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Topic: Daniel Lanois' new age pedal steel instrumentals |
David Doggett
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Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 25 Jul 2005 4:48 pm |
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Just read a nice review of Daniel Lanois' new album, "Belladonna." Here is a link to some sample clips at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/... [This message was edited by b0b on 29 July 2005 at 02:50 PM.] |
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Earnest Bovine
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Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2005 6:12 pm
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| Yea, this might make the SGF nostalgic for the good old traditional stylings of Robert Randolph. |
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2005 6:21 pm
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| LOL |
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2005 2:19 am
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| Too bad there are no recordings of Jerry Garcia playing steel while he was tripping on acid... or maybe, there are? |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 26 Jul 2005 2:50 am
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| I'm not sure that these pieces can be judged by the poor quality of the amazon samples. Daniel is an amazing producer and frankly I'd be curious to hear anything he did on an extended pedal steel album. Any reviews from someone how actually owns the album? |
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Hook Moore
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South Charleston,West Virginia
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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John Pelz
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Kettering, Ohio, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2005 6:28 am
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| FWIW, here is what Allmusic.com has to say about "Belladonna"... |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 26 Jul 2005 7:02 am
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The major PHiladelphia paper gave it 3 stars (out fo 4). They called it "Eno-esque", refering to his former partner, Brian Eno. The review sums it up
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| Belladonna is quiet but not passive, meditative but not unfocused, nocturnal but not soporific. |
I'll probably get a copy to have around as background or mood music. It doesn't sound like something I would just sit and listen to. |
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Larry Bell
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Englewood, Florida
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Posted 26 Jul 2005 8:19 am
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You mean you're not gonna try to cop all those great licks, Dave?
 
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frank rogers
From:
usa
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Posted 26 Jul 2005 8:27 am
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| Do you thing he tweaks his thirds? JI or ET here? |
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2005 8:54 am
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| I actually expect to pick up a copy eventually myself, when the hard-driver's leftovers dribble down to Ebay. I do like to hear a different take on things, and I listen to Slider and Uma often enough. I'm still saving up for the new Cowboy Troy right now. |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 26 Jul 2005 11:58 am
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| Okay, Larry, to be completely honest, that CD will end up in the bedroom. |
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Dan Tyack
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Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 27 Jul 2005 8:58 am
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Thanks for the heads up, David. I just bought this (digital download) and I like it.
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John Steele
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Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 27 Jul 2005 9:02 am
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People are still talking about Daniel Lanlois' appearance at the Ottawa Blues Festival two years ago. He stunned everyone.
-John
[This message was edited by John Steele on 29 July 2005 at 12:17 AM.] |
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Nathan Delacretaz
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2005 7:14 am
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Lanois does interesting stuff - very unique and talented dude.
Some great personnel on this album! Brian Blade (drummer and bandleader that steeler Dave Easley has played with) and Brad Mehldau (piano) are awesome... |
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Bill Maynard
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Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2005 11:33 am
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Daniel Lanois music is great. Also, I wish to mention, this webpage of Hook Moore is outstanding. He is plays one the best, tastiest steels in the business today. Great Job Hook....Keep up the great work...
Bill |
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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2005 6:05 pm
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| I heard him on a venue a couple of years ago. Sho-Bud, into a delay through an over-driven AC-30. The sound coming out of that amp was spectacular, didn't matter what he was playing. |
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John Macy
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Rockport TX/Denver CO
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Posted 28 Jul 2005 6:13 pm
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I have been a huge fan of his for many years--can't wait to hear this one ...
(by the way, my 15 year old daughter plays his last record "Shine" a lot--kinda surprized me) |
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Dylan Schorer
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2005 11:54 am
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I saw Daniel Lanois play solo and with Emmylou Harris at the Sundance Film Festival a while ago. His guitar playing was very unorthodox and sounded amazing. His pedal steel playing was equally unorthodox and cool sounding. It's nothing that fans of only trad. steel technique will like, but if you can appreciate an oddball approach with unusual voicings and textures, it's worth checking out for that alone.
I read that one of his earliest gigs was playing pedal-steel for Raffi. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2005 1:02 pm
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Classic example of the Pedal Steel being used for something that it is NOT supposed to be used for according to the pedal steel police.
I will make a point of buying this CD just for that reason. |
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Nathan Delacretaz
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2005 8:40 pm
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| In this vein, if you have the stomach for experimental jazz/improv stuff, by all means --- get Brian Blade Fellowship's "Perceptual"... our fellow steeler Dave Easley is all over it, and Daniel Lanois is on some acoustic guitar and steel also... And Joni Mitchell even lends some vocals. |
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Giorgio Robino
From:
Genova, Italy
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Posted 31 Jul 2005 7:37 am
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Hi all, to people listened new Daniel Lanois CD: can you please describe what kind of music is "Belladonna" ? It's a pedal steel solo album ? Do you know id Daniel published steel guitar solo album ? many thanks giorgio
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 31 Jul 2005 9:23 pm
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| Giorgio, the original post has a link where you can hear some sample clips. It's not solo steel, but is a group mix that prominently features pedal steel. I would call it New Age Music with a Southwestern twist. [This message was edited by David Doggett on 31 July 2005 at 10:24 PM.] |
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