Robert Randolph Again

Sonny Jenkins · From: Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx

Well I finally got a chance to see RR on the local PBS channel last night (Austin City Limits),,,man what a show! Although I'm VERY partial to traditional "Ray Price" steel it was a very interesting and entertaining show. He had 3 other steel player (one PSG e9 Sho-Bud and two stand up lap steels). They all smoked to put it mildly!

Michael Breid · From: Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA

I've caught Randolph on Austin City Limits a few times and have seen him on other shows. I've always wondered what is copedent was. If it was a standard copedent or his own concoction. Does he ever use his pedals? Could he kick off a real down home honky tonk version of "City Lights" or "The Other Woman" without all the distortion boxes and stuff? Can he play country steel? He really smokes at what he does though. He is probably selling the steel guitar idea to a lot of young folks who normally wouldn't have noticed it. Great idea.

Lem Smith · From: Long Beach, MS

I'm pretty sure Robert can play country style steel, but chooses not too. I heard him on public radio, I believe it was, and the subject of country came up, and he played a few country style riffs that sounded pretty doggone good!

One thing about it, he can sure play country style much better than I can play his style!

It's not really my cup of tea, but you've sure gotta respect his ability!

Lem

Steve Geis · From: Fayetteville, GA USA

If I recall from Guitar Player magazine a few months ago, he plays an 11-string Carter. I think this is correct; can anyone confirm or advise? I concur that "it is not my style" but I will admire his style and technique, unorthodoxed as it is.

Bob Blair · From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The RR axe pictured on the cover of Guitar Player is a 13 String Fessenden. He has had Carters as well, and they were 13 strings. He uses a "sacred steel" tuning that has been discussed on the Forum a few times.

[This message was edited by Bob Blair on 06 February 2005 at 08:27 AM.]

Lem Smith · From: Long Beach, MS

Steve, last I knew, Robert was playing a Fessenden. May have switched to a Carter though.

Lem

Clint Queen · From: Prescott, Arizona, USA

He uses one difference from the norm: he has installed two B strings, one above the other -- for faster riffs.

Kenny Dail · From: Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.

I watched about 20 minutes of the Austin show last night which was all I could take of the screamiong style they were playing. Robert was playing a single neck Fessenden with pedals and one of the other steelers was playing a single neck 10 string non pedal with a Sho~Bud logo on the front of the neck. The other non pedla steeler played a 10 string unknown brand (looked like a single neck conversion from a mutiple neck stringmaster Fender. I could have played all the screaming steel I heard with a single neck 3 string steel with out pedals. As a matter of fact, one of the non pedal players moved his steel and exposed a top view momentarily and it looked as if it onoly 4 or 5 strings on it. All the players were using Stevens Bars (whick is a sin for pedal players..LOL). Any beginner could play what I heard without any lessons in about 2 hrs. I never heard a chord on the steels during my 20 minute exposure.

It is true That I dont care for the style that was played because in my opinion, there was no style excep turn you volume to max and see how many times you play a single note on the first string with an occaisional long screaming slide thrown in.

I expect to be flamed for this...so go ahead and start the flame throwers.

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kd...and the beat goes on...

Al Marcus · From: Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)

No matter how we feel about the style of RR's playing, we have to admit it will get a few more young players interested in Steel Guitar.That might be good.....al

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James Cann · From: Phoenix, AZ

I hope that any new youth introduced to steel via Robert Randolph style/technique is made to understand just what is at work here: instinct for music that goes beyond that of many of us.

Whoever begins to see him as a musical role model is doomed, and this is not meant to evaluate. It's only that anyone who would emulate him without that instinct is in serious trouble.

CrowBear Schmitt · From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France

when i see a Robert Randolph thread here,
i inevitably recall Jimi singin'
" Move over Rover & let Robert take over !"
Robert is layin' new ground on that blue Fessy
(betcha Jerry's got another comin' up too)
Robert's school of Musik has been simmerin' in the kitchen fo'quite a while now
them Sacred Steel cats got their thang down !
Tradition is in no way gettin' harmed
ain't nothin' new,
just a other bag that's all

i learned all about 'em right here on the Fo'! Bro'
among the cowboys, truckers, preachers, gamblers, straitshooters, jivers & bedroom players

Sonny Treadway
the Campbells
Aubrey Ghent
Amazing Grace praise band
Calvin Cook
Dan Tyack
Willie Eason
the Lee boys

hey, Buzz Evans is pretty funky too huh ?

Robert, like the rest of 'em can only do the steel & us good even if some us here are too old to boogie
so why fret ?
let it slide Clyde

Robert's doin' jes fine

Dr. Hugh Jeffreys · From: Southaven, MS, USA

For Kenny Dail: Have you ever been to New Orleans and heard an unexperienced trumpet player (etc) play "blues" like playing a Bb quarter note figure for 6 bars?(ie, the same note over-and-over) Yet the public is raving and clapping, and shouting: "aint he fantastic?" Oh well! ---j---

Joey Ace · From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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