- Included in the Under Appreciated Rock List.
- PHIL GAMMAGE, a talented solo artist who has also been in the under-rated New York post-punk band Certain General.
- The Original Facebook Post about PHIL GAMMAGE is at: Original Facebook Posts / Mar 2015 / PHIL GAMMAGE.
Martin Winfree
April 10, 2015
The Under-Appreciated Rock Artist of the Month for March 2015 (yeah, I know) is PHIL GAMMAGE, a talented solo artist who has also been in the under-rated New York post-punk band Certain General. Like other American entertainers – such as Jerry Lewis and Mickey Rourke – Phil Gammage has been more popular in France than in this country. This is the second in my Songwriting series, so there are lots of lyrics and poetry by Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and others. See it all in my Notes:
UNDER APPRECIATED ROCK ARTIST OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 2015 – PHIL GAMMAGE
Filmmaking is unique among artistic endeavors, in that it is a collaboration among numerous people in various indispensable roles: director, producer, actors, cinematographer, lighting, sound, etc., down to the grunts on the ground with arcane names like best boy and grip – even the caterers usually get a credit these days. But most important of all in my mind is the screenwriter: If there isn’t much to the story, and if what the actors are saying isn’t well written, the movie won’t work.
Modern music production isn’t much behind in term of the people involved: vocalists, musicians, arrangers, producers, sound engineers – not to mention art direction, photography, promotion, etc. But again, the songwriter is most important: If the song is no good, it doesn’t matter how well it is performed. And even the most free-form jam has to have a starting point.