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PrintableThreadBare said: Pat Methany's comments (I appreciate that interview, by the way), alluded to what I believe is the central bane for most of his critics:
Kenny G. is a mediocre-playing, curly-haired, Jewish man making a ton of money and gaining huge amounts of popularity on an instrument most widely associated with black men and soul. In short, he's the Vanilla Ice or Justin Timberlake of the saxophone, and it ticks off a lot of people. I don't think it matters that he's white that people hate him, just that he sucks. "Knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring faith. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal" - Carl Sagan | |
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I gotta admit, I don't mind Kenny G at all. I particularly like "Songbird". And I often find myself listening to online smooth jazz radio. Sue me.  | |
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I'm one of the few people around here who actually likes him 
I have a few of his late-80s CDs,and I never understood why he gets such a bad rap.His music isn't experimental or groundbreaking,but it's pleasant to listen to.And in this era of sampled music and thugged-out,non-musicians who somehow manage to top the charts,Kenny is like a breath of fresh air. | |
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OdysseyMiles said: PatMetheny said: A bunch of truly haterous rhetoric
Pat needs to have a Coke and a smile. It ain't that crucial.  I agree.His comments about Kenny are a little harsh.So you don't like the guy.We get it  | |
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Harlepolis said: RocknRollisalive said: Quite simple.... No Soul
Child please! You can't sit here and tell me with a str8 face that the rest of those "Smooth Jazz" artists got soul. ..... Nope, you're ABSOLUTELY right..... NONE of 'em got soul... *(if that's what you thought I meant) | |
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theAudience said: Supernova said: Plus, you just don't insert saccharine schlock into Satchmo's work. And I'm sure Metheny will get the ever-present "hater" rhetoric for it, but as Pat Metheny said years ago:
The above is a HUGE deal on any instrument but especially with a soprano sax. 
tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm You play Sidney Bechet's records and then hear this other shit. Really, it makes you chuckle in sympathy. I'm not trying to be unfair and compare Sidney to these cats, but what I'm saying is when you pick an istrument like that you betta hear him in order to have a BIG ASS realization on what you're doing AND unless you know damn well that you won't fuck it up, throw that shit out the window. I'm not a purist but DAYMN,,,,,why do folks tolerate with sloppiness and then put a lame excuse such as "Thats the RAW form". You fuckin' bullshiting me? | |
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ThreadBare said: Pat Methany's comments (I appreciate that interview, by the way), alluded to what I believe is the central bane for most of his critics:
Kenny G. is a mediocre-playing, curly-haired, Jewish man making a ton of money and gaining huge amounts of popularity on an instrument most widely associated with black men and soul. In short, he's the Vanilla Ice or Justin Timberlake of the saxophone, and it ticks off a lot of people. YOU KNOW PAT METHENY WHITE TOO HE GET LOT OF RESPECT CAUSE HE REAL MUSICIAN P o o |/, P o o |\ | |
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POOK said: ThreadBare said: Pat Methany's comments (I appreciate that interview, by the way), alluded to what I believe is the central bane for most of his critics:
Kenny G. is a mediocre-playing, curly-haired, Jewish man making a ton of money and gaining huge amounts of popularity on an instrument most widely associated with black men and soul. In short, he's the Vanilla Ice or Justin Timberlake of the saxophone, and it ticks off a lot of people. YOU KNOW PAT METHENY WHITE TOO HE GET LOT OF RESPECT CAUSE HE REAL MUSICIAN Exactly, so since Pat is such a great musician, he should have better things to do than waste his breath on the Vanilla Ice or Justin Timberlake of the saxophone. | |
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