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From: jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Jethro Tull retraction and flame
Message-ID: <268@osiris.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 10:32:49 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 29 10:32:49 1985
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	Alright, already, I BLEW it. Ian Anderson did indeed appear on
Jethro Tulls' first album "This Was" (1969, Chrysalis). But he did not
play flute, and did not really dominate the album as he did later
releases.  in fact, the best part of the first album was guitarist Mick
Abrahams who was replaced with Martin Barre in subsequent releases. A
note about Anderson's (since I don't know him personally, I don't call
him Ian :-)) flute-playing. He got the basic idea from Rahsaan Roland
Kirk, from whom he stole most of his style too. Nothing original about
singing into a flute - fife players in this country were doing it 100
years ago, and it was done in Africa long before that.
	Now, I received a number of absolutely vociferous and
near-hysterical letters about this. You'd think I slandered the
Queen Mum (did Kenneth Clarke or didn't he ?). It amazes me that people
can get so wrought up over a band that hasn't had an original thought
since 1978 (some would say never). The case could be made that a fair
percentage of this newsgroup is mired in mediocrity and past glories.
We have the devoted followers of a Dead band, the young men trying to
get into Kate's bush (pardon the vulgarity, Fred), the aural wallpaper
of Andreas Vollenwieder, and Rush, which (together with Triumph) must
be Canada's answer to acid rain. Not that there aren't also lots of
people with different tastes - we've seen Los Lobos, U2, John Cale,
Einsturzende Neubatten (means "collapsing new buildings", by the way)
and dirge music discussed also. But can we have more ? What about R&B ?
Is anyone into the Staple Singers or Sade' (pr. "Shar-day") ? Japanese
jazz ? Surely someone must have an opinion (pro or con) about Madonna ?
Sunny Ade and the African Beats ?
	Guess I should sit back now and let the flames roll in. Hop and
down all you want but I *promise* I won't reply to any letter that has
nothing better to say than to call my opinions 'moosepoop' (yes, I've
gotten some of those). I'd rather see the argument go on in the
newsgroup, liven things up a bit (seems awfully Dead around here...).
-- 
  

jcpatilla

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