Lap Steel on Craig Ferguson

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 5 May 2009 10:01 pm

I just watched redheaded hottie Jenny Lewis romp through a spirited ditty called "See Fernando" (from her album "Acid Tongue") on the Craig Ferguson show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPi6-cuMODo
Her band consisted of bass, drums, acoustic guitar and lap steel, though a look at their website indicates a band of multi-instrumentalists. The lap steel guy (or was it a girl with a fake handlebar mustache!) played with a flat pick and a large bullet bar using a ton of reverb and delay. I think it may have been E tuning. There were many extreme glisses up and down the neck, plus thrashed out power chords and rhythmic riffs.
Not "by the book" at all, but I couldn't help liking what I heard and saw.
For better or for worse, it was LAP STEEL on TV!

Scott Shipley · Post by **Scott Shipley** » 5 May 2009 11:09 pm

I really dug it! The lap steel was the ONLY lead instrument. Very cool.

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 6 May 2009 6:26 am

More steel is always a good thing!

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 6 May 2009 6:57 am

Yes it is.
If you check out some of their other tracks, you find that not too many of the others use steel.
http://www.myspace.com/jennylewismusic
Good stuff though, they're a talented band - and Jenny has a great voice.
Easy on the ears and easy on the eyes.

I'm glad they picked that tune for the Ferguson show.

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 6 May 2009 6:57 am

Hmmmmmm...I didn't see the show but I checkd her website and I see she's coming to Philly on June 08. May have to check her out. I can walk directly to the show from work, I'm that close.

Matt Elsen · Post by **Matt Elsen** » 6 May 2009 8:21 am

Thanks Rick - that was a really fun clip! Great energy and loved the fake moustaches.

Matt

Robert Tripp · Post by **Robert Tripp** » 6 May 2009 8:58 am

Man that chick reminded me of Barbie Benton, anyone remember her?

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 6 May 2009 10:21 am

BB is still looking good!

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 6 May 2009 11:38 am

"Farmer" Dave Scher appears to be playing a Fender Deluxe 6 (with the trapezoid pickup). If I had to guess, I'd say he's using open E. We discussed Jenny Lewis' appearance on the Elvis Costello-hosted show Spectacle (Sundance Channel) a while back.

Thanks for sharing, Rick! I don't normally stay up that late.

Bob Hickish · Post by **Bob Hickish** » 6 May 2009 3:56 pm

Robert Tripp wrote:Man that chick reminded me of Barbie Benton, anyone remember her?

R T

You might be right !! but ! I've never seen Barbie Benton
face .

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 6 May 2009 6:29 pm

Here's a video of another performance of the same song:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... d=51282422
There's a good shot of the lap steel around 1:53
The more I check out their videos and tunes, the more I realize how exceptional they are.
Very theatrical, something not too many bands are these days.
They're doing really well, with a major label contract (WB) and they're booked up solid, mostly in theaters.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 7 May 2009 5:24 pm

I liked the performance. The acoustic guitar reminded me of early Everly Brothers, and the whole thing had a rockabilly feel to it. For once, though, I thought the steel was too loud.

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