Paul Niehaus w/ LAMBCHOP

Martin Abend · Post by **Martin Abend** » 18 Sep 2002 2:05 am

Yesterday I had the pleasure to see Lambchop live in Berlin in an old theater and it was a really great concert. I follwed the band's career from their first release (in '93 I think) until today and I find the constant changing of this outfit amazing. Starting out as an lo-fi-alt. country band, having a brief stint with 60ies soul and now being back to "Americana" with a little bit of electronica they managed it to be always recognisable. Yesterday there were 11 people on the stage - two drummers, Kurt Wagner, the singer and guitarist, two more guitar players, a saxofonist/guitarst, a keyboarder, a smpler-guy, a piano-player and - Paul Niehaus. On the earlier records he used to play non-pedal-steel, but by now he's playing a LDG and he manages it to add always the right notes. He doesn't play much - and how would that be possible with so many people, but he seems to have a great sense for the right spots. If they're playing near you, you should go see them. It's also quite astonishing that in spite of so many band members the sound isn't too much. They seem to have quite some disclipine...

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Matt Steindl · Post by **Matt Steindl** » 19 Sep 2002 7:28 am

Love the LAMBCHOP!

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Matt Steindl · Post by **Matt Steindl** » 19 Sep 2002 7:30 am

For those of you not familiar w/ Lambchop, check em out, they play the oddest type of country-detroit swing-dirge music. Truly beautifull and sufficiently weird for my taste. Never seen em live, but they have been known to carry as many as 17 musicians on tour w/ em.

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Chris Heinrich · Post by **Chris Heinrich** » 19 Sep 2002 10:51 am

Lambchop is not only a great band, but super sweet fellas, taboot. I learned to play steel on tour and Paul helped me out in Europe every time I saw him. He also plays with Calexico, a superb outfit out of Tuscon, as well as on John Stirratt's (Wilco) project The Autumn Defense. Can't say enough nice things about Paul.

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 19 Sep 2002 10:59 am

Is there a pedal steel guitar on the recordings? I just got half a dozen Lambchop tunes (Kazaa) and I don't hear any steel.

Matt Steindl · Post by **Matt Steindl** » 19 Sep 2002 12:48 pm

Cant think of any Lambchop tunes w/ traditional PSG, but they record so thick that it would probably be atmospheric or burried.

What did you think of the tunes you downloaded?

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Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 19 Sep 2002 6:44 pm

Lambchop!

Brad Sarno
St. Louis, MO

Lawrence Lupkin · Post by **Lawrence Lupkin** » 26 May 2004 12:16 pm

I know this is quite an old thread, but I did a search for Paul Niehaus and Lambchop and this is what I came up with. I recently heard bits and pieces of the album "Nixon" and was very impressed with the way the steel interacted in a non-country environment. I was curious if anyone knew anything further about Paul or other similar recordings.

Thanks!

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 26 May 2004 1:23 pm

I taught him everything he knows!!!

Erv

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 26 May 2004 3:21 pm

Does Shari Lewis know about this?!!!

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 26 May 2004 6:03 pm

Actually, the album "Is A Woman" is one of my top ten for the last decade. Brilliant and beautiful.

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 26 May 2004 6:28 pm

Paul Niehaus is also all over Calexico's last few releases. He's a good player in my opinion, someone who fits his sound into the overall music.

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