Popper has a new album coming out tomorrow...from the snippets I've heard, there is amped harp with liberal use of a rotary speaker. These clips seem to mostly be straight into the board. He is for sure NOT using is Blues Traveler rig...or even microphone.
I'm pretty sure I've seen that amp when he plays with BT, so it must be part of John's harp setup. They're doing a decent sized tour also, although not coming near me! :>(
He is in MN on a Monday about an hour from me...I am going to take the following day off so I can go, sit front and center, and get my face blown off. I can't wait!
I am hoping to find a way to jam with him, even if it means just playing a few bars of music by the tour bus after the show... ---------- Mike Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas Updated 2/24/11
It is hard for me to view this stuff right now, but I got the interview to work. About half way through, he starts talking about learning harmonica and how that all started. Blues Brothers - Paul Buttefield - Elmore James and Muddy Waters - Hendrix to wanting to be a musician for a career.
Thank you for posting this. It has taken John Popper out of a negative light for me. Maybe it's Blues Traveler that gives me a bad taste? Anyone else feel like this?
I think Popper is more a harmonica-Hendrix than anyone else. By this I mean he has a style that was original to the instrument and was more about creating sonic pallets and experimentation with sounds in a way that no one had been doing in front of the mass public. Popper's use of effects obviously puts him in that category as well as his being a rock musician, established song writer, and hugely famous in the realm of his instrument. If you go back to the 90's and things like H.O.R.D.E., Popper had a ton in common with Hendrix down to the same type of fans.
Jason is an amazing player and very different than Popper. If I had to pick a favorite harmonica player between the two, it'd be Jason. But, and no offense to Jason, Popper has had a lot more success as a singer/songwriter, something Hendrix is also known for. If you listen to BT's most recent albums, you'll hear a lot of overdubbing and production that is in line with what Hendrix was trying to do. I am talking really trippy stuff.
I am not trying to start a debate, and I am not sure Popper seriously said he was the Hendrix of the harmonica (I've heard say that is what he has inspired to be and can't replay the interview right now) without a smile and laugh about it, but I think the comparison if valid whether you like his music or not.
Jason is a whole different cat (pun intended). More of the harmonica players influenced by him will be considered better musically (as IME most Popper-type players are very limited to pattern playing at high speeds). He is more like the Joe Bonamassa of harmonica. Seriously, think about it. I mean that as a compliment too.
I can't deny Jason's awesomeness or originality, and I think there are a lot of parallels in what the three do musically. I just think the Hendrix mystique is so deep in vivid imagery in both lyrics and instrumental work while taking advantage of the surrounding technology, and that is something Popper has done for decades (love it or hate it).
I am having a hard time explaining it, but I think Hendrix-Popper and Bonamassa-Ricci makes a lot of sense. On one side you have the super famous player who is technically great but whose end goal is to serve a larger sound while on the other you have the player who is better technically, often times a musician's favorite, who is maybe more about using the song as a vehicle to show off the instrument.
If you haven't listened to anything by Bonamassa, or you haven't listened to John's solo work (or work after Four with Blues Traveler), my ramblings won't make sense.
He uses the 6ob more and more...I posted about him using it live a while back in the song Creep...I think the ob reference goes all the way back to the 90's with The Mountains Win Again where it was suggested by Winslow Yerxa (I think) that he plays one intentionally in that tune.
Even Popper admits that BT has traditionally been about rocking out and high-energy solos. His solo work, especially Zygote, is much more song-oriented. By this I mean less production and more rootsy.
I'd argue that if you didn't like early BT that you should listen to the albums Bridge and Truth Be Told. They are much easier to digest than their early stuff - which was much more jam based (and actually reminiscent of Jason Ricci and the New Blood).
Their new stuff is much more pop-oriented and the use of the harmonica is a lot like how guitar is used in new country.
Mike, I'd say that's a pretty fair analogy/comparison. Both JR and JB are super-technical, highly versatile players. Not to take away form anything Hendrix or Popper ever did or were capable of, but the two can really be separated into different levels like that. ---------- Todd my moderator username is Admin007
It's just my opinion.... and no, Popper didn't say he was the Hendrix of harmonica, though it was sort of implied. However, others have called him the Jimi Hendrix of the harmonica.
Sorry, but basing all of your licks around the major 3rd (7 draw) just doesn't remind me of Hendrix at all. It almost sounds country at times. Success doesn't impress me. Jason may not be as successful as Popper has been, but in my opinion Jason fits the look, creativity, charisma, etc. of a Jimi Hendrix, and just rocks out a lot more on the harp than Popper.
For the record, I'm not a Popper hater. I think he's a good player, but once you've heard one song, you've heard them all, and the high licks grow tiresome after awhile. But, I suppose you could say the same about me or any other harp player, in that it's easy to get into a rut of playing the same licks all the time.
John Popper's father was my fathers boss for 20 odd years. Strange connections..........
Todd: I think most musicians are stuck in ruts as you put it. What makes it not stuck is how naturally musical the player is. The more naturally musical the less it sounds the same. the old blues guys teach the greatest lessons in this area - a simple mathmatical pattern that can be mastered by most but to be musical goes beyond all the "ruts". today I see harp players trying to conciously be different with these thought out mathmatical patterns but they lack natural musicality of music. They seem more concerned with the complicated mathmatical patterns than the natural musicallity. People throw this natural musical stuff around pretty liberally with words on the net but the proof is in the playing! Walter ---------- walter tore's spontobeat - a real one man band and over 1 million spontaneously created songs and growing. I record about 300 full length cds a year. " life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" - helen keller
I think a lot of "harmonica" people were down on Popper because of his mainstream success. Its a strange thing that happens when a niche band becomes popular. It seems like the harcore fan starts to shy away or gets down on them. It happened to Metallica in the 90's, The Grateful Dead in the late 80's, Carlos Santana in the late 90's, and many more. Weird...
I remember an interview with Popper maybe 5 years ago where he talked about his success. He mentioned "run around" and how he was sick of playing it because that is all the average fan wanted to hear. He was cool about it though, and said how it bought his house and cars and he should pay back the fans by playing it at his shows. He seemed very down to earth about it. I think he really "gets" the music industry. Everyone wants to be a big star but when it happens some people that loved you before you are popular think less of you, like you are a sellout. Just my 2cents worth.
I can't think of a player, including those listed in this thread, that doesn't pretty much play the same thing over and over.
The 7 draw comment is a bit misinformed as Popper does follow the harmony of a progression in many instances (check out the BT recording of Fledling for example) and many of those songs have either major chords or dominant 7 chords. The major 3rd is a chordal tone in both instances and totally appropriate to play. Let's face it, he isn't really playing a lot of blues at any time. BT's biggest hit begs to have the major 3rd all over it.
In that same regard, listen to how he uses the flat 7th...a note that doesn't always fit over pop and rock progressions...and how he can avoid playing it while still playing that fast. Compare and contrast a song like Sweet and Broken with This Ache to hear what I mean.
In fact, check out the whole album Truth Be Told. Listen to the first 10s of the first song (Unable to Get Free) and tell me who sounds more like Hendrix, lol.
Most of the awesome harp players I like tend to either solo over diatonic progressions or vamps to really jam. Both Popper and Ricci do this, but I'd have to arguge that the actual harmonies that Popper players over are much more out there and often times harp players will listen for intervals as they sit against the I chord and not realize not all progressions are 1.) diatonic or 2.) based on a I IV V.
I think his commercial success also should be impressive. Why shouldn't it be? I love Jason and his music, but it doesn't have the pop appeal of other artists. I think 25 years of Blues Traveler, selling millions of CDs, putting out over a dozen albums of original material, and being that well known should count as something.
Again, and I have said this many many times, if you haven't listened to his solo work and BT's albums since 2000, you're not going to be very informed. If you've only listened to "Blues Traveler" and "Four", I concede that there is often a pattern of start low and slow and end high and fast.
Finally, I also want to reiterate that I like Jason more as a harmonica player. I like his tone, his phrasing, and how he plays a song's hook rather than just throwing in solos. I can't, however, defend that he doesn't have a lot in common with Popper...fancy rig with lots of effects, plays a lot of notes really fast, relies a lot on patterns when soloing, tends to throw the kitchen sink into very solo live, etc.
