Brian, Friend of the Devil and?
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From: Dasspunk <dassp...@gmail.com>
To: Taterbugmando <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 1:15:48 PM
Subject: Re: Monroe Bear Family Disks
This reminds me... I saw Mike play, not one but two, two Grateful Dead
songs with Elvis Costello. Neither of which was China Cat Sunflower...
but still :)
Brian
On Sep 2, 3:18 pm, Mike Hoffmann <mikehoffma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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:
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> > 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 <adobeinthepi...@gmail.com> 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<perrypale...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
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> >>> 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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