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John McEuen - Round Trip: Live in L.A. [LIVE]
- This CD was recorded live in Pasadena and Santa Monica, California is a showcase for John's unique instrumental talents, and great sense of humor.... McEuen fans: you will not be disappointed
LIVE IN L.A.", which also features John's son, JONATHAN McEUEN, on vocals (and special crowd pleaser, the bluegrass version of Prince's Kiss) and guitar, who has scored big with his new MCA Country group HANNA-McEUEN and their Billboard Country Hit Single "Something Like A Broken Heart".
The L.A. String Wizards take you to a wonderful live performance destination that you will enjoy and cherish for ever if you listen to Country or Bluegrass music. A broad spectrum of music Americana, with a bit of "the old country" music thrown in for good measure, has made John McEuen known as America's instrumental poet. His musical impressions from over 30 years of worldwide travels are brought to the stage with performing expertise that sets him apart from others, and focuses on acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, and mandolin. His love for the history of acoustic music and his joy at being onstage is evident to all those who see him and hear him. There's never a dull moment when McEuen is onstage, whether it's his personality or instrumentation, he keeps the audience alert.
A founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in summer of 1966, after 21 years began to broaden his artistic pursuits. Multi-instrumentalist McEuen ventured into varied musical genres, taking his music and other talents to different formats including television specials, film scoring, unusual award winning CDs and concert production while keeping up an active road schedule both solo and (as of 2002) again with his lifetime partners in music. In his career so far John McEuen has flown 2 million miles and driven a million miles. He has done over 10,000 interviews and over 300 television performances. John has produced numerous television shows. As an interviewer, John has interviewed diverse personalities from Malcolm Forbes to Emmylou Harris. He has played over 5,000 shows around the world. He has performed or recorded with Dolly Parton, Andy Williams, The Doors, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Bill Wyman, Johnny Cash, Little River Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Air Supply, Doobie Brothers, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Robert Schimmel, Stephen Wright, The Smothers Brothers, Rowan & Martin, and Little Richard among others.
John's first live CD Round Trip - with the L.A. string, "Round Trip", pays homage to his early influences: Doc Watson, Don Reno, Merle Travis, Earl Scruggs, Douglas Dillard, and Bill Monroe. John has combined these influences and developed his own unique styles over the years. The song that stuck out the most for me was #11 "Kiss" where John played his version of the song Prince (aka "The Artist") made famous on his "Emancipation" album. That was the very first time I have heard someone do a remix that sounded like that. It was quite comical in a good way. Also on track #16, "Swing to Bop" was also a fun way of playing with his instruments to create a song that sounded like music to swing dance to and old-fashion Bop music. The album is a bit long (20 tracks), but for his fan base, it's worth the purchase. From start to finish, the fans will find multiple tracks to love. This album is done with a lot of excitement (being a live show) and real showmanship from one of music's best.
Reviewer: SaiSean Jones
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Added: 17-Feb-2006
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