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Topic: Rusty Young |
Donald Davis
From:
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
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Posted 4 Oct 2003 7:59 pm |
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| I was about eleven years old when I first saw Rusty Young go wild on his steel. He really had to because Poco was warming up Emerson, Lake and Palmer. It was the most exciting concert I had ever attended. Just recently, I heard the original version of "Kind Woman" by Buffalo Springfield. Rusty's playing on the studio cut is nothing short of beautiful. The creativity he demonstrated in the early Poco years using organ sounds and playing funky riffs still sounds fresh today. Furthermore, he seems equally adept at the dobro. I met him briefly a few years ago and he seemed very down to earth. Now that I am learning the steel, I have that much more respect for his talent. |
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Rich Paton
From:
Santa Maria, CA.,
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Posted 5 Oct 2003 4:23 am
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Yehaw, another Poco/Young thread...
I was a big Buffalo Springfield fan, particularly after "Again". The playing & singing on "A Child's Claim To Fame" knocked me out. They broke up, actually about a year before the record company, industry et al. let on to it, so I guess it was pretty natural to follow Poco after rhat. And hey, the music wasn't bad. And got better & better.
I've been revisiting the old albums, and while every tune isn't a polished jewel, the good ones make up for that. In fact today I transcribed some of "Sea of Heartbreak" from the Cowboys & Englishmen CD and am learning the tune on 6-string.
Check out "Ashes/Feudin'" on that CD to hear a smorgasboard of Rusty's playing on guitar, b@njo, dobro, and Pedal Steel. Rusty is not only a huge talent, but one with musical class & taste. |
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Dale Bessant
From:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 5 Oct 2003 6:48 am
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| Yeah,I can recall listening to "Poco" and Rusty, I believe he was using a Morley pedal (or something else) and he was padding chords and making it sound like a Hammond B 3, with the Leslie runnin full tilt,it was before I took up the steel guitar and was probably one of many reasons I got turned on to playing pedal steel...... |
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