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| From | erhoek@comcast.net |
| Subject | Instrumentals |
| Date | Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:43:04 +0000 |
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I would second Love Tractor and add Felt and Durutti Column.
-r
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net>
> All jazz that isn't fusion.
> Anything by Love Tractor or Steve Kilbey's ambient/instrumental work.
> Brian Eno.
> Bach.
> Mozart.
> My daughter banging on the pots and pans in our kitchen.
>
> john micek.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <boersma@comcast.net>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>; <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 3:36 PM
>
>
> >
> > I would imagine most people who love power pop are particularly attracted
> > by the vocals - lots of harmony and great lead vocalists. I know that's
> > one of the big draws for me, which is generally why I'm left cold by
> > instrumentals. There is usually no quicker way for a new track to get
> > deleted from the iPod as for me to discover that it has no vocals. I
> > usually need that human connection. But there is one big, notable
> > exception to this: the instrumentals I've found on Marshall Crenshaw's
> > albums. There is something so wonderfully expressive and melodic about his
> > guitar playing that I'm usually entranced, and that fascination does not
> > go away. An excellent example is the song "Blues Is King", the vocal
> > version being on (I think) Downtown (my least favorite Marshall LP). I
> > thought I just didn't like the song. Then I heard the instrumental version
> > on "The 9 Volt Years" and absolutely loved it. He seems to be putting more
> > and more instrumentals on his CDs these days and I, for one!
> > , could
> > not be happier. Do you have a similar reaction to instrumentals in
> > general and, if so, what are your exceptions?
> >
>
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