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Re: New Guy

2011-06-09 by john.mcnamara65

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) 
> 
> >  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.
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> >
> > Blues is  limiting?
> >
> > Is that why it has been around for about eighty  years?
> >
> >  Mike
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