Just saw Nickel Creek on Audience channel do a show.  I didn't even know they still played together, pretty neat. Oh and Chris Thile....best.....vocalist......evah!!

 imhorstman wrote: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Morse%20

STEVE MORSE!

any other WFIU listeners waiting for Earth Eats to start now?

One of the few pieces of music that deserves an 11. 

Remember that Chris Thile (the mandolin player here) was 21 when he recorded this.   

 Businessgypsy wrote: 

Aw, some one else compared Nickel Creek to the Dregs, not I. Not even close.

Dregs should be played here, they fit the Bill bill.

Where tadpoles and crawdads used to frolic in the bubbling water, now there is only lifeless dirt and rocks.  A dead, dried up creek is a sad thing.

 Businessgypsy wrote: 
Yes, Chris Thile is amazing. I heard him recently on 'Prairie Home', and I couldn't believe his playing. Incredible. And it's not just a zillion notes, it's got style too. Phenomenal.

Something about that repetitive violin riff detracts from the overall appeal of this tune, for me.  Luicia Micarelli from HBO's Treme
is a violinist worth listening to, and looking at. She makes that instrument talk in tongues.

Oh, how I miss Firefly...

 Kokoloco53 wrote: 

Anyone who's never heard Dixie Dregs owes it to themselves to go find out. I'm a big fan, but I don't hear the connection with Nickel Creek. I like 'em both. Agree that the Dregs were far superior to this, though.

The Dregs were more in the southern funk, jazz fusion vein. Actually the Dregs are in a genre all their own. Kind of like an instrumental version of Sea Level and Jean-Luc Ponty rolled into one. Time to go upload a few tracks to RP, I think...

nice

 a_genuine_find wrote: 
These guys couldn't hold a candle to the Dregs.

But that said, this is still really good. Speaking of the Dregs, I recently saw Rush in concert and was totally blown away by their musicianship, skill, and verve. I walked away thinking "Have I ever seen a group as technically brilliant as this"? And the Dregs came to mind when I saw them in 1981.

 a_genuine_find wrote: 

Sounds like it.

Dixie Dregs Inspired?

awsome!

Wow. Just wow. I'd never heard of Nickel Creek before now. Stuff like this is why I send Radio Paradise money every month.

Freeking great song from some ultra talented kids!

absolutely! And if you like this song, you should definitely get one of their later albums, "Why should the fire die?" which has the famous Mark Shatz playing bass, formerly with Bela Fleck.

cool finger-picking...

7 8

 Roverfish wrote: 
This is the mindset that would rate a sound check by the Beatles' roadies as a 10 simply because, hey, it's the Beatles. However, that doesn't mean this is a good song. It is extremely repetitive. Of course, very few songs don't repeat. But, they don't repeat themselves quite so often in such a short period.

There's something missing from this song. Perhaps it needs some more instruments to flesh out the sound. Or, it needs something to replace the lyrics it doesn't have.

Regardless, while Nickel Creek may have some good songs, this is not one of them. Also, even if the violinist is a hottie, that isn't enough to overcome the boredom from listening to this instrumental to inspire me to seek other music from this group which may appeal to me more.

 a_genuine_find wrote: 
Sure do, still love them.  I just uploaded Refried Funky Chicken to the LRC.  Maybe we can convince Bill & Rebecca to add a little "South to their Mouth" (aka playlist).

 bugleboy624 wrote: 
She has a solo album due out soon.  I am looking forward to hearing it.

 a_genuine_find wrote: 
Never heard of them, but I just ordered that CD. Just because of that CD-cover

Such an infectious groove to this one. And the violin player is a total hottie!

that is hysterical!  yes i remember them - that's a blast from the past - i have the old albums somewhere at my mothers! a_genuine_find wrote: