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Topic: Robert Randolph |
Bo Borland
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Posted 11 Oct 2014 3:48 pm |
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Has an interesting way of getting attention
photo by John Rickard |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 11 Oct 2014 5:30 pm
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Where's the Pac-a-Seat?   |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Don Ricketson
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Llano, Texas
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Posted 11 Oct 2014 7:39 pm
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So much for parallel thighs and keeping arms pulled in.
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James Jacoby
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 1:28 am
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| Rusty Young used to turn his over on the end, and play it vertically. I guess both of them, still haven't figured out how to use their pedals, and levers yet.For Robert,--- head levers, and chin pedals???? -Jake- |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 12:08 pm
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| maybe it's not so sacred after all. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 12:14 pm
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Once I saw wrist levers, I knew that chin and ear levers weren't far behind.  |
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 2:16 pm
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Saw Robert on the 40th ACL anniversary show last week on the SRV tribute part of the show.
Was playing the stand up Jackson sparkle 6 string pedal steel. Looked a little wobbly when up on 2 wheels! Also played a Peavey Powerslide later. |
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Joey Ace
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 2:44 pm
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I removed four posts that were inappropriate.
I had a complaint. You know who you are.
Trolling will get your membership suspended.
Back to the topic...
Showmanship like this has always seemed silly to me, but audiences eat it up. It's nothing new.
Congrats to RR for his success. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 3:17 pm
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Rick Nicklas
From:
Verona, Mo. (deceased)
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 4:40 pm
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Better do that while you're still young Robert. It doesn't seem that long before you are getting the younger guys to help you move your equipment.  |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 9:03 pm
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I really hate it when my guitar gets stuck in my hair.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 9:04 pm
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| Joey Ace wrote: |
I removed four posts that were inappropriate.
I had a complaint. You know who you are.
Trolling will get your membership suspended.
Back to the topic...
Showmanship like this has always seemed silly to me, but audiences eat it up. It's nothing new.
Congrats to RR for his success. |
Geez.. Is this crap still happening? Grow up boys!
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 7:25 am
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| All one has to do is look into the audience.. They are being entertained... |
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Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 8:25 am
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It just fascinates me that this kind of demonstrative stage presence engenders any kind of negative reaction, as Rusty Young's used to years ago...
Think about 6 string guitarists for a minute. Some of the Chicago Blues cats would use a 100 foot guitar cable to play into the audience and out into the street. Most of the jazz cats sat stone-faced and unsmiling cradling their axes, as did most of the classical mavens. Townshend, Black Oak Arkansas, and Garth Brooks smashed theirs, Hendrix set his on fire...
While some guitarists were angered or dismayed by these antics, most guitarists and fans of guitar music seem to just see it all as part of the larger pantheon of style and individual expression. Why are so many steelers so freaked out by "different"?
Coming from the outside, I've had many fans and students tell me that we seem to be a fairly closed and narrow minded fraternity that sees steel as a very defined sound, with a narrow stylistic niche and small musical market penetration that barely extends from country into swing and hawaiian music. Frankly, the behavior of the attendees at many steel shows seems to uphold this perception.
People love to be entertained, surprised, and excited by a performer. It's fun.
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Bo Borland
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 9:35 am
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Joey Ace wrote:
I removed four posts that were inappropriate.
I had a complaint. You know who you are.
Trolling will get your membership suspended.
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Joey Ace on patrol I didn't get to see any of those comments.
I never posted John photo to attract a negative response.
I only posted it to demonstrate what he was doing. It's old school Chicago Blues showmanship.
I saw a Tommy White video recently where he stood up and played a little blues on the C neck without using pedals..
I saw a post elsewhere today regarding only wanting to hear the steel in this narrow band of tone and genre that most pedal steel is used for. I think that is really doing the instrument a disservice.
Even after playing for over 40 years, I keep learning more of the old school classic country intros and licks everyday but find that i am using them in different ways than they were intended. I may play power chords behind a lead player or almost anything else that is needed in addition to the old school stuff... I like it all .
and by the way that photo is cropped and only shows the left side of the hall and the first 10 rows.. it was PACKED to the back of the room.. maybe 50 rows ..I never saw a traditional steel player do that .. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 9:52 am
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| Bo Borland wrote: |
| and by the way that photo is cropped and only shows the left side of the hall and the first 10 rows.. it was PACKED to the back of the room.. maybe 50 rows ..I never saw a traditional steel player do that .. |
Buddy Emmons in St. Louis.
Seriously, I've been known to do a few stage antics when playing rock. It's part of the tradition, actually. I can't do what Robert does, though. I'm just too old now to even try. 
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 13 Oct 2014 10:09 am
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Well B0b, you could probably do it ONCE.
Mark Van Allen said:
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| Coming from the outside, I've had many fans and students tell me that we seem to be a fairly closed and narrow minded fraternity that sees steel as a very defined sound, with a narrow stylistic niche and small musical market penetration that barely extends from country into swing and hawaiian music. Frankly, the behavior of the attendees at many steel shows seems to uphold this perception. |
Never truer words spoken.
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 8:28 am
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Steel? I like it all, but I don't love it allΓ’β¬Β¦
I have a lot of respect for RR, but him doing this really doesn't add gravitas to the (musical) pointlessness of it. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 9:34 am
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| If Jimi had played steel,,,,,,,,,......... |
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 12:04 pm
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| Mark van Allen wrote: |
It just fascinates me that this kind of demonstrative stage presence engenders any kind of negative reaction, as Rusty Young's used to years ago...
Think about 6 string guitarists for a minute. Some of the Chicago Blues cats would use a 100 foot guitar cable to play into the audience and out into the street. Most of the jazz cats sat stone-faced and unsmiling cradling their axes, as did most of the classical mavens. Townshend, Black Oak Arkansas, and Garth Brooks smashed theirs, Hendrix set his on fire... |
Albert Collins's crowds can thank their lucky stars that he used a 100' cable! Can you imagine the treble coming out of his amp without the roll-off caused by the cable? I loved his playing...but the treble, wow.
RR, like ol' Jerry, sure causes a stir.
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Micky Byrne
From:
United Kingdom (deceased)
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Posted 15 Oct 2014 2:11 am
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Well said Joey
Micky "scars" Byrne U.K. |
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David Cubbedge
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Toledo,Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Oct 2014 8:06 am
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With regard to Robert Randolph's somewhat original approach and the negativity amongst some of us as to how he works it, isn't it no different from Sneaky Pete stomping on the fuzz box and playing his Fender like a lap steel in the late 60s?....
I personally embrace ALL pedal steel music. Sure, I like some more than others, but we all need to keep an open mind about things.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 21 Oct 2014 8:44 am
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the older you get, the smarter you get.
rr will have someone else lifting his steel soon enough! |
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Karen Sarkisian
From:
Boston, MA, USA
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Posted 21 Oct 2014 10:18 am
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| Barry Blackwood wrote: |
| Where's the Pac-a-Seat? |
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