Hardbopjazz Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 He tops my list. This guy is so white bread, no spice or anything. His music is so boring that it could make someone on speed fall asleep. I only wish he wouldn't be listed in the jazz section. But makes money doing what he does. Who can figure out the minds of the feeble music audience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hardbop, you are rapidly becoming the king of thread starters! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Can't wait for couw to post in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Haven't we been down this road quite a few times already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesbed Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I was never into Gorelick's style. But, I was able to tolerate him, not as a jazz player, but as a player of decent, modern, instrumental music. That is, till I read the interview he gave to Barnes & Noble. Now I think, what a egomaniac, ignorant, ass. Remember this nonsense from the G-Boy? KG: ...when you listen to Charlie Parker, on pretty much any record he's going to sound the same... Charlie Parker would squeak a lot, and that's why they called him Bird, because his reed would chirp. B&N.com: You think that's why they called him Bird? That's interesting. KG: That is why they called him Bird. That was the deal. He played so fast, and his reed would chirp because it... I don't know, it just couldn't take the speed of his fingers. But Sonny Stitt used to do it without the chirping thing, and played beautiful. But I don't think he ever got the same accolades that Charlie Parker did, mainly because Charlie Parker was the first one. Anyway, I know a lot about that kind of music, and I admire those players. OMG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 (edited) read my signature, that's all I gotta say on this topic "They don't like Kenny G, so they didn't like the piece . . . A lot of sax players hate his sound, but I think it's kind of, uh, interesting. Plus he's the only person to have put an instrumental in the Top 40 in recent memory and you have to respect him for that. . . . Well you don't have to." ubu Edited March 24, 2004 by king ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I said just about all I have to (seriously) say about Kenny G HERE. (to those who click, apologies in advance for the difficulat color scheme. weren't my call). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Damn, Jim; that's some scary shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I like it Jim. Enough said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 This is a case of a legend(Bird) vs a legend in his own mind (G) and at least on this board Bird flies high!!! As far as I'm concerned G is still a pentatonic fairy fucker!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Najee. Man, I thought that Stevie Wonder trib cd sucked, so naturally it was played to death at borders...and I see Scott Yanow gives it 4 1/2 stars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Yanni is my nomination. I saw him one night on PBS in between interminable 'begging breaks', aka pledge drives, and his music is a morass of pretentious noodling that masquerades as something profound. yes, he looks serious when he plays it, but so do many others lacking in talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Agree with everything that's been said about Mr. G, the particularly odious Yanni and anything else that hasn't been said about others who are cut from the same cloth. What's really scary is the numbers of people these lame-o's draw to their live performances. It just serves to confirm what I think we all already know. No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public...especially when it comes to music. Up over and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 KG: ...when you listen to Charlie Parker, on pretty much any record he's going to sound the same... Charlie Parker would squeak a lot, and that's why they called him Bird, because his reed would chirp. B&N.com: You think that's why they called him Bird? That's interesting. KG: That is why they called him Bird. That was the deal. He played so fast, and his reed would chirp because it... I don't know, it just couldn't take the speed of his fingers. But Sonny Stitt used to do it without the chirping thing, and played beautiful. But I don't think he ever got the same accolades that Charlie Parker did, mainly because Charlie Parker was the first one. Anyway, I know a lot about that kind of music, and I admire those players. Oh man......that's great! I'll be forwarding that one along to other jazz lovers I know....it will make their day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedR Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 John Tesh. I saw him on some show trying to rock. He came off as a real dork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 John Tesh. I saw him on some show trying to rock. He came off as a real dork. That can't be hard. I mean, doesn't he come off as a real dork while eating his lunch, picking his teeth, boffing Connie Seleca, etc. etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 These are all pretty easy targets, don't ya think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 These are all pretty easy targets, don't ya think? I dunno. G’s music is the only one that has ever made me angry. The Hallmark store I was in at Christmas-time played “Songbird” over the muzak; that one song emphasizes everything that’s wrong with his “music:” the soulless new-age accompaniment, the nasal-whine of G’s sax, and the endless repetition of the theme with absolutely NO improvisation. The fact that clueless people refer to this shit as jazz literally infuriates me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Well, I'll give you that. Not long ago I heard (for the first time) the infamous duet with Satchmo. Now I know why Metheny got so pissed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesbed Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 (edited) My Dad hates Gorelick. My Dad made the comment, "He plays his notes upside-down, the big end comes out first." If you listen to G-Boy's notes, they do sound this way. I began to really dislike Gorelick when I thought of his notes being played upside-down. FYI: My Dad is a Paul Desmond person. Edited March 26, 2004 by wesbed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Dave Matthews couldn't grate much harder on my nerves. I remember hearing him for the first time, in my ex-wife's car...driving down to the courthouse to sign our divorce papers. I couldn't say anything because it was an emotional day, but it really felt like someone was taking a big explosive dump in my ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 The Hallmark store I was in at Christmas-time played “Songbird” over the muzak; See, I think the department or grocery store is the perfect place for this kind of crap- wallpaper for shopping. I get kind of bugged when I hear good jazz (like Kind Of Blue or Time Out, which seem to be two jazz classics that have penetrated the main stream) presented as "muzak". Seems kind of sacreligous to me somehow. I can tune out G and his cronies just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Yanni is my nomination. I saw him one night on PBS in between interminable 'begging breaks', aka pledge drives, and his music is a morass of pretentious noodling that masquerades as something profound. yes, he looks serious when he plays it, but so do many others lacking in talent. I would pay PBS not to play pretentious crap like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 See, I think the department or grocery store is the perfect place for this kind of crap- wallpaper for shopping. I get kind of bugged when I hear good jazz (like Kind Of Blue or Time Out, which seem to be two jazz classics that have penetrated the main stream) presented as "muzak". Seems kind of sacreligous to me somehow. I can tune out G and his cronies just fine. Wish I could do that! Hearing the G-man strangle a sax is akin to hearing a dentist drill. Actually, it’s much MUCH worse: one doesn’t expect to hear a dentist drill in a shopping center! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Oh, and completely agree about Dave Matthews. About as overrated as they come. The darling of self-involved teens who think they're too cool for Creed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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