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| DariusHabilis | Posted: May 27, 2010 - 13:00 this studio version pales in comparison to the live version from "Live at the Quick" - IMHO - in the studio version Jeff Coffin is still finding his niche in the band as replacement for Howard Levy. Better yet get the DVD version of "Live at the Quick" and watch the way these guys pass each other musical phrases the way the Harlem Globetrotters pass around a basketball. and icing on the cake is Paul McCandless' solo near the end of the live version. |
| steve_san_carlos (Ummm...San Carlos, California!) | Posted: May 23, 2009 - 16:59 This has a Kenny G/smooth jazz/just about the worst crap I've ever heard ring to it. Any ties? |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: May 23, 2009 - 16:58 Brestois wrote: How terrible! It's the very first time, as far as I remember, that I hear such crap on Radio Paradise.  That's what you might hear in the bright toilets of a petrol station on the highway, or the corridors of a cheap hotel, at night, at very low volume.  RP does mix it up. I like that fact. We have to put up with stuff we don't like. I put up with Jazz and Blues, and sometimes I am pleasantly surprised by the selections. |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Apr 22, 2009 - 01:15 Béla Fleck is cool on the banjo and everything, but I think I prefer Big Country's version of (In a) Big Country, you know...that song with the bagpipe guitars? Haven't seen anyone here comment on how this is a cover of that 1980's Big Country top 40 hit. I only looked at the first page, tho. Anyway, check this out...interesting stuff: Wikipedia...In a Big Country |
| TheFriendlyCat (BC) | Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 12:24 Yea... dunno bout that sax. It doesn't exactly ruin the song for me... but it doesn't make it great either. |
| marshall_42 (Belfast) | Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 16:18 Every time I hear this I go to give it a good rating and then the sax-ama-phone kicks in and ruins it. Yuk. |
| ClaireWild (Ireland) | Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 15:21 Oh well. I enjoyed this sound. Sitting here in West Cork chilling out on the headphones. Bela Fleck is in my estimation certainly a great banjo man but maybe a bit of a wild card...you don't always get what you might reckon on. But there you go...I enjoyed this...probably wouldn't buy this though! Brestois wrote: How terrible! It's the very first time, as far as I remember, that I hear such crap on Radio Paradise. That's what you might hear in the bright toilets of a petrol station on the highway, or the corridors of a cheap hotel, at night, at very low volume. |
| Brestois (Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland) | Posted: Sep 13, 2008 - 00:07 How terrible! It's the very first time, as far as I remember, that I hear such crap on Radio Paradise. That's what you might hear in the bright toilets of a petrol station on the highway, or the corridors of a cheap hotel, at night, at very low volume. |
| Doogie (Somewhere I am not supposed to be) | Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 09:21 papaman wrote: This has a Pat Metheny ring to it. Any ties? I thought the same thing. Went to check to see if it was Pat Metheny playing. |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 09:19 "golf course / coffee shop / life insurance advertisement licensing here we come!" - Béla Fleck |
| pepoo (Slovakia, EU) | Posted: May 09, 2008 - 19:45 Ever heard of Felix Lajko??? I would be the happiest person on the world, if i could hear him on RP... |
| jksteacher (Atlanta) | Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 07:37 I thought for a second it was a much remastered version of "Pastures of Plenty." Though I was disappointed, it is still a nice change of pace. |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 09:03 dadsays wrote: don't ever stop playing this song.
You should call Comcast Tech Support then... |
| dadsays | Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 08:58 don't ever stop playing this song. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Jan 05, 2008 - 00:00 gvan wrote: Béla Fleck is the Kenny G of the banjo! I can bély stand it. Please stop pléying it.
lol. I love his virtuosity, cuts through the mediocrity like a laser. Superb accompanying musicians, also. |
| ewhughes1 (ATX) | Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 12:51 I know to be a fully formed music snob/aficionado I am supposed to like this, and believe me, I've tried. It sounds like elevator music, I can't get the headphones off fast enough. |
| majdim7th (The Lineup) | Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 12:47 Great live act. Though hurt by the departure of the amazing Howard Levy, these guys are all top-notch musicians and performers and a lot of fun to see and hear live. Vic is among the more amazing bassists around. Good stuff. |
| Taraincognito (Mountainous rugged terrain.) | Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 12:47 jwb wrote: Normally I like this record but for some reason today the Golden Clarinet is ruining everything for me. It sounds like it was recorded on location in the produce section of a supermarket in order to cut out the middleman.
