Thats what I'm talking about

Bill Moran · Post by **Bill Moran** » 12 Jun 2015 3:19 pm

https://soundcloud.com/user942537569/audio

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 12 Jun 2015 3:45 pm

Thanks for sharing! Great music with lots of punch!

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 12 Jun 2015 5:21 pm

Yes, Virginia, you can have good country music...without stupid crunchy Teles, crashing drums and cymbals, and thrumming bass lines. I know! I've heard it!

Man, it is sooooooooooo nice to hear a steel up front and taking a prominent role in a recording for a change! It's like a completely different instrument than the minimalized drivel we've been led to believe is the way things should be.

"Less is more"? "Just play one or two notes that say something?"

Yeah, yeah. Bullhockey! We been doin' the "lay back" thing for 30 years. More is better! Play the durn thing like you want to get noticed, or you probably never will be.

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 13 Jun 2015 6:19 am

I agree! less is just that--LESS!

More is more, & the most is BEST!

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 13 Jun 2015 8:19 am

Oh Heck YES!

Peter Nylund · Post by **Peter Nylund** » 13 Jun 2015 9:00 am

Splendido! Magnifico! Best I've heard in a long time

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 13 Jun 2015 9:36 am

Bill, you aint talking with a full deck, who is the player? I looked around and his name didn't slap me in 'da face...

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 13 Jun 2015 9:48 am

i haven't been led to believe anything.

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 13 Jun 2015 9:50 am

chris ivey wrote:i haven't been led to believe anything.

Then Chris didn't click on said link?

Bill Moran · Post by **Bill Moran** » 13 Jun 2015 10:02 am

Gary Lee Gimble wrote:Bill, you aint talking with a full deck, who is the player? I looked around and his name didn't slap me in 'da face...

Never said it was me. Wish it was. I feel sure some out there have it figured out though.
Don't you just hate it when you hear music like this and it is never played on the radio ?

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 13 Jun 2015 10:07 am

I didn't suggest it was you either...BTW, I'm gigging not to far from you this evening at the Leesburg, Va Moose. 7-11. Come on out to hear 90 Proof...steel will be in the mix and up front, good and bad

Bill Moran · Post by **Bill Moran** » 13 Jun 2015 10:20 am

I would love to Gary. Your 300 miles from me. LOL
I have some 90 proof here. I will have one for you.
Play one for me !!

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » 13 Jun 2015 10:21 am

Love it!!! Sounds like Laney Hicks... which means maybe that's Russ?

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 13 Jun 2015 11:15 am

glg..soundcloud hasn't been working on my computer for awhile now.
it used to...??

Fred Justice · Post by **Fred Justice** » 13 Jun 2015 11:18 am

Gary Lee, the steel player is none other than Randy Beavers, Laney Hicks on vocal from the CD "Russless"

Bill Moran · Post by **Bill Moran** » 14 Jun 2015 3:53 pm

Boy Fred. That killed this thread !! lol

Fred Justice · Post by **Fred Justice** » 14 Jun 2015 6:54 pm

Bill, I don't hardly see how giving the information of the singer and steel players name would kill a thread.

Andy Eder · Post by **Andy Eder** » 14 Jun 2015 8:10 pm

I love it, real quality steel guitar! Is this a newer song?

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 15 Jun 2015 5:42 am

I'm guilty of the overindulgence! In my da-fence, there was no one here at the house to stop me.

This was part of "Operation Russless", where a bunch of us got together to play a prank on Russ, where we recorded ourselves to a track then sent it in for an entry to a contest. All under false names! Lots of "up front' steel on the whole project, with the likes of Lloyd Green, Don Helms, Larry Sasser, Doug Jernigan, Ron Elliott, Joe Wright, Mike Sweeney, Johnny Cox, and John Hughey. Russ or Laney should have the complete CD with all my co-conspirators.

Many thanks to all, or apologies.
Randy

Charles Curtis · Post by **Charles Curtis** » 15 Jun 2015 7:15 am

Randy, IMO, that's some of the best picking I've heard in a long time. It seemed that the whole band was spot on. Are you going to do a cd with this? Thanks in advance.

Jim Hinds · Post by **Jim Hinds** » 15 Jun 2015 8:56 am

Is there any way to get a copy of this CD?

Fred Justice · Post by **Fred Justice** » 15 Jun 2015 10:56 am

Jim, try russhicksmusic@gmail.com

Jim Hinds · Post by **Jim Hinds** » 15 Jun 2015 2:23 pm

Fred Justice wrote:Jim, try russhicksmusic@gmail.com

Thanks Fred.

Ian Worley · Post by **Ian Worley** » 18 Jun 2015 6:23 pm

Randy Beavers wrote:This was part of "Operation Russless", where a bunch of us got together to play a prank on Russ, where we recorded ourselves to a track then sent it in for an entry to a contest. All under false names! Lots of "up front' steel on the whole project, with the likes of Lloyd Green, Don Helms, Larry Sasser, Doug Jernigan, Ron Elliott, Joe Wright, Mike Sweeney, Johnny Cox, and John Hughey. Russ or Laney should have the complete CD with all my co-conspirators.

Ha! Here is Randy's post from early 2006 when this all happened: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... fc67961f77. If you scroll down a little there's a post from Laney with an address to buy the CDs. It was almost ten years ago though, I wonder if they still have some. I'd like to get a copy too. Thanks Randy, that's a hoot, and some super tasty playing on your part!

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