----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:43
AM
Subject: RE: Hiromi
>>This is the only clip I've seen of her work, though,
so maybe other
examples are better. The best
parts of this video sound like a pale
tip-of-the-hat
to Keith Emerson's "Tarkus". I also tossed most of my
ELP records out quite some time ago, however. As with all matters
of
taste, YMMV....<<
I wasn't going to chip in at all on this one, but now I have
to. grrr....
not ELP, but UK spring to mind. the first incarnation, which
morphed into the bruford band w/ dave stewart (not the annie lennox one) allan
holdsworth & jeff berlin.
here's the difference for me- back then, having chops wasn't
nearly enough. everyone had chops. you had to have something to say aswell
(which was a big enough problem for talented musicians even then, especially
instrumental combos at the dawn of punk/new-wave), & most importantly you
had to have a sense of humour. ELP did. bruford did. Yes didn't, which is
probably a lot to do with why bruford left them (for fripp....
hmmm....)
I'd like to have seen more of this clip, in case it turns out
that she & her cohorts are actually enjoying themselves- the bit I saw,
they all looked a bit serious, & that put me off trying to get the rest of
it to appear on my laptop. I'll try again later.
duncan.
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