Leo Kottke
Vaseline Machine Gun (Original Version)
6 & 12-String Guitar
(1969)

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DaveInVA
Apr 27, 2013 - 07:30
Saw him do this live many times - wonderful...


Lazarus
Mar 26, 2013 - 19:44

This music is soooo good for the ears...



horseplayer
Feb 23, 2013 - 09:04
Interesting how the comments are all "I remember this . . . " Yeah, me too! This song got played a lot on FM radio back when there was FM radio that played stuff like this. For most people it is probably Kottke's claim to fame. Funny thing is, though, for all its amazing finger fire power, it's not even his best work, musically. He's just showing off here, but then again, if I could play like this, I'd show off too.


zjustme
Feb 23, 2013 - 09:01
Going to have to get me a copy of this!

nook
Nov 21, 2012 - 07:57
if anyone was curious to know if they were a good guitar player or not, this is the man to compare against.
the man is a magician with the 12 string.


vanmas
Nov 21, 2012 - 07:57
WTF is he doing with his guitar?
Sounds like he only want to show off...
"Look what I can on a 12 string!"
No melody, no rythm, too much freaking around...

A solid 1 for me...


ziakut
Nov 21, 2012 - 07:57
Exquisite!


window
Nov 21, 2012 - 07:57
His non sequitur titles are priceless.


window
Nov 21, 2012 - 07:55
Deadwing wrote:
I love Kottke. Ex hubby and I saw him in Atlanta when I was about 6 months pregnant, and after the show we talked to him for a bit and he signed an old poster of him that David had "To Simon or Amelia, Have a great life- Leo Kottke". We had a Simon.


A few years later we were having a Miles or an Olivia and we had an Olivia.

Nice story. Thanks for sharing!


Deadwing
Oct 20, 2012 - 23:31
I love Kottke. Ex hubby and I saw him in Atlanta when I was about 6 months pregnant, and after the show we talked to him for a bit and he signed an old poster of him that David had "To Simon or Amelia, Have a great life- Leo Kottke". We had a Simon.
{#Good-vibes}

A few years later we were having a Miles or an Olivia and we had an Olivia. {#Good-vibes}


kcar
Oct 20, 2012 - 23:29
This is the bomb...faster than anything else I've heard from Leo.


owchita
Sep 29, 2012 - 01:23
I bought my vinyl from the original Virgin shop in London, 185 miles away, after hearing John Peel play it twice in succession (and saying that he wanted to go to a desert island and learn to play like that).
For years it was unobtainable and I was mightily relieved when it came out on CD - I was scared of damaging the LP.
The best - and also my intro to the wider range of Kottke, Fahey, Basho, et al


nagsheadlocal
Sep 19, 2012 - 10:43
Wow, '69.

First heard this in '73 and it's one of the few musical collections I have on vinyl, cassette, CD and MP3.

Interesting to hear his original technique - compare it to current playing now that he's re-taught himself to play after suffering acute tendonitis.


Hannio
Sep 19, 2012 - 10:42
Yeah, this is the one.


gemtag
Jul 18, 2012 - 12:28
This song deserves more than 2 comments.

This is outstanding, as usual for Mr Kottke..


2cats
Jul 18, 2012 - 12:27
Play more often, please.


reijkman
Sep 06, 2010 - 12:48
Aud wrote:
Release date is waay wrong...More like 1970

Yeah. 1969 indeed. Too bad it's never played (yet). Perhaps Kottke's most famous tune, in the end.



Aud
Feb 04, 2010 - 01:55
Release date is waay wrong...More like 1970


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