I admit that I've only heard the Popper BT stuff. I have heard him play things that I like. But most of the stuff seems like boring yingwei malmsteen (guitar player) masses of gnat notes that aren't musical to me. Jason has a lot of stuff that is so intense it makes your musical hair stand up in a good way....more matching the Hendrix intensity. I'll have to listen to Mikes sample videos when I get home though. -John
Is there a way to share some BT songs via the web that is legal? I can think of a handful that would be beneficial to this thread, but I don't want to just post them for illegal download! ---------- Mike Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas Updated 2/24/11
At least give the first couple a listen. While not the most Hendrix-like tunes, listen for the harmonica throughout the songs and how it is totally unlike anything anyone is doing anywhere...and you have to really listen for some of the rhythm parts. Nevermind the rest of the band or lyrics, which I think are pretty much unrivaled by any other harp band.
The last three are just some of his more melodic solos. I couldn't find all the tunes I really wanted to, but it serves the purpose. ---------- Mike Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas Updated 2/24/11
If Hendrix and SRV had a baby and it played harmonica..that would be Jason Ricci.
Popper's licks sound like noodling to me and they sound similar on slow and fast songs, old and new songs, and with either band he plays with.
I hate they use the word Blues in their name. Does not belong.
Sure he is a great enertainer and a great harmonica player. I can't put him in a league with Hendrix.
He does play a style of music that made him very sucessful....but give me the hardcore blues any day.
I know Jason is not all blues. His music is very diverse. He does play enough blues that I have no problem stating(IMHO) that he is the greastest blues harmonica player of all time......I'm not talking about record sales or fan base or popularity...I'm talking about harmonica blues that that brings out the goose bumps. He has taken the 10 hole diatonic way beyond any blues harp player I have found.
I'm not sure why you are trying so hard and writing at such great lengths to defend Popper. I'm certainly not trying to tear him down, I just don't care for his style, regardless of how recent. But this doesn't mean I don't think he's not a great player, because he is. It's just my opinion... that's all.
Likewise, Howard Levy is a genius harmonica player, but has his own style and licks too. I'm not a jazz fan, but this SURE doesn't mean he's not a great player.
"I think his commercial success also should be impressive. Why shouldn't it be?"
Because record companies have played a huge part in deciding what is popular these days, but that's a different subject for a different thread.
"I love Jason and his music, but it doesn't have the pop appeal of other artists."
This may be true, but this is what I like about Jason. Kinda like Joch230 said, he plays stuff that "so intense it makes your musical hair stand up".
"I think 25 years of Blues Traveler, selling millions of CDs, putting out over a dozen albums of original material, and being that well known should count as something."
Nobody said it didn't count for anything. Congrats to John Popper or anyone else who is able to have a successful career with music, but fame alone doesn't automatically make you a great musician or singer. There are many examples of this in today's music world. But, here we go again with opinions.... this is just mine.
It seems that sometimes the greatest music, songs, bands, etc. are the independents that you stumble upon.
As for John's use of the high licks and the 7 draw, they are still apparent in the videos you posted. I don't have to defend what I said about his use of the 7 draw, as his playing speaks for itself. But there's nothing wrong with this at all - it's just his style. (And I like the flatted 7 draw, so who am I to criticize?)
My original point was that Jason is just more of a radical player, as Jimi Hendrix was in his day, and he also has the radical look, charisma, etc. to go along with it. (I said this in a thread a while back as well.) That's all I was saying - not trying to attack Popper.
Popper is really great, he's one of my favorite players. He developed his unique style and way of phrasing (endless phrases), yes there's some "buts" (no use of silence, mostly diatonic playing, some regular phrases, that're played too often) no matter. He has his unique inimitable style of playing, great musical approach (check his odd-timing playing, working around some chord progressions), bunch of energy, perfect timing plus great vocals, songwritong and pioneering in playing with effects. ---------- Excuse my bad English. Click on my photo or my username for my music.
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10-4...I am only half defending as really, I just like to share out on the topic as I have a pretty solid education in such...same with Jason, but that stuff is much easier to find for harmonica players. I was like that with Sugar Blue and Pat Ramsey too, but there are probably better experts even on this forum.
I agree with your last paragraph, but I think so much of Hendrix is the fame and popularity, in otherwords, his universal appeal. There are, were, and will be many people like Hendrix or Ricci, but not all of them will be household names. Hendrix was very creative, but he also was not the best live act of his generation, IMO.
