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Topic: Heads up to fans of Red Rhodes w/Michael Nesmith |
Pete Finney
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Nashville Tn.
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Posted 12 Mar 2021 7:59 am |
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Hardcore Red Rhodes fans know that he never got more room to stretch out creatively (and experimentally!) than he did with Michael Nesmith in the '70s, first on a string of "First National Band" albums and then on other Nesmith projects.
There's a new album coming out soon of 22 "First National Band" studio outtakes that I'm listening to right now. Most of the versions of previously released tunes are radically different, some are pretty out there; Red at his most experimental. And there are quite a few new instrumentals.
Here's a link to Nesmith's website about the album. If you look carefully near the bottom there's a link to listen to the whole album on Spotify.
https://www.videoranch3d.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_code=100-DDCD
There have been quite a few threads here over the years about Red, Nesmith, and the First National Band if anyone's curious to know more. Last year there was a thread on a newly uncovered live set of Red with Nesmith from '73, released as "Cosmic Partners."
Last edited by Pete Finney on 12 Mar 2021 8:17 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 12 Mar 2021 8:13 am
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| Ah Cool! Thanks Pete. |
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 12 Mar 2021 9:24 am
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Thanks Pete!!
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Joe Goldmark
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San Francisco, CA 94131
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Posted 12 Mar 2021 12:31 pm
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And for those who might be unaware, Pete has been Michael Nesmith's steel man for the last few years and also has some very tasty recordings with Mike. He plays some of the tunes that Red Rhodes was originally on and certainly does them justice and often expands the parts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QSNZ0cyMpc&ab_channel=sunnygirlfriend13
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 12 Mar 2021 12:40 pm
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I got to see Red with Michael twice. Incredible is the only word for it.
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2021 1:50 pm
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Hi Pete! Can’t wait to hear it!
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Craig Stock
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Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2021 4:58 am
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Nes has been a guest on Dwight Yoakum's interviews on his Bakersfield station on Sirius and he often talks about Red.
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 13 Mar 2021 6:17 am
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I'm sorry that this picture is sideways. Is that Red sitting next to Nes?
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Mike Bacciarini
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Arizona
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Posted 13 Mar 2021 6:38 am
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Sure looks like him. Thanks Pete for the heads up. Cool beans!
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 13 Mar 2021 6:45 am
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Again sorry for the bad quality of the scan.
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Pete Finney
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Nashville Tn.
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Posted 13 Mar 2021 7:07 am
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That's bassist John London sitting next to Nesmith. He and Nesmith came up to L.A. from Texas together in the early 60s and were in a lot of different projects together (he even played bass on some Monkees tracks).
Red is sitting across from Nesmith in the first picture, wearing the black & white patterned shirt under the taco sign. Drummer John Ware is next to Red (he later spent many years in Emmylou Harris's amazing "Hot Band"). |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 13 Mar 2021 8:43 am
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Thanks Pete!
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Craig Stock
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Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2021 11:27 am
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Pete, was listening to the live Troubadour record today, great playing!
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I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
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Lafe Brown
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Harrison, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2021 9:19 pm
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| Fantastic playing, Pete. The photo looks like it was taken at Pink's in Hollywood. BTW, the article says that Red had played at the Palomino in Texas. The Palomino was on Lankershim in North Hollywood. Red lived about a mile and a half away. He took over as bandleader at the Pal when Gene Davis left. |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 18 Mar 2021 3:41 am
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| Lafe Brown wrote: |
| Fantastic playing, Pete. The photo looks like it was taken at Pink's in Hollywood. BTW, the article says that Red had played at the Palomino in Texas- The Palomino was on Lankershim in North Hollywood. Red lived about a mile and a half away. He took over as bandleader at the Pal when Gene Davis left. |
Lafe, apart from that mistake it's a very good interview and over three pages long.
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Lafe Brown
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Harrison, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2021 7:23 am
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| I agree, it's a really good article. |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2021 9:23 am
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Ordered my CD today!
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I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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Brendan Mitchell
From:
Melbourne Australia
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Posted 20 Mar 2021 3:27 am
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| “Go Red†always meant there was some great steel coming up . |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 4 May 2021 11:47 am
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Got my CD today, really great stuff and nice liner notes.
Thanks for the heads up Pete!
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I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
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