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Location: Carle Place, NY | I tried to alert Moody to this, but he seemed uninterested so I'll post it for all of you, especially those who are going to NAMM this weekend.
Steve Morse, who is the BEST guitarist to EVER walk the earth, is playing two shows this weekend. Friday is at The Coach House in San Juan Capristano and Saturday is in San Diego at the North Park Theater.
Anyone who plays guitar can fully appreciate Steve's enormous talents. You don't have to be familiar with his music to enjoy the concert. I guarantee you that you will be blown away when you see and hear him play.
For any of you that are going to NAMM, do whatever you need to do to get your butt into a seat at one of these concerts.
Go to stevemorse.com for more info.
I'm posting this for the benefit of all of you fellow guitarists who are lucky enough to be in SoCal this weekend- DO NOT MISS SEEING STEVE MORSE LIVE, EVEN IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM OR DON'T KNOW A NOTE OF HIS MUSIC!!!
And Moody, if you rather eat lobster at Witko's expense than see one of these concerts, you're beyond hope. |
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Location: GA USA | What kind of Ovations does he play? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Steve does play (or used to) a Legend.
... and the man does have serious chops. |
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Location: NJ | the guitar player for deep purple !!
but more notably for the dixie dregs |
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Location: NJ | When did he play w/Purple??
During the David Coverversion Days??
(I must've missed that)
I remember he did a stint with Kansas for a while . . . |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Mitch,
Is this the same guitar player that you played on the cd player on the way home from Amy and Kim's party? If he is "WOW" nice. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | He's with DP currently, I believe. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Steve is the current guitarist for DP and has been for the past several years. He does huge world tours with that band which is why it's rare that he does concerts of his own music nowadays. All the more reason to see him while you have the opportunity.
Read THIS for more info about Steve Morse. |
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Location: NJ | WoW!!
Ian Gillan's STILL singing with Purple??
Howz he sound?
He was one of my "heroes" as an adolescent rock&roll banshee.
He has(had) a GREAT set o'pipes!! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I remember seeing him 20 years ago at a NAMM show after a dinner that the wine bill was more that the food, and that was with 20 people!
I figured out that night how he plays so fast and good, he has eight fingers on each hand. |
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Location: GA USA | Don't forget his stint with Kansas.
Edited: Oops. I just read Cliff's... strange that we would both say "stint". |
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Location: Long Island, NY | Hi folks, Mitchrx here from Andrew's computer.
I don't get real passionate about a lot of things, but a Steve Morse concert is one of them. He now is a regular member of Deep Purple and does world-wide tours that take 6 months to complete, and sometimes more. Once every two years, he takes some time to do a short tour where he plays his own music, with guys he loves to do it with, who also happen to be fantastically talented as well, at small venues, in front of his most faithful fans. He goes all out for these shows to make sure that each note of each song is a work of art.
There's a huge difference between the DP tours and these small relatively local Dixie Dregs/Steve Morse band gigs. The DP tours is where he makes his living. The DD/SMB tours he does for the fun of it and for the sole benefit of his long-time fans. The energy level at the concerts is physical and palpable.
Every time I see him in concert, I feel a renewed appreciation for being a man at this time, on this planet. I'm not religious, but Steve's talents in concert help me to understand the incredible miracle of human life and that we must be here for some purpose, even if it is merely for our own enjoyment of art and music.
It pisses me off to see six pages of NAMM party B.S. here on this site along with "mystery box" crap without anyone realizing that Steve Morse will be in town for the NAMM show. It's not a coincidence that he scheduled the tour to be in SoCal at the same time as NAMM. He's not listed on any program, but you can be sure that he'll be at some of the planned events.
Open your minds and your ears. The set list is posted on his site and it is an incredible showcase of his creative and virtuoso abilities.
If none of you go to either of the shows, all I can say is that you're missing out on something that you will remember forever. |
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Location: Long Island, NY | Originally posted by Phil Wong:
Mitch,
Is this the same guitar player that you played on the cd player on the way home from Amy and Kim's party? If he is "WOW" nice. YUP! |
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Location: Tennessee | OK ... I'm game for the Friday show in Capistrano. Tickets are still available. Anyone in town want to join me? Let me know asap and I'll score the tickets ($40 each). |
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Location: big island | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8tC1s-7U00
Famous Riffs as played by Steve Morse
It just might not be everyone's "cup o' tea" though. |
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Location: big island | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIu7UA-823Y&mode=related&search=
This is more my style as played by Steve Morse. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Mitch, I wish I had your passion for something. Anything. Keep it up. I got as excited as I get after seeing Preston Reed this summer, but others didn't seem to share it. A guy I work with drove 350 miles to see the Who and drove back to see the Rolling Stones the next night. I'm too cheap to buy a ticket to either. |
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Location: Houston, TX | Wish I could be there. Big fan. Seems like he's always ben under the radar, even with most guitar players. Huge talent, and not just a riffin wanker playing speed-of-light scales (although he definitely can). Sounds...like he's always having fun. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | STEVE MORSE!!!!! AWRIGHT!!!!! Wish I could be there. Ritchie Blackmore is great, but Purple is as good as they ever have been with Morse playing lead. Purple's last two albums, "Bananas" and "Rapture Of The Deep" are outstanding. The group's songwriting has gotten better as they've gotten older.
