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Larry Bell
From: Englewood, Florida
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Posted 18 Jul 2011 11:44 am
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In the spirit of the season
a little Zappa
http://www.larrybell.org/mp3/Mother.mp3
Tube of Wonderful, a tune by Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum)
http://www.larrybell.org/mp3/Chasin%27Amy.mp3
and a couple of samples from a couple of tunes I wrote years ago
http://www.larrybell.org/mp3/FunkTup.mp3
http://www.larrybell.org/mp3/Snoids.mp3
There are also samples off my CD from 2004 "I've Got Friends in COLD Places" of tunes originally performed/written by the Beatles, Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, etc. ad nauseum. They are on
this page (click)
For what it's worth.
There are even a couple of country tunes. _________________ Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
My CD's: 'I've Got Friends in COLD Places' - 'Pedal Steel Guitar'
2021 Rittenberry S/D-12 8x7, 1976 Emmons S/D-12 7x6, 1969 Emmons S/D-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Quilter ToneBlock 202 TT-12 |
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 18 Jul 2011 2:31 pm
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Let's not forget about our brethren of the Sacred Steel persuasion. Followers of the Jewell and Keith Dominion faith et. al, have been entertaining congregations for decades as I understand it. They don't make a fuss about it by tooting their own horn here too much, but it's great music.
Folks like Aubrey Ghent, Calvin Cook, Chuck Campbell and many, many others. Bishop Ronnie Hall has some videos on the forum as well. Good stuff.
Check out some of these videos from Sacred Strings. Click on live performances button for some inspirational videos. If these don't get you moving....well, you just ain't got no soul.
http://www.sacredstrings.com/BestofSacredSteel.html
Last edited by Jerry Overstreet on 18 Jul 2011 6:28 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Dan Tyack
From: Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2011 6:02 pm
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Wow, I haven't thought about that album in a while. One of the most fun albums I've ever done. Here's a better example: Dan with Earth |
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Justin Jacobson
From: Rochester, MN
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Posted 18 Jul 2011 7:01 pm
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Dan Tyack wrote: |
Wow, I haven't thought about that album in a while. One of the most fun albums I've ever done. Here's a better example: Dan with Earth |
It's one of the albums that has defined how I play Steel guitar. I absolutely love it. I saw them play about a month back and was blown away, wish they would have had a steel on stage though. |
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Dan Tyack
From: Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2011 7:54 pm
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I also love the album. I don't think that Dylan took me seriously when I told him that I would love to play that music live.
I love *really* slow music, I'm not sure why. I can tell you it's not drug induced. |
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Elton Smith
From: Texas, USA
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 19 Jul 2011 4:03 am
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Nice one Elton. Another one from the Vanduras. The Brandins have some great music.
Nice steel guitar visuals too. |
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Norman Evans
From: Tennessee
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 19 Jul 2011 6:39 pm
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After hearing all this great playing and nice sounds from these guys, I think I'm going to sell out and go back to playing the radio. I've wasted 30+ yrs. of my life on the damned thing and can't seem to string 2 phrases together. |
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Dan Tyack
From: Olympia, WA USA
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Dan Tyack
From: Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 19 Jul 2011 8:48 pm
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How about Richard Comeaux doing swamp pop:
Lil Band o Gold
The cajun steel scene is over the top. |
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Dave Grafe
From: Hudson River Valley NY
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Elton Smith
From: Texas, USA
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Gary Cosden
From: Florida, USA
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Dan Tyack
From: Olympia, WA USA
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Justin Jacobson
From: Rochester, MN
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Elton Smith
From: Texas, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2011 10:51 am
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Steel guitar is dead,my ass!This is some of the best steel guitar I have ever heard.If you had not posted it on this thread I wold not even known that was a steel guitar.Thanks and keep um coming.There are a lot of lurkers that just listen and never post and I think they like what yall are posting.Dan ,thanks for that post.Amazing player.And all this time I thought a steel could only play country.Yee Haw! _________________ Gibson Les Paul
Reverend Avenger
Paul Reed Smith
Fender Telecaster
MSA S10 Classic
ShoBud
Old Peavy Amps |
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Justin Jacobson
From: Rochester, MN
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Daniel Morris
From: Westlake, Ohio, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2011 5:16 pm
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I just posted these in a separate thread (steel on the web), but they seem quite apropos to this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKmo0L1y8tI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTJJoDwlLCs
Indeed, a very fine list of other musics with pedal steel! _________________ 1979 MSA U12 Pedal Steel
1982 Kline U12 Pedal steel
2019 Sierra U12 Pedal Steel
2011 Bear Creek MK Weissenborn
Milkman 40W Mini amps w/Telonics 15" speaker.