I used to be a huge Hendrix nerd...posters, books, CDs, and the like cluttered my apartment in college and my early post-college years (I had a Hendrix tie on under my gown at graduation). I never made the effort to learn guitar, but I totally immeresed myself in the spectacle. I think a large part of it was what he represented and how it was universal....everyone knew who Hendrix was and that he was awesome.
He wasn't the most of anything else...I look at harmonica with that lense too...what is the MOST accessible to people...even those who don't play harmonica? What would be the universal symbol that any music fan could understand?
When call a club are they going to jump at "John Popper" or "Little Walter" or "Jason Ricci"? How are they going to describe the harp player to patrons? IME, the mass public understands three types of harmonica players...blues, that guy from Blues Traveler, and Bob Dylan. The Popper appeal is even more rampent now as the 25-35 crowd grew up with "Runaround" being the most popular harmonica song in their lifetime.
I know we are totally off topic from the original post, but I think some reflection on why Hendrix is Hendrix is interesting. Why, out of all guitar players, is HE the one everyone knows? ---------- Mike Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas Updated 2/24/11
Cool, thanks for the original post link, Mike. I hadn't realized his new album was going to be with a different group then his John Popper Project album.
I thought the John Popper Project album had the right sound to make surprise playing at clubs if it had been pushed or marketed in that direction.
This new album sounds like it will be quite chillin'. Admittedly my familiarity with Blues Traveler starts and stops with the hits album Travelogue, kinda wish Most Precarious was on that but oh well. Truth Be Told sounds like a good one. I don't know, pretty tough I like the sound of this new group quite a bit, kinda like a soft rock blue jeans Friday afternoon chill out.
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"I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window." - Stephen Wright
Pennsylvania - H.A.R.P. (Harmonica Association 'Round Philly)
There will never be a Hendrix of harmonica. Hendrix played guitar-its ridiculous to even think of it in those terms. My brother and I are two of the biggest Hendrix fans out there-he just laughed when I told him Ricci and Popper were being called the "Hendrix" of harmonica. Jimi took the guitar to places it had never been-THE GUITAR-he never played harp. He was an innovater and an original-there will never be another. I don't think it's fair to mention Hendrix and Popper in the same sentence.
Hendrix's main influence is he changed how his instrument was played by future players. He did not change how songs were written so much, because his style is so locked in a specific time frame of reference. The main thing left from Hendrix, is every rock guitar player throws in licks and uses feedback in ways reminiscent of his.
I think Jason is probably more changing the basic approach to harmonica than is Popper, and the next wave of players is listening to him and taking his chromatic approach to runs. I mentioned to Jason after a show that he is the Pastorius of harmonica, in that he is changing the way people view the instrument and play it. He said he would take that compliment.
Jason does not need to be a superstar to influence how his instrument is played like Hendrix did, because the internet makes it possible for relatively specialized instrumentalists like us to find the very best with a few clicks of a mouse.
I love the way Popper plays, and that is a big reason I picked up the harp again after many years of sporadic playing, and a major reason for me to get into electrified playing.
I suggest we all meet here in 30 years and we can really have the discussion with data to back it up.
As for these videos, I really like what he is doing and it is a real joy to listen to professionally recorded live music on youtube rather than a poor audio quality recording
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That's Jono Manson on guitar, on the left, in the Bing! clips. He's an old trooper from the Nightingale's days, just down the block from Dan Lynch, where Blues Traveler got their start. He's been living in Santa Fe for at least two decades. Great player.
Self-taught and with the burden of being left handed with a right hand guitar Born in Seattle 1942, spent countless hours absorbing the recorded legacy of southern bluesmen.
Enlisted in the 101st Airborne Division as a paratrooper. Discharged 1962 and sessioned with artists like Sam Cooke,Isley Brothers, Little Richard
In June 1965 in New York he joined struggling soul singer Curtis Knight and signed a punitive contract with the latters manager Ed Chaplin. This ill advised decision would return to haunt him in later years.
June 1966, now calling himself Jimmy James, formed a band called The Rainflowers! and then changed that to Jimmy James and the Blue Flames.
