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the nature and state of our art
the nature and state of our art
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joe
26 posts
Aug 04, 2013
10:07 PM
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this is my response to a few current threads
OT-Blues Junction Editorial
Can you train a guitarist?
in Oz we are in another series of Xfactor
for many people these sorts of shows would be the only
experience of music making that they ever experience
the machine has taken over music making as it has so many
other parts of our culture but sometimes the power of art
shines through regardless
Jai's second song in particular seems to me to come from the
same emotional roots as John Lee Hooker's Baby Please Don't Go
now, i know, the kid is only 14 and who knows where he is going
and his performace is of the moment of course. can he do it again?
we wait to see. but if the machine does not take him over completely
he surely has a life in music if he wants it
if we could receive the same response to our work
i think we would be pretty happy
the trouble is that unfortunately, we need the machine
but once it takes over the art disappears
a couple of years ago a young singer called Jack Vidgen, who was
also 14, was recognised as a huge talent
unfortunately once the machine took over he was doomed
Jai's second song above does not use 12 bar form
but for me it has the same emotional, musical, inflective
nature as the blues
and i think we can learn a great deal from the performance
of a 14 year old
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Komuso
169 posts
Aug 04, 2013
10:37 PM
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Paul Cohen aka Komuso Tokugawa
HarpNinja - Your harmonica Mojo Dojo
Bringing the Boogie to the Bitstream
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bluegate
5 posts
Aug 05, 2013
8:45 AM
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I am discouraged sometimes when I listen to the radio or catch an episode of X Factor or some other next great musician show on the television. Most of the music I hear is very formula driven, written by professionals aimed at a certain demographic and performed by the latest singer bot that fits the equation.
However there are rays of sunshine that permeate my cloud of doom... but they don't come from TV or the radio... When I see clips from Nick Clark, or Carson Diersing playing harp, or am lucky enough to see Mathew Curry and the Fury I am excited that there are actually folks under the age of 50 playing the blues. For me this next generation of BLUESMEN is lurking in the shadows, playing in basements, sneaking into open jams.
Although these guys are out there, I am afraid for the future. Venues for thier creative talent have all but dried up. The MACHINE in the form of lawyers (ASCAP, BMI, etc.) have shut down many of the opportunities for these young guys to play. Many of the local laws discourage under age players from participating in events where alcohol is served, so they end up playing at open mic's at community centers sandwiched between radical poets and free form rappers... They are often shunned by there peers because they don't play heavy metal or have great dance moves. So weep for the up and coming BLUESMEN... better yet... encourage them to continue to do their thing.
Last Edited by bluegate on Aug 05, 2013 8:46 AM
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