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From the outset, Curtis's aim has been to mix rock
and pop sensibilities.
It is Curtis's raison d'etre, forged from a position as a music
consumer
turned composer. After one particularly ugly 72-hour binge
on classic rock radio, Curtis began to feel weak - but a change was
about
to occur. Some thing, some image, some essential truth was
burrowing
its way out from under the massive weight of the last "10-song rock
block."
As this idea formed, it focused and found articulation in a startling
realization
(that went something like this) - "Why must I listen to the same
music over and over and over again, when I can just make my own music
and
play IT over and over and over again?" Brilliant! This
epiphany
lifted the consumer brain-fog. The brutal truth left Curtis with
no alternative. His destiny was clear. He armed himself
with
the necessities - some cheesy instruments, a used 4-track cassette
recorder,
a lone SM-57 microphone and lots (and we mean lots) of vain hope.
The journey had begun and the way out was clear. Then Curtis
asked,
"Can someone please tell me, what's a Barr chord?"
"Hey," you might say to yourself, "isn't it
convenient
for Curtis to pose as an industry outsider to afford himself a faux
sense
of appropriated credibility?" Well, OK. Sure. Let's
not
say that Curtis has underestimated your abilities. But, let's
face
the harsh facts - Curtis IS an outsider. Left with only his
pawn-shop instruments and his vain aspirations to buoy him, Curtis
chips
away at the stone of his own stylistic niche.
Now, this column could go on and on, blathering
about stylistic influences and their importance and their relevance -
but
who really cares? So, instead of wasting your time, let's go
right
back to the recordings available on the "music"
page...
Curtis sends you his best and encourages you to
rock
out in your own style.