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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 04 March 2004 08:42 AM
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I was waiting to spring these on ya, but I can hold out no more... These are the solos that almost made me hang up my picks back in '72. I'm glad I didn't. The sheer brilliance of these two E9 solos in an otherwise fairly generic country-rock reincarnation ballad, "The Last Time Around" by Rick Nelson (Album "Rudy the Fifth"), gave me, as a neophyte picker, a "crisis of confidence." I figured I would never be able to create anything even half so beautiful, so why should I even continue playing? I came to my senses a short time later, and became determined to improve. I may still never have, or ever will, play anything near as cool as these solos, but in reaching for the brass ring I feel I have become more "my own" player. I forever owe a debt to Tom Brumley for the inspiration I took from his work, and his example of how the instrument can be played. When you do your job and make the prettiest music you can, you never know how it will influence impressionable young'ns So here they are... two of my personal favorite Tom Brumley Solo's. They are from Rick Nelson's "Last Time Around" on "Rudy the Fifth" (my other fave is the solo from "Sing Me A Song"):
The "cascading", long, "outro" solo that sealed the deal.(1MB MP3) I repeat, these are my personal favorites. There is so much great steel guitar music in the world, and I am sure other folks have their own favorites of a particular performer's work that have inspired them. I am not posting this to create any controversy about who's best or what solo's better; just to share some really good stuff, and perhaps help inspire another impressionable young'n. The Rebel, Ricky & Jeff Audio Clips site is a good place to seek inspiration. ------------------ 1998 Zumsteel U12 "Loafer" 8&6 :: 1973 ZB Custom D-10 8&5 :: Vintage Fender 'Tube' Amplification www.dvanet.net :: zbcustom73@dvanet.net :: www.lasttrainhome.com [This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 04 March 2004 at 09:08 AM.] [This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 08 March 2004 at 07:35 AM.] [This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 26 April 2004 at 08:05 AM.] |
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Chris Forbes Member From: Beltsville, MD, USA |
posted 04 March 2004 09:10 AM
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Oy vey, that outro is a doozy. |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 04 March 2004 12:43 PM
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hark...there's one of them impressionable young'ns now...  |
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Jim Eaton Member From: Santa Susana, Ca |
posted 04 March 2004 01:17 PM
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I had the pleasure of playing in the opening act for RN at the Palamino in North Hollywood shortly after "Rudy the 5th" was released. Tom was playing "extra" good that night and when he did those two parts.....NOTE-FOR-NOTE!!!!!, I was flat amazed! Just a quick side note to that night...the Palamino could hold 275 people (as per the fire marshal) on a normal night, but RN female fans were, how shall I put this, LARGE WOMEN and they could only get 200 people in for the first show and between shows, they moved all the tables out into the parking lot to make more room for the 2nd show! JE:-)> [This message was edited by Jim Eaton on 04 March 2004 at 01:18 PM.] |
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Bob Carlucci Member From: Candor, New York, USA |
posted 04 March 2004 01:53 PM
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Tom is one of my heroes.. always has been,always will be. That is THE quintessential "West Coast" sound.. There are several proponents of the style,but Tom is #1 IMHO.... I proudly call myself a "west coast" stylist,but its more like a joke than a true statement when I hear Tom's incredible HAPPY sounding ZB......bob |
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Chris Forbes Member From: Beltsville, MD, USA |
posted 05 March 2004 09:20 AM
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YAY!!!!! someone thinks I'm a young'n!!! |
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Drew Howard Member From: Mason, MI, U.S.A. |
posted 05 March 2004 10:51 AM
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Dave, THANK YOU for posting those mp3's. Man, TB sounds so bloody country I can hardly stand it! What a sound. I remember him playing Herby Wallace's Mullen at LT's Michigan a few years back, and it was like he was playing another guitar. It's all in the hands and feet. cheers, ------------------ |
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Bob Carlucci Member From: Candor, New York, USA |
posted 05 March 2004 11:05 AM
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I just went Rebel.Ricky,Jeff's and heard the best TB steel solo I ever heard.. It sounds simple,but to get the tone and feel he has... well,, just try... WHAT a SOUND!! Click on 1965 and listen to "Buckaroo".. I've heard remakes of course but never the original... REAL COUNTRY.. but what sound,taste and CLASS!! Tom IS my hero..... bob |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 08 March 2004 07:33 AM
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bumping... TB, ZB
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 10 March 2004 07:31 PM
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I've been thinking... and listening- a dangerous combination  At first listen the mid-song solo might not impress a listener as much as the outro; but I feel that solo is deceptive in it's simplicity... listen for the subtle pedal slurs, the precision of the double stops... it is not flashy, but it "speaks", almost conversationally. And don't get me started on the "tone"... "I've got the ZB Jeebies™" |
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Red Kilby Member From: Pueblo, CO, USA |
posted 16 March 2004 01:04 AM
