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Oteil Burbridge

#21
...you are putting me in the Poor Haus, Jerry.

I am a big fan of the early Allman Brothers Band; that said, these last couple releases(especially the LIVE ones + the DVD) are smokin'.

After Oteil left Va. Beach, I sorta assumed he would pop up in kinda Funk band w/ his brother or start some kinda Alan Holdsworth-type Fusion band...when I heard he was in some sorta "Allman Brothers" project(Col. Bruce & ARU) on Capricorn Records no less, I was a little surprised. That he's in the ABB makes perfect sense, I guess.
 
#22
The best thing the Allman Brothers did was throw Dickie Betts out, and get Warren Haynes. He brought new life into that band along with new songs that they desperately needed. Dickie was known to be mean to their bassist, especialy Allan Woody. I don't know if there are two better guitar players out there than Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks. I saw the Derek Trucks band last year, and it was basically a jazz show.........they smoked :bassist:
 
#23
jerry said:
I just got the new Vida Blue DVD Live at the Fillmore, some killer grooves on there!!!
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How's the quality of that dvd? I'm sorry to report that the ARU DVD from their website is a total clunker IMHO. The video quality is extremely poor--worse than a wedding reception home video!! The audio is mediocre at best. I'd recommend it only for the serious collector who has to have everything they ever put out.
 
#24
The quality of the Vida Blue DVD is very good! The show was recorded just this past June with the Spam Allstars. They have been releasing a lot of shows from the Fillmore lately, a couple weeks back I picked up a Los Lobos one that also smoked. I think ARU was around before the DVD boom, so nobody ever thought to properly film them :(
 
#27
I don't know what I would do without the BET Jazz station! To me, it's what music T.V. should be, and one of my favorite shows on there is the studio jams.
 
#32
scott_barrett said:
My bass teacher is picking up the tics and that's what he told me last night. Couldn't see Skippers charging $20 to get into that place, regardless of who was there! I'll repost if I get tics at a different price....

SB
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just checked the skippers website, you're right: 8 pre-purchased, $12 at the door. maybe i'll see you there.
 
#33
What a great show!!!!!!

Great set, once they turned down the kick drum and that Hammond organ that was resonating. I got some nice pic's and got to shoot the breeze with Oteil afterwards. Great guy and some incredible music. Chris, the drummer, was locked in all night!

Nothing like sitting 5 feet from Oteil, hearing great music and getting to talk music with him, all for $8!!!!!

Thanks for coming by, Oteil!!!!!!!!
 
#39
Well, I've come to the same conclusion as most of you others that posted on this thread: The only required Oteil recordings is EVERYTHING THAT HE'S BEEN ON!

Oh and lets not forget his Bassday video from 1997 I believe? Dont think its out on DVD but definetly on video. I've had the opportunity to see Oteil with the Allman brothers, govt Mule and the Peacemakers and gotten to met him a few times and he's just a really nice down to earth guy who wil make your head explode once you hear him play.
Oh yeah dont forget "Frogwings" another ARU, ABB off shoot!
 
#40
Everyone else has pretty much covered his recordings (and some DVD's on which I'm now going to be spending money). I'm only 25 and have just been playing bass about 3-4 years so I'm still thinking a diminished chord means you have to turn down when playing it. . . that said, about a month or two after I started playing I got introduced to Vic's playing. Of course I'd never heard anything like him and had the double thumb infatuation for a bit. . . then a guitar player friend turned me on to this guy Oteil who he said was better than Vic. He gave me the ARU album In A Perfect World, I believe (is that the one with "Satisfaction Guaranteed?"). . . his playing on that album continues to blow my mind. I've seen him twice with the Peacemakers and twice with the Allmans. The most recent show was about a year ago in Nashville with his band. Unreal. . . it's too late now for me to be coherant in my praise for his playing, so I will shut up now. But he is certainly in my top favorite players to listen to/see live.
 

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