Posted by randy (159.169.223.252) on September 22, 2000 at 08:41:15:
In Reply to: John Popper Revisited posted by el_pedro_nacho on September 21, 2000 at 15:09:14:
I've heard Sugar Blue play live in a fashion vey similar to Popper. The style was very much Blues but fast licks all over the place. Who did it first I have no clue. Are there recordings of Popper playing Blues? I haven't heard him do any Blues. They rock in concert though.
: I do these "revisited" because I doubt most people scroll to the bottom all the time to see what's in there, so It's sort of like an update.
: Anyway, a conversation was brought up about John Popper. Very valid one... He plays incredibly fast. Yes he does.
: Can I be honest? We all know that Blues Traveler is only called Blues Traveler, not because of the "Blues" in it (it's clearly a rock band with some characteristics of blues) but because of the harp.
: John has mad skill. If he wanted to play blues, he has proven that he could. However, this style really is his own. The speedy, chock-fulla-notes thing really hasn't been done much on a harp. Guitar, yes, sax, yes, harp, no. Hasn't been done. And John did it. He's admittedly a fan of Jimi Hendrix and he follows that.
: It's just a matter of choice. My thoughts, though.