What is wrong with Kenny G?

from JoeUser Forums

Over the past couple of days, several bloggers here about have royally trashed Kenny G.  Almost to the point of hanging him in effigy.

Am I weird?  I personally find his music very soothing and relaxing (I dont want to listen to it 24x7, but elected songs now and then sure are nice).

Am I the only one that likes Kenny G?  And if you dont like him, what dont you like about him?

Inquiring fans want to know!

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Personally... I love him. Then again... I'm a closet Barry Manilow fan
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top

Then again... I'm a closet Barry Manilow fan

Uh, you can keep Barry Manilow!

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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ugh, his music almost puts me in a hyperglycemic coma it is so saccharine.

The music is just too boring for me. There really isn't any better way to put it. There is no variation in his style, every song sounds almost exactly the same. It is very soothing, but I rarely want to be so soothed I die . Also, I am not a big fan of the sound of a saxophone, especially his sissy little soprano sax. If he infused his music with more jazz elements I would find it much more interesting.

But that is okay Dr. Guy, I still like you, even though you like Kenny G.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

Also, I am not a big fan of the sound of a saxophone,

AH!  The truth comes out!  I love the sax!  I guess that is why I like him!

Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
I can't stand Kenny G (not a big fan of the sax either) but I love Yanni. Someone on one of these threads calmed them the death duo or something like that.

Everything is wrong with KG, but WHAT is wrong with Yanni??
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
I love Yanni!! I even went to a concert with my mom and sister to see him and it was great. I get made fun of whenever I mention I like him, but I don't think a lot of people give it a chance. Sure, Yanni himself might be a little on the wierd side, but the orchestra is amazing!

Sorry to get off topic.....Kenny G; I'm not a huge fan but I don't think his music is terrible. As you said, very soothing. Maybe it could be a little more upbeat.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top

Everything is wrong with KG, but WHAT is wrong with Yanni??

What is everything?

Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top

Sorry to get off topic.....Kenny G; I'm not a huge fan but I don't think his music is terrible. As you said, very soothing. Maybe it could be a little more upbeat.

Well, I guess it is fair.  I dont think I have heard Yanni!  But so far, we have one for, most against, and yours is eh?  Take or leave!

Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
Kenny G's music is the soundtrack of hell. He's evil and must be stopped at all costs. Use of lethal force has been approved.

The problem that i have with him, Tesh, Yanni, and the unholiest of them all... Michael Bolton, is that they play such crappy, homogenized, elevator music. Very little creativity.
When i think of all the tremendous talent that never sees the light of day, but yet the airwaves are flooded with alledged "artists" such as those listed above it literally sickens me.

Whoa, wait a minute... Kenny G? Dr. G?? That's a little coincidental eh? ::
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top

Whoa, wait a minute... Kenny G? Dr. G?? That's a little coincidental eh?

Whoa!  Wait a dag nab minute!  I am Dr Guy!  not Dr. G! (besides, he dont give me no money!).

But on a serious note, I notice you were very restrained in your critique.  You need to let the passion out, and say what you really mean.  using pastel words to describe a taste is just so bland.

(Snicker! )

Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
using pastel words to describe a taste is just so bland


Funny, that's exactly how I feel about his music. Why do I hate it? Let me count the ways. It's easy listening. Blech. It has no rythm worth mentioning. Blech. It's soprano sax. Blech. (although I did like it's use in Purple People Eater and Return of the Purple People eater)

He uses every cheesy trick in the book to turn potential music into syrup. Blech. Too smooth, too bland, too unctuous. Especially unctuous.Saying you like him for his music is like saying you like Ron Jeremy for his smooth, urbane sex appeal. Listening to him makes me have to vomit in my mouth. Just a little bit. Did I mention Blech?

Is that pastel enough for you?
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
Well, I guess it is fair. I dont think I have heard Yanni!

Check him out, doc... good stuff!
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
Saying you like him for his music is like saying you like Ron Jeremy for his smooth, urbane sex appeal.


I about shot coffee out my nose when i read this ::

See Dr G? It ain't just me!
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
Can You say "Insipid "? Now let's all say it together....
Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top

Is that pastel enough for you?

Did you mention Blech?  I guess so!  But seriously, why do you hate him?

NOW PLEASE PUT DOWN THAT GUN!

Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top

Check him out, doc... good stuff!

I might, if I live through this article!

Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top

I about shot coffee out my nose when i read this ::

See Dr G? It ain't just me!

I know!  I know many who can shoot coffee out of their nose!

Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top

Can You say "Insipid "? Now let's all say it together....

For what?  Now, for your music selection, may I offer you A sax  in G Minor?

Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top
not me.....coffee? Double Blech!!!
Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top

not me.....coffee? Double Blech!!!

Alas, I love coffee!  But dont do caffiene any more.

Reply #21 from JoeUser Forums Top
His music is boring and lifeless. Plastic.

Did I mention it's boring?
Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top
I happen to enjoy jazz and some new wave ambient. There was a time when I thought Kenny G's music was very good. One day last week, the radio station I listen to on my trips to and from work (jazz to re-focus the stressed mind), came back from a brief commercial with a Kenny G tune and I found myself thinking "blech" and changed the station for a few mins.

I agree with you however, Dr. Guy. His music once in awhile and at the right time is a welcome thang. Not 24-7 either. But I also agree with some of the other posters on your blog, that if KG picked up a new twist in his style, folks might stop and listen again.

I've listened to Yanni and I'm not extremely impressed. That's not to say he isn't good. My folks saw him in concert (having never heard of him - tickets were a gift), and they fell in love with his music style.

Style may be good but he's another that I couldn't listen to "often."

As all things change, so does style whether it be fashion or music or attitude, etc.
Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top

His music is boring and lifeless. Plastic.

Did I mention it's boring?

Did you mean Boring, or Boooorrrrinnng?

Guess I am alone (or almost) in my like of him.

Reply #24 from JoeUser Forums Top

agree with you however, Dr. Guy. His music once in awhile and at the right time is a welcome thang. Not 24-7 either. But I also agree with some of the other posters on your blog, that if KG picked up a new twist in his style, folks might stop and listen again.

I guess that is 1/2 for and 1/2 against!  I agree he needs to get some variety, but an occassional song is very soothing.  I also like New Age (Enya and Loreena McKinnit), but that is vocal, not instrumental.  I love a good symphony, but not Opera.

Reply #25 from JoeUser Forums Top
You wrote:
I also like New Age (Enya and Loreena McKinnit), but that is vocal, not instrumental. I love a good symphony, but not Opera.

I ditto that. ;o)
Kathy *who is no longer anonymous user*