Sort of like some of those gem Grateful Dead shows from the early to  
mid 90's.  I like older (more recent) Monroe as well.  He could play  
better then than I ever will and his timing and phrasing are still  
more than enjoyable.   Every time I hear Monroe talk it reminds me of  
my grandpa; this is even more true when I listen to some of the  
recordings of Monroe from the 80's and 90's.  The first Monroe  
recording i listened to at any length was a cassette (live at the  
Grand Ole Opry) from the 90's and it was beautiful.

On Sep 2, 2009, at 2:36 PM, Dasspunk wrote:

>
> Maybe I'm the odd duck, but I love the Monroe discs from the 80s+. The
> old man just kept getting better and better IMHO. And I also love all
> of the Jimmy Campbell records (Pieces of Time, Young Opry Fiddler and
> the rare cassette tape Top of the Morning). MAN that boy could play!
> One of the best...
>
> B
>
>
> On Sep 2, 8:55 am, Don Grieser <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Jimmy Campbell's "Pieces of Time" is one of those out of print CDs.
>> Monroe plays mandolin on all of it, I think, and it's one of the last
>> recordings Monroe made. It contains "The Chilly Winds of Shannon" and
>> a blues tune Bill wrote for one of Jimmy's sons.
>>
>> The 50's Monroe recordings with Jimmy Martin rate right up there.
>> Monroe's power/downstroke playing really grabbed me early on when I
>> was starting in on his style and it still does.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 6:59 AM, 14strings<[email protected]>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I agree......the 50-58 period has some mean sounding stuff on
>>> it....the "Sally Jo"
>>> on there is unlike any other Monroe cut I've heard. 59-69 starts to
>>> get a more polished sound when Rowan, Keith and Greene enter the
>>> scene. The first one with the Monroe Brother's and "The Band" is
>>> essential too.
>>
>>> Neil Rosenberg's book seems to be the source when it comes to  
>>> tracking
>>> this stuff.
>>> According to that book there are quite a few cuts (some of those
>>> obscure latter day fiddle tunes) that Monroe guested. But sadly many
>>> of those records are out of print.
> >


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