RE: Separating the person from the recordings

Posted by belyin (A) on January 20, 2022 at 10:31:51

In Reply to: Separating the person from the recordings posted by andy evans on January 20, 2022 at 03:16:08:

I too know many musicians--albeit not 2,500 plus, and live in the small musical world of New Orleans. The tight rope between being supportive while maintaining one's critical faculties is hard to negotiate. Now that my beard is grey I find it easier to say my piece; it is socially acceptable to be an old crank but never a young one. And a critical faculty is necessary for growth. I find myself wondering why many young musicians are doing what they are doing. I am happy to hear any of them have a clear answer, but even if they don't I think they need to see it as a valuable question. A straight up honest answer like "I take every gig I can get because I need to pay the rent" or even "This schtick is a bit of a hustle but it really gets over" offers a clarity well beyond playing just what they think is expected of them. As a listener, I want to hear people play music they have a deep personal connection too and not just making the changes or making the gig. No matter what the genre or form, if you don't make it your own I loose interest. As has been said many times, "All artist borrow, great artists steal."

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Topic - Holy guitar strings, batman! - Mike K 21:32:34 01/15/22 (20)

Entertaining to hear once! - andy evans 01:19:23 01/16/22 (19)

Speed is your criteria? - Rick W 10:48:34 01/17/22 (17)

Partly but not always - andy evans 02:47:59 01/18/22 (16)

Dunno what to say if you can't relate to the Emmanuel ballad I linked. - Rick W 09:55:48 01/18/22 (15)

Saxes and fast licks..... - andy evans 11:23:28 01/18/22 (14)

Michael Brecker et. al - belyin 20:52:09 01/18/22 (13)

To put it mildly, I disagree (long). - Rick W 09:39:46 01/19/22 (0)

RE: Michael Brecker et. al - GEO 07:02:08 01/19/22 (0)

Albert Ayler instead of Mike Brecker? - oldmkvi 06:50:26 01/19/22 (9)

RE: Albert Ayler instead of Mike Brecker? - belyin 22:27:29 01/19/22 (8)

Separating the person from the recordings - andy evans 03:16:08 01/20/22 (2)

"Deal with it". LOL. Not much of a problem. nt - Rick W 13:33:05 01/20/22 (0)

RE: Separating the person from the recordings - belyin 10:31:51 01/20/22 (0)

LOL. Amusing put down of Mike. So how about a few names of the iconoclast musicians you like - for context. - Rick W 23:06:48 01/19/22 (4)

RE: Fair Enough - belyin 10:10:07 01/20/22 (3)

You're wrong. Our perspectives are very similar. - Rick W 10:27:09 01/20/22 (2)

RE: You're wrong. Our perspectives are very similar. - belyin 11:15:45 01/20/22 (1)

Our views re: Brecker are different but I think we're basically on the same page. nt - Rick W 13:54:23 01/20/22 (0)

Really interesting assessment - thanks! - andy evans 23:53:42 01/18/22 (0)

Here's the thing - Mike K 08:19:50 01/16/22 (0)

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