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Post by Larry Madsen on Dec 23, 2020 16:10:53 GMT -5
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Post by Leftee on Dec 23, 2020 16:21:00 GMT -5
I dunno... I like the original - P90 goodness.
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Post by Larry Madsen on Dec 23, 2020 16:22:26 GMT -5
While I don't see it confirmed ... I understand Mr. West has passed on.
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Post by jhawkr on Dec 23, 2020 16:40:51 GMT -5
He did in fact die today. RIP Leslie West.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Dec 23, 2020 17:05:58 GMT -5
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Post by Ricketi on Dec 23, 2020 17:10:32 GMT -5
Wow! Bummer, R.I.P. Mr. West
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Post by rok-a-bill-e on Dec 23, 2020 17:22:49 GMT -5
Did anyone ever convey emotion through tone better than LW? His time in the spotlight was brief but man, he burned brightly.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Dec 23, 2020 17:23:55 GMT -5
Like Clapton, part of that "tone is in the fingers" was his beautiful vibrato.
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Post by Seldom Seen on Dec 23, 2020 18:38:25 GMT -5
Yeah that puts a damper on my day. Mountain and West were among my favorites. I'd listen to his stuff all the time and whenever some of it shuffles up on my iPhone I just smile.
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Post by K4 on Dec 23, 2020 19:03:24 GMT -5
rip.
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Post by guildx700 on Dec 23, 2020 19:26:59 GMT -5
Always dug this cut, ran out and got the album when I first heard it:
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Post by jhawkr on Dec 23, 2020 19:33:21 GMT -5
Listening to Leftee’s link makes me want to un-case my Gibson LP Jr. No Sunn Coliseum to crank it through but my Marshall or Mahalo will do!
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Post by rok-a-bill-e on Dec 23, 2020 19:34:24 GMT -5
A friend saw Mountain do "Imaginary Western" live and he told me that when Leslie was playing his solo that tears were running down his face, and soon, so was most every face in the crowd, expressing something that can't be put into words. He said that it was like a religious experience.
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Post by K4 on Dec 23, 2020 19:45:46 GMT -5
A LP special and P90's tone heaven.
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Post by Sharkie on Dec 23, 2020 20:58:47 GMT -5
First heard him play on Mississippi Queen. He could light it up. 🔥
RIP
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Post by Riff Twang on Dec 23, 2020 21:16:28 GMT -5
RIP.
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Post by bluesmama on Dec 23, 2020 21:22:48 GMT -5
RIP Leslie West. K4 said it well: P90's tone heaven.
(seeing all these greats pass make me sad and hope for a new generation of guitar greats)
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MoJoe
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Post by MoJoe on Dec 23, 2020 22:12:10 GMT -5
- RIP -
Vinyl
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Post by rickyguitar on Dec 24, 2020 2:15:08 GMT -5
Wow. RIP big guy. Nobody could say more with just 1 note. I saw Mountain 3 times and West Bruce and Laing once. Really liked his playing. The live side of Flowers of Evil is such a great live release.
Just not a note out of place.
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Post by budg on Dec 24, 2020 11:53:11 GMT -5
RIP Mr West.
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Post by BillytheKidder on Dec 24, 2020 14:37:57 GMT -5
I remember reading that he and Waddy Wachtel lived in the same apartment building and that he credits Waddy with helping him to learn to play real guitar.
I have always enjoyed Nantucket Sleighride:
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Post by Taildragger on Dec 25, 2020 11:36:43 GMT -5
RIP.
Another "great one" gone.
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Post by woody on Dec 25, 2020 13:03:44 GMT -5
RIP. A very influential player that will be missed. I see a Gibson Custom Shop Leslie West LPJr. on the horizon.
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 4, 2021 14:46:46 GMT -5
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 4, 2021 15:52:02 GMT -5
Apparently gave Guilds a whirl, early on.
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