Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Date:         Fri, 14 Aug 1992 17:41:23 EDT
From:         Rick McRae <MMLRICK@UBVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Friday thoughts

On Fri, 14 Aug 1992 08:09:42 CDT Leonard Watkins said:
>I know this may be long, but it;s intended to be somewhat thought provking
>and a netsation starter.If someone disapproves of this kind of post feel
>free to let me know and i'll refrain in the future(seriously)

  No, I like 'em. Keep those questions coming--they rattle our cages and
make us salivate.
>
>(1) IYHO is Prince a genuis, fluke, desserving of the attention he receives
>    or is he a dawg(alabmama for dog) you had when you were a youngster?

    I hate the word "genius" to describe anyone. Enormously talented musician,
    knows all of James Brown's moves without making it obvious (have YOU ever
    seen JB in purple panties?), a funkmeister and has written some good tunez,
    methinks. But he takes himself a bit too seriously as an Artiste and is
    starting to fizzle out in the '90's for not yet having written his magnum
    opus. The shock value has long since faded, and I guess many fans would
    just like to see him perform his music while keeping his laviscious tongue
    in his mouth where it belongs.
>
>(2) What do you think of Robert Cray, Joe Walsh, joe cocker
>    Notting Hilbillies (this spelling getting worse)

       Like Cray a lot
       What's taking Joe Walsh so long? I thought he would have OD'd long ago.
       Loved Joe Cocker's early work. He could make mediocre songs into
          inspired classics. Until he recorded You Are So Beautiful, Billy
          Preston's most insipid song. For me that was the the beginning of
          the end, and when he did that Top Gun theme, that put the final
          nail into his coffin as far as I'm concerned.

>(3) have you ever seen Joe Cocker LIve? IMHO if you ever get the chance
>    do so i saw him with srv (reason i went in the first place), but J.C.
>    ain't second bannana to anyonne in his "area" live

       No, I haven't seen him live. His TV appearances, however, have always
       been frightening experiences for me.
>
>(4) Think on this we've (the majority) have knocked Billy....etc as being
>    pre-fab artist and therfore we have began to knock alot of country
>    while i'm not a "new country" fan I do belive Travis,Garth...etc
>    actually have some talent, but on the flipside pop music has more
>    pre-fab artist that any form ex: Vanilla ice, new kids, Tiffany
>    miller vaniller, the list could go one , so whether we like country
>    music or not (new country) I belive pop has a monoploly on pre-fab
>    acts, so lets try to lay off bIlly for a while............

      Good points about our pre-fabs. I second the emotion.
>
>(5) I believ i've seen useless discussions on Fender vs. Gibson
>    but how can one deny the great tone that Gary moore, early E.C.,
>    Bloomfield, Billy Gibbons and the man BRO Duanne (don't blame
>    it om amps they don't all use the same one), and others but likewise
>    how can you deny tone that Eric Johnson, DAVID GILMOUR(deserved uppercase)
>    SRV, Jimi,....etc, so there are tone-masters from fender to gibson so
>    this discussion is all a mater of taste, BTW i play an old Strat,
>    but on the hunt for a L.P. Junior with GAwd'almighty soapbars

       Don't stop there, Leonard, that's beautiful poetry.

>(6) wouldn't you hate to take a long car trip with me i'd never shutup
>    guess you can tell my boss is not hear today.

      You mean a long car like a stretch limo? If so, you sit in the front
         seat and I'll just zap up the window.
>
>    Love L. Watkins

Have a good weekend,
Rick
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