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In a message dated 6/8/2011 8:04:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jfranmac@gmail.com writes:

 

hey.... how did my "new guy" post get turned into a blues dedication?

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
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> And this...
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> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97RjuC9YeXg_
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97RjuC9YeXg)
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>
> In a message dated 6/8/2011 7:26:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> tomdcour@... writes:
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> This is what music would be like without the influence of blues....
> _http://youtu.be/_D-LmRNdQiQ_ (http://youtu.be/_D-LmRNdQiQ)
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> > Agreed Gary.
> >
> > Mike, this is an example of of what I mean by being able to stretch out
> > a bit. This is plain old Blues in E, but the phrasing and chord
> > substitutions are pretty good.
> >
> > _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wLIOhnZkIM_
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wLIOhnZkIM)
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)
> > [mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ] On Behalf Of Gary Brumm
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 5:12 PM
> > To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)
> > Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Guy
> >
> >
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> > Hey at least we aren't fighting over politics so music is always
> > a good topic eh? J
> >
> >
> >
> > From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)
> > [mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ] On Behalf Of John Wright
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 11:53 AM
> > To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)
> > Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Guy
> >
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> > HI Mike,
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> > I meant limiting only in the context of playing just the I, IV,
> > and V chords in 12 bars. Given those rules I think lots of room for
> > expression, Skip James records for example.
> >
> >
> >
> > This is bad topic for the Tron list.
> >
> >
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
> > From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)
> > [mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ] On Behalf Of Mike Dickson
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 2:25 PM
> > To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Guy
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> > On 08/06/2011 16:42, John Wright wrote:
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> > You guys are right in that Blues is certainly limiting;
> > we've all heard the same turnarounds a million times. I just like what
> > some guitar players can do wi th a Strat and a Fender Twin and no
> > effects.
> >
> >
> > Blues is limiting?
> >
> > Is that why it has been around for about eighty years?
> >
> > Mike
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