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CHIP FOSSA Member From: Monson, MA 01057 U.S.A. |
posted 17 November 2001 08:50 PM
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Bill, I could email you some great examples, and later point you in the direction for some of this tremendous stuff. I am just getting my PC system, with the great help of Graham, "REBEL", creating & cleaning up old and worn vinyl LPs, into great MP3 files. Email me Bill...let's not tie up the Forum. ChipsAhoy seatug@mediaone.net [This message was edited by CHIP FOSSA on 17 November 2001 at 09:18 PM.] |
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Neil Flanz Member From: Austin, Tx. |
posted 17 November 2001 09:20 PM
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Hi Forumites, When I did the 1973 six week cross country tour with Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels, our music was referred to in the trades as "Progressive" country. At an interview on KOKE radio in Austin, Rusty Bell, the D.J. who was interviewing Gram, asked him what he thought of "Progressive" country. EmmyLou Harris quickly jumped in and with a laugh said that we do "Regressive" country which was in a way quite true. The lyrics to the songs were "hip" but the chord changes and the sound of the music that we played was in reality much closer to traditional country than anything one hears on mainstream country radio today. On that tour to promote his first solo album "G.P." for Warner/Reprise, Gram was trying to introduce the sound of traditional country music (which he loved dearly) to a young long haired audience and they loved it. I can remember the reception that we got at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin (now defunct) where 2000 long haired fans literally charged forward toward the bandstand and tried to touch us. We had to do three encores and ran out of material and had to repeat some of the songs we had done earlier. It was an event that repeated itself at Liberty Hall in Houston and our music was very well received even in smaller venues throughout the tour which I'll never forget. To get current, our new c.d. "Still Safe At Home" by the Porch Pickers with Neil Flanz, is probably best labeled using the term "Alternative" country as it contains several Gram Parsons covers and is basically a raw country sound which is built around my steel playing and is definitely not the kind of music that the majority of country radio stations are playing today. It's ironic that the word "Country" in describing traditional country music has now been changed to "Alternative" country in order to describe this kind of music. [This message was edited by Neil Flanz on 17 November 2001 at 09:27 PM.] |
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rayman unregistered |
posted 18 November 2001 12:51 AM
Bill, look up "No Depression Magazine" on your search engine. Chip, right on! Hey Neil, you are one of the guys that inspired me to play steel guitar (Al Perkins also). You are one of the greats. Glad to see you are still doing it. [This message was edited by rayman on 18 November 2001 at 12:55 AM.] [This message was edited by rayman on 18 November 2001 at 12:57 AM.] |
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Martin Abend Member From: |
posted 18 November 2001 12:14 PM
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No Depression semms to be the bible of alt. country. Their homepage is www.nodepression.net I think it's a great magazine with some great writers. They often have an "old-style" kind of writing where they describe music more that judging it. Neil, did you notice that someone in "mojo magazine" (UK) asked the readers where you are today and what you're doing? I can't remember the issue and I haven't found it yet, it must have been at the beginning of the year. Unfortunately I also can't remember if someone answered the question. ------------------ |
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Neil Flanz Member From: Austin, Tx. |
posted 18 November 2001 01:10 PM
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Hello rayman. Thanks for the nice kind words. Martin, referring to the British lady that sent a letter into Mojo magazine asking what I was up to these days, Steve Shellum in China sent me an e-mail telling me about it. I sent a reply to Fred Dellar at Mojo and there was a short article in a later issue that answered her question. By the way,speaking of Mojo, they did a full page article on Gram's Place in Tampa which is my friend Mark Holland's Bed & Breakfast Inn named after Gram, and who did most of the vocals on our new Porch Picker C.D. "Still Safe At Home" which was reviewed in the Alternative Country section in the November issue. Thanks for mentioning it. By the way it always pleases me to hear that my instructional material or my playing on the Gram Parsons live '73 album was an inspiration to another player. It sure makes me feel good! [This message was edited by Neil Flanz on 18 November 2001 at 01:20 PM.] [This message was edited by Neil Flanz on 18 November 2001 at 01:23 PM.] |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick Member From: Clinton, Missouri USA |
posted 18 November 2001 07:06 PM
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Alt Country: How about 'HEAVY LEATHER MUSIC.'  |
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