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Topic: Guess the Steel Player - Fountains of Wayne "Hung Up On |
Pat Burns
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Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2011 8:33 am |
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Don't look first....just listen to this You Tube cut from NJ based touring band Fountains of Wayne and see if you can guess who the very well known pro steel player is, playing some nice country rock riffs on this session.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xf-_CXMqMk |
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Joseph Carlson
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Grass Valley, California, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2011 12:03 pm
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| Wow. I would have never guessed! |
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Pete Burak
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Portland, OR USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2011 12:31 pm
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| Pretty tricky! |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 23 Oct 2011 1:33 pm
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| Robert Randolph |
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Ed Iarusso
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East Haddam, CT US of A
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Posted 24 Oct 2011 6:36 am
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I've had the pleasure of working with Chris Collingswood from FOW. He's done a few gigs with my band the Shinolas. Chris is a big fan of country music and is a great song writer. A real good guy. He loves pedal steel.
Ed |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 24 Oct 2011 7:07 am
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I'm not sure if the second part of the solo is a standard or a slightly distorted pedal/lap steel guitar. The steel in the background could be Greg Leisz.
Very nice song!
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Ed Iarusso
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East Haddam, CT US of A
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Posted 24 Oct 2011 7:38 am
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| According to Chris it's all RR |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 24 Oct 2011 12:05 pm
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| CrowBear Schmitt wrote: |
| Robert Randolph |
That is good traditional steel playing. I'm quite surprised!
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2011 12:40 pm
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| It's from 2003, before opinions regarding Mr. Randolph solidified. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 24 Oct 2011 12:48 pm
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i recognized Robert's playing, vibrato & human voice on the chorus/solo he took
not the A&B pedal chord action
Sacred steel & Robert's style, can't miss it |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 24 Oct 2011 4:41 pm
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Really nice. Reminds of the Graham Parsons or Flying Burrito Bros days.
I listened to a couple of other songs by them hoping to hear more from RR, but they had no steel or the songs stunk bad enough that I couldn't get more than 30 seconds into it.
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2011 3:09 am
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Very nice indeed..Reminds me of the "old days" as well... Man did we have great music back all those years ago. This tune was a small slice of that genre produced in the modern age... bob
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Dan Tyack
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Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2011 7:37 am
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| Joachim Kettner wrote: |
| CrowBear Schmitt wrote: |
| Robert Randolph |
That is good traditional steel playing. I'm quite surprised! |
I didn't know it was Robert until the solo, but I wasn't surprised about his country playing. I've got a recording somewhere from the first Sacred Steel convention in 2000 where Robert and I jammed for an hour or more on fast country stuff. |
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Dan Tyack
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Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2011 7:42 am Re: Guess the Steel Player - Fountains of Wayne "Hung U
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| NJ based touring band Fountains of Wayne |
I don't believe these guys are from Jersey. I just downloaded their album with the song 'Action Hero' and I would have bet they were from LA/the Valley.
I guess NJ is the east coast version of the San Fernando Valley  |
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Charlie Thompson
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South Carolina, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2011 8:50 am
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| Jody Porter is from Charleston. Used to see him play around here when he was a young teen. His Dad, Tom Porter, was a friend of mine. He worked at Capricorn during The Allman Brothers era. |
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Chris LeDrew
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Posted 25 Oct 2011 9:56 am
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| Bob Carlucci wrote: |
| Very nice indeed..Reminds me of the "old days" as well... Man did we have great music back all those years ago. This tune was a small slice of that genre produced in the modern age... bob |
One of the youtube comments states, "Why are parodies of country better than country itself these days?"
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Tim Victor
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2011 10:38 am
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One of the youtube comments states, "Why are parodies of country better than country itself these days?"
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At the risk of answering a rhetorical question: Because the folks who do the parodying actually like country music, while most country these days is trying really hard to be something else.
I notice that the chorus denoues itself in a similar way to Johnny Paycheck's Little Darlin song, "I'm Barely Hanging on to Me." Different songs but the same rhythm and tempo, and the choruses unwind pretty much the same.
Maybe just a big coincidence but Robby Fulks, who did the infamous power-pop parody song "Fountains of Wayne Hotline," also produced the Paycheck tribute album, Touch My Heart. (Marshall Crenshaw sings "I'm Barely Hanging on to Me," Lloyd Green's all over the disc.) |
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Wayne Franco
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silverdale, WA. USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2011 7:18 am San Fernando Valley
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Hey Dan that is where I was born and lived there for 28 years! Sun Valley, CA to be exact
Wayne Franco |
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Wayne Franco
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silverdale, WA. USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2011 7:21 am San Fernando Valley
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Hey Dan that is where I was born and lived there for 28 years! Sun Valley, CA to be exact. Seen a lot of acts at the Palomino Club, Ashgrove,Troubadour. You're right on the sound. I really enjoyed the 60's and 7o's there. Oh oh...I'm showing my age! I like that song but after listening a while they get sounding very similar.
Wayne Franco |
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