Anybody see "Rising Low"

Gander · #1 10-25-2003, 09:14 AM

I don't know if this has been posted yet. I caught part of it last night on the Sundance Channel. Well worth watching.
http://www.sundancechannel.com/popup...?ixFilmID=3372

deepestend · #2 10-25-2003, 04:05 PM

It's so good... also check out the new Gov. Mule DVD: the Deepest End for segments of the final show with most of the bassists from Rising Low.

deepestend · #3 10-25-2003, 06:02 PM

It's so good... also check out the new Gov. Mule DVD: the Deepest End for segments of the final show with most of the bassists from Rising Low.

TRIPSTER · #4 10-25-2003, 08:41 PM

I can't wait to see it!

TheRongongo · #5 10-25-2003, 10:08 PM

i've seen it many times, i love it. though i felt it could have been longer with a spotlight on the bassists themselves.

Mental Octopus · #6 10-26-2003, 01:41 PM

a friend let me borrow the dvd, and i thought it was very well done.

DeepDeath · #7 10-26-2003, 01:45 PM

Yup I watched it, I love Gov't Mule and I loved all the bassists on it. Double Dose Of Musical Pleasure.

JimK · #8 10-26-2003, 06:22 PM

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Originally posted by deepestend
... also check out the new Gov. Mule DVD: the Deepest End for segments of the final show with most of the bassists from Rising Low.

Just picked that up...
Very, very cool.

monark110 · #9 10-27-2003, 01:09 PM

i'll have to catch it on friday

Showdown · #10 11-01-2003, 08:14 AM

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Originally posted by Gander
I don't know if this has been posted yet. I caught part of it last night on the Sundance Channel. Well worth watching.
http://www.sundancechannel.com/popup...?ixFilmID=3372

I bought the DVD. The music is great, and it is really nice to see all those great bassists playing. I did think some of the stuff Mike Gordon did was a little lame, like checking the auras of the bass players, but the playing made up for it.

It also cost me some money. After watching Otiel Burbridge play a solo thing on his six string that sounded like a jazz guitar type of thing, I was so inspired I ordered a Brice 6 string...

I don't think I can afford to watch too many more DVDs like that.

christle · #11 11-03-2003, 09:22 AM

It is one of my favourite bass DVD's. I agree with Showdown, it too cost me money buying some of the artists CD's, specifically some TOP releases and almost the entire Govt Mule library. Most of the stuff Mike Gordon did was lame but the players definitely made up for that bit of silliness. Another plus was that it got my kids into Gov't Mule which was kinda cool.

Dan

deepestend · #12 11-03-2003, 09:33 AM

I don't know, I kind of liked all of the Mike Gordon stuff. It showed that he had a sense of humor about the whole thing. And I think he knew that the aura thing was silly. I mean after he did the aura footage and talked about how he did it to help figure out what seperates a great bass player from a good one he admits that it didn't tell him that much.

And I'm guessing that you're in on the Joey Arkenstat joke... there's no such person, but they've still had that actor sit in with the mule to continue the joke.

Showdown · #13 11-03-2003, 09:45 AM

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And I'm guessing that you're in on the Joey Arkenstat joke... there's no such person, but they've still had that actor sit in with the mule to continue the joke.

Yea, that's one of the parts I thought was silly. It just took up time that could have been better spent watching real bass players...

NJL · #14 11-03-2003, 10:13 AM

it's a must buy

christle · #15 11-03-2003, 01:30 PM

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Yea, that's one of the parts I thought was silly. It just took up time that could have been better spent watching real bass players...

So true

deepestend · #16 11-03-2003, 02:02 PM

Probably. And I do wisht that they had had more bass player footage. The extras were great, but I wish they had full performances.

I just liked that the film had a sense of humor about itself and that it was about not only Woody's passing and the ripples it caused, but about what it means to be a bass player, what it means to be a great bass player, what it means to pick up the pieces of a band after someone dies, and what it means to play with so many other awesome bass players.

Did anyone else think the Oteil six string solo thing was cheesy? Obviously, to each his or her own, but I have trouble listening to that kind of stuff... I feel like, get a guitar already!

I know, I know--he's friggin awesome and he wasn't just showing off, but that's just what I was thinking when I saw that part.

christle · #17 11-03-2003, 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by deepestend
Probably. And I do wisht that they had had more bass player footage. The extras were great, but I wish they had full performances.

Definitely. I think that the new DVD that is coming out will satisfy that need.`

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I just liked that the film had a sense of humor about itself and that it was about not only Woody's passing and the ripples it caused, but about what it means to be a bass player, what it means to be a great bass player, what it means to pick up the pieces of a band after someone dies, and what it means to play with so many other awesome bass players.

Interesting perspective. I think it was that and I did think that the humour was necessary, just a tad silly. Particularly the aura thing. Joey was pretty tongue-in-cheek, and as a result funny, but I would have preferred more footage of the actual players.

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Did anyone else think the Oteil six string solo thing was cheesy?

Nope.

I liked it.

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Obviously, to each his or her own, but I have trouble listening to that kind of stuff... I feel like, get a guitar already!

Then you should enjoy Tom Hamilton's interview in BGM.

Dan

**j-raj** · #18 11-05-2003, 01:12 PM

There are currently 4 "Rising Low" DVD's on eBay... ooops, make that 3!