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Anthony Flack wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2024 4:45 pm

zorg wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:53 am I don't think the PRF can sustain a Marty Stuart thread, so I'll drop this here.

He can play all right but that was a pretty forgettable tune. I see what you mean.

I like to watch old clips from the Porter Wagoner Show and stuff like that on Youtube now and again. Thumbs Carllile, that guy surely was underrated.

Jimbo Mathus is also going to be in that neck of the woods...

caga tio wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2024 10:05 pm Here is the original which they are fairly faithful to:

Maybe it's just the way they approach it, that rock sound y'know.

matttkkkk wrote: Wed Sep 18, 2024 5:39 pm Incredible player. After seeing him interviewed extensively on Ken Burns' country music thing I can confidently say I'd enjoy beers with the guy.

Glad to see Marty getting his fair shakes on the PRF....but yeah, an absolutely an amazing narrator for a dying art, and weirdly obsessive collector of ephemera. Love to hear him just ramble. I usually scoff at musical "mojo" talk, but when he testifies that Pops Stapes rosewood Telecaster's humbuckers are "where the magic is"....I tear up a little.
But I generally agree with Anthony that this current incarnation of Marty is a live affair and that while the records sound nice, that's not really where the full experience lies. And covers like that are chosen to showcase the players, not so much for their profundity.

zorg wrote: Glad to see Marty getting his fair shakes on the PRF....

Shoutout to (former?) FM Pwalshj for astutely pointing out Marty's guitar skills and resemblance to a Gremlin, I think of that often.

Also, if you dig boomer guitar freaks telling endless and amazing war stories, I recommend checking out Otis Gibbs' interviews with Kenny Vaughan on Youtube.
(KV is Marty's guitar player in that clip.)