tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211910878271447535.post1631929122637212454..comments2024-03-22T01:04:20.640-04:00Comments on Ted Lehmann's Film, Books, Music & Commentary: Darin & Brooke Aldridge - So Much In Between - CD ReviewTed Lehmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948477139450253563noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211910878271447535.post-15247728455835631782022-12-23T02:45:20.566-05:002022-12-23T02:45:20.566-05:00Thanks for this info. FmThanks for this info. <a href="https://thefanmail1.com" rel="nofollow">Fm</a>BSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745662594340198146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211910878271447535.post-89535305422190900432012-04-09T14:06:07.520-04:002012-04-09T14:06:07.520-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.snowyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334613581568042580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211910878271447535.post-63231134279039817722011-09-23T23:33:24.549-04:002011-09-23T23:33:24.549-04:00I agree with everything Sandy Rothman has said.
D...I agree with everything Sandy Rothman has said.<br /><br />Don Stover's playing with the Lilly Brothers, Bill Monroe and his own solo recordings was groundbreaking. His playing was every bit on the level with Earl Scruggs and Don Reno for originality. His playing on Bill Monroe's "Knee Deep In Bluegrass" LP should be studied by all bluegrass banjo players. Don was also a tremendous clawhammer player. His talents seemed endless.<br /><br />I enjoy your blog and especially enjoy the photography. I just don't get the mind set that the current generation of musicians has "improved" bluegrass. They have changed it (not always for the better) but not improved it. Seems like the current powers that be in Bluegrass are trying to change the music to appeal to the masses. When that happens in any kind of popular culture (Nascar is another example), the people who built the foundation are almost always left behind. We can't forget or disrespect where we come from. The music can grow but not so far that it isn't recognizable and Bluegrass becomes a generic term much as today's Nashville brand of Country music has become.<br /><br />As I said in my previous post, none of this is said to downgrade Darin or Brooke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211910878271447535.post-89707830112257206692011-09-23T14:21:54.003-04:002011-09-23T14:21:54.003-04:00If comparisons are unavoidable, the version to com...If comparisons are unavoidable, the version to compare to is not some video from near the end of Stover's life when he was bravely soldiering on, but his audio recording of his composition. Comparing the former to anything by young musicians in the prime of life is patently unfair and belittling. From the historical viewpoint, Stover's career is far more than "interesting and remarkable": it is a cornerstone of the music. This blog is likewise more than criticism; it (with its excellent photographs) will be a form of education for future generations. Considering that purpose, it would be mindful to say more about Don Stover than that his version of something wasn't as good as somebody else's and leave it at that.Sandy Rothmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211910878271447535.post-14448770445293275782011-09-23T06:18:12.758-04:002011-09-23T06:18:12.758-04:00In addition, as I listened to and watched the vers...In addition, as I listened to and watched the version by the great Don Stover, I was aware that he himself was ill and struggleing. Nevertheless, it's a critics job to listen and watch and make judgements. I like Darin and Brooke's version more, and said so, without, I hope, taking anything away from Stover's interesting and remarkable career.Ted Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948477139450253563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211910878271447535.post-30124534405023627622011-09-23T01:55:35.249-04:002011-09-23T01:55:35.249-04:00My first thought on reading the phrase "a mor...My first thought on reading the phrase "a more interesting and engaging piece than Stover's rendering" was not centered on the author's own admission that he knew little or nothing about Don Stover; after all, not everyone can be expected to be familiar with a giant of bluegrass history. What struck me was that the writer is a mature individual and yet still thinks so comparatively. Regardless of who gets compared, it's never a fair proposition. It's not fair to compare an artist at 30 and the same artist at 70, and it's likewise not fair to compare two separate artists in the way the above sentence does.Sandy Rothmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211910878271447535.post-81317006784028265242011-09-23T00:19:50.271-04:002011-09-23T00:19:50.271-04:00I take great exception to the statement about Don ...I take great exception to the statement about Don Stover's version of "Things In Life". Don is singing about his life in this great song. If this new version is "more interesting and engaging" is up to the individual listener. This new "more interesting and engaging" version can't be any more inspiring than Don's version. Don was one of the greatest 5-string banjo pickers that ever lived. His picking and singing was real. It wasn't something manipulated in a recording studio to be "perfect". He contributed so much to Bluegrass. I just don't like to hear him or his music downgraded to build someone else up.<br /><br />I'm not saying any of this to downgrade Darin and Brooke. I'm sure they are fine people and good musicians/singers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com