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| reindeer (Pandora) | Posted: Mar 31, 2013 - 20:00 BBoyes wrote: Whoa - this is Bruce Cockburn? Never would have guessed. Sounds more like an electric Michael Hedges... This is why I listen to RP: new musical discoveries. I was thinking the same thing. Michael Hedges with tape delay and reverb. I love it. Well done Bruce. This is now my favorite work of yours. |
| Coventry (the great flyover country) | Posted: Mar 31, 2013 - 19:11 When I heard the first few notes, especially those first few trills, I had a feeling it was Bruce - kind of like the intro to "Pacing the Cage". Anyhow, nicely done, Cockburn. |
| BBoyes (Utah: Gateway to Nevada) | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 16:09 spudboy wrote: The bus came by and I got on..... Sittin' behind ya. Had to go order this CD. |
| BBoyes (Utah: Gateway to Nevada) | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 16:05 Whoa - this is Bruce Cockburn? Never would have guessed. Sounds more like an electric Michael Hedges... This is why I listen to RP: new musical discoveries. |
| spudboy | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 16:03 The bus came by and I got on..... |
| lbeaton | Posted: Feb 28, 2013 - 08:21 BRUUUUUUCE!  |
| Huey (Netherlands) | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 04:13 Lazarus wrote: Well said... miss you so much, Cynaera... Agreed...so much |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 21:43 Cynaera wrote: I love the guitar in this... I love the mood it evokes in me. And Stingray, take a couple of deep breaths and think a bit. Absorb. Relish. Cherish. Think before you post - at least where Bruce Cockburn is concerned. His name might be the source of freshman jokes, but his music is far from juvenile. Just sayin'.... Well said... miss you so much, Cynaera... |
| pcicatar (Portland, OR) | Posted: Nov 21, 2012 - 04:33 jgriffin56 wrote: Take a listen to Funkadelic's Maggot Brain and tell me there is not a similar vibe going. Really nice spacey guitar takes me to a nice place. Thanks RP I somehow doubt that George Clinton told Cockburn to play like he found out his mother just died. |
| pcicatar (Portland, OR) | Posted: Nov 21, 2012 - 04:30 vanmas wrote: Some guitar man with a delay effect... Can't enjoy this... too easy. I like the man, but repetitive delayed guitar gets old fast no matter who's playing. At best, it's tiresome. At worst, it's guitar wanking. |
| jgriffin56 | Posted: Nov 21, 2012 - 04:10 Take a listen to Funkadelic's Maggot Brain and tell me there is not a similar vibe going. Really nice spacey guitar takes me to a nice place. Thanks RP |
| cShaggy (..in the general vicinity..) | Posted: Oct 25, 2012 - 23:50 ..this song bounces my ears around..in a great way..
..thank you, Canada!.. |
| QT | Posted: Sep 19, 2012 - 07:06 Just bought it on iTunes - Love it, love it, love it! Thanks RP for playing it! |
| vanmas (Leiden, Netherlands) | Posted: Sep 19, 2012 - 06:57 Some guitar man with a delay effect... Can't enjoy this... too easy. |
| milipili (by the Black Sea) | Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 01:37 It's like the echo of the last note wraps itself around the next note... mmhmm... |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Aug 18, 2012 - 19:12 Nice set altogether. |
| funkyalfonso (Canada) | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 00:25 When he was young, John Martyn used the same effects in live gigs. It was mesmerizing. |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 16:20 christopherwoods wrote: I view his use of delay and verb as a second musical instrument in its own right - which he just happens to 'play' with a guitar. The music is made through a combination of him understanding how his acoustic guitar produces sound, and how the echo and delay affects the dry sound and creates something different out the other side. For me it's similar to the Beatles using tape loops and manually slowing the reel with a finger in realtime to achieve some cazy effects.  |
| ericb (southeastern US) | Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 14:36 I heard Bruce Cockburn play this at a club in Carrboro a few years ago. Mesmerizing performance that motivated me to buy the CD. Nice to hear it on RP. |
| Antigone (A house, in a Virginian Valley) | Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 06:48 Antigone wrote: The entire cd is excellent! Highly recommended. And again. |
| jerrydog | Posted: Dec 14, 2011 - 15:40 Sounds like Bruce has heard a few versions of the dead's "the other one" - sure a lot of similar sound in there! |
| paloeguevo (Venezuelan in Villahermosa, Mexico) | Posted: Dec 14, 2011 - 15:35 Reminds me of Tim Reynolds. Great aura |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Dec 14, 2011 - 15:35 So spacey...and that's a good thing. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Nov 12, 2011 - 22:45 I'll just let this play all night and see what happens  |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 09:10 Stratocaster wrote: Very nice - reminds me of a band I listened to back in the 90s called 'Wind Machine'. Thanks! Added Wind Machine to my spotify play lists (about 8 songs available), will give them a listen tonight. |
| Stratocaster | Posted: Oct 07, 2011 - 01:42 Very nice - reminds me of a band I listened to back in the 90s called 'Wind Machine'. |
| R7-12 (Abbotsford, BC) | Posted: Oct 07, 2011 - 01:38 Saw Bruce last year at the Clarke Theatre - what a show! He performed this track also - it was awesome to see it and hear it done live! |
| Stranglersfan (Revelstoke, B.C.) | Posted: Jul 04, 2011 - 21:17 Gotta Love The Cockburn! |
| casey1024 (Here and Now) | Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 12:17 Perfect song for hearing while in a hammock in the shade, sipping a vodka tonic on a warm and breezy day... |
