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Post on Gear Page thread "Phil Lesh is Underrated"
"You should hear some of that live stuff on a good system, the bass is extraordinary.
He's a uniquely musical bassist, up there with Paul McCartney for carving out an original niche in a band sound.
He's very well respected, not underrated at all particularly in the context of the Grateful Dead's career.
If he's "under-anything-d" maybe under-utilized as an influence for other bassists.
He's got his adherents as do all the Dead's members, but like a lot of that school the emulation is cosmetic, superficial.
Hardware, basically. Not the actual content.
His sh*t is like Thelonius Monk in a way, everybody loved Monk, nobody played like him tho.
Just too unique, too out conceptually from the traditional role to copy.
Still a couple of great players out there doing their own thing "under the influence", active electronics, long scale Modulus 6-strings, Meyers rigs, or equivalent earthquake inducing systems.
Phil was obviously influential on the production end of things.
Under utilized as a specifically musical influence tho."
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Reckon Steve posted this?
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It sounds like Steve's come a
It sounds like Steve's come a long way from I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more.
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His problem might never have
His problem might never have been with Phil, and even if it was I doubt that it would diminish his respect for the mans capabilities and influence.
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Gives a new light on a riff
Gives a new light on a riff maybe they did or didn`t have....
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Time heals.
Time heals.
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pic of the very best of
pic of the very best of modern psychedelic guitar slingers.
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>>>His problem might never
>>>His problem might never have been with Phil,
That seems to be the theme.
I've never seen the bad side. She's kind of captivating, the times I've seen her.
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Yes hammer, that is brother
Yes hammer, that is brother SK.
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^^^^Very nice, and thanks for
^^^^Very cool, and thanks for sharing, LeS!
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Saying Phil is like Monk is a
Saying Phil is like Monk is a really big compliment. I see what he's saying as Phil uses the tritone to bounce to different chords and modes at times. Very Bach like in approach. Phil's musicianship is impeccable.