WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[edwardofhuncote]

One of those songs that I'd forgotten about for a (too) long time, The Little River Band, 'It's a Long Way There'.

I was always a big fan.  I've always wanted someone to clue me in as to why Australians are particularly so harmony-deep, these guys, the Brothers Gibb, etc.  This was cut in the late 70's, and I ran across one of those YouTube videos with much younger folks just discovering what we all grew up on.  This particular one was a fledgling producer in South Florida hearing this for the first time.  Of course, it's a long production, lots of twists and turns, big string parts, and the vocals are stellar.

So about two-thirds of the way through it, he pauses the playback, looks at the camera, and begins talking in utter amazement that this was cut before digital, before vocal tuning, before quantizing, only punch-ins, and is DUMBSTRUCK that people had to play in time and play and sing in tune ALL ON THEIR OWN.

Amazing.  I laughed out loud at this but then . . . . it hasn't dawned on him that you still could.

Another sign-o-thuh-times. Or just a tell on my age coming out? More and more lately, I have to start with this qualifier; "in the days before YouTube..." meaning, you can't find it... you just had to be there. It's hard to imagine a time when we didn't walk around with a television studio in our pocket.


*The Little River... runs right by the shop of my friend and mentor Ward Elliott, in Riner, Virginia. It's an incredibly scenic and beautiful, unspoiled mountain stream.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_River_(New_River_tributary)

[garyhead]

Was scrolling through YouTube last night and Money For Nothing popped up live. Quite an all-Star cast of characters including a CLASSICO between Knopfler and Sting!  Anyone know whose it is?  Can’t be too many rattling around Blighty aside from Vince & George.
https://youtu.be/6CB9OrGZ7-c.
Does Sting own one?
Sorry if this has been discussed before….its news to me.

[garyhead]

I suppose I should take this conversation elsewhere but I’m on a roll. Ok. Classico’s started production in 1993. I read somewhere that only 2 are made / year as they take up so much bench space. So….doing the wedding date / birthdate math….my Classico has a completion date of 01/20/96 so it was probably the 2nd one of 1995…making it #6 or #7?  I’m sure Mica can correct some of my Alembic lore. Oh….its 96CB9610.  I do not know from what concert the above link was from but Phil Collins was still able to play…Eric wasn’t grey yet…..and Ray Cooper NEVER ages!  On the keys is Steve Winwood. How did this powerhouse assemble?

[edwardofhuncote]

I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised if Sting had a Classico. I know for certain he plays upright quite proficiently. When I was working for Nashville Custom Case back in the 90's, we built road cases for his entire traveling studio, including trunks for several instruments. I don't remember specifics, just the boxes.

[cozmik_cowboy]

Music For Montserrat, 1997.  No idea who owned the Classico, but besides Mr. Sumner being there,  John Giblin (AKA Long John Gilding) was the bassist for the house band that night, and he played both bass guitar & doghouse.

Peter

[garyhead]

So……surfing around over at the Classico thread…..could this be George’s Classico before the piezo modification?  And…..could this be the first Classico?

[edwardofhuncote]

So……surfing around over at the Classico thread…..could this be George’s Classico before the piezo modification?  And…..could this be the first Classico?

That pretty much solves it. George's Classico was once John Giblin's, and according to Mica's post way on back, Classico #1. Cool. 😎 I was kinda' hoping Sting had one... probably blew all his quid on studio gear. 🤣

[garyhead]

I watched the full video last night and the only tune the Classico was played on was a Jimmy Buffet tune at 22:09.  As is the norm on these videos, the producers go to great lengths to hide a bass player!  The only real facetime of the bassist was on the Police's Every Little Thing She Does where he is playing a doghouse.

[cozmik_cowboy]

Again with the Playing For Change; Vasti Jackson & Friends pay tribute to the late Mr. Nelson: 

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

It's been a little over 6 months since our banjo player Lee Dunbar died very suddenly. Lee had a huge generational following of younger banjo-pickers who hung out around our camp at fiddler's conventions and anytime a jam was on, and Lee loved to pass on anything he knew to them. He genuinely loved being a banjo player and being around like-minded ones. Anyway, one of our buddies thankfully documented a bunch of Lee's licks, especially the gift he had for translating fiddle tune melodies into a 5-string banjo roll. I have edited and posted the first batch of these to my YouTube channel. It's unlisted, but the links are shareable.

In the cache' of video was this one of Lee's competition at the 79th Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax Virginia, this would've been 2014 I think... for sure though, I'm backing him up here with my little Martin 00-18. He went on to win 1st place that year.


https://youtube.com/shorts/Ul-OFt5bMU0?si=qJ5oupDtaAAdpAdq

[David Houck]

It's been a little over 6 months ...

Nice one!

[Quasar1]

Bruce Hornsby and the Range featuring Jerry on lead 

1990

[pauldo]

[David Houck]

Bruce Hornsby and the Range featuring Jerry on lead 

1990

Loved it!

[Quasar1]

Bruce Hornsby and the Range featuring Jerry on lead 

1990

Loved it!

Thanks Dave