| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Is Jerry Douglas a guy thing? | | Date: | Wednesday, February 14, 2007 19:12:35 (-0800) | | From: | Billie <bmartin @.......com>
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Subject: Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Is Jerry Douglas a guy thing?
> Quoting Bill McCloskey <mccloskey@gmail.com>:
>
> "My wife was saying that while she liked the concert, she liked Alyson
> Krause
> better when we saw Jerry with her. [SNIP] According to my wife, women
> don't like
> instrumentals, blistering solos, and extended improvisation. They like
> short
> songs they can sing to."
>
> => Hmmmmmmmn. I know I'll regret this...
>
> My favorite kind of music involves heartfelt singing. I think that what
> the
> dobro does best (along with the fiddle) is to back up the human voice.
> There's
> nothing I like better than a great vocalist with a great dobro picker
> behind
> her (or him). Which is exactly what you get when you listen to Alison
> Krauss
> (who sometimes performs under the pseudonyms "Alyson Krause" or "Alison
> Chains"). A great vocalist and a great dobro picker -- what's not to like?
>
> Personally, I don't care for instrumentals, blistering solos, and
> extended
> improvisation, which is why I studiously avoid jam bands, but if the Jerry
> Douglas Band would ever come within a hundred miles of here, I'd certainly
> show
> up. I'd go just for the sheer appreciation of Jerry's alchemy, even if
> there's
> no singing. I don't think there's a strong gender connection.
>
> I might add that I can't sing a lick, myself. Maybe that's why I
> appreciate
> it so much. I also can't play like Jerry, which is why I appreciate him,
> too.
> And my jeans weren't even creased the day I bought 'em.
>
> And then Betty Wheeler <bettywheeler@gmail.com> added:
>
> "I do agree with the last part of what Michael B. said, which is that
> musicians... are more likely to enjoy virtuoso instrumental performances
> without
> vocals."
>
> => Uh-oh, Betty has me nailed. I guess if I were a musican, I'd be into
> instrumentals!
>
> I smell trouble coming, so maybe I had better sign this:
>
> Tom Foote
> Olympia, Washington
>
>
>
>
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