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Topic: Joe Goldmark "The Wham of That Steel Man" |
Tony Glassman
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The Great Northwest
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Posted 2 Jun 2012 11:11 pm |
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I just got done listening to Joe's newest CD for the 10th time and I gotta say that he never ceases to amaze. This is his 8th offering and like all the others, it's "killer". He always does originals mixed with covers of tunes I'd never... ever...in my wildest dreams, associate w/ steel.
This one has two sides: one is focused on vocals on steel; the second is all steel. Both are excellent, but since I'm an all-steel all-day kinda guy, my favorite tunes are Palomino, Pasta Puttanesca and Any day Now (the Chuck Jackson hit). Great tone, chops, arrangements and tunes.
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Dennis Lee
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Forest Grove, Oregon, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2012 8:13 am Joe G
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Where do I get this, Doc? I have the first album Joe put out, way before I ever thought about playing psg. He still gets listened to as I put it to cassette. Now I am in the current century, so need a cd. Missed you at the last jam, was out of the area, but look forward to seeing you again. You're full of energy my man!
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Joe Goldmark
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San Francisco, CA 94131
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Dennis Lee
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Forest Grove, Oregon, USA
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Posted 4 Jun 2012 7:55 pm Thanks Joe!
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I just ordered your cd from BOB. Thanks for the reply, Joe, and nice to actually write to you after listening to you all these years. I really enjoy your playing and your personal touch to songs that only you could do. Best wishes!
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 7:07 am
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Joe, I loved the way you arrange Brian Wilson's tunes (Caroline No, Bells of Madness)!
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The pedal steel playing and engineering on this release is first rate. Joe plays with terrific tone, taste and feel. On this and his pervious CDs, he carves out a unique niche for rock and soul steel. Whether soloing on the catchy instrumentals or supporting the vocals, Joe is always in that rarefied pocket where the song comes first.
I have to say that Keta's vocal sound isn't really my cup of tea though I respect her soulful delivery and spot-on intonation. At times, her smokey alto voice makes the singing kind of gender ambiguous and some of the songs seem to stretch her range. That said, the steel tones and arranging are killer and overall, this is a CD well worth buying. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 7:11 am
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* double
Last edited by Andy Volk on 7 Jun 2012 6:27 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Peter Siegel
From:
Belmont, CA, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 3:54 pm
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Joe plays at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley this Friday night.
Also appearing, some dude named Bobby Black  |
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Joe Goldmark
From:
San Francisco, CA 94131
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Posted 7 Jun 2012 1:31 pm
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Hi Pete,
Thanks for posting. Hope to see you there, been awhile.
Andy, thanks for the nice review. I'm glad you like the "pocket" that you describe. I do try and bring good production values to my projects and I always use real (good) players. I did some demos with Band In A Box, but I couldn't get close to what I really wanted for a finished product.
As far as Keta (pronounced Kee-tah) goes, you're right, she's not country and may take a few listenings to appreciate. She's more in the Bonnie Raitt mode, and I'm happy with the country-rock sound we got. Here's a clip of Keta that was posted earlier, but worth seeing if you missed it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUMD8R9BL9E
And I'd like to add, there's no point in me recording "straight" country music, when hundreds can play it better and prettier than I. I like to think that my strength is bringing under served tunes to the fore that work as steel instrumentals or as country rock songs. There seems to be a niche there for me and every five years or so I seem to have accumulated a bunch of cover songs that I want to record and/or tunes that I've written.
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