Notes_Norton

My main instrument is Bb Tenor Sax. It's notated a whole step above concert key. The same goes for the key signature. Back in my jazz days, they would open The Real Book (in C) and I'd have to sightread the concert notation and play everything a whole step higher that what was on the page. I got fairly decent at that, and good at covering up my mistakes. At the time the Bb book wasn't available, it was before Hal Leonard adopted it. I'm glad I wasn't playing alto. I don't think I could sight-read up a 6th or down a minor 3rd at all. Notes ♫

Won't need as many songs in your set list though

On The Road Again - Canned Heat

Here's That Rainy Day - Stan Getz (jazz standard, I like the Getz cover)

I'm perfectly fine with reading music notation. It packs a lot of information in concise spaces. There are a few quirks that could be improved, but remember, it's backwards compatible for hundreds of years, so if they aren't all that annoying, why change. I've played music with people who I cannot talk to, because we spoke different languages, but could play the music together with notation in front of us. I can't see any better way for an orchestra to play a symphony than by reading notation and for the conductor to have the score in front of him/her. Once you learn how to read a difficult piece of music, it's actually easier to read than something out of Scientific American magazine. Insights and incites by Notes ♫

I think our present culture is too eager to be offended. If I need to describe an obese person in conversation, and I say, “That fat girl who was on the dance floor last night.” and the girl gets wind of it, she will accuse me of “body-shaming”. Hey, if you are ashamed of your weight, do something about it, but if you are fat, you are fat. I'm bald, and if you call me the bald sax player, I won't be offended or ashamed. As long as there is no offense intended, people have no right to be offended. Here is what I see happening... When I was young, my father had a hobby of raising tropical fish, and selling them to pet shops. We had scores of aquariums in the house and basement. Compatible fish got along just fine until there were too many fish in one tank. Then they started being aggressive and biting each other's fins and tails. If you think of the USA as a fish tank, I think we have too many fish in it. Actually, I think there are too many on the planet. The 3 billion of the 1970s was sustainable, but with the almost 9 billion today, we are consuming the planet faster than it can replenish itself. The result could be the end of the human race if we keep growing exponentially. I hope I'm wrong about this. Insights and incites by Notes ♫

When the Beatles arrived, I thought they were OK, but The musicianship did not impress me. I liked a lot of the songwriting, though, especially those concise B parts that took the listener out of the tonic key and back quickly. By the time “Help” came out, the musicianship got better, and when Rubber Soul came out, I was hooked. I agree with Revolution 9, put Rocky Raccoon and Why Don't We Do It In The Road in the ignore pile. I think the White Album could have been one good, single album by cutting half the songs. For me, the pinnacle was the Abbey Road medley. But like I said, I feel pretty similarly about all the artists/groups that I love. Even my all-time favorite tenor sax players, Stan Getz and Stanley Turrentine recorded more than a few dogs. Same for Shostakovitch and Tchaikovsky. I don't get into the “who is better” comparisons, because there is no definitive answer, but I do get into who do I like and dislike. Back OT, I still think “Now And Then” in my opinion only is “meh”. I enjoyed the new work for what it is, but it won't make it on my digital Walkman playlist. But that's just me and my personal tastes. Insights and incites by Notes ♫

I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash

I like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for different reasons. But I don't like every song either one of them recorded. Some connect with me, others don't, they are for someone else. That's pretty much the same for every artist/group that I like. Even my all-time favorite sax players, Stan Getz and Stanley Turrentine have some cuts that really don't do anything for me, and others that put me in a trance. Insights and incites by Notes ♫

Thanks for keeping me honest, Craig

Brother To Brother - Gino Vannelli

Nothing wrong with that. A piece of music, no matter how good or bad, can affect different people in different ways.

I'm going to look for that, I might change my mind. All I heard was the Audio version. Thanks. Notes ♫

OK, I gave it a listen. Not bad, not good. It was a demo, and he wasn't comfortable singing it. Adding the rest was impressive, but it really wasn't worth it on that song. Perhaps if the song was comfortable to sing and it was recorded with George Martin's magic, it could have been something. So my verdict is: Interesting, but nothing I would purchase. Insights and incites by Notes ♫

I Can Beat Your Drum - Fever Tree

The Age Of The Innocence - Don Henly

I wonder who was in charge of buying the holiday lights???

Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar - Andrews Sisters Their music is dated, but these three girls were tight. Even almost every consonant is sang as one.