Re: OT steve howe

[rich <rich@nuvisionsca.com>]

Title: Re: OT steve howe

> It seems
> like whenever there's a new ear candy effect processor or studio
> piece, pro musicians gravitate toward it with wide open arms and it
> becomes a vital part of their sound or recording process. Why isn't
> this true with looping devices?

Could you give an example of this in the context of the musicians (and genre/period) that you mentioned?  For example, what piece of gear was introduced and then was taken by Townshend as a vital part of his sound and recording process?

> Looping is
> the future of music is it not?

um...i'm not going for this one.  looping is fun and cool and all, and i like it very much, but as it being the 'future' of music is debatable.  currently, it seems to be an integral part of a sound that is popular, and it's techniques and theories are being investigated by a larger group of people of quite diverse musical backgrounds.  how people will use it for their own musical ends will be an interesting tapestry in the future of music...but only a part.

imagine someone in, say, 1940 telling you what the future of music was at that time.  would it hold up today?  would have it held up even 25 years later?  10?

don't think so.  not too many people could have seen the future impact of people taking music to the next level, breaking boundaries and using a hybrid of styles to express themselves.  how could anybody know beforehand what the future of music was before the impact of miles...elvis...willie dixon... sex pistols... beethoven... beck... townshend...public enemy... a host of others... you?...me?....

> Can you
> imagine Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Pete Townshend, Paul Westerberg, or
> any great player or writer from the "old days" ...creating
> with a modern looper.

I think that would be cool!  I'm more familiar with Townshend than any of these other guys that you mentioned, but i would be stoked to hear Pete wander off into some unknown territory.  instead, i just saw press about how horrible his hearing is, yet that's didn't stop them from reuniting once more to grab a little more of the green.  bah humbug...

> When will
> History repeat itself?

right now.

best,

rich