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Conrad -> RE: Rumba by Juan Martin (Apr. 20 2006 2:04:09)
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He's out on the paloseco at the beginning. During the melody it's not tooooo bad, it's just sloppy. And then at the end he speeds up briefly.
As far as its goodness, it doesn't float my boat, but I suppose it is some kind of music, and that's a wonderful thang. His music is simple, socially inclusive, and appeals to a mass audience. I occasionally like music of that ilk if it is truly original or if the artist has a special charisma or some other appeal, and he has none of these things, humbly submitted. In any regard, being stuffy about musical tastes or being elitist is an ugly stance, but if we're just trying to educate people, I applaud that form of effort on behalf of the Juan haters.
Juan was in my town recently, billed as "one of the three best guitarists in the world", and he received rave reviews from those I asked. It is so difficult to refrain from trying to inspire those people to listen to stuff that I prefer. But, he has done well for himself. I just wish there were Spaniards of exceptional talent, as there are in abundance, who were doing as well internationally. It would be good for the progress and understanding of flamenco.
One may even argue that Paco is not as well known. I don't know.
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