> From: Dennis Gunn <dennisg@...> >> Though, to be fair, you'd have to say that Country is also an American >> original, and traces it's heritage directly back to Blues. > > > Oh I don't know sometimes when I am listening to Irish and Celtic > music I could swear I am hearing Blue Grass. Song structure, subject matter, instrumentation, ...? To me, some celtic drumming is very similar to traditional african drumming... > I think it is a bit of a smear to say that there has been no > innovation in in country music don't you. Right now I have Danny > Gatton -88 Elmira st. blasting. I suggest you check it out. No, I don't think it is... I really haven't heard anything that isn't either hackneyed or derivitave, or at least old-school. Don't get me wrong, an artist that sticks to trad. roots could be great, like my man Johnny Cash. But that doesn't make him innovative. what's innovative about Danny Gatton, for those that haven't listened to it yet?
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Re: [L-OT] British bands
2001-10-31 by marc lindahl