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Topic: Greg Leisz |
James Mayer
From: back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 24 Jan 2012 12:19 pm
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I listened to samples from KD Lang's "Ingenue" that is referenced in this thread. I didn't hear any steel. My question is, what should I look into that has plenty of Leisz instead of a little bit here and there? |
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Mark Eaton
From: Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 24 Jan 2012 12:24 pm
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James Mayer wrote: |
I listened to samples from KD Lang's "Ingenue" that is referenced in this thread. I didn't hear any steel. My question is, what should I look into that has plenty of Leisz instead of a little bit here and there? |
James, the first song in particular "Save Me" has some very creative lap steel work by Greg. I'm at work so I can't recall the sequencing off the top of my head, but you really need to listen to the whole song. As I recall there's an instrumental break in the middle where Greg takes off, but if you're only getting the first 30 seconds of the song then you're not into the meat and potatoes portion as far as steel goes. _________________ Mark |
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James Mayer
From: back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 24 Jan 2012 12:33 pm
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Mark Eaton wrote: |
James, the first song in particular "Save Me" has some very creative lap steel work by Greg. I'm at work so I can't recall the sequencing off the top of my head, but you really need to listen to the whole song. As I recall there's an instrumental break in the middle where Greg takes off, but if you're only getting the first 30 seconds of the song then you're not into the meat and potatoes portion as far as steel goes. |
I figured. I just went to allmusic.com and went through the samples. |
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Kevin Milner
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2012 3:49 pm
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James Mayer wrote: |
I listened to samples from KD Lang's "Ingenue" that is referenced in this thread. I didn't hear any steel. My question is, what should I look into that has plenty of Leisz instead of a little bit here and there? |
The one I recommended, Sara Watkins' album, is literally dripping with Leisz. And it's all incredible. _________________ GFI S10-P Ultra -> Milkman 40w Pedal Steel Mini or 300w Half & Half (or Sarno SGBB/Nashville 112 or '94 Twin Amp or Homebuilt 5e3)
Effects: Cali76-CD Compressor -> EP booster -> Sarno Earth Drive -> Earthquaker Devices Zap Machine -> Earthquaker Devices Grand Orbiter Phaser -> Caitlinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk III -> Malekko Envelope Filter -> Hilton VP -> Pedal Projects Klone -> Tech 21 Blonde -> Strymon Timeline -> TC Electronics Spark Mini Boost -> Strymon Lex -> Strymon Flint |
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Mike Neer
From: NJ
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Chuck S. Lettes
From: Denver, Colorado
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Posted 24 Jan 2012 4:21 pm
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Hi James,
Check out the new Jeff Bridges CD, the follow-up to Crazy Heart. He definitely loves steel guitar.
Chuck |
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Douglas Schuch
From: Valencia, Philippines
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Posted 25 Jan 2012 2:05 am
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I posted this link in "Steel On The Web" about a week ago: the musics doesn't come in until 15 seconds in, so be patient...and ignore the stupid video of someone's cat, but listen to the great music. Greg on steel, for the whole album "Got No Strings". It is all music from Disney Movies...so not standard genre stuff. Mostly done in a light, accoustic style with lots of retro-elements: hints of Stephen Foster, Hawaiian, Western swing, and bluegrass. "To Be A Cat" is my favorite, but some good steel on the rest.... Mostly lap steel, I think, but one dobro and once acoustic slide, and one I would swear is a nylon string guitar played with a bar.
I can't find any other cuts from the album on Youtube, but worth having in your collection unless you are locked into a particular style.
Link to song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BA2sJvVxHc
Doug |
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Bill Kellum
From: Water Valley, MS
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Posted 25 Jan 2012 10:38 am
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Rick Schacter wrote: |
As was already mentioned, his work on the album "Girlfriend" by Matthew Sweet is great.
He also played some mandolin as well as pedal steel for John Fogerty's "Blue Ridge Rangers".