Dr. Z Surgical Steel w/TT 15" speaker.
Frenzel MB-50 head.
Spaceman, Empress, Origin, Eventide, Pigtronix. |
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Justin Jacobson
From: Rochester, MN
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Daniel Morris
From: Westlake, Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2011 1:57 pm
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Justin, we gotta talk - you listed a lot of cool stuff I hadn't heard, and I LOVE pedal steel in uncommon places! It's amazing how much lap or pedal steel has been used to great effect in music that does not owe much to country (which I still enjoy).
Thanks for all your links! _________________ 1979 MSA U12 Pedal Steel
1982 Kline U12 Pedal steel
2019 Sierra U12 Pedal Steel
2011 Bear Creek MK Weissenborn
Milkman 40W Mini amps w/Telonics 15" speaker.
Dr. Z Surgical Steel w/TT 15" speaker.
Frenzel MB-50 head.
Spaceman, Empress, Origin, Eventide, Pigtronix. |
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Justin Jacobson
From: Rochester, MN
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Posted 23 Jul 2011 4:56 pm
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I hope that people have enjoyed at least some of what I've put up. Or at least listened to it and hear different context for this instrument. This is one of the few threads where I feel I have something of substance to contribute, as a new comer to pedal steel (almost 2 years now) and someone who has little interest in playing country music I sometimes feel a little lost on the forum, hearing from all of you and seeing these other great examples really is inspiring for me personally. I hope this thread never stops, there's more great steel out there in other areas than country or jazz (which I am big jazz guy, but still think of steel as a jazz instrument as well as a country instrument)
And here is another favorite band of mine, while it's not pedals steel it is slide related, so I think it fits. It's the wonderful Slide Bass of Mark Sandman and Morphine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWwp2kGMqB4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgvHGT76kbU&feature=related
Honestly I can't think of a band with a more unique sound than these guys. Try using a slide on any instrument with strings, that's what I get from listening to these guys. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From: Austin, Tx
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Posted 23 Jul 2011 5:46 pm
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I used to do quite a bit of sound design work using the pedalsteel but lately I have been into playing with an unaffected sound and using the natural phrasing abilities of the steel in different contexts.
Here is an example of a first take improvized solo I did with a pop band a few years ago.
http://soundcloud.com/bobhoffnar/03-pop-song-sample
Edited: I just listened to it and I'm all over the track. Anything that isn't an acoustic guitar or string bass is pedalsteel. It was a fun session. We had some extra time and did a quick pass at this tune. _________________ Bob |
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Daniel Morris
From: Westlake, Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2011 6:19 pm
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Sweet stuff, Bob! _________________ 1979 MSA U12 Pedal Steel
1982 Kline U12 Pedal steel
2019 Sierra U12 Pedal Steel
2011 Bear Creek MK Weissenborn
Milkman 40W Mini amps w/Telonics 15" speaker.
Dr. Z Surgical Steel w/TT 15" speaker.
Frenzel MB-50 head.
Spaceman, Empress, Origin, Eventide, Pigtronix. |
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Mike Daly
From: Tennessee
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Posted 24 Jul 2011 7:07 am
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This has been such an informative thread. Someone should put out a compilation CD of this material. |
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