I moved to Nashville from thousands of miles away to be in the country music meka of the world and play some good ol` country songs.Well,I guess I`m late.I figured that out few years back tho.I don`t realy know if there is a one artist out there that I would enjoy playing for.Guys like Alan Jackson and George Strait are only few,very few.I would love to play some good old honky-tonk and western swing music but nobody is doing it anymore.So I guess I`ll just keep driving that FedEx truck and buy me a band on the tape .I realy can`t put up with all that new crap on radio either.Shame.But here is a question.If you can chose,with wich of the new bands or artists would you like to work?
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btw,last sunday I went down town to see some bands.Not a one steel player down town Nashville???But there was some three piece rock band in "Bluegrass Inn"???Am I missing something here?What`s wrong with that picture?<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Damir Besic on 10 November 2002 at 11:24 AM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Damir Besic on 10 November 2002 at 11:46 AM.]</p></FONT>
If they were touring, and if I wanted to play, I'd pick...Gene Watson, Curtis Potter, Justin Trevino, Johnny Bush, or any of the other few singers left who still think the band is just as important as they are.
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Eric West on 11 November 2002 at 09:19 PM.]</p></font><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Eric West on 12 November 2002 at 03:06 PM.]</p></FONT>
I have to say that I often find it deeply fullfilling to play music with quite a few of the musicians I get to work with. This band "Hem" I have been picking up work with is actually great and doing pretty well.
It would be boring if I had to play just one form of music all the time.
As far as a dream gig goes I would love to work with Henry Threadgil.
I suppose sometimes I get to remember that if Civilization is Destroyed, I'd rather that when the HDD at SGF Forum is booted up that they think that Old Eric West never said an unkind or inconsiderate thing to anybody.
I get the impression that most steel players on the road don't really get to stretch out much. The acts I see that carry a steel player mostly use the instrument for signature hooks and riffs off of their records. I don't think it would be much fun to set up in a different venue every night just to regurgitate Paul Franklin's parts.
No offense intended - I love Paul's playing! But I like to compose my own parts and think up new variations on them when I play. A lot of the brand name acts on the road don't allow musicians to do that.
Also, I don't think that road work pays all that well. There's a bit of prestige in performing with a major recording artist, but the other aspects of the job aren't very appealling to me.
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There is always something to be learned from every gig. Classical musicians spend there whole life regurgitating Beethoven licks. On a gig like that the beauty is in the articulation. I love improvizing more than most but it can end up being a well worn path pretty soon if your gigs don't demand more from you.
.I realy can`t put up with all that new crap on radio either.Shame.But here is a question.If you can chose,with wich of the new bands or artists would you like to work?
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