Randy, I have to agree with you. One of my musician friends and I had a good conversation about this very subject earlier last evening. I told him about the thread we had concerning Pat Metheny slamming Kenny G in a chat room. I later posted a thread where I came right out and stated I didn't think Kenny G was a good jazz musician because he didn't know how to improvise, but that it was my opinion from one musicians viewpoint to another. I explained that musicians tend to be passionate about the subject of music and what constitutes good music. My friend, who apparently knew more about Kenny G than I did, agreed that he didn't like Kenny's style because it was too commercial, and told me to check out an early Jeff Lorber CD (Wizard ...something) because Kenny wails on it. He told me that he could not dispute Kenny's musicianship, just his style. He said that Kenny had "chops." (Another word for ability or talent) He also gave me a bit of advice for someone wanting to join the musical ranks, "Be careful of what you say about people. You never know if it will get back to them." So now I apologize to Kenny G, the unnamed jazz vocalist I said, "Ain't got no soul," and Yanni (Yanni is a big step for me, nevertheless, I make it). If I succeed at what I am trying to do, I may actually work with some of these people. I reflect on one of my favorite song lyrics by Sly and the Family Stone: "Ever catch a falling star, Ain't no stoppin till it's in the ground, Everybody is a star, One big circle goin round and round..." (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba,,,) Sherelle In a message dated 07/31/2001 4:57:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:12:36 -0700 > From: Randy Remote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Beyonce njc > > Beyonce co-wrote and co-produced Destiny's smash album. > Maybe you don't like their style of music, but that doesn't mean > there is no talent there. The three of them do some nice 3 part > harmonies, too. And that aerobic dancing at the same time. I'm > not moved enough to buy their record, but alot of people are. > I can think of alot of people in this genre who display less talent > and musicality. > The SNL skits were a funny parody of the whole MTV > flavor-of-the-month culture. I bet DC thought so, too. (They > were musical guest on a recent show). > RR
