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Topic: Where's the Steel? |
Larry R
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Navasota, Tx.
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Posted 15 Sep 2005 12:12 pm |
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In a post dated May 30, 2005 in Events and Announcements, there was an article saying support Lee Ann Womack. I read most of the posts. From what I gathered, there was suppose to be a lot of steel on the CD titled, "There's More Where that Came From".
Did I get a Wal-Mart boggus copy or did they leave the steel off of my copy? Now, I'm not deaf yet but I don't hear all the steel on that CD that was raved about in that post. What steel I did hear was too far back in the mix. |
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Jack Therrell
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Conroe, Texas, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 8:01 am
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| Larry: There was a more recent post on Lee Ann. It was pointed out her tour group did not have a steel player. I like you am more interested in the type of country music that has a steel player. Even better (which is rare) is when the steel is featured. Oh well, You know things have changed when even our forum administrator has gone to a marimba lol Jack |
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 2:10 pm
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A Mari,,,,what??? Is that something like a Banjo???
Larry
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2005 5:16 pm
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Jim Hall, I'm just curious. Was it only one song that was different on the newer CD, or were all the songs "steel-less"? It seems so strange that they would take the time and money to remix a record and remove the steel player. Especially PF.
Maybe Paul himself can shed a little light on this. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 18 Sep 2005 4:55 pm
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| Y'know, to me there was always somethin' about him ...... |
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Ron Page
From:
Penn Yan, NY USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2005 12:53 pm
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Now if they'd just leave the steel, cut the bass and drums to 50% .... 
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2005 1:14 pm
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Bob L. Not exactly Chets' fault.
I am the official Chet Atkins police around here! Everytime I see some ill advised remark toward Atkins I put my uniform on and swoop in and kick booty.
The vaulted Capitol records producer Ken Nelson "invaded" Nashville to record two artists that had kicked around Nashville with no great success. One was Sonny James and the other was Ferlin Husky. Atkins himself had guided James to Nelson and Capitol. Husky did a re-record of a song called "Gone" and James did "Young Love". NO steel guitar or fiddles. Both tunes took off and became cross over hits on the pop charts which was the promise land to the Nasville producers. Atkins and the other heavy producers in Nashville took notice of what Nelson did and followed suit. This was around 1957. The idea was to sell records, not to promote the steel guitar. This info is in several books about Chet. Atkins himself has several recording using steel players so lighten up on blaming him for some of these lame modern day bands not having a steel player. Blame Lynard Skynard or some of the other bands these country imposters listened to when growing up.
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 20 Sep 2005 2:15 pm
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| Hey, I love Chet as much as anybody - just some (subtle) humor .... By the way, some steel found it's way onto Ferlin's record of 'Gone' on the 'B' side - the revered Jerry Byrd on 'Next to Jimmy' ..... [This message was edited by Barry Blackwood on 20 September 2005 at 03:17 PM.] |
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Sonny Priddy
From:
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Sep 2005 2:22 pm
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I'm With RON. SONNY.
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Ron Page
From:
Penn Yan, NY USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2005 11:45 am
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Right. The secret to good, commercial country music is to avoid making it sound country. Of course most of us prefer country sounding country music and that's where the rub is. They should at least indicate on the label whether we're buying the 40 proof stuff or the 190.
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