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| 2600.1 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Mon Sep 28 1992 15:37 | 12 |
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Hi Rick - nice review! It was right on. Glad that someone
took the chance too. Btw, Bob Conroy heard it and was very
impressed also.
I bought it along with Larry Carlton's new one and this just
blows it away.
The free jazz tune is terrific !!
Tom
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| 2600.2 | more tidbits | RICKS::CALCAGNI | Buckethead for president | Mon Sep 28 1992 16:56 | 27 |
| Shawn does a cool trick that I like; in what seems like a normal
and familiar progression, he'll suddenly throw in a slightly dissonant
interval; the effect is subtle but it really adds some spice to the tunes.
A lot of similar things in his playing; subtle things that'll sneak by
if you're not listening. It makes digging into the music very
rewarding.
If you're into speed, Shawn does a few solos that I'll wager are as
fast as anything on record (e.g., on "Grey Pianos Flying"). When
guitarists play this fast, the trick is making it sound like something
other than mush. This is something I think Shawn excells at; he can
play fast, but it still sounds like something. Speed isn't the main
point to his playing though (although some of the articles I've seen
seem to suggest this); it's just another color on his palette.
Shawn has two basic amp rigs he plays through. One is a Holmes
"Mississippi Blues Master", 100w solid state, with a Westbury tube
driver (both companies now defunct, I believe). The other is a custom
Class-A style all tube amp built by someone named Bob Gjika from
Austin Texas. It's pretty easy to tell the Gjika amp; it has a huge,
rich, 100 lb violin tone, very similar to E.J.'s. In fact, E.J. should
check this guy Gjika out; then maybe he could get his sound without
blowing out peoples ears with his 100w Marshalls. Shawn says the
tone on the Gjika is actually too rich for some situations, hence
the Holmes.
/rick
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| 2600.3 | Powers of Ten | BTOVT::BEST_G | peacemaker die | Mon Oct 26 1992 15:09 | 19 |
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This is a great album. I don't really know what to say other than
the guy is awesome in a multitude of ways.
His guitar work alone is amazing. That he plays keys and composes
as maturely as he does is simply mind-boggling. Somehow he has managed
to squeeze a taste of every one of the influences listed on the insert
into his music. I hear classical, jazz of several types, some Holds-
worthian stuff (guitar), Metheny (or Lyle Mays keyboard stuff), and
on and on.....you can tell he really WAS influenced by all those
listed....again mind-blowing....
I'm still warming up to some tunes, having only had 4 listens or so,
but that's usually a good sign for me.
Check it out!
guy
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| 2600.4 | Help! | IOSG::CREASY | Goodnight out there... whatever you are | Tue Oct 27 1992 08:46 | 8 |
| Could one of you nice guys enter the Record Label and CD order number
details in this note, please? I tried to track down this album when I
was in Canada a coupla weeks back, with no joy...
...and now I'm back in England, so the only option looks to be getting
someone to import it for me...
Nick
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| 2600.5 | Good for him | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Tue Dec 01 1992 14:26 | 11 |
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Shawn won "Best New Artist" category in the new GP poll.
Looks like alot of readers went out and bought the CD
after reading the article.
Like Rick said in .0, this is the kind of music that
should be supported so the artist has the opportunity to
continue their craft.
Tom
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| 2600.6 | Powers of publicists | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | db | Tue Dec 01 1992 16:25 | 9 |
| Tom, if, god forbid, you should get "involuntarily separated", I think
you'd have a brilliant future as Shawn Lane's publicist.
;-)
Regards,
Dave Blickstein
Steve Morse's publicist
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| 2600.7 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Wed Dec 02 1992 06:50 | 13 |
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Omigod - I'm not as sickening as you with this hero crap
... am I ???
But I must disagree. Half of the replies are from me so
I'm not exactly helping him achieve platinum status.