heehe. Comment made me laugh a little too loud at my cubicle, I don't exactly hate banjo/alto sax duets but i couldn't have described it better either. |
| papaman (Downstate New Mexico) | Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 12:45 This has a Pat Metheny ring to it. Any ties? |
| kindermanltd (American, man.) | Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 12:45 I feel at home... except we don't play this at home. |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 12:43 RP needs more good banjo. |
| Limpopoking (Limpopo) | Posted: Nov 03, 2007 - 04:17 I really have taken to this guy. Ever since I heard (& bought) his album with Chick Corea, I have to say... for a man that detests country music, I'm sold. Somehow, it has all the elements of country, but is assembled with so much more.  |
| electronicshaman (miskatonic) | Posted: Oct 02, 2007 - 17:14 Sounds like the theme music to Family Ties or some other eighties American sitcom. |
| kvaughndesign (Virginia Beach) | Posted: Sep 19, 2007 - 18:50 this has to be one of my all time favorites |
| alanthecowboy (Lakefield) | Posted: Apr 28, 2007 - 12:46 I don't mind the song. I usually like Mr. Fleck, and as a bassist, I have a lot of respect for Vic Wooten, much of which was just tarnished by his Jaco Pastorius 'quote' two thirds of the way through. I guess he's allowed, but it's still in bad taste. He's a good enough player to not have to rip off his idol. |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Apr 12, 2007 - 15:04 wally42 wrote: All this Kenny G talk is just plain stupid!!!
Jeff Coffin's have more talent than Kenny G. If all can think of when you hear an alto is Kenny G, then youe need to re-wire yourself and listen more Flecktones. This stuff brilliant! 10 i am embarassed to have to correct you on this, but kenny g plays a soprano most of the time, not an alto.. |
| neuhofer (Manitoba, Canada) | Posted: Apr 12, 2007 - 15:04 OK, just had to downgrade from a 2 to a 1. Sucko-Barfo is right. Rubs me in all the wrong ways! |
| mandolin | Posted: Apr 12, 2007 - 15:00 ...i was kind of getting into it until the soprano sax kicked in - shades of dave matthews band, and i mean that in a bad way... |
| mgkiwi (French Alps) | Posted: Mar 12, 2007 - 08:51 This is a rather annoying piece of music - banjo and sax together, hmmmmm - bit like Guinness with lemonade :puke: |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Mar 12, 2007 - 08:50 sqqqrly wrote: The Kenny G ending really ruined this...
It's not just the Kenny G ending that ruined it--it's also the Kenny G beginning and middle that ruined it. |
| wally42 (Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | Posted: Mar 12, 2007 - 08:48 All this Kenny G talk is just plain stupid!!! Jeff Coffin's have more talent than Kenny G. If all can think of when you hear an alto is Kenny G, then youe need to re-wire yourself and listen more Flecktones. This stuff brilliant! 10 |
| sqqqrly (Baboosic Lake, NH) | Posted: Feb 24, 2007 - 16:42 The Kenny G ending really ruined this... |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 13:23 the absolute worst insipid crap. if you like bluegrass, play bluegrass ferchrissakes,not fuzak with that godawful cliched whining kenny g style alto. |
| go_ski_mully (lakeside n Muskoka) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 13:01 gvan wrote: Béla Fleck is the Kenny G of the banjo! I can bély stand it. Please stop pléying it.
Hey I work in an area where Kenny G has a summer home and I hear this freakn funny story about him hehehe his place is on an island, his angry, beside himself cause his internet isnt working calls up his contractor and raises holy hell about them needing to get out to his island pronto and fix the line (which travels under the lake) or heads are gonna roll godammit! so the contractor gets on the blower, calls this guy, who calls that guy, they move into action to get the repair dude out to the island by vehicle, then boat, all done as fast as possible they get to his dock and he is bringing a tray of drinks down to his sweet heart who is sun bathing on the dock, she looks up at the guys pulling in ready to jump off and get this ultra important repair completed they have traveled about 200 miles honey tell them to go away Im sunbathing equally belligerently you get off my property right now I never want you coming around when Im entertaining blah blah blah jeesh Kenny lighten up! they had to come back when the weekend was over. |
| johkir (Davis, CA) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 12:56 siandbeth wrote: I also find the KennyG comparisons impossible to separate from this song - and it DOES sound like something from the Produce aisle at Ralph's.