The quartet were appearing at the Cafe Wha? in Geenwich Village when Chas Chandler saw them and recognising Jimi's extraordinary talent persauded him to London where he would get a more appreciative audience..mm interesting
The rest is history, the forming of the Jimi Hendrix experience, smash hits Hey Joe and Purple haze, the following success all over the world.
His playing had an emotional palette far greater than any contempory and with his startling visual appearance (at the time) he unleashed an audio bombardment on his audiences that is getting us talking today.
Just thought its interesting to look at where he came from as we are comparing him to JR and JP
See my Hendrix/Popper and Bonamassa/Ricci example. Having seen Popper and Ricci in concert numerous times (and the other two on various DVDs), Popper has managed to create a fan base where the majority are non-harmonica players. Jason, on the other hand, is a bit more of a condiseurr's (sp?) delight in the way Joe Bonamassa is. I think the parallels, from the balcony view anyways, are quite striking in just about every regard.
Many harmonica players will decide to become better players after hearing Ricci. However, I don't know if he has inspired as many non-harmonica players to start to learn the harp as he is a bit off the beaten path in comparison (which we all know isn't fair). There are many guitar players better than Hendrix, but his pop appeal has made him a household name. We can all list guitar players who were technically better or equally as inventive.
Regarding the chromatic piece, many artists have done that through various means throughout the years, including Popper (his high end runs are full of chromaticism), and what is unique to Jason in that regard is his use of overblows/draws in a context that hasn't been heard by mass audiences before.
Really, the Hendrix comparison only even comes up because he is the most famous guitar player on the planet. It is a point of reference that just about anyone would understand. It really has little to do with a musician's interpretation and much more to do with helping make a connection to the schema of someone who might not be familiar with Popper otherwise. When said comparison is made, it is almost 100% in the context of trying to market something related to Popper. "Hey this is a big deal even though harmonica isn't really treated as such. This guy is unlike anything you've heard..."
I think referencing Hendrix is just an easy short-hand way to get people interested and talking. I see some parallels, if only for the fame and unique sounds both have/had, but I agree to some degree of tmf714 that the comparison is obviously not apples to apples.
If you walked into any mall in the US and help up a picture of Little Walter, Jason Ricci, and John Popper, who would most people recognize? Honestly. Same goes with Hendrix, Bonamassa (who is technically a better guitar player than Hendrix), and Derek Trucks. Hendrix wins by a landslide.
I refer everything back to The Wife Test. If I think something is right musically, I shift the topic to my wife. Her response is easily going to go with the masses 99% of the time. If we don't agree, she wins. She represents the majority of the world, not me. Music is almost always about opinions, so the majority opinion matters greatly. If she doesn't like a song, it is almost certainly going to be a dud at a club. She probably couldn't name one Hendrix tune, but she could tell you who he is. Same with Popper.
As a side note, I was hesitant to mention much about the whole Hohner/picture thing to non-harmonica players because no one would care. When it has been brought up (usually a band member makes a smart@$$ comment to an audience member between sets), no one really gets what I am talking about. I've very intentionally listed Hohner artists to put it in context and the light bulb never goes on until I say Steven Tyler and Bob Dylan (this is to illustrate the fame and popularity of Hohner and not in anyway an effort to compare what I've done to any other endorser...I was a product of right place and right time on this one, and not trying to sell myself as being musical peers with those people). A few people get John Popper, but even with him, I have to say the guy from Blues Traveler.
Now this is at clubs where pop music is the norm - not blues or original music. They've probably have heard at least an hour set from my band which is probably best compared to Blues Traveler (although we don't sound like them it is the ONLY frame of reference non-harmonica players can understand). You'd think at least a few would have a clue about harmonica if they are coming to see my band...
I only share the story to illustrate that point that in harmonica conversations, the mass public understands about one half of one % of what anyone on this board does. The background is pretty much zero. John's performance at Bing! or the article I posted were meant to appeal to people that aren't already fans of his, hence the importance of comparison ---------- Mike Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas Updated 2/24/11 ---------- Mike Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas Updated 2/24/11
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I am an idiot. You can go right on bluestraveler.com or johnpopper.net and listen to pretty much any tune for free. At least the jp.net tunes are all there for free streaming. The same setup is used at bt.com, but I didn't try playing them.
I've had a scan through and it seems like a 'Mike defends Popper' thread.
