Albert Lee

[peterd79]

Well...
it's going to be quite the night! In exactly two hours i get to go to an Albert Lee clinic. I was invited on Sunday to go to this clinic for about 20-30 people. I'm so stoked... i'll let y'all know how it goes!

 

[peterd79]

after show comments

WOW~
this has got to be one of the coolest nights ever. The evening was for 25 VIP guests only and was a very intamate evening with one Albert Lee. It was more than I expected. Al spent about 2 and a half hours talking about his gear set-up (including the development of his signature guitar) and his gear set-up and even went out of the way to throw out a few trick tips. I've never seen a guy fly down the neck and back up as fast and as clean and as sharp as Mr. Lee. I seriously think he can run a scale up and down the fretboard faster than I can go from a G chord to a D chord (And I can do that quite fast)...

Al even had a small meet and greet after the clinic. Given that I'm related to some folks at my local shop I was able to hang a little bit longer than everyone else. WOW! Probably the most HUMBLE guy I've ever met in my life!

 

[kbaim]

Hope he makes it to SLO in sept.
I haven't heard enough (almost none) of his playing.

 

[mbgreene]

Hope he makes it to SLO in sept.
I haven't heard enough (almost none) of his playing.

Keith - pick up Heartbreak Hill which is his most recent solo effort - good listening. I also believe the EB Radio features one of the tracks Luxury Liner and instrumental with AL, Brad Paisley and Vince Gill.

According to his website, AL will be in rehearsal for a Bill Wyman Europoean tour and at an Eddie Cochran festival at the time of the open house, with the tour starting on the 20th.

Michael

 

[Raz]

Actually for some reason Albert Lee's music doesn't work on the EBMM radio. Derek knows about it and hopefully it will get fixed soon...I too am dying to hear AL

 

[thindave]

My cable tv subscription has this thing called Mag Rack which is a "video magazine" kinda thing. There's some guitar instruction available and also interviews with artists. Well, last month they had Albert Lee on there - he was unreal. The interviewer was like "so, if you were going to play something like <blah blah> and end up on <blah blah>, how would it sound?" And then Albert would just rip it out - crazy...

 

[Derek]

We will look into the Albert Lee tracks on the EB radio and get them fixed.


Sadly Albert will be missed at the Open House. He will be in Europe with Bill Wyman
through the whole month of September.

 

[GWDavis28]

Ah crap man, I was hoping to see him. He didn't come that far north for the set of clinics.

Glenn |B(

 

[peterd79]

he's also working on another go with the Everly Brothers... at least that is what he mentioned last night.
I'm still blown away... man that guy can play!

 

[Steve 65]

The best Albert, under his own name for me is the album Hiding. Country Boy, Setting Me Up, Hotel Love....classics recently reissued on CD...don't hesitate.

 

[NorM]

I haven't heard enough (almost none) of his playing.

General Lee off of "The Introduction" is a duet with Steve Morse.

 

[peterd79]

Al was saying that he did a GIG one time with Eddie Van Halen, Steve LuKather and Steve Morse. I would have loved to have seen that. I bet that was an incredibel show!

Can anyone from the EBMM staff comment on that GIG if you were there?

 

[Big Poppa]

yeah it was a biff babys gig at the introduction of the evh. Musician magazine (now defunct) followed all of us for three days A warm up gig in malibu and the guitar intro and the gig. AL EVH and Steve morse made the cover and Matt Resnicoff wrote a story that made all of us upset but b asically it was that eddie got buried on thosegigs.

We did about 5 or six gigs at the palimino club in la unannounced with several guitarists including luke eddie jaY GRAYDON AND albert.....there are tapes out there of these gigs they wer e pretty impressive.......Biff b abys is my band that i play bass and guitar in fo0r the last twenty or so years for those of you who didnt know

 

[NorM]

The to do at SLO is a pretty cool thing. Do you think there will be press there for the event?

 

[kbaim]

General Lee off of "The Introduction" is a duet with Steve Morse.

Norm, don't insult me, okay?

 

[GWDavis28]

You gonna be able to dig those tapes up for the open house??

Thanx for the info BP, man this place just seems to be getting better and better.

Glenn |B)

 

[NorM]

Norm, don't insult me, okay?

Really it's the only one I know
And I know so little
I just busted 1000!!!!!
Yes jon I know I am still a rookie

 

[kbaim]

And the WHITE is beginning to piss me off.


I know I don't have to read it...but I gotta read it. It's funny!

 

[peterd79]

BP...
Thanks for taking the time out of your busy Pre-NAMM Rush to stay in contact with the Forum. I wasn't expecting to hear from you while you were in Indie!


This really is the coolest spot on the NET. I've been accused of being "HOOKED" on this site... GUILTY AS CHARGED!

Thanks Big Poppa and EBMM Staff.

 

[pickngrin1]

Just picked up Albert Lee live at Mars DVD.This is a guitar clinic on tasteful playing with many great tunes in an intimate setting.Great band as well..