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Topic: Oops, I'm on YouTube with my new band, Local Zoo.. |
Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Jul 2007 8:59 pm |
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Here's a couple of videos with my new band "Local Zoo", from our 2nd gig about a month ago. It's basically an unpretentious 'feelgood' combo, and the first time in 20 years I've had the feeling of playing in a "real band" - almost everything else has been 'projects' or as a hired gun.
It's all-acoustic, which is a first for me too, feels great not having to haul tons of decibels around to gigs and rehearsals...
The video quality could have been better, but the sound is pretty good, hope you enjoy it! 
The Nearness Of You (James Taylor)
Walkin' My Baby Back Home (Ahlert/Turk)
For some of our more "serious" material ("Brooklyn Bridge" and "Melancholy Blue" are originals), check out our MySpace site: http://www.myspace.com/localzooband
Steinar
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Website - YouTube
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Bernard Beck
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Paris France
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Posted 12 Jul 2007 11:16 pm
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Great Steinar. That's really good music.
Bernard |
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 1:14 am
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| Sounds beautiful Steinar - the crowd sure loves it! |
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Randy Reeves
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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 3:36 am
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great news. Steinar looks and sounds like you have a talented group.
congrads.
and their names are...? |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 3:59 am
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Thanks guys!
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| and their names are...? |
Espen Larsen; guitar, vocal, founding father of the band - Marianne Rodvelt Asser; vocal, violin and good looks - Dag Henriksen; bass and punchlines
It all started when Espen, a great James Taylor interpretor, was asked to do a "Taylor gig" some months ago - we'd talked about doing something acoustic for a couple of years without getting around to it, so he asked me if I wanted to join him for the gig, recruited Marianne and Dag, and before we knew it we were a "band".........
Steinar
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Jason Dumont
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Bristol, Connecticut, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 4:22 am
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| Terrific harmonies! You guys are play wonderfully together. |
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Gary Lynch
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Creston, California, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 5:50 am
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| Steinar it's happening! Lots of talent and good vibes. Happy you are happy. |
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Kevin Brown
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England
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 6:42 am
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| congratulations Steinar, the great thing about persevering with the lap is that you have your own 'space' in which to explore, with that kind of lineup you could develop lots of new exciting textures ,which I know your interested in, keep it up, sounds great. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 6:55 am
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| Kevin Brown wrote: |
| you could develop lots of new exciting textures |
Oh yeah, definitely. Especially the ballads we do are great for exploring that stuff, this lineup create some wide open spaces that gives me plenty of room for 'alternative' textures. There are some examples of that in "Medley" and also "Brooklyn Bridge" on our MySpace site.
And I never thought I should say this - I love playing without a drummer/percussionist...... After this gig several of the local drummers lined up for the percussion spot, but nope, we won't have it. The chemistry is perfect now..
Steinar
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Randy Reeves
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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 7:03 am
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I think you have been wanting to be in a band, if I remember. you have a terrific combination and what appears to be good and growing chemistry. that is very cool and I am happy for you all. I saw a little percussion going with your right hand. so don't tell us you are fine without
what a great combination of instruments. talent oozing.
strange name however.to be sure, there is a good humour
story behind it.
gosh, I am feeling proud for you. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 7:07 am
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I saw a little percussion going with your right hand. so don't tell us you are fine without
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Well, I said I was happy playing without a percussionist, that leaves more percussion work to me, hehe.. 
Steinar
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Randy Reeves
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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 7:14 am
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 8:54 am
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| Sounding good my friend...looks fun too!!! |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 10:39 am
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Sounds great! When are you going to tour the US?
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2007 8:56 pm
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Most excellent! |
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Todd Weger
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Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 14 Jul 2007 6:11 am
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| And I never thought I should say this - I love playing without a drummer/percussionist...... |
That's what I love most about playing with the other guys doing our hapa-haole Hawaiian stuff. Plus, on acoustic instruments, and without a drummer, you can never get 'too' loud. I think this music lives best at living room volumes with no mics at all. It sounds like you've captured that intimate vibe VERY well.
Really, really nice feeling/playing, Steinar (all of you). With all the heaviness going on in the world, we need more of this kind of lightheartedness!
Where was this show? The setting is very warm and friendly feeling, and reminds me of some of the resort places I used to go to in summer in Door County, Wisconsin. Sweet...
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1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, E13, A6); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Custom-made 25" aluminum cast "fry pan" with vintage Ricky p'up (C6); 1938 Epiphone Electar (A6); 1953 Oahu Tonemaster; assorted ukuleles; upright bass |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 14 Jul 2007 6:10 pm
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Thanks a lot guys!
Brad - we played our fourth gig tonight, so I think we may need some more 'warm-up' gigs before we set out to conquer the world.....
Todd - that's a really special place here in our hometown, an outdoor venue surrounded by buildings from the 18th century. Very intimate and a great place to play, people actually come for the music and not just for the booze..
Here's a nice photo of it:
Steinar
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Fred Kinbom
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Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 1:14 am
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Great Steinar! Both your incredibly sweet playing and the way the band sounds as a unit.
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| people actually come for the music and not just for the booze.. |
 I've heard about places like that but I didn't know they really existed until now!
Looks like the summer is nice up there too!
Fred
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Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 5:20 am
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| Steinar, what a neat area to play music, tell us more...what kind of PA are you using, do you mix yourself or is there a FOH mix. It throws a whole new light on the song clips knowing that it is an outside venue, at first I thought it was a nice stage with a back drop...very neat place...Terry V. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Jul 2007 4:31 am
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Terry, there's not much more to say really, the promoters rent the PA with soundman from a local company. I don't recall the specifications of the PA, but it's a difficult place to get a good sound for several reasons - the sound changes dramatically from soundcheck to gig, more than in most regular indoor venues, and the stage is hollow so even with this acoustic lineup we had some problems with booming bass frequencies on stage..
Steinar
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