Rob's finest solo album sees him return to his roots. The master of the resophonic guitar, backed up at various times by his band mates from bluegrass supergroup Blue Highway offers some of the best music ever recorded on the dobro.
The album is mainly an instrumental one with only the ... Read review
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Rob's finest solo album sees him return to his roots. The master of the resophonic guitar, backed up at various times by his band mates from bluegrass supergroup Blue Highway offers some of the best music ever recorded on the dobro.
The album is mainly an instrumental one with only the first track of the CD having vocals, that being a rip roaring version of Machine Gun Kelly. Sweet and soulful sounds can be found throughout, and Rob's ... ..."I Am A Pilgrim" is truly a treat for the ears. Of course no bluegrass CD would be complete without the obligatory fiddle tune, and on this album these include Fiddler's Dream and a fast paced, fun, hard driving rendition of Lost Indian.
All in all a fantastic album for any bluegrass fan, especially so for other resophonic guitarists who can learn a great deal from Rob's playing. ... more
Rob's finest solo album sees him return to his roots. The master of the resophonic guitar, backed up at various times by his band mates from bluegrass supergroup Blue Highway offers some of the best music ever recorded on the dobro.
The album is mainly an instrumental one with only the first track of the CD having vocals, that being a rip roaring version of Machine Gun Kelly. Sweet and soulful sounds can be found throughout, and Rob's dobro/bass duet on his jazzed up version of Merle Travis's "I Am A Pilgrim" is truly a treat for the ears. Of course no bluegrass CD would be complete without the obligatory fiddle tune, and on this album these include Fiddler's Dream and a fast paced, fun, hard driving rendition of Lost Indian.
All in all a fantastic album for any bluegrass fan, especially so for other resophonic guitarists who can learn a great deal from Rob's playing.
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Product details
Title
Big Time
Performer
Rob Ickes & Blue Highway
Genre
Country
Sub Genre
Bluegrass
Release Date
26/04/2004
Recomended Retail Price
15.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2004
Label / Distributor
Rounder / Proper
Guest Artist(s)
Ickes, Rob & Blue Highway
Engineer
Brent King
Producer
Rob Ickes
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
11661053823
Catalogue Number
ROUCD 538
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Rob Ickes (dobro); Shawn Lane (vocals, mandolin, fiddle); Wayne Taylor (vocals, bass); Jason Burleson (guitar, banjo, mandolin); Tim Stafford (guitar); Derek Jones (bass). Recorded at Skaggs' Place Studio, Hendersonville, Tennessee, between September 1 & November 21, 2003. Includes liner notes by Steve Romanowski.
Album Reviews
Dirty Linen (p.83) - "His jazzy blues playing on 'Wayfaring Stranger' and the Dobro's melodic voice on Ickes' own "Like Water' demonstrate his mastery of the instrument's nuances."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Machine Gun Kelly
2.
Elzic's Farewell
3.
Matt Hyland
4.
Born In A Barn
5.
Fatal Shore
6.
Wayfaring Stranger
7.
Fiddler's Dream
8.
I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
9.
Like Water
10.
I Am A Pilgrim
11.
Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
12.
Lost Indian
13.
Ireland Love Of My Heart
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