Of course, what should I expect? The last thing disgussed
in this conference is music... ;^)
Gary Mooreorless
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| 2600.8 | career fare | RICKS::CALCAGNI | Buckethead for president | Wed Dec 02 1992 07:43 | 6 |
| >> Tom, if, god forbid, you should get "involuntarily separated", I think
>> you'd have a brilliant future as Shawn Lane's publicist.
Yeah, you'd really be rollin in dough then, eh Tom?
/rick_who_wants_to_be_neil_young's_guitar_tuner
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| 2600.9 | Eb, B, G#, D, Ab, F |^O | NAVY5::SDANDREA | Leslie Stratocaster Paul | Wed Dec 02 1992 07:48 | 10 |
| >> /rick_who_wants_to_be_neil_young's_guitar_tuner
Rick,
Neil needs an "un-tuner"....it's an art to get yer axe just out of tune
enough to drive guitar players crazy, but nobody else notices....Chuck
Berry mastered the art......you could be next!
8^)
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| 2600.10 | if one of you could just do this favor | COPCLU::SANDGREN | Keep it simple | Thu Dec 17 1992 02:32 | 9 |
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Could a friendly person supply the record company and number of this
incredible CD??? I have been looking for it here in Europe, but with
no luck...
Thanks,
Poul
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| 2600.11 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Thu Dec 17 1992 13:44 | 7 |
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Warner Brothers - 9 26621-2
Just had a firedrill so I grabbed the CD from the car.
Good luck
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| 2600.12 | thanks so much | COPCLU::SANDGREN | Keep it simple | Fri Dec 18 1992 08:01 | 1 |
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| 2600.13 | 'new' CD | COPCLU::SANDGREN | Keep it simple | Mon Aug 23 1993 02:41 | 34 |
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I have had a taped copy of 'Powers Of Ten', then decided to
order the CD. To my surprise, the tracks have been put in a
new order, as well as two of them are *rearranged*.
The tracks on my CD are numbered like this:
1. Get You Back
2. West Side Boogie
3. Not Again
4. Esperanto
5. Illusions
6. Piano Concertino: Transformation Of Themes
7. Powers Of Ten: Suite
8. Paris
9. Rules Of The Game
10. Gray Pianos Flying
11. Epilogue (for Lisa)
1 & 2 have been rearranged: they have a more 'live' sound, with
Barry Bays on bass and Sean Rickman on drums. I always thought
the Hammond Leslie on 'West Side Boogie' was a bit annoying; on
this recording, it's far more in the background. He also fires
the guitar a bit more on these tracks, compared to the old ar-
rangements.
The CD has the number 9 45316-2 (Warner Bros.).
This CD will always be one of my favourites. It really has 'soul'
and the 'experimental' tracks simply grow on you. Also the guitar
sound is fantastic - when I read he plays Charvel guitars, I was
nearly on my way out to buy one..
Poul
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| 2600.14 | don't buy that Charvel just yet | RICKS::CALCAGNI | speeding towards our sun, on a party run | Mon Aug 23 1993 10:52 | 11 |
| Actually, Shawn claimed in the interviews that his main axe for the
sessions (and for years prior) was an old Roland GR guitar synth controller,
just used as a guitar. I suspect he just played a little Charvel here
and there on the record and picked up some endorsement money.
This whole re-arrangement thing is kind of a bummer if you already
bought the old CD (like me). Do I drop another 15 bucks now for these
tweaks? I kinda feel penalized for supporting the guy way back when.
Oh well...
/rick
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| 2600.15 | cold fusion, at Hob | RICKS::CALCAGNI | thick slabs of dirt in a halo of airy twang | Thu Jan 02 1997 11:36 | 10 |
| 2600.16 | | PIET09::DESROCHERS | psdv.mro.dec.com/tomd/home.html | Tue Jan 28 1997 08:02 | 5 |
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Of course I go back to this note in hopes that I didn't miss it and
it was last night! Anyone go? Any reviews?
Tom
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