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Location: TO, Canada | I saw him playng with Deep Puprle as far back as in 1996, in London UK. I think he had joined the band shortly before that year. He was great, although for many in the crowd he was just a replacemnt for the great Richie Blackmore. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I'm an old Freak. I love rock-n-roll.
They are both Steve Morse, but I like the one Lanaki picked. |
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Location: SoCal | Steve Morse is a terrific guitarist (even played with Al Dimeola and John McLaughlin for a while), but there are a ton of great guitarists who are going to be at the NAMM show. In the next day or so, we're going to be checking on tickets for the Acoustic Cafe, held on Friday night.
Bobbo, we need to talk tomorrow to firm up some plans. |
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Location: Tennessee | You know my name, look up the number. ;) |
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Location: SoCal | Hell son, I'm a professional.... all I need is your nickname.. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Steve Morse is a busy man:
1977 Free Fall The Dixie Dregs Banjo, Guitar, Keyboards, Guitar Synth
1977 Tropical Nights Liza Minnelli Guitar
1978 What If The Dixie Dregs Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Synthesizer), Guitar (Classical)
1979 Night of the Living Dregs The Dixie Dregs Banjo, Guitar
1980 Dregs of the Earth The Dixie Dregs Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Guitar, Pedal Steel, Guitar (Electric), Producer
1980 Schemer-Dreamer Steve Walsh Guitar
1981 Unsung Heroes The Dixie Dregs Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Producer
1982 Industry Standard The Dixie Dregs Banjo, Guitar, Producer, Liner Notes
1982 Live at Reggae Sunsplash Michigan & Smiley/Eek-A-Mouse Liner Notes
1983 Art in America Art in America Arranger
1984 Introduction Steve Morse Band Organ, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
1985 Stand Up Steve Morse Band Synthesizer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Synthesizer), Producer, Engineer
1986 Power Kansas Guitar, Vocals
1986 Story Time T. Lavitz Guitar
1988 In the Spirit of Things Kansas Guitar, Vocals
1988 Love Your Man Gary Rossington
1988 Southern By the Grace of God: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitar
1988 Stone from Which the Arch Was Made Mark O'Connor Guitar (Electric)
1989 Best of the Dregs: Divided We Stand The Dixie Dregs Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer
1989 Guitar's Practicing Musicians Various Artists Engineer, Performer
1989 High Tension Wires Steve Morse Synthesizer, Guitar, Composer, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar (12 String), Producer, Engineer, Guitar (Classical)
1989 Surveillance Triumph Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
1991 Guitar Speak 3 Various Artists Performer
1991 Guitar's Practicing Musicians, Vol. 2 Various Artists Performer
1991 Southern Steel Steve Morse Band Guitar, Guitar (Synthesizer), Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1992 All Around the World Eddie Kirkland Liner Notes
1992 Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers George Thorogood & the Destroyers Liner Notes
1992 Bring 'em Back Alive The Dixie Dregs Guitar, Producer, Mixing
1992 Coast to Coast Steve Morse Band Guitar, Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1992 Coven/Pitrelli/Reilly CPR Engineer
1992 Guitar on the Edge, Vol. 2 Various Artists Guitar
1992 Lone Ranger Jeff Watson Guitar (Baritone)
1994 Full Circle The Dixie Dregs Guitar, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
1994 Thonk Michael Manring Guitar
1995 Absolution Carol Noonan Liner Notes
1995 Clouds in My Coffee 1966-1996 Carly Simon Liner Notes
1995 Structural Damage Steve Morse Band Banjo, Guitar, Producer, Mixing
1995 Tales from Yesterday: Yes Tribute Various Artists Performer
1996 Carols of Christmas [Windham Hill] Various Artists Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Performer
1996 Country Guitar Flavors Dadi.marcel Guitar
1996 Crossfire: Salute to Stevie Ray Various Artists Guitar, Engineer, Performer
1996 Nashville Rendez-Vous Marcol Dadi Guitar
1996 Purpendicular Deep Purple
1996 Stressfest Steve Morse Guitar, Producer, Mixing
1996 Working Man Various Artists Guitar, Guitar (Classical)
1997 Carols of Christmas, Vol. 2: A Windham Hill Sampler Various Artists Guitar, Arranger, Engineer, Performer, Mixing
1997 Collection of Great Standards Michael Civisca Photography
1997 Jazz Fusion, Vol. 2 [Rhino] Various Artists Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
