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Jerry Overstreet Member From: Louisville Ky |
posted 13 October 2004 07:06 PM
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Just caught the show here on KET. Pretty good look back at some of the innovators of the Sacred Steel style seems to me. RR isn't doing anything new as so many think, he's just been able to get more exposure doing it. I thoroughly enjoyed the show and seeing 4 steels on stage at the same time. I have edited out some comments that might invite more controvesy. [This message was edited by Jerry Overstreet on 13 October 2004 at 07:11 PM.] |
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Gary C. Dygert Member From: Frankfort, NY, USA |
posted 14 October 2004 09:10 AM
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I thought the show was interesting, although the music wasn't my style or preference. I liked seeing those 2 Sho-Buds prominently displayed. Just as Jimi Hendrix's music wasn't my style, it's interesting to see what can be done in another form of music. |
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Mark Metdker Member From: North Central Texas, USA |
posted 15 October 2004 09:40 AM
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I dug each performer. They each had their own thing going on. Different guitar/amp combinations. Different tones, different styles...etc. Are they technically perfect...nope. Neither are most of us here. I really enjoyed seeing Luther from the North Mississippi All stars playing that flying V. I caught them live this past summer and really enjoyed what they were laying down. Anytime STEEL players are featured on a show like Austin City Limits......is that a bad thing? I guess the best part of the show for me is the energy these guys put into their performance. It is definitely heart felt music and spritually/emotionally driven. I'll take that over a symphony any day! ------------------ Band Pics My other hobby Work Pics |
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Peter Johannisse Member From: Spijkenisse, The Netherlands |
posted 04 January 2006 02:35 PM
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8:36 minutes of love from RR http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/artists/video_anthologya-z.html#r |
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Charles Davidson Member From: Alabama, USA |
posted 04 January 2006 02:57 PM
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If you REALLY love the steel guitar you should support Robert.Can any one name ONE artist or group that puts the steel front and center,in your face all night long for thousands of people who would'nt know a steel from a kazoo? When he gets through at least some of them know what a great instrument it is. |
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Jason Schofield Member From: Detroit, MI USA |
posted 04 January 2006 05:05 PM
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Wow, great web site. All kinds of great video clips and interviews. I appreciate what Robert is doing but he seems to be playing that same fast lick over and over a lot. Still cool though. |
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Jim Hoke Member From: Tennessee, USA |
posted 04 January 2006 06:17 PM
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For what it's worth, I was having Duane Marrs tweak my Super Pro a while back and he told me RR had been in his shop recently, while playing here in Nash. and that he sat down at Duane's steel and played some pretty convincing straight country E9. |
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JW Day Member From: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA |
posted 05 January 2006 07:03 AM
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Thanks Mr. Grothusen,Visser,and Sawyer for your statements about the six string guitar. I made this statement last week about these same licks coming from a guitar. Although I wish R.R. the very best, I haven't heard anything new in his sound.I had the pleasure of hearing some of the old blues men around Memphis in the late 60's and as Dan Sawyer stated, it sounds just like they did 35 Yrs. ago. I am glad the steel is out front though. |
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Curt Langston Member From: ***In the shadows of Tulsa at Bixby, USA*** |
posted 02 August 2006 08:13 PM
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quote: Yeah, that was it. Free beer. Couldn't have been the talent. Those guys are FULL of talent. Not country though. Notice the crowd on their feet and the smiles on the players faces? Why don't country players smile more when they play. They look so strained, with a stone face. Like they are constipated or something. |
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retcop88 unregistered |
posted 03 August 2006 06:12 AM
I seen RR's last show.I think it should be.  I know a lot of other guys who can make a steel sound like S--t and they will never get the chance to be on ACL.------------------ |
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Mark van Allen Member From: loganville, Ga. USA |
posted 03 August 2006 09:21 AM
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Wow. Applying Dan Tyack's post to my own growth: When I was a teenager, my Dad got tickets to see Buffy Sainte Marie for his birthday and asked me to go. I was not into her brand of "folk yodeling", and was very surprised at the depth and beauty of her music. At one point I had tears in my eyes, and the profound awareness that my predjudice had made me miss something...that I was not getting from the hard rock I listened to at the time. As a youngster I never could stand Hee Haw- it was just totally hick and stupid to me. Watching reruns later I saw some incredible musicianship I'd missed, and also the sly laughing up the sleeves of most of the cast, to whom it was obviously a very inside joke. When I first started on Pedal Steel, I loved the hot dog stylings and vibe of Country Rock, and Western Swing was just old-time stuff to me. No pedals? No interest. But as I worked my way back through Lloyd and Buddy, Curly and others, and listened to their influences, I found a wealth of music that inspires and moves me greatly. Joaquin Murphey became some of the most exciting music I've ever heard. I could go on, but the lesson has been thrown in my face many times that the things I pre-judged and disdained have often taught me the most, and brought the most enjoyment and growth, when I just opened my eyes. Robert Randolph has been doing this for many non-players who previously pigeon-holed Steel Guitar, and for not a few players as well.. [This message was edited by Mark van Allen on 03 August 2006 at 09:22 AM.] |
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Terry Edwards Member From: Layton, UT |
posted 03 August 2006 01:58 PM
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"The man who can't dance thinks the band is no good" -Polish Proverb |
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Curt Langston Member From: ***In the shadows of Tulsa at Bixby, USA*** |
posted 12 August 2006 09:39 AM
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I just watched the clip again. Amazing! |
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