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Topic: My major label debut on Youtube!! |
Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 5:54 am
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well.. kinda.. now that you're here..
It IS over 20 years old, and its not really MY record.. BUT, It is major label [Chrysalis] at a major studio[Bearsville] and a big time producer[Lenny Kaye].. However the albuum didn't go anywhere, as a matter of fact, it didn't do as well as their independent label albums.. The band was devastated at the lack of push from the label, and didn't last much longer.. They were a great band, very well respected .. They were contemporaries of REM, playing the same venues, and getting the same college and small market airplay, but REM got the breaks and Winter Hours didn't .. I love this song... Its not country, its not hard rock, its not folk rock, but has elements.. tough to classify, but I like it,and I loved playing on it.. Even got a short solo!.. Steel is an old MSA Classic with a Sho Bud pickup.. enjoy.. bob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMaiPb2K5-4 _________________ I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Joachim Kettner
From: Germany
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 7:01 am
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Bob this was a great band! Back in the eighties I was looking out for good music, not very interested in Punk or New Wave. There were a few good acts I found such as the Call, Wire Train, Swimming Pool Q's...
Did I say that I liked your playing? _________________ Fender Kingman, Sierra Crown D-10, Evans Amplifier, Soup Cube. |
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Dave Harmonson
From: Seattle, Wa
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Lynn Fargo
From: Fort Edward, NY
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 7:52 am
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I really like your sound and style on that. Nice job! _________________ Sho-Bud Pro II Custom, GFI Ultra SD-10, Fender Pro Amp, Fender Mustang II Amp, Morrell 8-string lap, Epiphone 6-string lap, Galveston reso, etc. |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 8:24 am
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The little arpeggiated run I do from the IV to the V to the I at about 2:20 is my favorite piece of steel playing that I have ever done, in the many recordings i have played on.. I usually detest everything I play, and am disgusted even hearing it back, but that stupid little nothing of a figure is something I just always loved for some odd reason... It fit the transition well. usually I stumble all over that sort of thing.. bob _________________ I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time......
Last edited by Bob Carlucci on 4 Mar 2012 11:22 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Richard Sinkler
From: aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 10:15 am
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Sounds good Bob. Nice sound and the bad is real good too. Will check them out more.
I want to form my own record company called MAJOR LABEL RECORDS, so I can say I recorded for a major label. _________________ Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Donny Hinson
From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 11:13 am
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The little arpeggiated run I do from the IV to the V to the I at about 1:20 |
Nothing discernible there...did you mean 2:20? |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 11:21 am
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Donny Hinson wrote: |
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The little arpeggiated run I do from the IV to the V to the I at about 1:20 |
Nothing discernible there...did you mean 2:20? |
Duh... Yes Donny, my mistake, 2;20.. Its not much, but I always liked it, and for me thats a lot, because I hate everything I play! _________________ I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Kevin Hatton
From: Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 12:17 pm
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Excellent tone and playing Bob. Good job. |
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Chuck Hayes
From: Missouri, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2012 1:32 pm
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Sounds Great!!! IMO Ahead of the times, these days that would be classified as the "Red Dirt" sound, people are raving about that stuff...get that heard by the right people and you have a hit!! _________________ Stage One, Session 400, Enie Ball Jr, 1978 Tele, Fender 65 Reissue Deluxe Reverb, Wampler and Carl Martin pedals |
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Joachim Kettner
From: Germany
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Posted 5 Mar 2012 6:24 am
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.get that heard by the right people and you have a hit!! |
A little too optimistic in my opinion, since the group is no longer together
But a re-release would seem to be the right thing to earn them some belated respect, and maybe a little money. _________________ Fender Kingman, Sierra Crown D-10, Evans Amplifier, Soup Cube. |
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Bob Blair
From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 5 Mar 2012 6:32 am
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Thanks Bob, I really enjoyed it! I really liked your work, and I can see why you like that little run at 2:20. |
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Joe Goldmark
From: San Francisco, CA 94131
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Posted 7 Mar 2012 6:16 pm
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Hi Bob,
Thanks for posting. I never heard of that band, but they were quite good. Your playing was nice and tasteful and fits the song.
Joe |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 7:47 am
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Bob, you certainly made the most of your opportunities in that song. The production was a bit bombastic for my tastes, but I enjoyed your playing. |
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Bob Carlucci
From: Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2012 4:06 pm
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Thanks for the nice replies guys.. I always think about my "failures" as a musician, you know, never really made it out of the club circuit etc, but once in a while I think about this record... yeah it wasn't a big seller, maybe 50K copies, but you know, a lot of much better musicians than I am never got a chance to play on a major label record, with national release.
hell, I even heard the song on the radio back in the late 80's and ran around the shop screaming, "Hey thats me playing on the radio!".. They were good days indeed in retrospect.
btw, Joe G, I used to have Pickin' My Pleasures decades ago.. loaned it out to another steel player, and he ran off with it, never to be heard from again.. It was a wonderful steel album, by a great player! Thanks again for the kind words... bob _________________ I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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