Brad Paisley.......I'm impressed!

Dale Bessant · Post by **Dale Bessant** » 26 Dec 2005 9:42 am

Got the Brad Paisley CD "Part Two" for a Xmas present and listened to it all last evening.Very impressed with the young man, clean cut, talented,super player and writer, and COUNTRY.keep up the good work Brad ,your on the right track thats for sure...

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Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 26 Dec 2005 10:08 am

I really get a kick out of it when he teams up with Little Jimmie Dickens.

Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 26 Dec 2005 10:10 am

Dale,
I dont think you can go too far wrong with any of Brad's other CD's. They are country as well and feature a lot of good Tele picking as well as some very good steel guitar!

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Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 26 Dec 2005 2:31 pm

an don't forget that Mike Johnson guy who plays Steel on the CD..

This is a great CD..one of my favorites...

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 28 Dec 2005 12:01 am

I have been impressed with BP for a long time. I have all his CD's and I listen to them more than most of the other 500 CD's I own. Randall Currie Does some Realy cool steel stuff on Brad's last couple CD's. Randall also tours with Brad. And that Movie Star Marrying, Telecaster Blaster from West my God Virgina? Yes Brad Paisley is incredible. Not to mention very blessed. He has more talent in his pinky than I have in my whole body. HaHa!

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Doug Seven · Post by **Doug Seven** » 31 Dec 2005 12:27 pm

No kiddn'
What do you think about "Time Warp"?
A little fast for me... he's nuts!
~Doug Seven

Guitars better than women, they only whine when YOU want them to.
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Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 31 Dec 2005 12:59 pm

Thats right Doug,
Time Warp is fast! And I agree that Brad is "crazy" man...can that guy pick or what. Actually the whole band can play rings around a lot of folks! BTW, checked out your video. VERY nice stuff!! Thanks for the link. I have just recently pulled my Tele out of hibernation again.Its like an old friend.Post more of your stuff anytime you want.I'm sure no-one will mind!!

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Doug Seven · Post by **Doug Seven** » 31 Dec 2005 1:36 pm

Thanks a bunch for that!
I'm glad to be a part of this forum!
Have a great New Year!
~D

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Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 31 Dec 2005 2:54 pm

Welcome to the forum Doug. When Brad's first CD came out, my old band wanted me to play "Nervous Breakdown" for our break song. I told them I'd prolly have a nervous break down trying to learn it. I'm left handed but play righty. I've always wondered if I woulda learned lefty could I have picked faster. BRAD's The Man!

Doug Seven · Post by **Doug Seven** » 31 Dec 2005 4:02 pm

Thanks Jim,
Yeah, that's a tuffy...
I have a very good friend of mine that's a lefty and he plays his (right handed) guitar upside down... My lord... He needs slapped for that.. But he's a great player too. Go figure.
Thanks for the welcome!
~D

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Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 31 Dec 2005 5:50 pm

Interesting Jim, I am lefty and play righty as well and wondered the same thing. Never have had a lot of pick speed.

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 1 Jan 2006 1:46 am

Off topic here for a sec, I began using what I call the Nashville grip 5 years ago and that doubled my speed from just a pick. But still most Brad Paisley and Brent Mason stuff is outa my league. What I do as a lead player is ok and and gets us by real well as a duo. I get to do a lot of tastefull noodling to fill things up a bit. I started playing b-bender cause of Jimmy Olander of Diamond Rio. Then few short years later here come this kid from WV on a pink paisley G-bender. There wasn't any doubt that I was going to enjoy his music. I'd love to see BP live once. If I lived anywhere in Ohio I'd be at Doug the sizzler's house every chance I had. HaHa!

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Doug Seven · Post by **Doug Seven** » 1 Jan 2006 7:26 am

Thanks Jim, your too kind!
I was able to see Brad at the fair last year and I was very impressed! The mix was actually very good considering being at the the "fair".

They had his guitar cranked, but it was that kind of tone you don't mind to hear really loud.

Jimmy O' is one of my all time fav's too!
~D

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Bob Martin · Post by **Bob Martin** » 6 Jan 2006 2:30 pm

Hey Jim, whats a "nashville grip"? Just curious

Bob

Brett Anderson · Post by **Brett Anderson** » 6 Jan 2006 2:55 pm

Jim, Didn't realize you were a bender man. Do a google search on Mike Breen. He's a friend of mine here in Arizona. He released a bender record last year called "Mescal Mary". Great stuff. You'll enjoy it

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 6 Jan 2006 3:03 pm

Bob, What "I" Call the Nashville guitar grip: The pick between my thumb and index finger and I use the middle, ring and pinky on the right hand to pick strings as well.

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 6 Jan 2006 5:27 pm

I've heard that he's a real good guitar player. When he puts out an instrumental CD, I'll buy it!

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 6 Jan 2006 11:48 pm

Brad is definitely a great guitarist. I remember a few years ago when he played the Opry, he was singing Buck Owens' song "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" with Vince Gill singing with him and right after he finished the first verse, he turned to Randle Currie on the steel and said "Aw, pick it Randle!" before Brad played his awesome guitar solo.Brad started playing guitar when he was eight years old and his grandfather gave him his first guitar. If you watch Brad play guitar, you can tell he is concentrating hard on his playing. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10[This message was edited by Brett Day on 06 January 2006 at 11:50 PM.]

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 7 Jan 2006 1:18 am

When he puts out an instrumental CD, I'll buy it!

I'd really like to buy one that has Brad and Vince pickin together. Of course John Hughey and Randall Currie would have to be on it too.

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 7 Jan 2006 3:30 pm

"Time Well Wasted" is a really good CD, with some tasteful and impressive steel and tele pickin'. Also, the songwriting disarms you with its tendency to really hit hard emotionally. I'm not one for the sap, but tunes like "Waiting on a Woman" and the title track are heart-warming gems. Even his duet with Alan Jackson on "Parking Lot", however cheeky, is somehow full of charm.

Highly recommended.