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Location: Location Location Location | He was such a great guitarist, and he always left a lot of room for guitar playing in his songs. As a guitarist, I love playing his songs, a lot of meat there. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Glen is back.
Love this video.
These Days |
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Location: Location Location Location | That's sweet, and on an old D-18.. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nice tune. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | That IS really good.
Of course Moody's gonna shit 'cuz Glen is playing a Martin, but it sure sounds good to my ears. Guess when ya got chops it doesn't matter what the hell you play.
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Location: Jet City | I was just thinking last night that I want to learn Wichita Lineman |
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Location: south east Michigan | I would guess that Glen is just finger-syncing with that old, worn out, seen better days Martin.
I'm sure the actual recording was done with an Ovation. |
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Location: Location Location Location | I would guess that Glen is just finger-syncing with at old, worn out, seen better days Martin.
I'm sure the actual recording was done with an Ovation.
Yep, I'm sticking with that story too. ;) |
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Location: Indiana | Excellent. My favorite thing on the album.
The old pic's and video sure bring back memories.
What a long ride it's been. |
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Location: Ballston Lake, N.Y. | Real nice reworking of an old Jackson Browne song. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Interesting.
Isn't that a Jackson Browne tune?
Sure sounds like a Jimmy Webb tune the way he does it.
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Location: NJ | Don't they all?? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | that's why I asked.
Jackson B, right? |
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Location: Ballston Lake, N.Y. | You are correct sir! |
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Location: NJ | It IS a good tune!
I always liked the Gregg Allman version.
Had a very "Muscle Shoals" sound to it . . . |
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Location: ms | Gregg Allman did a good cover of it also. |
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Location: Location Location Location | I always liked the Gregg Allman version.
Had a very "Muscle Shoals" sound to it . . . I'll have to look for that. Was it acoustic also? |
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Location: Scotland | Great Song. Nice enough cover but coulda done without the strings. Lindley's Lap Steel did that part Sooooo much better on JB's original, |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Yes, Jackson Browne wrote that. Glen has changed some of the words, but it's still a great song. Tom Rush did a cover of it back in the day too. I would have liked Glen's version better without all the instrumentation though. |
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Location: NJ | ". . I'll have to look for that. Was it acoustic also? . ."
Acoustic, but with a lotta "polish" . . .
Check Leavell on keys, some pedal-steel, etc.
It's on his first solo album, "Laid Back".
(his best, imo) |
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Location: Scotland | no pedal steel, it was Lindley on lap steel. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | That old Martin D18 that Glen is playing is the same one shown in some of the old session clips on the video.
This is a "forever" guitar for Glen. An aquaintance of his told me one time that Glen had purchaced a used Cadillac in the early 60's and he found the old Martin abandoned in the trunk. He used this guitar on countless sessions.
It is also cool to see the old GCDB proto occasionally still showing up after forty years. It is at about the 2:00 mark. |
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Location: Ballston Lake, N.Y. | Lindley's Lap Steel solo on Browne's original was burning. It sent chills up my spine. |
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Location: Scotland | Lindley's the man. Him and Greg Liez, Al Perkins and the late, great Drew Glackin. My Heroes. |
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Location: Indiana | Originally posted by Bluebird:
It is also cool to see the old GCDB proto occasionally still showing up after forty years. It is at about the 2:00 mark. I noticed that too Wayne. I imagine that's a "forever" guitar for you. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Sure is, Jonmark...although the guitar is probably more "forever" than I will be. ;) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I remember the Tom Rush version. I think that's the first I heard the song. |
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Location: NJ | ". . no pedal steel, it was Lindley on lap steel . ."
I was referring to the Allman recording. |
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Location: Jet City | THis seems to be a theme recently with the aging artists, doing covers of songs about getting older, showing old pictures, but unfortunately the artists seem to die off shortly after (Like Johnny Cash and "Hurt")
I hope it doesn't happen to Glen. I have been kinda hoping Willie would go after doing Dave Matthews' "Gravedigger" though.
Long live Glen Campbell! |
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| I still wonder of we'll see another jimmy webb collaboration... I'd heard that was coming sooner or later..back in the day it was glen campbell, jimmy webb and al delory..they called them the 'dynamic trio'.. |
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Location: SoCal | They've talked about that recording for at least the last 2 years. I saw Campbell and Webb in concert together in March 2007 and they were great! They said they were going to record together but despite all the talk, nothing's happened. Boy, I'd like to see them do that one last recording before Campbell hangs it up or croaks..... |
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Location: Indiana | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Boy, I'd like to see them do that one last recording before Campbell hangs it up or croaks..... Especially now that Glen is back on Capitol. It would complete a circle.
Al Delory lives here in the Nashville area. I had breakfast one morning with him thanks to a mutual friend. I grilled him about the Campbell years. Great guy. Great stories. |
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| It's enocuraging that Al DeLory is still alive. Campbell doesn't tour near as much anymore. This next year he spends most of his time in Great Britain. I wonder if Dennis McCarthy is still around...I'd probably listen to an album if he made one with those guys... |
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