AROIOS Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I'm a sucker for well-balanced blend of Blues, Soul (Funk, Gospel) and Jazz, and have been looking for "that sound" in another post (https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/3066480) So far I've found one Swedish brother who "gets" exactly what I'm after: He's one heck of a singer too. His voice reminds me of Christopher Cross: It's interesting how often I come across "tasteful" Swedish players nowadays. Besides Henrik in the links above, here are a few professional ones I enjoyed: Joel Lyssarides: Jonas Gröning: Stefan Jernståhl: And that oberservation brings up a bigger but directly related topic, one that's been cringing me for over 20 years: What these European (and a lot of Japanese) players are playing is 100% "American" music. Yet, our airwaves here in the states have been filled with garbage and childish drivel. We already have two generations (GenZ and Millennials) of tone-deaf listeners as a consequence of cutting music education and labels chasing the bottom due to greed. If I have 10 billion dollars of stupid money, I'll acquire and burn all the major record labels to the ground, and recreate a distribution model for the hundreds of thousands of talented American musicians to be heard and appreciated again. For most casual listeners, musical taste is a result of nurture more than nature, and there's definitely good business for good music, as the 70s~90's have proven to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niacin Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 He's one heck of a singer too. His voice reminds me of Christopher Cross: Thanks for sharing, as well as the vocal he's totally got the Richard Tee thing down nailed. Quote Gig keys: Hammond SKpro, Korg Vox Continental, Crumar Mojo 61, Crumar Mojo Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Re: the second link. It's the first time I've see F-B-d fingered as 1-4-5. I think he's doing that so that finger 3 can flick the Bb grace note. But everyone else I've seen slides 3 from Bb to B. Still loved it though. Nice choice of synth patch for the solo in the Still Crazy cover - very Arc of a Diver-era Steve Winwood. Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AROIOS Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 He's one heck of a singer too. His voice reminds me of Christopher Cross: Thanks for sharing, as well as the vocal he's totally got the Richard Tee thing down nailed. Glad you enjoyed it niacin. And yes, there's definitely some tasty Richard Tee in Henrik's playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AROIOS Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Re: the second link. It's the first time I've see F-B-d fingered as 1-4-5. I think he's doing that so that finger 3 can flick the Bb grace note. But everyone else I've seen slides 3 from Bb to B. Still loved it though. Nice choice of synth patch for the solo in the Still Crazy cover - very Arc of a Diver-era Steve Winwood. Cheers, Mike Yes, most players would slide down from Bb to B with one finger. I do find his two-finger approach sounding tighter though. The synth solo patch you mentioned is very Minimoog-ish, Henrik programmed it in Logic's internal ES2 synth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konaboy Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 and then we have sweden's finest on the b3 https://www.facebook.com/673615735/videos/10157535425675736/ Quote hang out with me at woody piano shack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 And then there's ... [video:youtube] Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AROIOS Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 and then we have sweden's finest on the b3 https://www.facebook.com/673615735/videos/10157535425675736/ What a nice surprise to see you here Woody! I love your excellent Youtube channel. Thanks for recommending that wonderful piece from Pierre. It reminds of another... well, you guessed it, Swedish musician: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad-Vciy8U9Y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AROIOS Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 And then there's ... Haha, if we shall go down that rabbit hole, here's one to help me feel better about my own talents (or the lack thereof): For better or worse, that "Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga" line has "Pop" written all over it, just like the intro of "Walk The Dinosaur", or "Who Let The Dogs Out" and hundreds of similar, musically anemic, but popular songs. Here's an anecdote: in the 80's, a Taiwanese singer sampled the "Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga" line in a song, and it soon went viral. There were so many kids chanting ""Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga" on campus and streets that the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture freaked out and banned the song from circulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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