http://www.hyperbolium.com/2009/01/27/andy-friedman-the-other-failures-weary-things/ A Critical Element Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.hyperbolium.com/2009/01/27/andy-friedman-the-other-failures-weary-things/comment-page-1/#comment-89 deadmandeadman Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:02:43 +0000 http://www.hyperbolium.com/?p=667#comment-89 You turn an excellent phrase my friend...."and the grab-bag freedoms of a cross-country trip"....indeed. American roots music is really the only authentic music out there. Let me rephrase that. Roots music constantly regenerates itself in new waves of discovery. Whether its the "Rock Star", the metal-head kid next door, the experimental poet/performers. or the burned out audience tired of the same old same old...Roots music's rich variety & complex DNA help us all too see the "connectedness" of all the genres & sub-genres & sub-sub-genres. Any songwriter worth his or her salt will at some point start exploring & ....well, you know the rest. I fear I ramble. Well done, a very nice read & music. You turn an excellent phrase my friend….”and the grab-bag freedoms of a cross-country trip”….indeed. American roots music is really the only authentic music out there. Let me rephrase that. Roots music constantly regenerates itself in new waves of discovery. Whether its the “Rock Star”, the metal-head kid next door, the experimental poet/performers. or the burned out audience tired of the same old same old…Roots music’s rich variety & complex DNA help us all too see the “connectedness” of all the genres & sub-genres & sub-sub-genres. Any songwriter worth his or her salt will at some point start exploring & ….well, you know the rest. I fear I ramble.
Well done, a very nice read & music.

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