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Post by coachdoc on Apr 28, 2016 15:31:19 GMT -5
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Post by theevan on Apr 28, 2016 15:33:18 GMT -5
Sa-weeeeet
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Post by TKennedy on Apr 28, 2016 15:44:34 GMT -5
Thanks Doc. I had a brief encounter with Paul at a Time Jumpers concert. He had on a T-shirt that said "Thou Shalt Not Steel"
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Post by billhammond on Apr 28, 2016 15:45:34 GMT -5
Amazing how complete that sounds w/o bass, percussion or any other instruments or singers. Thanks for the wonderful post.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2016 16:53:37 GMT -5
Excellent. I'm off to write a song saying, The World's Gotten More Common Without Prince.
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Post by millring on Apr 28, 2016 16:56:48 GMT -5
This is so fantastic.
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Post by RickW on Apr 28, 2016 20:12:28 GMT -5
I have loved steel guitar from the first time I went to see Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. I don't even know who his steel player was, but man, it was mind boggling listening.
Great tune, great playing.
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Post by dradtke on Apr 28, 2016 20:30:27 GMT -5
That's tasty.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 28, 2016 20:36:25 GMT -5
I love steel guitar, pedal steel and lap steel alike. One of my fondest memories EVER was the AG forum gathering we had in San Antonio years ago, which included a visit to Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon in Austin, and I was seated right next to the amp of the fabulous steel player in Dale Watson's band -- every fill, every solo more amazing than the last. Curvaceous bargirl delivering Lone Star longnecks on a steady basis, fabulous Americana scene. Honestly, one of the best days of my life. I later found out that it wasn't Dale's PRIMO steel player, it was his backup. Shit, man. Maj/Min and MartinFever will back me up on this.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 7:15:49 GMT -5
I have loved steel guitar from the first time I went to see Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. I don't even know who his steel player was, but man, it was mind boggling listening. Great tune, great playing. I believe it was Bobby Black. So now I'm wondering if that was at the Pacific Coliseum in 1974 opening for The Dead. I was there that night. What a long strange trip it's been! Don't even have any seeds and stems today.  |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 29, 2016 9:52:11 GMT -5
This is the guy I was talking about, and playing at Ginny's!
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Post by kenlarsson on Apr 29, 2016 9:56:35 GMT -5
When I saw Vince with Lyle Lovett about a month before Merle passed one of the stories Vince told was how Merle was his musical idol and how proud he was when Merle called him one night to tell him he liked one of his new songs. Vince recorded the call on his cell phone and played it back for the audience by holding the cell to his vocal mike.
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Post by RickW on Apr 29, 2016 10:45:20 GMT -5
I have loved steel guitar from the first time I went to see Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. I don't even know who his steel player was, but man, it was mind boggling listening. Great tune, great playing. I believe it was Bobby Black. So now I'm wondering if that was at the Pacific Coliseum in 1974 opening for The Dead. I was there that night. What a long strange trip it's been! Don't even have any seeds and stems today. It was. Yup, that was our intro to the Airmen. Saw them twice more in smaller venues in Vancouver. Great live band. I wonder what Bobby Black is doing now, because, wow. I'm wondering if you have the same memories of that concert as I do. The Dead were not very good. They spent several minutes between each song tuning up, said tuning not making them sound any better. Turned me off them for years. I never did go see them again, to find out of that was just an aberration, or I was just in a bad mood. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 11:30:50 GMT -5
I believe it was Bobby Black. So now I'm wondering if that was at the Pacific Coliseum in 1974 opening for The Dead. I was there that night. What a long strange trip it's been! Don't even have any seeds and stems today. It was. Yup, that was our intro to the Airmen. Saw them twice more in smaller venues in Vancouver. Great live band. I wonder what Bobby Black is doing now, because, wow. I'm wondering if you have the same memories of that concert as I do. The Dead were not very good. They spent several minutes between each song tuning up, said tuning not making them sound any better. Turned me off them for years. I never did go see them again, to find out of that was just an aberration, or I was just in a bad mood. Cool. My buddy and I drove out to the coast, including the west side of the island, in an old VW bug and had a blast. My memories of the show are a little vague due to the sunshine, if you know what I mean, but CC and the LPA's made a big impression and I thought (being a Deadhead) that The Dead, although you're right about their raggedy ass approach to stage craft, were pretty terrific although I thought it was way too long. I've never seen another show with a band that I like, that I actually wished would end. What do you mean another song? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2016 11:45:46 GMT -5
Vince was on Fox and Friends this morning playing another song in the same vein, this one about George Jones. Something about I Feel a Sad One Coming On. Very good! Anyone familiar with Robert Randolph? Steel guitar and moves! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F8PLsV2dVkHere's Bobby Black www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGaMma2ap0UI took some lap steel lessons this winter. I was very excited but ended up really disappointed. The young guy who teaches guitar in the little art shop in the village seemed very excited too. He plays steel in his band and said he looked forward to doing it. After four lessons, we'd chatted a lot and he'd showed me how to use pick and palm blocking and nothing else. For 20 bucks a half hour, I thought I could learn more off of Youtube. The last lesson, he looked at the clock four times, I thought screw this. Too bad. |
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Post by Marshall on Apr 29, 2016 11:56:18 GMT -5
The pedal steel is a little too schmaltzy on the Gill tune for me. I'd rather let the voice communicate the emotion instead of that overly weepy steel work. Some pedal steel work is wonderful. But this goes too far in my book. It's too up front. It overwhelms the voice and the sentiment of the song, instead of complimenting it.
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Post by Marshall on Apr 29, 2016 12:00:23 GMT -5
This is the guy I was talking about, and playing at Ginny's! I much more appreciate this guy. Though a voice would have a hard time competing with that instrument, if there was a singer. But, of course it's an instrumental. And a very tasty one. Too bad the audience in the place wasn't even listening. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 29, 2016 12:09:10 GMT -5
The pedal steel is a little too schmaltzy on the Gill tune for me. I'd rather let the voice communicate the emotion instead of that overly weepy steel work. Some pedal steel work is wonderful. But this goes too far in my book. It's too up front. It overwhelms the voice and the sentiment of the song, instead of complimenting it. It's an American idiom when played in a song like that -- listen to Vince's "Nobody Answers," same deal. I used to feel just like you stated here, but after buying about my sixth VG record I finally "got it" and embraced the over-the-top. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 29, 2016 12:20:38 GMT -5
This is the guy I was talking about, and playing at Ginny's! I much more appreciate this guy. Though a voice would have a hard time competing with that instrument, if there was a singer. But, of course it's an instrumental. And a very tasty one. Too bad the audience in the place wasn't even listening. Sure, they were listening. They were dancing, and talking and drinking and listening -- you gotta experience Ginny's, young man. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 29, 2016 12:46:23 GMT -5
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