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Joel Bloom
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Posted 9 Feb 2013 3:46 am |
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For those in the know- check out 'Ebbets Field' recordings on youtube, far better than their other 'Live' recording IMHO.
Great slide and grooves. |
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John Mulligan
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Posted 9 Feb 2013 8:16 am
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I sure do love Lowell George with Little Feat. Him and Ry Cooder and Bonnie Raitt were the original L.A. slide guitar monsters. Then of course, along came Duane. These slide heroes of the '70's deserve a lot credit for doing something original with slide. They influenced Geoge Harrison who also devloped a unique slide style. I listened to all these players for years before ever attempting to play any kind of slide myself.
So, hooray for Lowell George and Little Feat. Dixie Chicken is one of the great albums. Put it on, play it through, then put on Chicken Skin Music by Ry Cooder. To hear some great but subtle and more mature slide playing listen to Ry on Buena Vista Social Club. He gets an incredible tone out of his unique setup and sounds great.
I love Lindley too but he gets enough credit around here! |
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Joel Bloom
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Olli Haavisto
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Joel Bloom
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Posted 10 Feb 2013 3:25 am
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| Love that clip thanks mate. |
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Jay Fagerlie
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Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2013 7:47 am
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| I work with a guy who was the sound man for Little Feat back in the day. He turned me on to some recordings he made through the board- what a great band, some really talented musicians in the days where a lot of the bands seemed to have trouble tuning up.... |
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Mike Anderson
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 10 Feb 2013 11:58 am
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| Yup, Joel is right: Bonnie has acknowledged Lowell as one of her key influences. |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 10 Feb 2013 9:25 pm
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Moved to Music from Steel Without Pedals.
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Ray Minich
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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 11 Feb 2013 5:31 am
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Time loves a hero....
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 11 Feb 2013 9:30 am
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Great solo here by Lowell, on the Jackson Browne song "Your Bright Baby Blues":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6kzfj0tRM
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Joel Bloom
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Posted 13 Feb 2013 4:46 am
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Thanks for that I hadn't heard it before-I love tracking down
sessions that these greats played on.
Cheers |
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Joel Bloom
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Posted 13 Feb 2013 4:48 am
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| Ray Minich wrote: |
| Time loves a hero.... |
Very well put!! |
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Joel Bloom
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Posted 13 Feb 2013 4:50 am
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| Mike Neer wrote: |
| There are recordings of Bonnie and Lowell together. I have them somewhere. |
Is that live on air recordings? I heard a little of the pair on a youtube clip. |
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Joel Bloom
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Posted 13 Feb 2013 4:52 am
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| Jay Fagerlie wrote: |
| I work with a guy who was the sound man for Little Feat back in the day. He turned me on to some recordings he made through the board- what a great band, some really talented musicians in the days where a lot of the bands seemed to have trouble tuning up.... |
Sounds great -can we hear them somewhere?? |
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Joel Bloom
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Posted 13 Feb 2013 4:53 am
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Last edited by Joel Bloom on 15 Feb 2013 6:24 am; edited 6 times in total |
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James Quackenbush
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Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2013 7:11 am
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| This thread , and these musical examples take me back to the time when music really meant something .......You could listen to GREAT music and know EXACTLY who was performing the music .....Great music and INDIVIDUAL performances , not like today where everybody sounds the same ......Who said you can't go home ? ....I'm there right now listenning to this music !!.....Jim |
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Chris Templeton
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Posted 13 Feb 2013 12:54 pm
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Sneaky Pete's steel playing on Little Feat's "Six Feet Of Snow", from the "Down On The Farm" record, is great.
That album and "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" & "The Last Record Album" really fire my rocket. (no pun intended).
When I worked for Robert Randolph, we were on the bill with Little Feat ( I think it was Telluride, CO).. Bill Payne and Kenny Gradney are fantastic players and it was such a treat to meet them.
There are several shows from 1975 & 1976 that are excellent. The Boston Music Hall recording aired on WBCN is one in particular that stands out.
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Jon Sawyer
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Chris Templeton
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Glenn Suchan
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Austin, Texas
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Posted 14 Feb 2013 12:07 pm
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Regarding Lowell George's slide guitar playing; that came as a result of injuring his fretting fingers while working on a gas-powered model airplane. This is documented in the booklet included in the Little Feat boxed-set, "Hotcakes & Outtakes", as well as in this Lowell George tribute article (see paragraph 17). BTW, the whole article is an interesting read for L. George and/or Feat fans:
http://www.furious.com/perfect/lowellgeorge.html
Here's one of my favorite Little Feat 'tubes', post Shaun Murphy and before Richie Hayward (drums) passed away:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mp7LyRUosQ
Richie Hayward's last performance with The Feat (he died of liver cancer 31 days later):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cjj_2iWY9A
A little aside: From what I've read in a tribute article to Richie Hayward, written by Bill Payne, keyboardist and founding member of the Feat, Richie was always insecure about his playing. He frequently asked Bill, at the end of a show, if his playing was OK and that he didn't screw up too much. Just amazing.
http://www.relix.com/features/2011/08/11/remembering-richie-hayward-by-bill-payne-the-later-years?2
Keep on pickin',
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Joel Bloom
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Posted 15 Feb 2013 12:53 am
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Thanks so much Jon, that is a great show the Rochester one, great to hear the quality mix.
Cheers
Joel |
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Joel Bloom
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Posted 15 Feb 2013 12:56 am
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| Chris Templeton wrote: |
Sneaky Pete's steel playing on Little Feat's "Six Feet Of Snow", from the "Down On The Farm" record, is great.
That album and "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" & "The Last Record Album" really fire my rocket. (no pun intended).
When I worked for Robert Randolph, we were on the bill with Little Feat ( I think it was Telluride, CO).. Bill Payne and Kenny Gradney are fantastic players and it was such a treat to meet them.
There are several shows from 1975 & 1976 that are excellent. The Boston Music Hall recording aired on WBCN is one in particular that stands out. |
Great track thanks- love the steel. Good to meet them I bet!
Cheers,
Joel |
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Joel Bloom
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Posted 15 Feb 2013 6:22 am
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| James Quackenbush wrote: |
| This thread , and these musical examples take me back to the time when music really meant something .......You could listen to GREAT music and know EXACTLY who was performing the music .....Great music and INDIVIDUAL performances , not like today where everybody sounds the same ......Who said you can't go home ? ....I'm there right now listenning to this music !!.....Jim |
Nicely put there-I'm finding his songwriting, singing/delivery and slide playing to be spot on in my life right now for some reason-even though I've been listening for years. I'm only 36 and was a bub when he died but the music really moves me/speaks to me-without wanting to sound too sentimental-I feel sad at the loss of him…
Cheers,
Joel |
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John Macy
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Rockport TX/Denver CO
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Posted 15 Feb 2013 7:19 am
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Huge fan here, too...saw him live many times. For those interested in his tone, check out the Slide Rig from Origin Effects...dual stackable compressors based on the UREI 1176 studio limiters that helped Lowell get that sound. Awesome pedal, and unbelieveable build quality...check it out...
http://origineffects.com/
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