brentrocks said:
i have to admit i'm not real familliar with his stuff. i listen to DP, but outside of that....what is his solo stuff like???
Steve in DP is a little like Heather Locklear wearing like 15 jackets. She's still hot, but start peeling away all those extra layers and YOWZA!
Before he joined deep purple (mid 90's) he fronted 2 different bands for about 20 years. The first was the DIXIE DREGS (git, bass, violin, keys,drums) the second he called THE STEVE MORSE BAND (mostly git, bass,drums). And he still gets together once in a while with them but it's rare (like this january)
He also wrote and arranged all the tunes. All instrumental (except for maybe half a dozen or so total)
Luckily he released quite a few albums, many now hard to find. Most fans (me included) would probably rate his cd HIGH TENSION WIRES ('89) among their top 2 or 3 favorites of his. Interesting to note that he had given up the music business for a couple of years prior to it's release. He took a job flying commercial aircraft. But the creative juices really came bursting out.
My second fave smb cd is STRESS FEST ('96). A much heavier sounding effort (certainly influenced by his having recently joined dp), but it also has 2 ballads that will rip your guts out they're so moving.
If you like violin (and I do) check out some of the DIXIE DREGS cd's if you can find some. My fave DD cd is UNSUNG HEROES (81), followed closely by DREGS OF THE EARTH ('78) and then FULL CIRCLE ('94). Interesting to note that each of these cd's have a different violinist playing.
FULL CIRCLE has Jerry Goodman on violin. He most likely will be the violinist in JAN. The violinist on DOTE is now a Doctor.
Do yourself a favor and read some reviews on AMAZON.com. Then hunt down a cd (Or his DVD) and watch how it impacts your own guitar playing.
NORM? Anything you care to add?
KEITH
It's on Wed. January 19th.
