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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: catching up [blues]

From: john barrick <astroboy@...>
Date: 2007-01-24

Damn, you make it sound like some kind of conspiracy ...

john barrick
good music is where you find it



charel196 wrote:
> I wouldn't necessarlly include Stevie Ray in the strictly blues category....the guy was
> obviously a phenomenal player and it showed. I'm referring to the tired plodding 1-4-5
> chord progressions of the hundreds of "blues" bands gracing the stages of local bars etc.
> These musicians get together and due to their conflicting schedules making it hard to
> have long dedicated rehearsals...will throw together a set of the easiest material everyone
> knows i.e. "let's just do a blues jam man....Stormy Monday in Em."
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