[HAM] As The World Turns .....

[John Brevik]

Geez, I could use a blindfold test right about now. Whaddyasay?

On Jul 3, 2007, at 9:25 AM, Scott Hawthorn wrote:

> At 08:36 AM 7/3/2007, Steve Leigh wrote:
>> That's MORE Hammond technical experience that won't be appearing  
>> on this
>> group.
>>
>> Of course, "Guess That Song" is always an alternative.
>
> It was never "Guess That Song," and doesn't deserve to be referred  
> to that
> way. "Blindfold Tests" are a revered tradition begun decades ago by  
> "Down
> Beat" magazine, where they asked famous players to guess who's  
> playing on a
> record; I just stole the idea. In the long history of that column,  
> you can
> find praise from Jimmy Smith for Melvin Rhyne, will wonders never  
> cease.
> Ostensibly, the exercise is to try to recognize the player, based  
> on known
> riffs, styles, and sounds. The reason behind this is to learn  
> something;
> it's a listening exercise, especially if the signature things that a
> particular player does are pointed out afterwards. I learn from it  
> my own
> self because it makes me focus on those things.
>
> The volume of e-mail on this tells me that it is an extremely popular
> feature of this list. If it's not for you I don't blame you, but it  
> should
> be easy to ignore. This has never been an entirely technical  
> mailing list,
> thank god.
>
>
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