musicmaniac
(South of Memphis, East of New Orleans) | | Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 09:57 | |
sub-arctic wrote: Hahaha! How freakin' perfect is that? |
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bars76
(Scotland, UK) | | Posted: Mar 28, 2010 - 18:41 | |
cayenne wrote:Banjo and cello together are like drinking corn whiskey in a Scottish castle.
ROTFL ... LMAO!!! |
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jhorton
| | Posted: Mar 28, 2010 - 18:38 | |
I keep waiting for the kazoo section to kick in, but alas, it never comes.........
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sub-arctic
(63°50' N) | | Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 04:59 | |
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GawgaBoy
(State of Confusion) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2010 - 18:03 | |
scottflory wrote:hopefully he does something other than just arpeggiating chords....nope - not much
No, not on this cut. Other cuts show his prowess on his instrument. All in all an excellent album, one of my favorites. |
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plaice3
| | Posted: Jan 24, 2010 - 18:03 | |
horstman wrote:I feel like I'm tip toeing through a hilly billy town on my way to stealing all their presents.
 Like the violin, though ... |
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tpa29970
| | Posted: Jan 24, 2010 - 18:03 | |
Thank goodness I happened to be wearing my smoking jacket and holding my brandy-snifter. Otherwise, I might not have enjoyed this.
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horstman
(Syracuse, New York) | | Posted: Dec 24, 2009 - 08:02 | |
I feel like I'm tip toeing through a hilly billy town on my way to stealing all their presents.
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toterola
(Further) | | Posted: Nov 22, 2009 - 21:56 | |
I saw this dude open for Lyle Lovett at Mud Island Amphitheater in Memphis, 1996 I think it was. He does some amazing things with the banjo. Excellent.
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bkrontz
(Times Square) | | Posted: Nov 22, 2009 - 21:56 | |
nate917 wrote:
Dude, that's the song. I think your quarrel is with Beethoven.
LMAO |
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Kokoloco53
(Safford, AZ) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2009 - 12:18 | |
Absolutely, but let's not quarrel with the master. Simplicity in music, easy to play notes sometimes are not as easy as it seems to make them come out perfectly. You can't hide or muddle through. The essessence is bare, pure, deep, unflawed. But best of all is what peace and happiness it can bring to your soul. Wonderful.
Dude, that's the song. I think your quarrel is with Beethoven.
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mmshock
(British Virgin Islands) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2009 - 12:18 | |
Amazing. Bela Fleck is not just for hippies anymore. |
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unclehud
(300 feet above the planet) | | Posted: Oct 22, 2009 - 12:15 | |
WooHooo! This is splendid! I must have been living under a rock ...
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nate917
(2,815 miles from home) | | Posted: Aug 20, 2009 - 10:55 | |
scottflory wrote:hopefully he does something other than just arpeggiating chords....nope - not much
Dude, that's the song. I think your quarrel is with Beethoven. |
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scottflory
| | Posted: Aug 20, 2009 - 10:44 | |
hopefully he does something other than just arpeggiating chords....nope - not much
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Marr
(Houston (dreaming of Austin)) | | Posted: Aug 20, 2009 - 10:40 | |
colt4x5 wrote:
amen!
after listening for a few minutes, it sounds more like a harpsichord than a banjo.
Considering the fact that the harpsichord is plucked rather than struck, your observation is rather apt. |
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colt4x5
(in the thick of it all) | | Posted: Jul 19, 2009 - 19:56 | |
SuzenJueL wrote:This is like Classical Bluegrass. The banjo is just GENIUS in this! amen! after listening for a few minutes, it sounds more like a harpsichord than a banjo. |
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smdeeg
(SillyCone Valley) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2009 - 16:03 | |
inindian wrote:I previously rated this a 7...perhaps mostly on the melody, but today it feels like "just because you can doesn't mean you should".
Pretty much. It's not bad, and the novelty effect is certainly there. Calling it a 5 though. I just find that the sound of the banjo detracts from the feel of the piece rather then adding to it. I would have been much more impressed had he taken the core of the music and modified it to fit the timbre of the instrument to produce something that worked together. |
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hobiejoe
(All at sea again) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2009 - 15:55 | |
An 8, because and despite the banjo.
10 for chutzpah, though.
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triskele
(Far out) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2009 - 15:54 | |
this is just so cool......
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kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 19:30 | |
Thanks RP for such a beautiful segue from Lost at Last.
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jpgr69
(Portland, Oregon) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 13:27 | |
This is beautiful. So inventive with the banjo- it works.
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1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 13:25 | |
ya know, I really enjoyed that
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obzidian
(Toronto, ON, Canada eh?!) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 13:24 | |
A little off. But still, The Master...
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auburntigerrich
(Edge of the 'Verse) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 13:24 | |
What a wacky, yet novel idea. Generally, I find that Fleck material comes off as easy-listening muzak, but they pulled this off quite well.
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bugleboy624
(Bluefield, WV) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 13:23 | |
inindian wrote:I previously rated this a 7...perhaps mostly on the melody, but today it feels like "just because you can doesn't mean you should".
I agree. There seems to be something a little off about a banjo accompaniment. |
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bindi
(North Carolina) | | Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 13:22 | |
Well stated!
cayenne wrote:Banjo and cello together are like drinking corn whiskey in a Scottish castle.
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inindian
(Sea of joy) | | Posted: Jan 26, 2009 - 17:39 | |
I previously rated this a 7...perhaps mostly on the melody, but today it feels like "just because you can doesn't mean you should".
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akmegan
| | Posted: Jan 26, 2009 - 17:33 | |
SNORE!!  |
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triskele
(Surburbia--where they chop down all the trees, and name the streets after them.) | | Posted: Jan 26, 2009 - 17:33 | |
i find this.....odd but fascinating....
the banjo he is playing sounds like my 120 year old antique....a very soft, comforting sound
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