@derangedandconfused I see your point but he is a very good player no doubt and from all the harmonica players I’VE heard, he IS the Greastest, no question! I’ve never enjoyed harp playing as much as his, that’s all I’m saying!
@clarenceh75: Well talking for myself personally, and probably every other person that talking about harp player that are better, it’s because the claim has been made by Sires83 that John Popper is “hands down the best harp player to walk the planet” a claim I, and clearly many other harp fans/ player, dispute! And the reason the “harp” sounds so much like a guitar in the second part of the solo is because that is the guitarist playing a solo, not Popper’s harp!
@God0Mighty1 each person’s “best player” is a matter of personal opinion: what in your opinion makes popper’s playing superior to jagger’s? I personally like Jagger’s playing more than Popper’s because it’s not just based on speed and fx pedals. Since when did something being faster necessarily mean it was better in musical terms? from stuff i’ve listened to it can actually be the opposite, the players that can hold notes impossibly long impress me more than those who just speed play…
@God0Mighty1 and also despite what you think I do think Popper is a good player: I was merely questioning how valid the claim was that he was “without a doubt the greatest harp player” because I’ve heard many I think are superior, and rely less on fx pedals. And I’m curious, because you claim I’m ignorant in these matters, what harp players do you listen to/ like, besides Popper?
@MisterTomServo I think he’s special from the perspective that he’s one of the first harp players to use guitar fx and pedals while playing harmonica. But without those fx their’s nothing special about his playing! Seriously I was more impressed by his playing before I started properly playing the harp: once I did his just stuff seemed simple, basically all fx and scaling, I’m not saying he’s not a good player: I’m just disputing the claim he’s the greatest ever…
@God0Mighty1 I’d actually put Popper and Jagger on a simillar par level ( if you want me to change that view show me some of Popper’s acoustic harp work i.e where he actually plays without the harp) I’ve found when playing harp that alot of John Popper’s solo is just very basic scaling on a harp, but through an amp with simmilar fx pedals as a guitar (he got them from Blues Travellers guitarist.) You judge the quality of a player by what he can do without fx not with them
why is it that when u praise someone while viewing THEIR VIDEO, some jack wagon has to talk about how someone else is better? And yeah I guess that pompous ass jagger can blow a harp when he’s not blowing richards
@derangedandconfused you don’t think Popper is anything special? I’ve never heard a harmonica solo that sounds that close to an electric guitar before, he’s a very unique player
@MisterTomServo That’s cause most people don’t know how to play harmonica: Popper isn’t anything special really: check out Little Walter, or even the Rolling Stones!!!
@MisterTomServo check out midnight rambler for an example of Jagger’s harp work (although I personally think that Brian Jones was a much better harpist than Jagger: you can hear his harp on most of the Stones early blues stuff in particular instrumental tracks like Now I’ve Got A Witness)
@Sires83 – hands down the best? while i would never say i was personally better a better harpist than him i would certainly argue that players like: littler walter, sonny terry, sonny boy williamson (1 &2), juniour wells, “shaky” horton, charlie musselwhite & even (although more debatebly) guys like brian jones and bob dylan (who can play a mean blues harp when he wants to) are MUCH better, popper maybe be fast yes, but not as fun or talented as sonny terry (looks him up!!!)
Puede que John Popper tenga una técnica extraordinaria y una forma inortodoxa de ejecutar el instrumento; pero la verdad es que todos ustedes se olvidan de quién es, sin lugar a dudas, el indiscutible Dios de la armónica… y ese es el Sr. Marion Walter Jacobs. Amén.
Popper has an extraordinary and unorthodox playing technique, all my respect; but you people are just forgetting who, without a question, the undisputed harmonica God really is… and that’s Mr. Marion Walter Jacobs. Amen.
0:44 Johnny Depp xD
DaaaYummmmm …. I love this song. (well, now I gotta bump one of my top 10 alltime faves to make room for this gem …)
Great song Great Band Great Video
My 2 cents? Steven Tyler and Delbert Mc clinton !
Well i’m off to change my pants!!
@derangedandconfused I see your point but he is a very good player no doubt and from all the harmonica players I’VE heard, he IS the Greastest, no question! I’ve never enjoyed harp playing as much as his, that’s all I’m saying!
