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Rolling Stone article on Greg Leisz

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 2:25 am
by Bob Carlucci
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... w-1172942/

Not sure if anyone has seen this,but its a very informative article on a prolific and talented player that just knows how to make a song sound great no matter who the band or artist is...

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 7:03 am
by Dave Mudgett
Good interview. The stuff Greg was doing in the 90s was probably the final trigger that caused me to start learning pedal steel. He is so musical - I think that's why his stuff always works.

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 10:00 am
by Frank Freniere
A great read - thanks for posting, Bob!

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 11:01 am
by Tucker Jackson
Dave Mudgett wrote:He is so musical - I think that's why his stuff always works.
Exactly. It's about taste. The key to his success is his ability to always fit like a glove, regardless of the style of the group he's working with... Americana, jazz, rock, blues, whatever. He does it all so tastefully -- and makes that trick seem simple.
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Posted: 17 Jun 2021 1:08 pm
by Joe Goldmark
And they didn't even mention what is probably his main gig, playing and recording with guitarist Bill Frisell. Greg has had a fabulous career and seems to be everywhere.

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 7:08 am
by Jim Palenscar
Proves a point...... nowhere do you hear him burn...just the right notes at the right time.

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 2:25 pm
by Andrew Frost
The stuff Greg was doing in the 90s was probably the final trigger that caused me to start learning pedal steel.
Yes, Dave, same here. I was working in a record store in the late 90s and his work on Frisell's "Good Dog Happy Man" album was deeply inspiring. I wore that album out. I think "Pioneers" is an understated masterpiece. The solo alone on that tune stands up as a melody in its own right.

Re: Rolling Stone article on Greg Leisz

Posted: 19 Jun 2021 10:23 am
by Ake Banksell
Bob Carlucci wrote:https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... w-1172942/

Not sure if anyone has seen this,but its a very informative article on a prolific and talented player that just knows how to make a song sound great no matter who the band or artist is...
What issue is that article in? I’d like to purchase a copy.

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 11:17 am
by Gary Newcomb
What a fantastic read, I especially loved reading about the vibe of some of those sessions. Thanks for posting!