To throw in:
I love John Popper. I've just listened to Run-Around. Brilliant phrasing anticipation and ending. I've said it before, it's like telling a joke. Story, buildup, punchline. That's what we're all looking to achieve.
Popper being the Hendrix of harp. I'd say yes due to the exposure he's got.
Jason Ricci: He amazes me. Totally and completely. I asked him about playing a lick on his 'How to play harp fast #1' vid on YouTube and he was gracious enough to answer with tab. Can I play it, even 3 years later? Nope. Toally eludes me. But in spite of that I still 'get' what he's doing.
Popper on the other hand, I have no idea what's going on. I'm like a slack jawed child when I hear him.
Now, my point: It doesn't matter how good a player is and how technical a player can execute. Does it make / add to a great song?
Honestly, I can't stand some of the widdly sh!t Popper plays and for that matter, some of Jason's stuff leaves me cold (Jason, if you read this, apologies, I'm just trying to level).
Just pick and choose. No need to push loyalties beyond the music. Both have created some great stuff.
Just enjoy the stuff you love and dump whatever you think is sh!t. In this iTube FacePlant generation, we don't have to force ourselves to like a whole album because it cost us $20 for 9 tracks. It's all out there for free, or near as dammit.
yes mike, my statements for the most part agree with yours.
one point that i did not flesh out is the young hot players who are starting to turn heads, Alex, Jay, Boris, Brandon, Zach seem to be more influence by Ricci than Popper, the fluid chromatic runs all the way through the harp and the sheer fire he plays with. Straying into jazz and arabic sounds...
on the other hand maybe it is just the effect of a small sample, who is involved in this community of harp players, and ld has more exposure than all the other young players combined, and clearly popper has a bigger influence on him
but in all reality, if we are talking hendrix-like influence on how the instrument is played, we would have to come back in 40 years to ever settle it. doubt i will last that long
i just consider myself lucky to be exposed to the music of both the guys.. neither turns me off at all.
Walterharp It's strange, but imitating Jason with his overbends is much easier than imitating Popper. I tried to play Run Around, I can play first harmonica them, but I give up trying when I start to work on solo. On the other hand Ricci uses standard blues/jazz phrasing. Popper's phrasings are endless, it's actually not phrasing, but sheet of notes. Most regular musicians we have to play with can say that it's bad taste. And they're right it's bad taste, but not for Popper, he's defenitely unique and inimitable. I don't say Popper is better or worse than Ricci, I like playing bot of them. ---------- Excuse my bad English. Click on my photo or my username for my music.
Interesting Boris, I am just the opposite. I will start with saying I can't play everything, by a long-long shot, of what either player plays. But Popper's approach is much closer to my own, and easier for me to do without thinking. Stated differently, my style sounds better if I try to play along to Popper than Ricci. It must be a function of how one learns and the circuitry of how you play.
I just wrote a huge post including the theory behind their styles and my thoughts on the album. It wasn't loading so I copied it incase there was a posting issue.
Then like an idiot I copied something else over it.
The new CD is excellent.
To summarize a HUGE post...Popper plays patterns to create shapes (although his upperoctave playing can be very melodic). Jason plays melodies with embellishments.
Jason's approach is much easier for a blues player to digest and at least understand - playing is a totally different matter. He literally mastered an established art and then made it into something brand new. In general, he tends to use embellishments around phrases to create long lines.
Popper offers much less for the average harp player to connect with and understand. I studied the tab book to Four for a long time to study his patterns and try to understand the approach to his phrasing. You could literally see the waves in his phrasing and how he would jump from one pattern to the next. He uses patterns to jump from target pitch to target pitch. ---------- Mike Quicksilver Custom Harmonicas Updated 2/24/11
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There's a lot of interesting discussion about how John Popper of Jason attack playing music!
There's also a bunch of opinions thrown around that can't be right or wrong but so many that I had to check & see if opinions were soon to be outlawed, lol.
That being said based on songs Ive heard & Mike's recommendations I think Im adding Truth Be Told & The Duskrays albums to my shopping list which nowadays is a lot of harmonica lead CDs for me to purchase, lol.
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~Ryan
"I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window." - Stephen Wright
Pennsylvania - H.A.R.P. (Harmonica Association 'Round Philly)
