towards the end! Whoa!
> One more note, in defense of some of the
> transposers out there,
> myself included.... I feel good about myself when I
> learn different
> licks in different keys, don't get me wrong. I know
> I would also
> feel accomplished if I learned to play in all keys
> as well as I do in
> C and G. However, the feelings of accomplishment
> are really dwarfed
> in comparison to the real "feelings" of actually
> making the music in
> the first place. When you grit your teeth, curl your
> toes, and make
> that crazy "bluesface" most of us make when we're
> really reaching
> down in our emotions to articulate that of which
> language cannot
> access, does it really matter whether you are
> transposed or not? My
> favorite moment in every gig I've ever played, is
> when you hit that
> perfect run at the perfect time, in the perfect way,
> and the crowd
> howls in appreciation. I feel real good in those
> moments, and not
> because I know that I'm an accomplished keyboard
> player, that can
> play in every key, but rather, because I know that
> we've given the
> audience something special, something that touched
> them and caused
> then to react.
> Anyone agree?
>
> Thanks guys! Keep choppin' away! :)
>

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