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Thanks Dave those were cool, I had never heard that before. VERY COOL!!!!! |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 21 April 2004 01:00 PM
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another historical bump |
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Heiko Aehle Member From: Bretleben GERMANY |
posted 25 April 2004 04:03 AM
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I would be interested on which CD's you found that cool stuff ? I only find a greatest hits CD by Ricky Nelson, nothing more is available here in Germany. |
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Jason Odd Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
posted 25 April 2004 07:55 AM
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Several CD sets have been issued by the BGO label in the UK, they are two for one sets that cover Rick's 1970 to 1974 LP output, the bulk (but not all) of the material that he recorded with Tom Brumley. I figure if I can find and buy them here in Australia, then Germany should not be too much of a stretch. |
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Pat Kelly Member From: Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia |
posted 26 April 2004 04:13 AM
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You're right on Dave. The mid song solo raises the hair on the back of my neck. The disguised virtuosity sounding so simple. The syncopation and sheer musicality are amazing. All carried off with a minimalist accompaniment. I'm thinking of giving up. talk me out of it! |
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Andy Greatrix Member From: Edmonton Alberta |
posted 26 April 2004 05:43 AM
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I seem to remember a TB solo on a Buck Owens Live LP called Seven Come Eleven that just stayed in my head with it's simple but catchy meolody played by a tasty player. |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 26 April 2004 08:07 AM
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quote: Heck, I barely talked myself out of it! You have to find your own path to contentment, Grasshopper... |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 30 April 2004 06:42 AM
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bump again... |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 12 May 2004 12:54 PM
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one bump, just one more, and then another.... |
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James Morehead Member From: Durant, Oklahoma, USA |
posted 13 May 2004 04:41 AM
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That cascading deal---WAY COOL!!! |
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Robert Porri Member From: Windsor, Connecticut, USA |
posted 13 May 2004 06:33 AM
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Dave, Thanks a lot! Last night I just started trying to figure out (tab out etc.) that other solo of Tom Brumley's you posted. I haven't been playing PSG long, but given I've been doing that on guitar for 40 years I thought I'd try. I'm just to a point where I'm 1/100th familiar with some areas and sounds on the PSG that certain things are familiar sounding. But I thought it was time to try this and that first solo you posted moved me to give it a shot. Now you've upped the ante. Like I said.... thanks a lot. You can explain my dissapperance to my wife and kids. Bob P. |
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GaryL Member From: Medina, OH USA |
posted 13 May 2004 02:55 PM
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If you do not already have it, may I recommend Rick Nelson's "Windfall." Tom Brumley's work is brilliant. |
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Duncan Hodge Member From: DeLand, FL USA |
posted 13 May 2004 04:54 PM
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Hey Dave, Thanks for the solos. I guess I should really thank Tom Brumley. Now I just have to figure out how to slow down my mp3 player to figure out how he did it. Sorry I missed hooking up with you when I was in Doylestown last month. If you come to Florida stop by. Duncan |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 13 May 2004 08:27 PM
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quote: That's what I've been doing loads an audio file, then slows it or speeds it up keeping the pitch (or you can adjust that too) you can loop a section till you figger it out... just a wonderful learning tool... If I get to FLA you'll be the second person I call... |
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Chris Forbes Member From: Beltsville, MD, USA |
posted 14 May 2004 04:23 AM
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I listened again, just for kicks. I gotta repeat myself, oy vey!! that outro is a doozy!!!!!! |
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Duncan Hodge Member From: DeLand, FL USA |
posted 14 May 2004 01:06 PM
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Thanks Dave. I'm downloading the slower downer thingy. I'll let you know how it goes. Duncan |
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Craig Stock Member From: Westfield, NJ USA |
posted 15 May 2004 06:01 PM
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I agree, I went one step further and married a girl named Mary Lou, actually nameed after 'Hello Mary Lou'. The Edsel collections are great, I think they are still available and have most of the 'Stone Canyon Band' stuff on them. Thanks Dave, You brightened my day. Craig |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 09 July 2004 06:05 PM
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bi-monthly bump... this is the "good stuff" |
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Marco Schouten Member From: Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
posted 10 July 2004 01:32 AM
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Dave, I see you have excellent taste.... thanks for sharing. I'm going on a cd-hunt. ------------------ |
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Joe Valenti Member From: Rochester, New York, USA |