Has Kenny G ruined the sound of the alto sax to such a degree that ANY song with alto sax in it we shudder away from? FWIW, I kind like this song, but yeah, Kenny G, blacht :puke: |
| celadonstone (the Lowcountry of SC (2858.50 mi East of Paradise)) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 12:52 siandbeth wrote: I also find the KennyG comparisons impossible to separate from this song - and it DOES sound like something from the Produce aisle at Ralph's.
We dont have Ralph's out here. But I was reminded of calling tech support: 'Your phone call is very important to us, please stay on the line' 'Say, did you know you can use our website for a lot of tasks? check out www...' |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 12:51 if anyone needs me, i'll be in the bathroom. |
| favrood (Somewhere between here and there) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 12:49 How about just letting this guy's sax playing ruin Kenny G for you. |
| agnes (the land of bourbon and horses) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 12:48 prairiedogj wrote: I support the "love it... but not the sax" party.
Heard and acknowledged! |
| siandbeth (Santa Cruz California) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 12:48 I also find the KennyG comparisons impossible to separate from this song - and it DOES sound like something from the Produce aisle at Ralph's. |
| gvan | Posted: Dec 27, 2006 - 09:27 Béla Fleck is the Kenny G of the banjo! I can bély stand it. Please stop pléying it. |
| jwb | Posted: Dec 27, 2006 - 09:17 Normally I like this record but for some reason today the Golden Clarinet is ruining everything for me. It sounds like it was recorded on location in the produce section of a supermarket in order to cut out the middleman. |
| shayde (Natick, MA) | Posted: Nov 28, 2006 - 06:09 By the way, the sax is the amazing Jeff Coffin, who I had the pleasure of seeing at the Somerville Theater about 6 years ago, with the rest of the Flecktones. He's sort of the understated member of the band (that's his forehead on the album cover above). An amazingly talented player. Yes, this piece echoes of KennyG, to the detraction of all reed musicians everywhere, but if you can shelve the preconceptions of what non-wailing sax can sound like, this really is a remarkable piece, and Jeff is an amazing musician. |
| coldatlantic (Toronto) | Posted: Nov 28, 2006 - 06:07 What a lovely song.. Up until the soprano sax. And its the melody to "Loch Lomond" that drifts through it. 'me and my true love, we never more will rest...' |
| penguinja (somewhere between Boston and Chicago) | Posted: Sep 01, 2006 - 10:53 Listen to the live version of this song from Telluride 2000. It's vastly superior to the album version. And even though this is on my top 10 list of my favorite songs (mostly cause we played it every single day on my Bonnaroo road trip), I kind of agree that the sax is a bit much. But keep that bass and banjo rockin'! (I can't believe you finally played this when I went to lunch on my last day of work! I hate myself. I should know better than to eat when there's a chance of Bela being played. damn!) |
| Greenman (East of Albany, NY, west of the moon) | Posted: Sep 01, 2006 - 10:16 Does anyone hear "Peggy-O" going through this song?  |
| stickers11 (Burnaby, BC) | Posted: Sep 01, 2006 - 10:11 Kenny G has ruined the soprano sax for everyone. Even this song which I find quite nice, draws up nothing but comparisons to Kenny.... |
| t-kizzle (in between the mountains and the beach (but can't see either)) | Posted: Sep 01, 2006 - 10:11 Kenny-G sax? I don't think so. That would be long sustained notes with quick flourishes here and there - all with overdone ambient effects. |
| prairiedogj (An Igloo in Canada) | Posted: Sep 01, 2006 - 10:10 I support the "love it... but not the sax" party. |
| algrif (Slightly west of Zero) | Posted: Aug 03, 2006 - 04:16 cesare wrote: Pat Metheney wrote this tune. The original has a far different feel. I have a hard time with Bela most of the time even though his musicianship is astounding. But I can listen to Victor Wooten all day. The bass saves it. I have this by Pat Metheney, but didn't realise he wrote it. I thought it was a reworked traditional song. Ilike both the Metheney and the Fleck versions. Both good. |