Joe Goldmark - cool player who's a bit bluesy

Gerard Ventura · Post by **Gerard Ventura** » 15 Sep 2007 9:21 pm

http://www.joegoldmark.com/index.html

I've heard him with Jim Compilongo and the 10 gallon hats - very cool. Plays pedal steel western swing but has more of a straight ahead blues guitar sound as well.

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 15 Sep 2007 9:54 pm

Love his playing - not just "bluesy", but has a bounce to it that many players never can find. Really good stuff!

Gerard Ventura · Post by **Gerard Ventura** » 16 Sep 2007 10:10 am

Right, it's not blues -rocky like Robert Randolph (who I also like), but he has a rootsy sound that avoids PSG cliche licks that are otherwise all you hear on nashville countrypop.

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 16 Sep 2007 10:27 am

I have all his CDs. They're all excellent but my favorite is "All over The road" which contains songs by Hendrix and Zappa, among others.

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 16 Sep 2007 10:30 am

Gerard Ventura wrote: he ...avoids PSG cliche licks that are otherwise all you hear on nashville countrypop.

You'd be surprised. When Joe backs up a country singer, he plays all the Nashville country stuff too, and he does an excellent job when he does.

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 16 Sep 2007 12:11 pm

I believe he is on a "Twangbangers" CD with Redd Volkhaert I have.

Cool playing!

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 16 Sep 2007 2:39 pm

None of his samples on the link above have anything but fairly standard sounding steel (although quite good). Can anyone post a sample or link of some of his blues guitar type steel?

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 16 Sep 2007 3:11 pm

Joe is a great player,and great guy.

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 16 Sep 2007 5:23 pm

I second that. Joe's version of "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" knocks me out every time I hear it.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 17 Sep 2007 10:21 am

Joe, I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't heard you play since you recorded at my house in San Jose many moons ago, but I knew at the time that you'd become something special. Apparently that has come to pass ....

Bill Brummett · Post by **Bill Brummett** » 17 Sep 2007 1:43 pm

Mike Perlowin wrote:I have all his CDs. They're all excellent but my favorite is "All over The road" which contains songs by Hendrix and Zappa, among others.

Mike...

I'll second that. I love the "All Over the Road" album. I've only got it on Cassette and I've almost worn it out.