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Posted on 5/3/19 at 11:42 am
Posted by subdude
on the creek
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Posted on 5/3/19 at 11:42 am
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I thing Jerry Garcia is vastly underrated.

His playing on this Graham Nash gem is ethereal.
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
13832 posts
Posted on 5/3/19 at 1:15 pm to
Here’s some cosmic cowboy pedal steel New Riders of the Purple Sage
Posted by Demshoes
Up in here
Member since Aug 2015
10715 posts
Posted on 5/3/19 at 1:47 pm to
John Neff who used to play with the Drive-By Truckers is an amazing pedal steel player. He left and DBT has never been the same.
Posted by MountainTiger
The foot of Mt. Belzoni
Member since Dec 2008
14940 posts
Posted on 5/3/19 at 1:54 pm to
That's one instrument I've never been able to wrap my head around. It just looks impossibly hard to play.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
95314 posts
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:20 pm to
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That's one instrument I've never been able to wrap my head around. It just looks impossibly hard to play.


Keyboard players/multi-instrumentalists often play bass pedals, too. I figure that's equivalent to pedal steel.

Heck, drummers are often doing 4 different things with 4 different limbs at the same time.
Posted by subdude
on the creek
Member since Jul 2014
180 posts
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:20 pm to
Buddy Gage is a monster.
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
13832 posts
Posted on 5/3/19 at 2:39 pm to
Lloyd Maines is pretty good Joe Ely and Lloyd Maines- Dallas
Posted by MountainTiger
The foot of Mt. Belzoni
Member since Dec 2008
14940 posts
Posted on 5/3/19 at 4:06 pm to
quote:

Keyboard players/multi-instrumentalists often play bass pedals, too. I figure that's equivalent to pedal steel.

That's also incomprehensible. But at least the pedals are somewhat independent of what you're playing on the keyboard. The pedals on a pedal steel change the pitches of (some of) the notes you're playing. Then you have the knee bars things too.

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Heck, drummers are often doing 4 different things with 4 different limbs at the same time.

And singing at the same time too. Yeah, totally agree.
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
near the Apple spaceship
Member since Nov 2012
7296 posts
Posted on 5/3/19 at 10:39 pm to
No love for Steve Howe?

Yes - Gates of Delirium (Soon)

Yes - And You and I

Yes - Going for the One
This post was edited on 5/5/19 at 2:46 am
Posted by Mr. Misanthrope
Cloud 8
Member since Nov 2012
6395 posts
Posted on 5/3/19 at 11:36 pm to
Garcia was underrated without doubt. I didn't know that was him on that track.

I think Rusty Young with Poco was outstanding and underrated as well. Did straight up country riffs and could make it sound like a Latin/Jazz or Blues organ.

1. Honky Tonk Downstairs (County)

2. Just In Case It Happens/Grand Junction/Consequently So Long (County and Rock)

3. Don't Let It Pass By (1st half of medley)
4. Nobody's Fool/El Tonto de Nadie, Regresa (2nd half of medley)
This medley is a little hard to characterize. Starts slow and mellow emphasizing vocals and changes genres, tempos and beats throughout keeping an organ sounding bluesy Latinized pedal steel background throughout. It's long and I've seen it done live and there's no organ only the pedal steel imitating one plus going in and out with the pedal steel doing pedal steel riffs as well.

5. Anyway Bye Bye (Blues)
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
31371 posts
Posted on 5/4/19 at 4:25 am to
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That's one instrument I've never been able to wrap my head around. It just looks impossibly hard to play.

I had a lap steel, and even that was hard for me.
My cousin tried it for the first time and just killed it, never had touched one before. I just gave it to him.
Posted by MountainTiger
The foot of Mt. Belzoni
Member since Dec 2008
14940 posts
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:20 am to
I have one and I can play it a little but yeah even that's pretty hard. Huge respect for guys like David Lindley that can really master those instruments.
Posted by MondayMorningMarch
Pumping Sunshine. She's cute!
Member since Dec 2006
19031 posts
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:55 am to
Look up Speedy West. That boy wasn't right in the head.
Posted by Telecaster
Memphis
Member since May 2017
2234 posts
Posted on 5/4/19 at 4:24 pm to
Ralph Mooney - The foot that made Merle Haggard famous.

He also was Waylon Jennings' steel player in the Waylors.

ETA: Garcia was the steel player on CSN&Y's "Teach Your Children"
This post was edited on 5/4/19 at 4:30 pm
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
27015 posts
Posted on 5/4/19 at 8:17 pm to
Look up Herbie Wallace. Ron Franklin is a monster. Also, can't think of his name right now but the guy playing with Lady GaGa right now is killer also. My Dad worked with him when he was 16 in Donna Fargo's band.
This post was edited on 5/4/19 at 8:18 pm
Posted by subdude
on the creek
Member since Jul 2014
180 posts
Posted on 5/4/19 at 8:35 pm to
Oh my. Rusty Young is so incredible.
The tracks you listed are some of my all time favorites.
Thanks for posting!
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
70096 posts
Posted on 5/4/19 at 8:42 pm to
Robert Randolph is pretty awesome
Posted by Mr. Misanthrope
Cloud 8
Member since Nov 2012
6395 posts
Posted on 5/5/19 at 8:40 pm to
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Thanks for posting!

No problem. Poco's was unequivocally the best live concert performance I ever attended.
Posted by Tigris
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Member since Jul 2005
13119 posts
Posted on 5/7/19 at 11:06 am to
I've always liked pedal steel, banjo too.

Tear Stained Eye - Son Volt - Austin City Limits
Posted by Cajunlostincali
Honkyville
Member since Sep 2018
578 posts
Posted on 5/7/19 at 11:12 am to
quote:

Robert Randolph is pretty awesome

Without question. Amazing band to see live. Discovered them opening for a Black Crowes show back in the day and I was left exhausted. Twice as good when they headline their own shows
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