Rusty Young's new CD/LP Now Available for Pre-Order

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 14 Jul 2017 8:49 am

Includes contributions from Furay, Schmit, Grantham and Messina. Advance CDs orders (to ship Sep 15) are only $12 and include 4 advance mp3 tracks via email.

Will Houston · Post by **Will Houston** » 13 Aug 2017 5:49 pm

Just listened to a couple samples on Amazon, nice looking cover art. Have to hear more samples when available, might be a possibility.

Chris Boyd · Post by **Chris Boyd** » 22 Sep 2017 3:48 am

Just ordered it... always loved Rusty's playing... had the privilege of opening for Poco once and what a fun night.. it was so cool to have my steel set up right next to the man who inspired me to play steel !

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 23 Oct 2017 10:08 am

I was disappointed. This is a vocal album - there isn't a whole lot of pedal steel on it. Also, I ordered the LP (from https://blueelan.com/artists/rusty-young/) and they sent me a CD. I thought 'LP' meant vinyl. Maybe it doesn't anymore.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 23 Oct 2017 10:12 am

b0b wrote:I was disappointed. This is a vocal album - there isn't a whole lot of pedal steel on it. Also, I ordered the LP (from https://blueelan.com/artists/rusty-young/) and they sent me a CD. I thought 'LP' meant vinyl. Maybe it doesn't anymore.

I was afraid of that.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 23 Oct 2017 10:18 am

BTW Jim, your link in the top post doesn't work. I suspect it contains a personal tag for your account.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 23 Oct 2017 10:21 am

Thanks, b0b, I removed the link. Well, steel guitar aside, are there great Poco-like harmonies?

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 23 Oct 2017 10:43 am

Jim Cohen wrote:Thanks, b0b, I removed the link. Well, steel guitar aside, are there great Poco-like harmonies?

Yes. It sounds a lot like a Poco album to me. Very well produced. I just don't care to listen to much vocal music. My collection is 2/3 instrumental. I mostly buy vocals to learn specific songs or to stroll down memory lane.

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 23 Oct 2017 3:10 pm

The main reason I stopped buying Poco albums was the lack of steel. I don't suppose I'm alone there. Rusty did write some good songs and became a very good singer, but I started calling the band "Pino" (Poco in name only) a long time ago.

It sure would be nice to hear him in a situation where he is back on steel and banjo, playing that mix of wild funky weirdness and trad sweetness that we came to love him for.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 28 Oct 2017 8:15 pm

I complained to Blue Elan and they admitted their error in sending a CD. The LP arrived today. The cover, front and back, looks exactly the same - just bigger. Haven't listened to it yet.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 29 Oct 2017 8:25 am

One advantage of LPs is that you can play one side or the other. When I got the CD, I bailed on it about half way through. I just listened to Side 2 of the LP and heard some good steel and a real pretty instrumental called "Seasons".

I wish Rusty Young would produce a steel guitar album and start performing at steel shows. He has a lot of fans in the steel community. I sometimes wonder if he realizes that.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 29 Oct 2017 8:35 am

A friend of mine was in Los Angeles in the late seventies. He saw Rusty perform in a small club with just an acoustic.
I agree bOb. To listen to a whole CD can be tiresome. Especially when, we as musicians, always try to analyse what's going on there