nice, country has some wicked great songwriting.
and oh man, if you like slide, here is one of the GOAT (electric) slide players making john mayer and bb king flip out in real time:
<![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1n6PgSC6IQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1n6PgSC6IQ</a>]]>just look at mayer's face! i saw derek trucks perform back in high school, before he got together with susan tedeschi (the woman bb king is talking to in that video). absolutely limitless ability on the guitar but super restrained. he generally didn't even stand toward the front of the stage when i saw him. just shredded off to the side, looking down, while his bassist stood front and center with a giant grin on his face the whole show, like, can you believe i get to be up here with this guy? tedeschi trucks band's song midnight in harlem is worth a listen, too. his solo in this version starts at 5:00 if you want to skip to it.
<![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GkdCiqsFUI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GkdCiqsFUI</a>]]>on top of obvious influence from rock/blues guitarists like duane allman (whom he quotes in that video from 1:06-1:19*), you can really hear how much reverence he has for sitar players like ali akbar khan. i've posted this raag before but i listened to it again today and it blows my mind every time. especially once the tempo picks up. i think about 10% of the 450 views it has on youtube are me
<![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBq9XLNyYrM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBq9XLNyYrM</a>]]>sorry, got a little carried away.
*from "little martha," which leo kottke once called the most perfect song ever written for acoustic guitar*
