What I love about the clip is that his tone and general approach owes an awful lot to Big Walter--as opposed to LW or Cotton or Butterfield or any other player you might care to name--but the notes he actually chooses to play are completely his own. If you were asked to ID this player in a blind test, you might, after a few seconds say Big Walter, but then suddenly you couldn't say that at all, because it's Paul Delay and nobody else. The stuff around 3:45 - 4:00 is wild. Awesome cut. Thanks.
It's stuff like this that should help people appreciate why Paul Delay is an all-time Top 20 player on this website's pair of lists. Hands down.
Last Edited by on Mar 24, 2012 1:15 PM
Somewhat O.T. On the tune "Fourteen Dollars In The Bank" Paul is playing in 3rd pos. However,to me it does not sound minor. Can anybody tell me what he's doing,music theory-wise?
Tuckster - I'm not familiar with that track. You can play in major using third position. I do it all the time, although I couldn't even begin to explain how.
Paul played from his own unique musical perspective, picking and choosing notes by intent and not by letting a position dictate a certain sound.
This song he avoids playing the 3rd scale degree for most of the solo, sometimes hints that the 2 hole inhale bends may start on a full bend, but is really outlining that first inhale half step bend which creates the major 3rd.
By not "going there" on that 3rd scale degree and not allowing 3rd position to dictate to him how the harmonica sounds, you've got a great major sounding solo by a true original voice on diatonic. ---------- The Iceman
Last Edited by on Mar 25, 2012 11:02 AM
..never really listened to much Paul Delay. Big man... WOW! Big Walter sound for sure...thanks for posting. MAN, monster soul shines through. Forget what he's playing through. His heart n soul is what I'm hearing..but just out of curiosity...being the gear conscious person I am, I can't help but wonder. Maybe I should listen to him more. It really resonates with me. I wish I had a basement I could play in. This is a problem where I live. I'm always slightly muted, and painfully aware of my neighbors. And that's no way to practice or play. Do they have electronic harmonica's? reeds with no sound, yet emit electronic tones (worth paying for)? didn't think so. boo hoo. Refreshing to listen to, thanks.
Yeh thanks guys...I'm getting into him at the mo' and that is some HUGE sound going on allright! @ Mojokane, you might have to come up with a..'soundproof booth', or better stil, the 'Cone of Silence"! ;~} ---------- One of Rubes's bands, DadsinSpace-MySpace
Thanks,Iceman! I think I understand. I could play harp for 100 years and never come up with an approach like that in 3rd pos. He was really an out of the box unique player.
Last Edited by on Mar 25, 2012 1:51 PM
considered the cone and sound proof room...still weighing the cost of the latter. I lucked in to a batch of acoustic foam tiles. Problem...not enough to make a big enough room. I'm lookin at getting more. But, MAN! them is expensive sheeeet.
