Absolutely. And what I noticed after 9-11 was an onslaught of patriotic country music. --- and I noticed an onslaught of unpatriotic rock music choose sides carefully
The great big band drummer Buddy Rich --- an obvious asshole whose opinion of country music means nothing On Jan 19, 3:24 pm, studio <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 19, 12:01 pm, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Why? If, for example, classical music lovers got what they wanted, rock and > > rollers wouldn't. Conflict would emerge solely because the decision was > > made in the political arena. > > Absolutely. > And what I noticed after 9-11 was an onslaught of patriotic country > music. > For the most part I don't like country music because it bores me with > it's blue drone and undramatic drama... it's simply not exciting or > thought provoking for the most part. > But thought provoking isn't the goal is it? > They want unthinking robots to do their bidding and what better genre > to do that than popular patriotic BS music. > > The great big band drummer Buddy Rich was asked by a newspaper > reporter once while playing in Tennessee what he thought of country > music; his words can't be repeated here. > Following his statement the venue where he was playing got bomb > threats. (I wonder by who...?) > Prior to heart surgery, when asked by a nurse if he was allergic to > anything; he replied, "Yes, Country and Western music!" > For any drummer that wants demanding music, country music is a dead- > end go nowhere gig....but maybe some easy money. > > As an aside: > truly great drummers (or any musician for that matter) can play > anything and don't get stuck in one genre unless they think the music > demands more from them and pushes their abilities forward. > True, you won't see many banjos or gee-tars in a classical > orchestra... > > i.e. Buddy could play anything, and I mean literally anything. > Once he was a guest on a TV show and the host produced some coins and > paper money... Buddy took his sticks and played the money! > Or when on The Muppet Show he literally played his way on various > objects from his "dressing room" to his drum kit. > Or the time where he had a broken arm in a sling and had to play at > the notoriously difficult Apollo Theater in Harlem.... he started > playing just before the curtain rose and by the time the audience > could see he had a broken arm, they were on their feet applauding with > approval. > Or when he played Tablas with a very famous Indian drummer Allah > Rakha. Many Indians spend their entire lives playing this instrument > in order to become masters or nearly as famous as Allah Rakha. Buddy > played them at a master level. > Or the time he went on a State Department tour in the 60's to > Afghanistan and played for the King there... he forced the King and > audience to applaud and not voice their approval as is their custom. > Or when he played with classical orchestras... one very famous > conductor/composer said upon seeing Buddy play at a concert; "I never > realized that drums could be played in such a way". > The stories are many, and he never disappointed an audience. > > He started playing when only 18 months of age and never did anything > else his entire life. > Not to mention inspiring millions of kids and drummers all over the > world. > The point is, he could play anything anywhere anytime and was a true > master of his instrument, and of music. > > Others might point to Mighty Mo (Mozart)... another true genius and > not a phony wanna-be.... and to be fair there are many genius > musicians around... > Of course I don't mean to be too harsh; music should be about a > certain amount of fun and enjoyment even if it's simple and the > musicianship is poor. > But when politics gets involved and I hear all this country music > patriotic non-sense going on after 9-11 ...it rubs my ears the wrong > way. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
