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When I was running today, I couldn't get the idea of Giant Steps played by Sol Hoopii out of my head (must have been the hot sun). Anyway, I had a little time tonight to speare so I decided to give it a shot. Pretty rough but I think there are some fun ideas there. Haven't played this way in a long time.

I used Sol's C#min7 tuning and my Electar Model M with an Aiello pickup.

So, in the spirit of fun, I hope you like it.


http://soundcloud.com/ionahoopii/giant- ... opii-style

Very cool Mike...great sounding steel too.
I really liked the improv, kind of a Sol/Bob Dunn/Flavor Flav kinda thing.

Hi Mike,
I also like your " Giant Steps " version a la "Sol Hoopi"!
Continues in this direction, Mike :- we will follow you!

That was a fun ride through an alternate universe... I know it's supposed to be tongue in cheek, but it makes perfect sense in that style. I love it!

That put a big smile on my face, Mike. Good way to start a Monday morning back to a pile of work. I love the concept.

oops - double

oops. Triple!

That should be on a CD, just like that.

Thanks, guys.

Andy: thank you, thank you, thank you.

This is really just a joke--to me the punchline is the Hawaiian turnarounds.

Anyway, when I was playing guitar and gigging very regularly, some guys I worked with would shout out the name of a player (Allan Holdsworth, Jerry Garcia, Angus Young, etc.) and I would always do my best to capture their essence. It was always great fun and it always triggered my imagination as to what those players would have played at that moment. This is just another example of it--fun, but much more fun to create your own style.

That was refreshing......and well played......

I love when styles & genres are mixed (when done well)........this concept reminded me of Joe Craven's 2004 CD "Django Latino".........

That was crazy cool, Mike.

It reminds me of when I hear songs done in the style of Django Reinhardt that weren't written until he died. It is the strange rift in the space-time continuum.

Oh, and I'll take more where that came from, please.

I would love to hear it but the link you posted is not working.

The Soundcloud site may have experienced a temporary hiccup, but it seems to working now.

Weird enough for pro work! I noticed "ionahoopii" has a few other oddities - if you can get the right chicks in the right grass skirts, you could make a heck of a YouTube vid!

That was most enjoyable. Thanks, Mike, sounds great!

Playing that good is NOT a joke! Sol is up there beaming, I'm sure.

Bogue

Like it, Dr. Mike!

Soundcloud won't work if you're using AOL.......

What a cool idea. I was not familiar enough with Giant Steps to know how well you covered the tune, but your playing sounds good to me.

Off topic, I know, but one giant step deserves another ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV4Iwh6Kl1c

Okay, so this is Sol Hoopii style played by Mike Neer. Have you ever asked yourself whether Sol Hoopii could have played in Mike Neer style ?
Don't downgrade yourself, Mike. You're just as good as he was.

Hah! That's fun! Thanks for posting that, Mike.

Alan, Sol Hoopii was the pioneer and the instrument's first superstar. Every steel guitarist owes him a debt of gratitude.

I appreciate the kind words, but there aren't enough years left in my lifetime to get to his level.

Joke or not, I dug it. What's next? How about Lady Bird in the style of Speedy West or Dick McIntire?