New Yoakam cd "Blame the Vain"...any good tele on

[JohnK24]

I know Pete Anderson is gone, and to me that's like Buck losing Don...so, how's the new cd gang ?


John

[Monkey Man]

I've heard one tune and seen the video...it was OK. I agree with your comparison.
I think the whole band is different??
Anyone know what happened to Pete...and the rest of the guys?!?! I know Pete has his own label and does a lot of producing so he might be pursuing other interests, but what about the rest of the guys?
Cheers, MM

[Jay N.]

Originally Posted by Monkey Man

I've heard one tune and seen the video...it was OK. I agree with your comparison.
I think the whole band is different??
Anyone know what happened to Pete...and the rest of the guys?!?! I know Pete has his own label and does a lot of producing so he might be pursuing other interests, but what about the rest of the guys?
Cheers, MM

CMT.com is streaming the new record...it kicks some country a$$. I liked it a lot.

Pete is playing with Moot Davis live. I imagine he's doing lots of production too.

Dwight's new guitarist is Keith Gattis and he's a great twanging country player. His new band is very good. I saw them last summer and was worried about how good they would be, but I was VERY impressed even though I'm a big fan of the old band. I don't think the drummer is that great, but that's just MO.

[cowboytwang]

Originally Posted by Monkey Man

Anyone know what happened to Pete...and the rest of the guys?!?! I know Pete has his own label and does a lot of producing so he might be pursuing other interests, but what about the rest of the guys?
Cheers, MM

Pete is producing and playing with Moot Davis, Scott Joss (Fiddle) is with Merle Haggard, Gary Morse(steel guitar) is with Dierks Bentley. Skip Edwards(keys) is doing sessions and gigs in LA, Taras Prodaniuk(bass) & Jim E. Christie(drums) are working with Lucinda Williams.

[Johnny Isaacs]

it's great! Great singing/songwriting/playing. Taras Prodaniuk is back on bass (I guess Lucinda did too much acid). Al Perkins is on a few cuts playing steel and Keith Gattis is on lead guitar and baritone. Dwight plays acoustic guitars and acoustic leads on a couple of tracks. It's not my favorite Dwight record, but it's a very good one.

Eagles related news bite - Timothy B. Schmidt sings harmony on the whole CD and Dave Roe sings on some with him.

Very good over all. I like Pete, but IMHO Pete got a little too weird for my taste on Dwights last couple of records. I much more prefer to hear him on a Tele through the Deluxe.

Johnny Isaacs

[newbie]

is supposedly much more like guitars, cadillacs, which would be welcomed by me.

[Dan R]

Dwight will perform on the Imus in the Morning program tomorrow. The show is on MSNBC and on certain radio stations. I'm sure he'll do some stuff off the new CD.

[MandyMarie]

I'm really excited to get the new album - I was a little worried about it...but I sure do trust you guys' opinions, so I bet I'm going to love it!

Thanks for starting this thread John!

[JohnK24]

Originally Posted by MandyMarie

I'm really excited to get the new album - I was a little worried about it...but I sure do trust you guys' opinions, so I bet I'm going to love it!

Thanks for starting this thread John!

No problem dear...I'm going to pick it up too.

I'll hold me over until the mid August Paisley release.

J

[Buckocaster51]

...Keith Gattis is the same guy playing with Dwight on the "Return to Sin City" DVD, he is one heck of a guitar player. Haven't heard the DY's new CD, but Gattis' playing may well be worth the price of admission.

[Ramblin Ray]

I think Keith totally overuses the bender. Lucinda did too much acid? Not a funny or nice thing to say about an extremely talented woman!

[jjh37854]

Tru Dat Ray!!!!!

Gattis sounds like someone who just got their first bender.

[ToneFan]

If you guys want to listen to the album, it's up on CMT.com on their "Listening Party" page... http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/yoakam...32/album.jhtml ... You can basically listen to the whole album free of charge... They do that on selected albums on CMT...
I've been a Dwight fan since the late '80s when the "New Traditionalism" style of Country was blarring on the juke boxes of NYC's Country "Dive Bars"... This album does evoke his earlier stuff... It's a guitar heavy album, and sounds like Teles to me... The new guitarist, who I'm unfamiliar with, does a good job IMO of throwing in those twangy low string statements that define a song, sort of in the vein of Pete...
I've seen Dwight live a number of times over the years, and seen him strap on a fancy-looking Thinline himself for a couple of tunes...
Joe

[Johnny Isaacs]

Originally Posted by Ramblin' Ray

I think Keith totally overuses the bender. Lucinda did too much acid? Not a funny or nice thing to say about an extremely talented woman!

