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James Calvin Wilsey "Superstar"
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2371 San Jose, Ca. 
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 03:31 PM
I was shocked when I heard that Leon Russell & Delaney Bramblett wrote this tune that ended-up being a huge hit for the (GASP!!!) Carpenters. Jimmy Wilsey really does a stunningly beautiful instrumental version here. Bob —Bob Last edited: Sep 21, 2011 15:32:14 |
Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2471 Venice, CA 
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 03:56 PM
Man, I truly miss the king of Slowcore! Insect Surfers |
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2371 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 05:03 PM
Me too, JonPaul. The guy is national-freakin'-treasure! Bob —Bob |
Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2686 Ventura, CA
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 05:14 PM
Does someone have a problem with the Carpenters? |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19319 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 07:11 PM
Wow, very nice! Thanks Robbie! I'm a bit ashamed to say I don't have anything by Wilsey or Chris Isaak. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2371 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 07:13 PM
Stormtiger wrote:
Guilty, as charged! Bob |
Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2367 Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 07:15 PM
man, that is fantastic. i have a ton of Chris Isaak, but none of his solo stuff. sigh... more music to buy! lol |
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2371 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 07:17 PM
The CD is more atmospheric mood music than melodic tunes like this. But I love it. It has a lot of that Ennio Morricone spaghetti-western thing going on through out most of the CD. Bob Bob Last edited: Sep 21, 2011 19:24:57 |
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 07:27 PM
TONE! — |
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2371 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 07:28 PM
Here's some more.... —Bob |
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Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2371 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 07:46 PM
I've watched "Superstar" about 5 more times since posting it, and it gets better every time. I've gotta say.... for me it doesn't get any better than this. Absolutely spectacular! —Bob |
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Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2367 Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Sep 21 2011 09:12 PM
morphball wrote:
You said it. Can that tone possibly get any better? I dont think so. Tone for days... Downloading El Dorado album right now on iTunes. I listened to the samples on it. Oh man, that is NICE. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25631 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 22 2011 12:17 AM
Those videos were shot at the now closed Safari Sams in Hollywood, If you listen to the beginning of the Insomnia Video, you can hear Dave Arnson talking. —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Sep 22 2011 11:48 AM
Great version. Sonic Youth does a great version as well. The Carpenter's original is one of my favorite all time songs. Ryan |
Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 3331 Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted on Sep 22 2011 11:59 AM
bigtikidude wrote:
Dana worked that night & got the last CD they had. Wilsey hasn't disappeared. He's pretty active on a social networking site that you abhor.
If you hold the neck of a broken SG to your ear, you can hear Dave Arnson doing his Jerry Lewis impression. —Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH. |
Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA
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Posted on Sep 22 2011 12:10 PM
RobbieReverb wrote:
That bit that starts at 2:25 tears me up every time...especially on the CD. It sounds so simple but is so hard to play as emotively and effectively as he does. Another example of this is the song City of Broken Dolls on the CD. Anyone can play that song, mechanically, but I'd guess very few can play it as gut-wrenchingly as he does. —Don |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25631 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 22 2011 12:22 PM
Brian wrote:
Buy Jimmy's solo cd, that JP is talking about if there are any left. or if you can find one. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Mar 07, 2010 Posts: 2269 North Carolina
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Posted on Sep 22 2011 12:43 PM
Pretty much universal agreement on his exceptional sound. I can't help but focus on the mix of things he appears to be doing to achieve it. To my naive eyes & ears, it seems he's got volume jacked pretty high on amp & guitar. Like many convo's here talk about "it's in the hands"... I think these video's demonstrate that well - you can see very clearly where he's literally plucking (often up strokes, up and away from the body of the guitar - not perpendicular to the body, especially seen in the 2nd video), and so many other places where he's hardly touching the strings - but thanks to the jacked up volume knobs - still getting rich, warm, colorful and expressive sounds with plenty of volume. The phrase "he makes it look effortless" isn't just speaking about his muse (it is indeed that gift too!), but it's also a very literal comment about his physical effort/force/touch, I think. Sorry if I'm just stating the painfully obvious. To me, these videos jump out more than just about any other I've seen to demonstrate the point of amp/guitar volume settings ~ combined with ~ the finesse and care put into "the hands" to create exceptional quality sounds. I'd hazard a guess that a common mistake made is setting volumes too low... causing a player to over compensate with hands to create volume (at the expense of "tone".) Of course there's time/vibe/place/mood to use the heavy hand and high volume too - that just ain't what JCW is doing here. ...then again, what do I know. I could be entirely wrong. Wouldn't be the first time, won't be the last. —Fady El Mirage @ ReverbNation Last edited: Sep 22, 2011 12:49:17 |
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Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA
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Posted on Sep 22 2011 12:59 PM
bigtikidude wrote:
The CD was sold out when I went looking for it a few months ago. You can still download it from Amazon though, which is what I did. And I agree with BTD about which Isaak stuff to buy. —Don |
Joined: Oct 23, 2007 Posts: 385 Boca Raton, Florida
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Posted on Sep 22 2011 12:59 PM
I have Eldorado, and love it. Mr. Wilsey is active on another forum where he has described his recording of the songs as well as his live rig. I'm not positive, but I think he's been playing out with a Fender Concert amp (loud!). You guys out there on the west coast have the opportunity to see him live...yjr rest of us only get to see the videos. |
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