Ricky Skaggs/High Notes CD

Rick Johnson · Post by **Rick Johnson** » 4 Aug 2008 4:36 pm

I picked up Ricky's new CD
at Cracker Barrel.
I like his music but of course
I favor the sound of the steel
guitars and telecasters.
I noticed when I put the CD in
my computer that the Table Of
Contents does not match the songs.

You may say its not important but
Ricky is so particular about his
music and image.

A friend of mine ask
for his autograph once and the pen
wouldn't write, Ricky commented
with a stern voice "Next time be ready"
and Ricky walked away.

What goes around...comes around.

Rick

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 4 Aug 2008 5:08 pm

Are you saying that the songs are not the same as what is on the CD, or the sequence is not correct?

I have noticed that I can hit a "wrong" key on my itunes library, and it changes the sequence of the songs.

I noticed that this is a Cracker Barrel recording, so perhaps Ricky didn't have the control over the finished product like he does with his own label, Skaggs Family Records?

I'm not saying that makes it excusable, but there are typically two sides to every story...

Brint Hannay · Post by **Brint Hannay** » 4 Aug 2008 5:47 pm

I've always heard that Ricky's perfectionistic!

FWIW, I regret his decision to return to the field of Bluegrass, which doesn't interest me much. I treasure his electric country albums, which probably had more than anything else to do with my taking up pedal steel, in the early Eighties.

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 7 Aug 2008 5:02 pm

So I guess in a way his early albums are responsible for me taking it up too. Because it was YOUR playing that first gave me the idea to take up this medieval torture device.

Joey Ace · Post by **Joey Ace** » 7 Aug 2008 5:07 pm

The nickname "Picky Ricky" goes back decades.

I can respect that, based on the high quality of his product over several decades.

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 8 Aug 2008 2:03 pm

Shot in the dark here, but perhaps Ricky's being so picky comes from him holding EVERYONE to HIS high standard. I'm not so sure there are more than a handfull of people on the earth that can live up to that. I was hired as a fill in bass player for a band for a month while their bass player recovered from a broken hand. After two gigs of "well, Kevin plays it this way" or "Kevin did it that way," I had to point out that my abilities were nowhere close to their regular guy and I wasn't physically ABLE to play like him. He was world class, I'm merely on the upper end of mediocre. Even those who are WELL above average still can't hold their own with Mr. Skaggs immense level of talent. Therein lies the rub perhaps? Edited to correct pathetic attempt at spelling.

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 11 Aug 2008 4:03 pm

Since no one wants to disagree with me...... I declare myself to be correct!!! YAY ME!!!! I'm King of the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 12 Aug 2008 8:21 am

I know Ricky and he likes perfection.
He has a great ear!

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 12 Aug 2008 12:31 pm

Lloyd Green was quoted in the outstanding interview where he was featured in Country Music Journal a couple years back that the two finest musicians he ever worked with were Paul McCartney, and Ricky Skaggs.

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 12 Aug 2008 2:00 pm

Ahhhh, Lloyd Green!! Now he is for SURE one of this world's musician's who can stand toe to toe with Mr. Skaggs. He has played some FABULOUS steel on some of the cuts on the early Skaggs electric/country albums.