I wouldn't go as far as to say that Keith totally overuses the bender, but he does let you know he's got one! I was at three of Lucinda's shows and she said on the mic she did too much acid. Not trying to be funny or nice - just stating what she said. Waylon did more coke than anyone in the 70's and he's still a hero of mine from the music stand point.

Vince Gill said when he was new in Nashville one of the first people he met was Roger Miller and Roger told him this:
"This is the most important information you'll ever get in this town or business. Learn to keep your pills seperate from your pocket change. I once swallowed .83 cents!"

Dwight's not known as "Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky" but I love his music and that what it's all about!

Johnny Isaacs

[Fret Wilkes]

Originally Posted by Ramblin' Ray

Lucinda did too much acid? Not a funny or nice thing to say about an extremely talented woman!

You say that like it's a bad thing! :o

Now THIS might be "too much acid"...

David Nelson "on the bus"

Fret

[burak]

I am streaming the CD through napster, and it sounds good. Teles are there ;)
I'll download it and put it to my mp3 player to listen to it at work :)

[Bender]

I've been listening to the album & like it a lot. Definately guitar heavy & some good rockin' stuff on it. Check out Dwight's website for info, video & audio:

http://www.dwightyoakam.com/main.html

Did anyone catch him on John Stewart's Daily Show? You can see it here:
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/t...ow/index.jhtml

He seems like a pretty goofy character in this clip.

[GopherTele]

I have to agree with Johnny that Keith does not over-use the bender. It's nice to hear it so prominently on this record. The guy def listened to a lot of Clarence.

Skip Edwards and Taras--good to see they are still in the fold.

Dwight can still write a heartache song like no one else and the harmonies are amazing.

And I can't believe no one has mentioned the incredibly hot model Dwight is shown with in the CD pics!

[JohnnyAtomic]

i love the early dwight stuff. but the last few albums have left me cold. i figured this was more of the same, till i saw 'em on Jay Leno. WOW, loved it. high energy, it really reminded me of the raw-er feel of guitars and cadillacs, now i'm gonna go out and buy this record.
i think gattis is giving him the kick in the @$$ he's needed for the last few years.

[tkingen]

After listening to the streaming audio over at CMT, it reminds me about the importance of a lead vocalist with a lot of character and soul. Dwight still has the Dwight sound. Most people will not notice that Pete's no longer in the group. It's a shame, as Pete's always been one of my favorite pickers. But it's usually the character and personality of the vocalist that sells records. The band is usually a tool to help realize the "vision."
Pete had a lot do with the production ethic of the earlier DY albums, too. This new cd does not seem to be lacking in production at all.

[JohnK24]

GREAT ALBUM...love the songs, vocals (great stuff...real country, Dwight is spot on !) and the guitar and baritone is great. Keith's tone is more less bright, seems he doesn't have to spike the treble knob to 10 like Pete did.

Some great stuff on this album...ah, yes...real Bakersfield twang !

John

[Roli]

The best record of this summer (to me, at least). I gotta say, this CD spent much more time in my player than some other guy's record who usually picks a pink tele...

[sw3tom]

I'm still wearing the CD out since the mid-June release. I also saw the concert in Pozo, CA pre-release. The show was excellent. Gattis has a lot of ability. He does his own thing but does a good job copping the Pete licks on the requests...just not as polished (yet) but very agressive and talented. Over-Bends? Don't think so. If you got it, use it where appropriate. If you're trying to get the Mooney/Bakersfield flavor then it's all about the pedals. I'm not familiar enough with baritone guitars but I think they use them on some of the album cuts...sounds like a bass tele...cool.

The hottest part of the band though has to be the bass/drum team. I didn't catch the names but apparently the Johnny Cash (former) road crew...what a groove. I was in Hick Heaven. Lots of stand-up bass. The show was great and the album is also...a bit different that the earlier stuff but it's growth in a good direction.

Tom

[Scotch]

Saw Pete Anderson last night in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was with Moot Davis and band playing in a very small bar.

Pete Anderson has chops unlike anyone I've ever seen that close up. Tricks, incredible chord voicing, just a very sophisticated player all together. He was playing a big box Epiphone w/ P90s through two Line 6 amps.

Really nice fellas too.

[gls500]

I have been playing this album quite a bit, and Keith Gattis has quickly become one of my favorite players.

Doesn't overdo it at all. Tasteful, simple licks that just stick out in your mind.