| christopherwoods (West Midlands, United Kingdom) | Posted: Jun 03, 2011 - 05:45 Poacher wrote: I'd rather listen to John any day. . . (rest in peace) But I feel the same as you about Bruce Cockburn and have even bought a couple of cd's. But this just leaves me cold, turn off the echo and there is little there. Bruce is an obviously gifted musician and poet. . . but this. . . . makes. . . . . . . . . . me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . snooze.. . . . . . I view his use of delay and verb as a second musical instrument in its own right - which he just happens to 'play' with a guitar. The music is made through a combination of him understanding how his acoustic guitar produces sound, and how the echo and delay affects the dry sound and creates something different out the other side. For me it's similar to the Beatles using tape loops and manually slowing the reel with a finger in realtime to achieve some cazy effects. (I imagine Cockburn probably played through the FX, his playing style seems very much tailored to him monitoring of the wet signal as he lays down the track). I like this track very much, reminds me of Phil Keaggy's nonreligious instrumental stuff. |
| sfoster66 (Haida Gwaii, BC, Canada) | Posted: May 02, 2011 - 16:14 Didn't make me retch...best I do for anything Cockburnesque... |
| ThePoose | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 06:42 Brucey is playing here in his hometown, the capital of Canada, in a few weeks. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 06:36 RedGuitar wrote: It's pronounced "Co-burn", rhymes with "slow burn." And who could blame him for wanting to pronounce it that way? Too bad we are in a written medium here, since no matter how it is pronounced, cock burn is what meets the eye on the printed page. Yeah, infantile, I know. |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 06:34 catnip wrote: I've been interested by the Bruce Cockburn tunes played here, and liked most of them (not heard much off his before- it doesn't seem to make it this side of the Pond, more's the pity). This sounds like some of the Echoplex stuff that John Martyn used to do. And if it reminds me of Martyn, it must be good. More, please. I'd rather listen to John any day. . . (rest in peace) But I feel the same as you about Bruce Cockburn and have even bought a couple of cd's. But this just leaves me cold, turn off the echo and there is little there. Bruce is an obviously gifted musician and poet. . . but this. . . . makes. . . . . . . . . . me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . snooze.. . . . . . |
| Umberdog (Southern Oregon) | Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 19:07 Rafter101 wrote: Cockburn. I had that once. Treated with anti-fungal. What a scary name. |
| Rafter101 (Davis, California) | Posted: Feb 28, 2011 - 12:56 Cockburn. I had that once. Treated with anti-fungal. |
| LaurieinTucson (Tucson,AZ) | Posted: Feb 28, 2011 - 12:55 Stunning. I had no idea. |
| Sjaaks (Horst, Netherlands) | Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 06:59 With the volume turned up today, 8 —> 10 |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Dec 27, 2010 - 22:52 Some of the best guitar work to be found anywhere. Bruce is a treasure. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 12:59 ...i hear a bit of michael brook in this... |
| linden (Santa Cruz, CA) | Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 12:56 I'm enjoying this - fits my mood perfectly right now. |
| RedGuitar (Iowa, USA) | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 14:09 Stingray wrote: Excuse me - Cock-burn! Seriously! I would not want to introduce myself with that name! SONG: "7" and a surprise! It's pronounced "Co-burn", rhymes with "slow burn." |
| sbegf | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 14:05 For everyone who was annoyed by this...give it another try, but listen to the live version on his "all by himself" album... http://cockburnproject.net/albums/sliceolife.html |
| coolpeople_rule (Winter wonder land) | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 14:04 Cynaera wrote: I love the guitar in this... I love the mood it evokes in me. And Stingray, take a couple of deep breaths and think a bit. Absorb. Relish. Cherish. Think before you post - at least where Bruce Cockburn is concerned. His name might be the source of freshman jokes, but his music is far from juvenile. Just sayin'.... I agree, I rated this one a 9 a while ago.  |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 21:32 I love the guitar in this... I love the mood it evokes in me. And Stingray, take a couple of deep breaths and think a bit. Absorb. Relish. Cherish. Think before you post - at least where Bruce Cockburn is concerned. His name might be the source of freshman jokes, but his music is far from juvenile. Just sayin'.... |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 21:29 Reminds me of Aerial Boundaries a little. |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Jul 21, 2010 - 22:25 Stingray wrote: Excuse me - Cock-burn! Seriously! I would not want to introduce myself with that name! What are you, 12 years old? Not only is that a stupid joke, the man's name is pronounced "co-burn." |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 08:19 Even if at times, nice..still, just noise. #4 |
| dewhead (Big Orange Country) | Posted: May 24, 2010 - 12:25 I like everything else I've ever heard from Bruce but this just felt like I was trapped watching credits roll at the end of a bad movie. |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: May 24, 2010 - 12:20 Excuse me - Cock-burn! Seriously! I would not want to introduce myself with that name! SONG: "7" and a surprise! |