Here's another song from the group Tiger Army that has Greg Leisz playing the pedal steel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxvTTRKvfEU
Rick |
Im digging this Tiger Army. Thanks for turning me on to them. |
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Jonathan Slyker
From: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2012 7:33 pm
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"Of course k.d. lang has great admiration for Greg, and below is a quote she made about his pedal steel playing years ago that I'm sure many here are familiar with :
'Leisz single-handedly liberated pedal steel from the bondage of country.'
Oh, silly me, I thought it was Joseph Kekuku, in 1885 _________________ MCI D-10 (Curly Chalker's last guitar) Curly's C6th on front neck; Johnny Cox’s E13th on back with E9th pedals.
Widgren custom-built 12 string keyless lap. |
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Mark Eaton
From: Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 6 Feb 2012 8:50 pm
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Did Kekeku play a pedal steel? _________________ Mark |
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Brian McGaughey
From: Orcas Island, WA USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2012 7:16 am
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Devon Teran wrote: |
I've been teetering on the edge of diving fully into pedal steel for a while but I'm not really a country guy. |
Ya don't have to be country to play pedal steel. |
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Ron Davis
From: Lake Arrowhead, California... We're a mile high. ;)
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Posted 7 Feb 2012 7:54 pm
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I've had the pleasure of meeting Greg & spending some time with him. He played my Emmons & showed me some stuff. He was at Jim Palenscar's getting a little tweak on his '66 Emmons. (Jim U rock, Bro!)
Greg did tell me about the Ray LaMontagne stuff, & he did play pedal steel on more than a couple songs, as well as guitar & slide... It was real cool, cuz he told me all about the God Willing sessions.
I do think Greg's right at the top of my fav list. Such a tasty player.
Haunting parts... He really orchestrates the songs he plays on, with his steel playing. Plays for the song, for sure. Not a "grandstander", so to speak. (Not that I don't love the grandstanders too.)
Through The Morning, Through The Night on the Plant Krause record feeds my soul.
OK, I'm done. lol _________________ Emmons 12 p/p, Revelation, Black Widows, (& way too many assorted goodies...)
Drummer with a pedal steel fantasy.
www.LA-Zep.com
www.Desperado1.com
www.CMWChicagoTribute.com |
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Bill Kellum
From: Water Valley, MS
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 10:04 am
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Was the Greg on the Chipotle commercial with Willie singing "The Scientist"? It sure sounded like him. I like the song and message of that commercial. |
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Ron Davis
From: Lake Arrowhead, California... We're a mile high. ;)
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 10:30 am
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Hmmm...
Not familiar with that. Maybe it's not out here on the West Coast. _________________ Emmons 12 p/p, Revelation, Black Widows, (& way too many assorted goodies...)
Drummer with a pedal steel fantasy.
www.LA-Zep.com
www.Desperado1.com
www.CMWChicagoTribute.com |
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Bill Kellum
From: Water Valley, MS
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 11:14 am
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Ron Davis wrote: |
Hmmm...
Not familiar with that. Maybe it's not out here on the West Coast. |
here is the linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfSGt6rHos
i didnt realize until now that it is a Coldplay song. |
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Kevin Milner
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 11:38 am
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Bill Kellum wrote: |
Ron Davis wrote: |
Hmmm...
