Ok I know there a bunch of guys that played this including Adam. This is me in an add for the second of three productions The first was at the Walnut St. Theatre in philadelphia PA It's a 1,000 seat theater. When I hit dinner theater that was it. It was always fun.
"[conductor] harmonica....could you sound less like a violin and more like a harmonica? Thank you.
and suddenly I lost all of my tone and remembered the head shake."
That's pretty funny. I completely agree with you about the headshake/warble being way overused to the point that I find it kind of irritating when I hear it now. I wonder if non-harmonica players like it and don't really mind or notice how often it gets used, maybe I just think it's annoying because I listen to a lot more harmonica than the average non-harmonica playing person.
I remember either Adam or Jason had posted a video in which they played a solo, and someone left a message asking why he didn't play any warbles, and was wondering if he had forgotten to play it (as if every solo should include warbles). I hope I'm not offending anyone who likes using them a lot, I'm just not a big fan of using them on regular basis (I think they can fit well in certain situations, but not in every solo, just my personal preference). Edit: I'm really not against all warbling, for example I think the warbling in Whammer Jammer sound really cool.
I have a tendecy to go off on a tangent and get completely off topic, Sorry. I'll try not to do that so much from now on.
EDIT: BACK ON TOPIC - If any of you that played in the show remember the type of stuff you played in it, I think it would be really cool if you posted a video of you playing some of the country style harmonica stuff you used in the show. I end up hearing so much blues harp that it's fun when you get a chance to listen to and play country harmonica.
If you listen to and play only blues harmonica it can be difficult to break out of playing blues and play something else. I think if one can incorporate some of the country stuff (as well as other styles) into their playing, they'll probably become a more interesting, and better all-around, player.
Last Edited by on Jan 27, 2010 3:44 AM
I'm playing part of the overture in the video. I don't remember any warbles and shakes in Big River.LOL Organists like to play shakes in blues stuff. There is more than just the traditional shake. You can move up and down the harmonica. You can bend it for effect and you put bends in it to sound like other notes are being played while you shake. The organ player I jam with on Tuesdays loves it but I'll usually use my octave pedal to fatten it up and do drop offs at the end like he does. He gets a big kick out of it.
Last Edited by on Jan 27, 2010 6:03 AM
Hi Bro's Trill Technic is an important part of harmonica Playing is in most every Harmonica tuition book along with bending notes its one of the first 3 technics for beginners to Hurdle,,and can be used to give feeling,,pouring out of ones sole you hear that long slow trill with a bend thats sole just pouring out it's not all fast head shaking spitting water melon seeds type trills,,it's a must have for all harp players,,check out Steve Harvell latest MBH vidio the Trill Technic used very effectivley..Man just listenig to that Clip i can hear his sole Talking..Give it a Listen..Ps these are only my Opinions on the Trill Technic..
Last Edited by on Jan 27, 2010 8:45 PM
Yeah I understand, it's just my personal opinion/preference. I know most people completely disagree with me, which is fine. I'd probably like it more if it wasn't so often (it seems like it's played everytime I hear blues harp). It seems kind of like a trick, kind of like the shimmer effect, and if used sparingly in the right places it sound good. I think the shimmer effect is really cool, but I'd probably feel the same way about it if it was used in every song, often multiple times per song, like the warble is.