@clarenceh75: Well talking for myself personally, and probably every other person that talking about harp player that are better, it’s because the claim has been made by Sires83 that John Popper is “hands down the best harp player to walk the planet” a claim I, and clearly many other harp fans/ player, dispute! And the reason the “harp” sounds so much like a guitar in the second part of the solo is because that is the guitarist playing a solo, not Popper’s harp!
@God0Mighty1 each person’s “best player” is a matter of personal opinion: what in your opinion makes popper’s playing superior to jagger’s? I personally like Jagger’s playing more than Popper’s because it’s not just based on speed and fx pedals. Since when did something being faster necessarily mean it was better in musical terms? from stuff i’ve listened to it can actually be the opposite, the players that can hold notes impossibly long impress me more than those who just speed play…
@God0Mighty1 and also despite what you think I do think Popper is a good player: I was merely questioning how valid the claim was that he was “without a doubt the greatest harp player” because I’ve heard many I think are superior, and rely less on fx pedals. And I’m curious, because you claim I’m ignorant in these matters, what harp players do you listen to/ like, besides Popper?
@MisterTomServo I think he’s special from the perspective that he’s one of the first harp players to use guitar fx and pedals while playing harmonica. But without those fx their’s nothing special about his playing! Seriously I was more impressed by his playing before I started properly playing the harp: once I did his just stuff seemed simple, basically all fx and scaling, I’m not saying he’s not a good player: I’m just disputing the claim he’s the greatest ever…
@God0Mighty1 I’d actually put Popper and Jagger on a simillar par level ( if you want me to change that view show me some of Popper’s acoustic harp work i.e where he actually plays without the harp) I’ve found when playing harp that alot of John Popper’s solo is just very basic scaling on a harp, but through an amp with simmilar fx pedals as a guitar (he got them from Blues Travellers guitarist.) You judge the quality of a player by what he can do without fx not with them
why is it that when u praise someone while viewing THEIR VIDEO, some jack wagon has to talk about how someone else is better? And yeah I guess that pompous ass jagger can blow a harp when he’s not blowing richards
Favorite BT tune right here.
@derangedandconfused you don’t think Popper is anything special? I’ve never heard a harmonica solo that sounds that close to an electric guitar before, he’s a very unique player
@derangedandconfused Suggesting that Mick Jagger might be a better harmonica player that John Popper only shows your ignorance.
@MisterTomServo That’s cause most people don’t know how to play harmonica: Popper isn’t anything special really: check out Little Walter, or even the Rolling Stones!!!
@MisterTomServo check out midnight rambler for an example of Jagger’s harp work (although I personally think that Brian Jones was a much better harpist than Jagger: you can hear his harp on most of the Stones early blues stuff in particular instrumental tracks like Now I’ve Got A Witness)
His harp solo looks like a jonny lang guitar solo
@Sires83 …. Carlos del Junco is better, sorry
@Sires83 – hands down the best? while i would never say i was personally better a better harpist than him i would certainly argue that players like: littler walter, sonny terry, sonny boy williamson (1 &2), juniour wells, “shaky” horton, charlie musselwhite & even (although more debatebly) guys like brian jones and bob dylan (who can play a mean blues harp when he wants to) are MUCH better, popper maybe be fast yes, but not as fun or talented as sonny terry (looks him up!!!)
Puede que John Popper tenga una técnica extraordinaria y una forma inortodoxa de ejecutar el instrumento; pero la verdad es que todos ustedes se olvidan de quién es, sin lugar a dudas, el indiscutible Dios de la armónica… y ese es el Sr. Marion Walter Jacobs. Amén.
Popper has an extraordinary and unorthodox playing technique, all my respect; but you people are just forgetting who, without a question, the undisputed harmonica God really is… and that’s Mr. Marion Walter Jacobs. Amen.
What about Howard Levy? He’s a dang good harmonica player!
Jason Ricci and John Popper are the gods of harmonica!!!
@MaitreyaRocket kkkkkkkkkkkk….you are a funny guy
!!!
@Sires83 I, for one, disagree. How can you objectively measure harmonica playing?