posted 10 July 2004 08:07 AM
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Thanks for posting this. I have ben a Tom Brumley fan since the 60's. He is great!! Also, if anyone out there has never heard them, check out the live concerts with Buck Owens at Carnegie Hall and Buck Owens in Tokyo and hear Tom at work. Very tasteful. |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 24 September 2004 08:47 AM
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historical bump... it's the good stuff! |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 28 October 2004 11:20 AM
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bump for the newbies |
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Dave Van Allen Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth |
posted 25 February 2005 11:05 AM
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another overdue historical bump |
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Joe Shelby Member From: Walnut Creek, California, USA |
posted 25 February 2005 03:57 PM
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On the album "Windfall," the playing on the cut "Legacy" has avery similar feel to the mid-song solo Dave wonderfully posted here. Understated (though hard to duplicate), Tom complements the wistfullness that was the hallmark of Rick's Stone Canyon-era's work. There is depth of feeling and joy that anybody, whether they even know what instrument it is or not can immediately understand... My cards on the table; a friend that I traded albums with (when I was 15), loaned me "America's Most Wanted Band" (Buck Ownens' Buckaroos) and after hearing "Neosho Waltz," I knew exactly what I wanted to be playing... I don't consciously try to duplicate Tom's work anymore (actually stopped doing that after a few years of playing out), but anytime a song with that feel comes around, it's like second nature kicks in and I know the sound that belongs there. There are so many great "feel" steel players, but that sweet corner Tom has is a beautiful thing, Thanks, Dave for bringing us a great example of timeless beauty. Joe. |
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Joe Shelby Member From: Walnut Creek, California, USA |
posted 25 February 2005 03:58 PM
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On the album "Windfall," the playing on the cut "Legacy" has avery similar feel to the mid-song solo Dave wonderfully posted here. Understated (though hard to duplicate), Tom complements the wistfullness that was the hallmark of Rick's Stone Canyon-era's work. There is depth of feeling and joy that anybody, whether they even know what instrument it is or not can immediately understand... My cards on the table; a friend that I traded albums with (when I was 15), loaned me "America's Most Wanted Band" (Buck Ownens' Buckaroos) and after hearing "Neosho Waltz," I knew exactly what I wanted to be playing... I don't consciously try to duplicate Tom's work anymore (actually stopped doing that after a few years of playing out), but anytime a song with that feel comes around, it's like second nature kicks in and I know the sound that belongs there. There are so many great "feel" steel players, but that sweet corner Tom has is a beautiful thing, Thanks, Dave for bringing us a great example of timeless beauty. Joe. |
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Joe Shelby Member From: Walnut Creek, California, USA |
posted 25 February 2005 04:04 PM
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Sorry. This was so good that I had to say it twice (LOL). Joe. |
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Russ Tkac Member From: Waterford, Michigan, USA |
posted 01 March 2005 06:39 PM
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Dave, I love Tom, his tone is just great.I'm a big fan of the live album. Tom just plays great and has the best tone! Russ |
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Mark Lind-Hanson Member From: San Francisco, California, USA |
posted 03 March 2005 12:54 PM
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I love that Rick Nelson "Live at the Troubadour" album- Violets of Dawn was a great song before TB got to it, but that version just kicks it. You have to hand it to him too, for all that great Buckaroos stuff now in the back of everyone's conciousness! |
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Jerry Warner Member From: Charleston, West Virginia, USA |
posted 03 March 2005 10:26 PM
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HECK TOM HAS ALLWAY'S BEEN ONE OF THE BEST ON STEEL GUITAR W/ BUCK OWEN'S, MAN IN THE 60'S IT WAS HARD TO GET A SEAT UP AND AROUND CLEVELAND, OHIO IN THAT TIME FRAME WHEN THOSE GUY'S WERE HOT, AND CAN MR TOM PLAY SOME STEEL GUITAR OR WHAT AND ALLWAY'S GREAT SOUND ALLWAYS, JUST GREAT TO THE EAR AND TONE TO THE BONE, WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY ABOUT MR TOM BRUMLEY, ONE OF THE BEST! |
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John Brabant Member From: Calais, VT, USA |
posted 04 March 2005 10:10 AM
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I have to agree with everyone. His playing on the Windfall album is just the best. If you don't have it, try also to get a copy of the Desert Rose Band CD, "Life Goes On". The DRB's last studio album, it was only put out in Germany, but John Delgatto of Sierra Records was selling it for a while. Don't think it is available anymore, so you would need to hunt around ebay or get someone to burn you a copy. Tom toured with the DRB on their last tour in 1991, after Jay Dee left the band, soon to be followed by John Jorgenson. John Jorgenson does play on the Life Goes On album. In addition, there is some superb instrumental work on fiddle by Sam Bush, Dobro by Al Perkins (love you Al!), and 6 string by Tony Rice. I think it is the best album the DRB ever did, great songwriting and vocals to boot by Chris Hillman and Herb Pederson! Does anyone know if the Stone Canyon Band Windfall album is available on CD? I would like to pick up a copy of that. I already have Rudy the Fifth, love it. |
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