More killer reviews,- getting the lap steel 'out there' :-)
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More killer reviews,- getting the lap steel 'out there' :-)
Here's a review from the September issue of the HiFi enthusiast magazine "The Absolute Sound":
"Countless guitar slingers have paid heartfelt tributes to guitar god Jimi Hendrix. None, however, surpasses this one by Norwegian guitarist Steinar Gregertsen. He has the requisite chops to pull off such an audacious project, and his deep love of Hendrix’s music comes across in every soulful reading of every potent tune. But it’s his creative arranging and inventive layering of guitars that make this far more than just another wellmeaning collection of Jimi covers.
A slide guitar demon, Gregertsen flaunts jaw-dropping command throughout. His version of “I Don’t Live Today” opens as a haunting acoustic guitar Delta blues meditation before erupting into a full-blown, heavy-metal barrage with his lap steel fed through distortion and wah-wah pedals. His lyrical reading of “Angel” cleverly opens with the riff from “Burning of the Midnight Lamp” before smoothly segueing to the oft-covered power ballad. An intimate reading of one of Jimi’s loveliest ballads, “May This Be Love,” features the fragile, forlorn voice of Claudia Scott, who also appears on a gentle lap steel-vocal duet of “Bold as Love.” Gregertsen lets his guitar sing the plaintive melody of “Drifting,” which he delivers with uncanny feeling. On the quirky side is a bluegrassy version of “Manic Depression” played by dobro and banjo.
Bill Milkowski"
And here's a link to one on a music website called "Music Web Express" (the writer, Robert Silverstein, used to write for "20th Century Guitar Magazine"):
http://www.mwe3.com/reviews/Steinar2010/
Not that I'm on a mission to spread the lap steel gospel or anything, but it feels incredibly good to get this kind of response outside of the regular lap steel world (no offense guys ). And this is even more true when living in a small town in a small country on the "wrong" side of the Atlantic..
"Countless guitar slingers have paid heartfelt tributes to guitar god Jimi Hendrix. None, however, surpasses this one by Norwegian guitarist Steinar Gregertsen. He has the requisite chops to pull off such an audacious project, and his deep love of Hendrix’s music comes across in every soulful reading of every potent tune. But it’s his creative arranging and inventive layering of guitars that make this far more than just another wellmeaning collection of Jimi covers.
A slide guitar demon, Gregertsen flaunts jaw-dropping command throughout. His version of “I Don’t Live Today” opens as a haunting acoustic guitar Delta blues meditation before erupting into a full-blown, heavy-metal barrage with his lap steel fed through distortion and wah-wah pedals. His lyrical reading of “Angel” cleverly opens with the riff from “Burning of the Midnight Lamp” before smoothly segueing to the oft-covered power ballad. An intimate reading of one of Jimi’s loveliest ballads, “May This Be Love,” features the fragile, forlorn voice of Claudia Scott, who also appears on a gentle lap steel-vocal duet of “Bold as Love.” Gregertsen lets his guitar sing the plaintive melody of “Drifting,” which he delivers with uncanny feeling. On the quirky side is a bluegrassy version of “Manic Depression” played by dobro and banjo.
Bill Milkowski"
And here's a link to one on a music website called "Music Web Express" (the writer, Robert Silverstein, used to write for "20th Century Guitar Magazine"):
http://www.mwe3.com/reviews/Steinar2010/
Not that I'm on a mission to spread the lap steel gospel or anything, but it feels incredibly good to get this kind of response outside of the regular lap steel world (no offense guys ). And this is even more true when living in a small town in a small country on the "wrong" side of the Atlantic..
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Damn right Steiner, you deserve every ounce of praise and every drop of ink they can spare. Plus, you're a good guy trying to work through a niche within a niche....keep em comin'
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Amen. BTW, Milkowski wrote the excellent Jaco Pastoriuos bio, so he certainly knows what hip is.
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I just ordered a copy from Amazon and it should be in my sweaty palms by Friday. Woohoo!
They have the CD for $21.49 and the MP3 album for $8.91
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038AN3QM
This is not an endorsement for Amazon.com- I use it mainly as a source of information for CDs which I might purchase elsewhere. In the old days we had the yellow Phonolog books in the record stores. With those long gone I use Amazon instead for that information. BTW I first checked the CD section of the SGF store here and the cupboard was bare.
Steve Ahola
P.S We should post reviews of this album on Amazon to encourage other people to buy it. BTW lap steels are becoming more mainstream, no longer being just the cousin of pedal steel who is "kinda tetched in the head and none too smart".
P.P.S. I didn't notice that Steinar is selling this on his website and at CDBaby. D'oh!
They have the CD for $21.49 and the MP3 album for $8.91
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038AN3QM
This is not an endorsement for Amazon.com- I use it mainly as a source of information for CDs which I might purchase elsewhere. In the old days we had the yellow Phonolog books in the record stores. With those long gone I use Amazon instead for that information. BTW I first checked the CD section of the SGF store here and the cupboard was bare.
Steve Ahola
P.S We should post reviews of this album on Amazon to encourage other people to buy it. BTW lap steels are becoming more mainstream, no longer being just the cousin of pedal steel who is "kinda tetched in the head and none too smart".
P.P.S. I didn't notice that Steinar is selling this on his website and at CDBaby. D'oh!
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I just got the CD in the mail- Wow!
A really nice pallet of textures and tones, with half of the tunes featuring Steinar playing all of the instruments besides drums. The others were recorded with a full band, perhaps in "real time" in the studio but with overdubs. Overall an outstanding production and I certainly hope it gets picked up by one of the major labels for wider distribution.
Steve Ahola
P.S. Here is a link to a 5 minutes promo slideshow with some very tasty samples of the songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU6oyo4o6U8
Steve Ahola
P.S. Here is a link to a 5 minutes promo slideshow with some very tasty samples of the songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU6oyo4o6U8
www.blueguitar.org
Recordings on electric guitar:
http://www.box.net/blue-diamonds
http://www.box.net/the-culprits
Recordings on electric guitar:
http://www.box.net/blue-diamonds
http://www.box.net/the-culprits
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