Outstanding musician; I’ve got all/a few of his albums
Oooohh, what a hottie!!! You guys just don’t understand.
He’s OK; I find his music peaceful and relaxing
Don’t care one way or the other
Do I look gay? (not that there’s anything wrong with that)
Makes me want to puke. Vile, disgusting, worthless crap.
Kenny who?
Other, please explain
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As a gentle reminder, our company plays muzak at the start and end of the day, lunch hour and tea-time break, to ready us for what lies ahead. Lately they’ve quit playing faux irish folk music and christmas tunes and have shifted to Kenny G’s sultry sax warblings.
At the risk of compromising the scientific impartiality of this poll, I’ll admit that I’ve always considered him in a league with Lawrence Welk and Yanni; that is, if I ever found myself contemplating buying one of his CDs, I would think long and hard about what the hell was wrong with me, would ultimately back out of the purchase for fear someone might discover it in my collection, and might go out for a few beers with Almas John afterwards in an effort to reaffirm my masculinity.
But I wonder if any musicians out there could comment on his talent, or lack thereof. Is he actually a talented sax player? Or is it nothing fancy and it’s all done by computers anyway? Is he this generation’s Coltrane or just a bland, commercial hack who caters to menopausal housewives with no taste in music and the lucrative muzak industry?
According to Wikipedia, the guy has some great accomplishments:
Has collaborated with artists including Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Natalie Cole, Steve Miller and Aretha Franklin
As of 2003, was the 25th-highest selling artist in America by the RIAA, with 48 million albums sold in the USA
Won a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best Instrumental Composition for Forever in Love
Earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone, playing an E Flat for forty five minutes, forty seven seconds
So how come everyone (except those who bought the 48 million albums) still thinks he’s a dork and his music sucks? Is it because he plays the sax? Because of his hair? Because he plays “easy listening muzak”? Or because we’re all just afraid to display our sensitive, feminine side?
Earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone, playing an E Flat for forty five minutes, forty seven seconds[/quote]
Feckin cheat. I bet he was breathing through his nose.
[quote=“irishstu”]Feckin cheat. I bet he was breathing through his nose.[/quote]Yes, it was done by breathing in through the nose and out of the mouth at the same time. You try it, smartypants. The same skill is also required to play the didgerydoo
Ahh ha ha haa ha hhaaaa. BFM loves Kenny G. I knew it. I knew it. I knew it.
:dance:
I bet you have all his albums. Why don’t you marry him if you love him so much?
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He only likes Kenny G because he wants to be like you… and to be like the older, cooler kids. I hate bullies :raspberry:[/quote]
Well, I only listen to Kenny G because it makes the girls think I’m a sophisticated and sensitive jazz afficionado. . . and it makes it easier to get in their pants. But I don’t really like it at all. :raspberry:
Oops, I meant if i did listen to him that’s why I would listen to him.
In all seriousness, I’m curious why he’s sold 48 million albums and won a Grammy, but I’ve never met anyone who admits to liking him and the overwhelming public opinion seems to be that he sucks. What gives?
Kenny G plays the type of music that , well, if i were ever considering topping myself it would be whilst listening to his stuff.
What kind of felcher plays a sax anyway!
FFS!
Why does no-one talk about Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, and the Trinity anymore? Indian rope man is an effing classic.
Or TIM Buckley? He smoked ‘Sally go round the roses.’ Absolutely nailed it dead. But we never hear of these class acts anymore.
Download Indian rope man, and Tim’s ‘Sally’ and they will knock you out cold with their brilliance.
He’s better than Demis Roussos and not as good as Richard Clayderman. This has given him enough money to buy his own jet aeroplane.
He has unfortunate tonsorial judgment.
The above are forgiveable. He can play bebop like a crazy-ass jive motherfucker yet chooses to play ezy-listening elevator musak. That is not.
Many Taiwanese adults have told me that they love jazz, and mention Kenny G as their favorite. I wonder if they have ever heard real jazz, or would recognize it if they did.
It’s in that music category that a friend of mine used to call “happy Jazz” ie. completely accessible, containing no dissonance, and being not at all “challenging” to listen to.
[quote=“sandman”]He’s better than Demis Roussos and not as good as Richard Clayderman. This has given him enough money to buy his own jet aeroplane.
He has unfortunate tonsorial judgment.
The above are forgiveable. He can play bebop like a crazy-ass jive motherfucker yet chooses to play ezy-listening elevator musak. That is not.[/quote]
I heard some of his music once that sounded like Coltrane in full flight…turned out that someone had put an LP on while the turntable was still at 45 instead of 33 (I’ll let someone else translate that for you young’uns)
