Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sjuvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!astrovax!sjuvax!kirsch From: kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP (P. Kirsch) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: My Hero Message-ID: <2483@sjuvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 29-Oct-85 12:50:38 EST Article-I.D.: sjuvax.2483 Posted: Tue Oct 29 12:50:38 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 06:44:02 EST References: <2480@sjuvax.UUCP> Reply-To: kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP (P. Kirsch) Distribution: net Organization: St. Joseph's University, Phila. PA. Lines: 64 Summary: In article <2480@sjuvax.UUCP> lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (palena) writes: >*** EAT THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** > > Last night,while watching the L.A. Raiders trounce the San Diego > Chargers,I saw an add for Death Wish III,a movie which should go down > in the annals of cinema history as one of the greats,and guess who does > the soundtrack!? That's right!!! An album,a world tour and a movie sound- > track in one year!Not bad for a liquid-brained,washed-up guitarist who > can't even stand on his own power!!! Christ,that watered-faced old man > has accomplished more in the last twelve months than most net-posters > have since birth!!! Well, well let's think about this one for a moment...Larry, have you ever heard the phrase "Quality not quantity"? I can think of several artists who have done a lot in a short period of time but that doesn't gurantee quality-- usually it all turns out to be pretty blah (Yes Larry, I can think of examples of groups that have done a lot of great stuff in a short period of time--so don't bother saying "Well so and so put out x no. of thing in a year and it was all great.--oh i'm sorry Larry--I guess I should explain that I want you to fill in a group name for "so and so"--otherwise you'll be bitching about me making references to obscure groups again :-)) > > Since this net is resplendent with guitarists whose mastery and > comprehension of the instrument is far in excess of John McLaughlin's > or Andre` Sequovia's,and since these enlightened guitarists feel com- > pelled to point out Page's inadequacies,I'm going to pose a serious > question; > > In "The Firm"'s big song "Radioactive",that worn-out guitarist based > his mid-song solo on a repeated lick which reappears at the end of the > song as well.Have any of you Larry Coryells figured that lick out yet? > Do you even have the slightest inkling of where to begin trying to fig- > ure it out? Please mail SERIOUS responses to this question to my account, > preferably in Tab.Don't post,or I'll get flamed to death!! And if Dr. > Richard Rosen follows this article up to say that it doesn't make sense > the consequenses will be horrendous!!! Larry, I figured that out--it's not that difficult--I'll mail to you about it. (No I'm not joking--I just have to remember it--it's been awhile since I figured it out) > As Rommel once said, > "many tanks!!", > Larry Palena > >{ astrovax | allegra | bpa | burdvax } !sjuvax!lp102911 > -- Another wunnerful letter from the semi-intelligent rotting brain of: Paul Kirsch St. Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pa { astrovax | allegra | bpa | burdvax } !sjuvax!kirsch Warning: Objects in Terminal Room are Closer than they Appear...