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| k-man (SCruz, CA) | Posted: May 21, 2013 - 14:08 stewliscious wrote: It blew my mind when I found out this was one guy, one guitar. Well, that ain't just a regular guy, and by no means is that song played on a regular guitar. I walked into a bagel shop here in town, and they were playing a Hedges/Manring duet, the Neil Young cover took me far away. I said, "Who the heck is that?" I went to search out the album, but couldn't find the one with After the Goldrush. Instead, I got Micheal's "Watching My Life Go By," which included his cover of "All Along the Watchtower." Fancy that about a week later, I got to see him perform at the tiny jazz club known locally as the Kauumba. Out walks Micheal with a Martin 6 string, and he launches into All Along the Watchtower. My jaw hit the floor, I had no idea that what I'd been listening to on the album was just Micheal with a silly acoustic guitar--6 strings in all, with no over dubs. And after all that time, I'd thought the track was composed with two over-dubbed guitars! Even more amazing is that he didn't swap out his guitar after the song. Such a funky tuning, for sure, any other player would have grabbed another box that was tuned correctly for the next song. But without comparing strings, Micheal tuned up again, and launched again into another mind-bending number. And that's the way it was for the rest of the evening, every song a new tuning, and he'd tune each string by ear, without comparing string tones. I was lucky in that I got to see him play about 10 times live. Yes Mr. Micheal, we miss you, and your soul. |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: May 17, 2013 - 12:34 beautiful music... love it... |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Feb 12, 2013 - 09:14 Lewis_Moon wrote: Sadly...was. Wow... I just looked it up... that is so sad... love this music... |
| Lewis_Moon | Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 08:56 (former member) wrote: Yes... Hedges is an incredible artist... Sadly...was. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 22:01 msymmes wrote: Very nice!! Yes... Hedges is an incredible artist... |
| msymmes (Toronto, CA) | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 11:11 Very nice!! |
| mslattery09 | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 12:58 wow, i started doing something after rodrigo and gabrielle but this one was amazing, i stopped what i was doing and just sat still, completely content to listen to the music |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 20:59 calypsus_1 wrote: .........The Kinks - Victoria Same set this evening—worth hanging around for. |
| djaychicago (In a far, far better place) | Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 20:38 Amazing artist... Great set Bill! Thanks! |
| ErikX (Hale-Bopp) | Posted: Jun 05, 2012 - 16:43 |
| biochozo | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 07:51 Thought it was Trace Bundy! Excellent guitar work! |
| BKardon (Louisville, CO) | Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 23:13 He was just so good. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 21:06 awesome music from the virtuoso with the lightning fingers... love it... |
| Groogrux69 (Auburn, CA) | Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 10:01 dalemarushy wrote: Very Reminiscent of John Butler (or Vice Versa). Only Butlers "Ocean" knocks the socks off of this song. Let's hear more John Butler on RP! |
| SmileOnADog (Arizona) | Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 17:40 parnoldo wrote: Michael Hedges is my all time favorite acoustic player. Discovered the Aerial Boundries LP when in college in the eighties and was blown away. Almost twenty-five years later and I'm still blown away every time I hear him. Very disappointing that I never got to see him live. More Michael Hedges on RP! I was lucky enough to see Michael open for Shadowfax maybe around '86 or '87, he really was extraordinary. Shadowfax wasn't half bad either, I really dug their Shamanic Fusion thing. |
| fatcatjb (Sunny Sacramento) | Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 21:08 I'll bet that Michael and Jimi are having a rocking good time |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 27, 2011 - 14:18 .........The Kinks - Victoria |
| tutakea | Posted: May 27, 2011 - 05:54 ah^^ RP is always a source for new-found-goodies. never heard this before - beuatiful! |
| dalemarushy (In my head) | Posted: Apr 25, 2011 - 16:07 Very Reminiscent of John Butler (or Vice Versa). Only Butlers "Ocean" knocks the socks off of this song. |
| dpvest (roseville) | Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 14:52 this guy was crazy good. loved that live cd... |
| parnoldo | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 12:32 Michael Hedges is my all time favorite acoustic player. Discovered the Aerial Boundries LP when in college in the eighties and was blown away. Almost twenty-five years later and I'm still blown away every time I hear him. Very disappointing that I never got to see him live. More Michael Hedges on RP! |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 12:21 stewliscious wrote: It blew my mind when I found out this was one guy, one guitar. Saw him live in Ashville NC once and in the middle of this song he went into "Inna Gadda Da Vida". We miss you Michael. Saw him at the Gordon Center for performing arts in Reisterstown, MD in the late 90's and he did the same thing. Has to be the best concert I ever saw because of the small venue and the quality of music. |
| sailorgirl | Posted: Oct 18, 2010 - 14:45 Reminds me of Don Alder, world finger style champion. Good Guy, too. |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 08:00 this is okay but i always loved the stuff with his old group benson and hedges. |
| derekd (Just Visiting This Planet) | Posted: Apr 06, 2010 - 17:04 Yahh! Luv it. |