1997 King Biscuit Presents Dixie Dregs The Dixie Dregs Guitar
1997 Live at the Olympia '96 Deep Purple Guitar
1997 Marcel Dadi Marcel Dadi Guitar
1997 Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas Various Artists Guitar, Sound Effects, Producer
1998 Abandon Deep Purple Guitar
1998 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas Guitar
1998 That Holiday Feeling Michael Civisca Photography, Cover Art Concept
1999 Casablanca Moon/Desperate Straights Slapp Happy Producer
1999 Live With the Trio Michael Civisca Photography
1999 Shades 1968-1998 Deep Purple Guitar
1999 Tribute to the Titans Various Artists Guitar
2000 Best of Randy Coven Randy Coven Soloist
2000 California Screamin' The Dixie Dregs Guitar, Producer, Mixing, Guitar (Baritone)
2000 Major Impacts Steve Morse Guitar, Producer, Overdubs, Mixing
2000 Very Best of Deep Purple [Rhino] Deep Purple Guitar
2001 Concert du Siecle Various Artists Guitar
2001 Feeding the Wheel Jordan Rudess Guitar
2001 Heavy Live Hits Various Artists Guitar
2001 Nylon & Steel Manuel Barrueco Guitar, Arranger
2001 Portrait for Strings (Unitone Guitar Series) Various Artists
2001 Seventh Key [Japan Bonus Track] Seventh Key Guitar
2001 Seventh Key Seventh Key Guitar
2001 Unitone Guitar Series: A Portrait for Strings Various Artists Producer
2001 Warmth in the Wilderness: A Tribute to Jason Becker Various Artists Guitar
2002 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The The Dixie Dregs Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Synthesizer)
2002 Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Dwight Yoakam Liner Notes, Editorial
2002 Sonic Residue from Vapourspace Vapourspace Performer
2002 Southern Rock Christmas Various Artists Arranger, Producer
2002 Split Decision Steve Morse Guitar, Producer, Liner Notes
2003 Bananas Deep Purple Guitar, Group Member
2003 From the Front Row...Live! Kansas Guitar
2003 Greatest Hits Live The Dixie Dregs Guitar
2003 Guitar Zeus [Locomotive] Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus Soloist
2003 Once in a Lifetime [Box Set] Talking Heads Author
2003 Pure Cinema Classics Various Artists Guitar
2003 Purple and Other Colours Deep Purple & Friends Guitar
2003 Thyrty: The 30th Anniversary Collection Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitar
2004 Best Classics 100 Various Artists Guitar
2004 Classical Chillout, Vol. 2 Various Artists Guitar
2004 Classical Heartbreakers Various Artists Guitar
2004 From the Front Row: Live! The Dixie Dregs Guitar
2004 Live Encounters Deep Purple Guitar, Group Member
2004 Living Loud Living Loud Guitar
2004 Major Impacts, Vol. 2 Steve Morse Guitar, Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Producer, Engineer, Instrumentation
2004 Mercury High: The Story of Ian Gillan Ian Gillan Guitar
2004 Rhythm of Time Jordan Rudess Guitar, Soloist
2004 Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection 1974-2004 Kansas Musician
2004 When It Comes Down to It: 1968-1977 Liza Minnelli Guitar
2005 Back Against the Wall Various Artists Guitar
2005 Camino Latino (Latin Journey) Liona Maria Boyd Guitar, Guitar (Nylon String), Guest Appearance
2005 Future of the Blues, Vol. 2 Various Artists Author
2005 Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1978 [DVD] The Dixie Dregs Guitar
2005 Live in Baden: Baden Germany March 1990 Steve Morse Guitar
2005 Love Your Man [Bonus Tracks] Gary Rossington Musician
2005 Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas [2005 Reissue] Various Artists Arranger
2005 Prime Cuts Steve Morse Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Overdubs, Guitar (Classical)
2005 Rapture of the Deep [Bonus Track] Deep Purple Guitar
2005 Rapture of the Deep Deep Purple Guitar
2005 Visions of an Inner Mounting Apocalypse: A Fusion Gui Various Artists Guitar, Soloist
2006 Best of What's Around, Vol. 1 Dave Matthews Liner Notes
2006 Gillan's Inn Ian Gillan Guitar, Soloist
2006 Hard Stuff George Thorogood Liner Notes
2006 II Deacon Street Guitar, Engineer, Soloist
2006 Live at Montreux, 1996 [DVD] Deep Purple Guitar
2006 Live: Debut Live Concert Living Loud Guitar
2006 Living Loud [Bonus Tracks] Living Loud Guitar
2006 Pink Floyd's The Wall Revisited Various Artists Guitar
2006 Prime Cuts Billy Sheehan Guitar, Soloist
2006 Rapture of the Deep [Tour Edition] Deep Purple Guitar
2006 Royal Dan: A Tribute Various Artists Guitar
2006 Ultimate Guitar Zeus Carmine Appice Project Guitar, Soloist
2006 Windham Hill Holiday Guitar Collection Various Artists Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Tab?
Got Fanta! Y'want? |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Friday night you're looking to go to the Acoustic Cafe? WTF, Moody?