Not familiar with that. Maybe it's not out here on the West Coast. |
here is the linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfSGt6rHos
i didnt realize until now that it is a Coldplay song. |
Sure sounds like Leisz! Thanks for sharing! _________________ GFI S10-P Ultra -> Milkman 40w Pedal Steel Mini or 300w Half & Half (or Sarno SGBB/Nashville 112 or '94 Twin Amp or Homebuilt 5e3)
Effects: Cali76-CD Compressor -> EP booster -> Sarno Earth Drive -> Earthquaker Devices Zap Machine -> Earthquaker Devices Grand Orbiter Phaser -> Caitlinbread Dirty Little Secret Mk III -> Malekko Envelope Filter -> Hilton VP -> Pedal Projects Klone -> Tech 21 Blonde -> Strymon Timeline -> TC Electronics Spark Mini Boost -> Strymon Lex -> Strymon Flint |
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Ron Davis
From: Lake Arrowhead, California... We're a mile high. ;)
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Jim Palenscar
From: Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 8:17 am
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Also worth checking out is Greg's work on the WPA CD a few years ago with Sean and Sara Watkins(Nickel Creek), Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket), etc.- the list truly goes on forever and I'm proud and lucky to have Greg as a good friend. |
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Steve Hotra
From: Camas, Washington
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Posted 23 Sep 2020 6:22 am
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Jim Palenscar wrote: |
Also worth checking out is Greg's work on the WPA CD a few years ago with Sean and Sara Watkins(Nickel Creek), Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket), etc.- the list truly goes on forever and I'm proud and lucky to have Greg as a good friend. |
Love that project.
That's where I first discovered Greg's playing.
He is a major pedal steel guitar influence in my playing .. he knows how to play to the song. _________________ Guitars: Rittenberry SD S-10, Gretsch Black Falcon. Effects: Wampler Paisley, Strymon Timeline, Sarno Earth Drive.
Fractal FM9
Amps: Mesa Express 5:25, Jazzkat Tomkat & Boss Katana head / various cabs. |
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Jim Palenscar
From: Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2020 7:35 am
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Wow- this thread is over 8 years old! Since that time Greg has done tons of projects and for the past few years has been touring w Jackson Browne as well as others. He was having some work done on some of his guitars recently at the shop and I asked him to put some tracks on some Gargeband songs that I was doing and he actually thanked me for letting him play on the whole song if you can believe that saying that he never gets to do that. Poor Greg . I've got some of them on a platform called Bandcamp. |
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Paul Stauskas
From: DFW, TX
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Posted 23 Sep 2020 7:44 am
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Jim Palenscar wrote: |
Wow- this thread is over 8 years old! Since that time Greg has done tons of projects and for the past few years has been touring w Jackson Browne as well as others. He was having some work done on some of his guitars recently at the shop and I asked him to put some tracks on some Gargeband songs that I was doing and he actually thanked me for letting him play on the whole song if you can believe that saying that he never gets to do that. Poor Greg . I've got some of them on a platform called Bandcamp. |
Jim, how cool! Would you share the link to your Bandcamp? _________________ My site |
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Bart Bull
From: New Orleans, USA/Paris FR/Berkeley USSR
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Posted 23 Sep 2020 1:08 pm
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Just to demonstrate he can of course play country-esque just as gorgeously...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNgdD_RIepM _________________ Undoubtedly the finest pedal steel player in Paris' 18th Arrondissement
Disaster of Touch, Tone & Taste; Still mastering the manifold mysteries of the Sho-Bud Maverick
Supro, Oahu, pin-striped Rus-Ler SD-10, y tiger-stripe-painted Stella
Hohner Corona Dos en Fa, y Gabanelli en Sol |
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Jim Palenscar
From: Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 24 Sep 2020 7:02 am
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Sure Paul- in some cases you have to put up with my squaking and the credits are posted w each song so you can filter what you listen to. I think Greg is on 4 cuts. We've yet to decide what to call ourselves so just used our initials- JDDJ here. We used to just get together at the shop to play music that we liked for no other reason- then life goes on happened- the singer got divorced- move to Nashville then remarried and moved to Ohio, the bass player died of the same lung disease that took Reece from us, the guitar player/singer went trough a business fiasco, Covid 19 came about, etc. We occasionally communicated, decided that we wanted to continue playing, decided on Garageband as our format and here are some preliminary results. There are some original songs yet to be posted and quite obviously these are covers so the legality of posting these is questionable- hopefully since there is no money involved we won't be pinched . |
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Brooks Montgomery
From: Idaho, USA
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Jim Palenscar
From: Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2020 6:43 am
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Thanks Brooks- gives us something to do during these trying times~~ |
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