Comments on: Music Lesson or Drinking Beers and Telling Lies? You Decide.

By: SteveY

SteveY — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:26:02 +0000

It’s obvious the open tuning thing lends itself towards a more “exploratory” way of playing music. When I look at many of the concert footage jams of Steve, he looks almost bored sometimes doing standard rock patterns.

Our ears naturally want to hear variations and it’s more fun to be able to try and “challenge” your ears to see if they will accept those funny quarter tones where they should or shouldn’t be.

Does “pop” music today, “challenge” our ears with notes that may not belong? Shouldn’t that be allowed?

The Beatles brought in Ravi and it worked. MIles did “In a Silent Way” and that also worked out nicely. Seems like there aren’t a lot of rock musician’s out there performing music with a little “Asian Fusion.”

It’s natural for our ears to want to hear traditional R&B notes mixed with Gypsy Jazz and eastern modal scales. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it!

By: Silvio

Silvio — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:11:15 +0000

Steve,riding the ENGINE at the Mcdonald the first
time around wuz CRAZY, really dug “It’s Your Thing”.
The Banyon Jams were incredible at the Wow.It was my distinctive pleasure to help you and Rob&Steve set up for those two days. It was very Miles like jamming w/ that Flugle Horn player , I wish I could remember his name. Thanks for the free music lessons all these years.Randolph ps remember TT Fingers,JAH Rest His Soul.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:35:48 +0000

Steve,

I just wanted to thank you for sharing yourself and your approach to music in an open forum like this. I have been studying guitar seriously for the past few years but been playing since I was a kid. Theory was always something I avoided but knew it was required to progress. I look forward to the conversation and future posts.

Thanks for the music,
- Mark

By: Charles

Charles — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:26:05 +0000

Steve, just got into your music via archive.org, all I have to say is, your stuff is beautiful, keep on playing, your jams have helped teach my mind how to quiet down — and when the performer and the listener are both in that peaceful space, true magic happens. Even this simple practice jam here contains a little spark of magic. Thanks for all the wonderful tunes.

Charles

P.S. Come to Boston as soon as possible!

By: Cliff

Cliff — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:06:49 +0000

“We’re looking for two things here, thing one is a quiet mind, (a very good thing to have just anyway)
and thing two is feeling the sound. Which is the whole point of the playing/listening bit.”

Thing one; a quiet mind, For me this is a straight line, without deviation.
When I was 18, I got into Scientology for about nine months. I did the “communications course”.
The first part was all about quieting the mind.
It’s not something we can do because once we do, we don’t. I feel quieting the mind is something that can’t be done (as an action), it happens natually without attention placed on it.
Getting back to the straight line, I’ve played and been taken away by the “moment”, It all becomes the moment I’m in, and my music is better when I’m “there”. To do this exercise without the instrument is a great challenge.

By: Steve E

Steve E — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:02:01 +0000

Oh ya, in NC now – hope you bring your show down here!

By: Steve E

Steve E — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:00:45 +0000

I’ve been following your career from Freedom HS Auditorium to Moravian Coll outdoor shows w/ B Neimyer to Goodman Bros to Zero etc -keeping as current when possible. Your playing still blows me away – great to stumble upon this sight. Keep on going man!

By: Rickey

Rickey — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:32:24 +0000

Hello Steve, I first heard of you when I read was reding an interview with Sonny Landreth. He mentioned you in it.Since I’ve check you on you tube. Here’s a question for you. Do you prefer lap steel to slide or bottleneck? and why?
extremely curious. Rickey

By: Cliff

Cliff — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:10:21 +0000

Solo show in NY?

Wish I could be there

By: Jeanine

Jeanine — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:40:52 +0000

Speaking of trios – I’m curious about the CB-3 tour coming up. Musicians will be Chris Berry, Kimock, and Grammy-nominated Brazilian Girls? Can you give us any insight into what we can expect at these shows?