OK, here's my last pitch and then I'll shut up.
The drummer's wife, Michele Morgenstein, died of breast cancer about a year ago. The best song in the set, Hereafter, is dedicated to her. The last time I saw a Morse/Dregs show the solo at the end of that song was unbelievably mind-blowing. Michele was still alive then and I can only imagine how much extra Steve now puts into it due to the love and admiration that he had for her. If nothing else, this one song is worth the price of admission and the travel efforts to get to the show.
This is part of a review of one of the shows last weekend:
Let me tell you...If there's anyone out there who might be undecided about going to see this show, you better go see them. World Class Acts like this don't just fall out of the trees. Passing on this show would be like passing on the chance to talk to Leonardo Da Vinci, Einstein, Galileo, Copernicus, The Beatles, Jimi....Well you get the point. Thanks for the effort in coming to town, thanks for the great music. You enrich the planet we live on...We missed you! Stay safe, keep playing (as always) and COME BACK OFTEN!
Paul Roberts
I've taken the time to alert those of you who have the opportunity to see this show for YOUR benefit. 2000 years ago there were many who didn't go to hear the young rabbi from Nazareth speak because they were too busy, it was too far away, the farm needed to be tilled, the cows needed to be milked, etc.
I guess your can lead a horse to water . . .
Go see Steve Morse!!! |
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Location: NJ | ". . the young rabbi from Nazareth . ."
Which one was he? . . the bass player???
I'll have t'check my old album covers . . . none of 'em "looked" Jewish . . .
Mitch;
Morse probably hits the stage around 9:30? 10:00??
That's WAY past Moody's bedtime . . . |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ..comparing Steve Morse to Christ is way off base.(IMHO) |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | Comparing anybody to Christ is a losing proposition. His followers won't agree and the rest won't fully appreciate the point. It's probably more apt (apter?) to talk about Londoners who had better things to do on Jimi's last tour. |
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Location: SoCal | Mitch,
I appreciate the push, but I'm going to hang out with friends from out of state who I don't see very often, doing something that was planned from way back.
There are a number of great musicians that I would bust a gut to go see, but honestly, Steve Morse isn't one of them. But I'd probably forsake seeing even my favorites in order to spend time with these friends.
I've got my priorities. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'll pass. Have fun whoever is going.
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Paul, I said that I’d shut up after my last post.
So Mitch, shut up then.
Done. |
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| DId not know about the Deep Purple thing either?
His work with the Dregs is some of the most amazing.......Country meets Fusion Jazz meets Shred meets Southern Rock. Love the way they go from one style to the next.
I think I had an old Album from Steve once called Southern Steel. He was Shreding about as early on as Eddy or any of the rst. But his style is very diverse.....He can go from a Steve howe thing to Roy Clark or right through Steve Vai.
I'd like to see this guy myself. HOpe he makes it to Upstate NY sometime. I'd actually like to see the Dixie Dregs.
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Location: Tennessee | OK ... so I guess there's no takers.
But since I trolled the Coach House's website, I did manage to buy 4 tickets to the Richard Thompson show in March. Since I made dinner reservations, they told me I would have a table right up front. :)
What a great venue. Total capacity of 480. Some of the acts coming up there include Jake Shimabukuro, John Waite, Tim Reynolds, The Smithereens, Robben Ford, The English Beat, Juice Newton, Shooter Jennings, Tommy Castro and Charlie Musselwhite, and Gary Hoey. Moody, I'll be hanging around your place a bit more. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Stoney, RT waaaaaaaaaaaaay cool. Hands down, my favorite, live or otherwise. I'll catch him once or twice this year....
and btw, The Smithereens are excellent live. |
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Location: Tennessee | The Smithereens are one of my all time faves (I guess I'm really a child of the 80's - hahaha). I will definitely catch that show too. And of course, my surf leanings will make Gary Hoey a must see ... besides, he has nice things to say about Hamers and Adamii. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Next time someone sees RT, could you tell him that there are actually settlers north of NYC? Thanks much.
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Steve Morse in SoCal- READ THIS!!!