More from Scott Iwasaki

This guy is rapidly becoming my favorite Music Critic.....

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Mr. Georgetown Fats.
Thanks for emailing back. For some reason my replies kept getting kicked back. So I posted on the site.
And, yes, it seems the Grammys are both — complements and indictments — these days.
I wish my job would let me listen to music I want to, rather than the stuff I have to.
I hope all is well. And I can tell you are beginning to become unhinged. But it’s for the good fight, right?
Thanks for your time as well. And for the record, I don’t humor people who have concerns.
Peace.
Scott Iwasaki

Reply from Scott Iwasaki

It seems while I was in the process of spewing some venom, I got some of my facts wrong....

Kudos for the reply and correction. I may not agree with him, but Scott Iwasaki does earn some respect.

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Greetings Mr. Georgetown Fats,
Thank you for your email. It’s nice to know someone is reading, even way out on the East Coast.

I see that you have an issue whether or not Ernie & the Automatics is blues rock.

In my story, I didn’t call the music “blues rock.” It was Billboard Magazine that catagorized and charted the album a blues album. I called it a “blues-based rock album.”

That may be a no-brainer, because the classic-rock sound has a base in the blues.

I hope that clears some things up.
Take care.
Scott IwasakiDeseret News music editor30 E. 100 SouthSalt Lake City, Utah 84110