Check it out Andy McKee on You-Tube WOW

[joegeezer]

A freind just turned me on to this guy. Maybe I'm way late on hearing about him, but WOW. The man has got it goin!!

[Jeff Moote]

He sure does!

I saw him live with Don Ross and Michael Manring back in the fall, and it was a spectacular show. Andy McKee is going to be a name you hear a lot more of

[RWP]

No question, one of my favorites. He also plays that thing that looks like Spock loaned it to him. Another man with talent on loan from God.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4

[Jay Terrien]

I was at his Carson Daly taping last week. Awesome. What a great dude. That's why I wrote a piece with him and some other bass peeps in mind:
http://www.jayterrien.com/music_SNUFF.htm

[funkalicious101]

mckee has nothing on hedges (r.i.p.)

[Jeff Moote]

Originally Posted by funkalicious101

mckee has nothing on hedges (r.i.p.)

I don't think that's the point. He states Hedges as a big influence, and I think he's got something of his own going on. He's very young, and has lots of room to grow.

[funkalicious101]

thats true, mckee does have crazy ammount of potential. but theres nothing quite like aerial boundaries

[labgnat]

that song is rule.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsD6uEZsIsU&NR

[funkalicious101]

thats i nice. im so sick of people posting drifting

[Angus]

I think by far his best song is "The Friend I Never Met", which is an obvious tribute to Michael Hedges. Ok, so it also sounds more like a rip-off, rather than a tribute, to Hedges' "Because It's There"...but sure, now we're splitting hairs.

As for the rest of his songs, they're cool, but not nearly as interesting as, say, Don Ross or Antoine Dufour. I've been a longtime fan of Don Ross and own most of his CDs. What McKee is to Hedges, Dufour is to Ross, but I think the music is much better.

McKee did beat Dufour at some Canadian guitar competitions, though, a year or two back.

[derrenleepoole]

DAMN!

[funkalicious101]

don ross is good, he reminds me of jeff schmidt playing guitar. whereas hedges is more like manring

if that makes any sence at all

[Angus]

Well, except that Don Ross has been around WAY longer than Jeff Schmidt.

I don't really see the comparison- I don't think Ross sounds/play at all like Schmidt. Not in the least, really. I think the Hedges-Manring comparison is a little more apt, but even then I think it just comes from the fact that they played together and are both very experimental.

[derrenleepoole]

DAMN AGAIN!!!

[funkalicious101]

manring was a windham hill* artist at one time right?

[Angus]

Yep. He recorded and toured with Hedges numerous times. Very, very good pairing!

[mkettner]

I would love to see someone do something similar on a bass, even if it was an acoustic. He was very inspiring though.

[Angus]

Why wouldn't they be able to, exactly?

[funkalicious101]

i still think its kinda like what jeff schmidt does

[Angus]

Hhhmmm. I don't see that in the least.

They both play stringed instruments?