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Re: favorite loopers(listening to yourself)

Surely the vanity is to produce music that you yourself aren't going to 
listen to?

andy

bill bigrig wrote:
> Howdy,
> 
>  Back in 74 at the grand opening of a Fred Meyer store
> in N.W. Wash state, Bachman-Turner made an
> appearance(this was when their debut album "Overdrive"
> first came out, after that everyone called them B.T.
> Overdrive). At the loading dock, my 18 year old guitar
> playing buddy said,"they had an ALLMAN BROTHER'S tape
> in the 8 track. If it was me, I'd be listeneing to MY
> tape". That's arrogance. He hadn't made one. He's
> still playing cover tunes in beer bars. Later, I
> became a sound man, bought synths, and started
> composing. Yes, I listen to myself. 95% of my
> recordings are jams with  1 or 3 others. They give me
> inspiration for composing. But if I had just spent
> months in the studio working on an album, I'd probably
> be ready to listen to someone else. J. Zawinal had a
> good point. I listen to myself for the same reason. 
> But there are others who would give the same answer
> out of sheer vanity.
> rig
> 
> 
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