Rob Ickes w/ David Lee Roth? (oh lord...)

Craig Ferguson · Post by **Craig Ferguson** » 15 Jun 2006 11:54 am

I love Rob Ickes playing, but with all due respect...wow!

The best part is watching Mr. Roth looking around in confusion for each soloist. "Oh, there's the banjo player...no wait...I thought you played that thing...uh, what do they call it...dobro?"

You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW5-mPbkKw8&search=david%20lee%20roth

Craig

Jason Schofield · Post by **Jason Schofield** » 15 Jun 2006 12:07 pm

You should read Dave's bio "Crazy from the Heat" . The guy really is a mad genious. I have so much respect for the man. He was my hero when I was a teen and now as an adult he has my respect as a human being. I loaned the book to my dad and he love's Dave now. BTW he did guest vocals on 2 tracks on a Van Halen bluegrass tribute album called "Strummin with the Devil" it's definitely not a career move. LOL

John Rosett · Post by **John Rosett** » 15 Jun 2006 12:46 pm

as the late, great jethro burns once said,"there's no such thing as a bad gig".
did you notice that that's john jorgenson playing mandolin?

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 15 Jun 2006 12:57 pm

Craig, I'm sure you will enjoy the thread from the "Music" section that was started on June 6.
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum10/HTML/201632.html

If you want a good chuckle-go to the Jerry Douglas bulletin board-we had a lot of fun with this topic. The thread went the full 100 posts, which is the maximum over there.
www.Jerrydouglas.com [This message was edited by Mark Eaton on 15 June 2006 at 01:59 PM.]

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 15 Jun 2006 1:11 pm

That was really funny.

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 15 Jun 2006 1:58 pm

Great band!

AJ Azure · Post by **AJ Azure** » 15 Jun 2006 2:16 pm

That's the "John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band" I give props to dave for taking a risk.

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 15 Jun 2006 2:39 pm

What did he have to lose? Ha-ha!!

wt golden · Post by **wt golden** » 15 Jun 2006 8:04 pm

The thing is - he didn't change his vocal delivery at all. It was like he was performing in front of a very loud rock band still. He should have had a little more thought of the ensemble and the sound. He is charismatic enough to pull anything he wanted off - but he just went to what was comfortable I guess.

Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 15 Jun 2006 8:07 pm

cynic that I am, I actually found myself kinda taken in by Dave's enthusiasm. And I've heard worse on the radio. LOTS of times.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 15 Jun 2006 8:30 pm

He was certainly enjoying himself-he gets some points for that!

Here is a quote from Rob Ickes himself, from his bulletin board:

"Hey y'all, I'm up here in NYC, DLR is a cool cat! We are having a great time backing him up, he is loving this bgrass stuff!"

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Don Barnhardt · Post by **Don Barnhardt** » 16 Jun 2006 4:50 am

SUCKS!

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 16 Jun 2006 7:31 am

I think it's a brave attempt to sell CDs to people who wouldn't normally listen to this type of music. I don't think I'd buy a copy, but I've seen far worse things on TV.

Thanks for sharing that!

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Jon Zimmerman · Post by **Jon Zimmerman** » 16 Jun 2006 9:12 am

Have to agree with all above. It's "Mr. Fame" way out of his coy pond. But, gotta give him some due for still tryin' after all these yowls. Took a look at his kid's vid on the 'Explore More'..sidebar, and it's obvious that she has the same genes--trying hard, but..talent isn't something you pose for.

AJ Azure · Post by **AJ Azure** » 16 Jun 2006 10:04 am

As far as the CD, you know Dave is only on two cuts. The rest is pure bluegraassers.

In my mind as musicians it a matter of taste to not overly slam someone's efforts. He made an effort, albeit a minimalsitic one. It's also possibble the recorded version is better than the live one.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 16 Jun 2006 12:01 pm

Thanks for the heads up on the vid. That looks like a super fun gig. David Lee Roth has always been one my faves.

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Greg Pettit · Post by **Greg Pettit** » 16 Jun 2006 8:02 pm

Love me some Diamond Dave.

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 24 Jun 2006 9:55 am

Love DLR but a bluegrass version of "Jump" is needless.

cheers,
Drew

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Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 24 Jun 2006 9:20 pm

Want to see something a hundred times worse than this? Watch the top 20 countdown on GAC.