| peter_james_bond (The Burg) | Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 04:27 healyf52 wrote: Check out Andy McKee on Youtube. He's carrying the torch in an admirable fashion. Very cool, thanks! Don Ross is another great guitarist. In fact there is a Youtube video of Andy McKee and Don Ross playing together. But here's one of Don on his own: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip111lXjDSs |
| DaMoGan (Body on the east coast, Mind in the west coast.) | Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 06:48 I have a friend who used to be a roadie for Hedges. He actually got to go on stage once to play some kind of hand-drum, but he was a bit too surprised (it wasn't planned...) to really do anything with the drum, like keep proper time... |
| joshrg (New England) | Posted: Oct 03, 2009 - 17:21 Great music, tragic loss. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 19:06 inindian wrote: One of the best pieces of music ever! Yeah, this is cool... |
| inindian (Sea of joy) | Posted: May 30, 2009 - 03:53 One of the best pieces of music ever! |
| stewliscious (northGA) | Posted: Apr 28, 2009 - 11:25 It blew my mind when I found out this was one guy, one guitar. Saw him live in Ashville NC once and in the middle of this song he went into "Inna Gadda Da Vida". We miss you Michael. |
| Rafter101 | Posted: Apr 28, 2009 - 11:23 fuh2 wrote: He seems to be playing directly from the heart of the Universe. C'mon man. Look through your sock drawer and find those testicles! |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Apr 24, 2009 - 12:49 Hey, I know this guy from my Windham Hill collection. Kinda like Will Ackerman. I stocked up on those one year when I needed some meditation music. Good stuff. |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Jan 23, 2009 - 20:18 The new Capitol visitor's center in Washington DC uses Michael Hedges (I think Aerial Boundaries) as the opening soundtrack for the movie they now show everyone to start the tour. Thanks to RP I recognized it. "Aha, Michael Hedges." |
| TheFriendlyCat (BC) | Posted: Jan 23, 2009 - 20:18 Loving this, dunno why, but its making my evening :) |
| vonwienerhousen (Rocky Mountains) | Posted: Sep 19, 2008 - 11:30 WonderLizard wrote: As a musician, I don't know of any other musician, especially my guitarist friends, who would agree with this. Ditto. Unmemorable? Listen closer |
| a_genuine_find (Nieuw Amsterdam) | Posted: May 16, 2008 - 07:37  |
| passsion8 (over the hills and far away) | Posted: Apr 14, 2008 - 19:05 TriskyJen wrote: I had the pleasure of seeing him perform twice in a tiny venue here in the Hudson Valley (The Towne Crier) in a room of about seventy or eight people. He was so amazing to watch. Eyes closed most of the time. He just about picked you up and took you for a ride with him.
Lucky you. I live nearby and relish the acts that thrive through the Towne Crier. Would have loved to have seen him. Sad. |
| RParadise (New York, NY) | Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 07:32 Actually, it was George Leigh Mallory, who disappeared in an attempt to climb Everest in 1924, who uttered that quote. It later led to Robert Service's tribute to him: Why seek to scale Mount Everest, Queen of the Air, Why strive to crown that cruel crest And deathward dare? Said Mallory of dauntless quest `Because it's there.' Mallory's body was finally found on Everest in 1999. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 07:26 Shimmer wrote: Stunt guitar. Impressive and pretty, but not very memorable.
As a musician, I don't know of any other musician, especially my guitarist friends, who would agree with this. |
| healyf52 (Lower Manhattan) | Posted: Mar 14, 2008 - 07:24 Check out Andy McKee on Youtube. He's carrying the torch in an admirable fashion. |
| ick (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Jan 11, 2008 - 08:58 LLMikeJ wrote: beautiful. a long time ago this was the first michael hedges song i had heard and i thought it was at least two guitarists playing. for those of you not familiar with mountain climbing lore, the title of this song refers to Sir Edmund Hilary's explanation as to why he would risk his life to climb the highest mountain in the world.
Rest in Peace Sir Edmund Hillary. |
| a_genuine_find (3rd stone from the sun) | Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 18:35 TriskyJen wrote: I had the pleasure of seeing him perform twice in a tiny venue here in the Hudson Valley (The Towne Crier) in a room of about seventy or eight people. He was so amazing to watch. Eyes closed most of the time. He just about picked you up and took you for a ride with him. hmmmm... |
| TriskyJen (Hudson River Valley) | Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 18:24 I had the pleasure of seeing him perform twice in a tiny venue here in the Hudson Valley (The Towne Crier) in a room of about seventy or eight people. He was so amazing to watch. Eyes closed most of the time. He just about picked you up and took you for a ride with him. |
| a_genuine_find (3rd stone from the sun) | Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 18:23 STOP! I CAN'T TURN THE RP OFF! Segue Miester Magician!  |
| lee_sf (2nd floor, corner) | Posted: Aug 22, 2007 - 23:20 Love MH, think the original (Aerial Boundaries, on the album by the same name) is a little better. |
| Alifreckles50 (Frederick, MD) | Posted: Aug 07, 2007 - 07:23 thinkthinkthink wrote: i love being in his music
fun response....I agree! |
| Candela (Trondheim) | Posted: Jul 22, 2007 - 11:34 Veldig dyktig. |
| inindian (Victor on the ocean) | Posted: May 05, 2007 - 01:43 Michael Hedges was not only very technically skilled but he played with pure joy  Simply stunning |
| rgrace (Rio Nido, CA) | Posted: Apr 03, 2007 - 11:13 Some very good videos of this on YouTube. Easy to find, just search by his name or the name of the tune. |