[Slowhand] Re: EC composer

[ToeKneeF]

Mel, as you know, I am also a fan of MK and agree wholeheartedly with 
your assessment. Like EC, there is a strong musical base from which he 
draws, but there are other genres he pulls in and integrates with his 
primary influences to develop a hybrid. In terms of their live playing, 
I wish EC was more like MK from the perspective of their looseness. I 
would say it has been a rare tour (NBTB's first leg comes to mind) where 
EC actually seems to be enjoying himself on stage. Far too often he 
seems uptight and ill at ease. This translates to an up-tightness which 
detracts from the experience. While MK is every bit as professional as 
EC, his playing is looser and trannslates to a more enjoyable listening 
experience.

Given all that, I still prefer EC hands down. Something about his music 
just speaks to me in a way that I could never do justice to, were I so 
foolish as to try to describe it.

Mel Boss wrote:

> Hi Tony,

> I read your SH thread about EC as a composer, and I don't disagree. He 

> certainly continues to reinvent or breathe new life into old songs. 

> Sherriff certainly gets better and better. ABout the time of the 

> holidays, a SHdr friend from Mlps sent me a DVD with about a hundred 

> MK songs on it in mp3 format. It was a lot of "odd stuff" that I had 

> not heard much about - movie soundtracks and screen plays. Some he 

> co-wrote with Guy Fletcher, another amazing talent. Included, also, 

> were a couple live boots and Notting HBs rarities. It took me a while 

> to get to it as the disc only plays on our DVD player and our computer 

> - but we are simply amazed at the volume and diversity of this man's 

> work. The composing is undenyably superb. My appreciation of MK's 

> talents increased many times over when I started to pay closer 

> attention to his lyrics about 5 yrs ago, which are kindly included 

> with each "album." I consider him one of the most prolific and 

> talented musicians and songwriters in the business - now or ever. For 

> guitarmanship, EC is still 'god' in my book, but MK does it for me in 

> the composing and lyrics departments, and we love his guitarmanship 

> also. It's rather unique in many ways and readily recognized in a 

> crowd. I love it when the two (MK and EC) play together as their 

> styles compliment so well rather than compete. What do you think?

> ps. I think that I copy the SHd also as this may turn out to be an 

> interesting discussion, and maybe not everyone is tuned into MK's 

> lesser-known works and pearls.

> Mel


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