Re: er, zorn, bungle, bailey, brotzmann

["Mike Biffle" <mbiffle@svg.com>]

Rob wrote...
> - bill frisell is really rockin - his chair that is - his new
material has lost its relevancy for me - as a non-american, i really
can't stand all this "americana" schtick - a little too sentimental
and nostalgic for my taste - all that negativity said, we're all
allowed to change course

I'm nostalgic and sentimental for the time when BF wasn't so darn
nostalgic and sentimental! I KNOW it's a rocky ride playing spikey
stuff all the time... but I don't know what to say to people who tell
me, "Wow! I've just been turned on to this great guitarist! Ya gotta
hear this..." And they mention his last two recordings. I just say oh
yeah I like Bill a lot... "Where In The World" Now there's an amazing
piece of work...

I've enjoyed his renderings of the Aaron Copeland stuff with Don
Byron and crew. More of a chamber sort of thing. But as soon as he
plopped out a few "heavy" blues tunes I smelled trouble with a capital
T. Now this country rocking chair thing (like that description a lot)
is really killing me... 

Best Regards,
Miko Biffle, mbiffle@svg.com
"Running scared from all the usual distractions..."