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An odd collection with plenty of discoveries

JKS | Northern California | 09/06/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A long overdue Steel Guitar box collection beginning with an entire CD devoted to pretty early Hawaiian and Hawaiian style performances including an example of Sol Hoopii's pre-jazz/pop playing. As a steel guitar player myself I find very little of this NOT interesting! There is definitely a mix of instrumentals vs. vocal performances demonstratiing what the steel

can do as a a dynamic blending element, a mood under-liner and the center of the melody. One fascinating blunder is the graphic on the cover has a PICTURE of BUD ISAACS in the circle all the way to right on the cover and the name above the picture is BUDDY EMMONS when neither of these HIGHLY influential performers are credited or from what I have noticed even INCLUDED in this box anywhere!! Both Buds are exceptional and original players from somewhat overlapping periods that probably deserve to be in this anthology somewhere for sure. Not really a problem though just because this collection is quirky and interesting anyway and fun to listen to."

Great stuff

Darrell Peterson | chicago, IL | 06/19/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Most of the recordings are pre-1960....so the sound quality is going to be an issue, especially the stuff recorded in the 1930's. That having been said, the Bob Wills, Milton Brown, and Speedy West stuff is the primest of the prime. Top drawer stuff. If you like western swing and honky tonk, this is a great place to start."

Steel Guitar Legends

Ray Aubrey | 04/03/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Great collection of some classic recordings not heard in many years. Some recordings are obscure, others are remembered fondly. It's so nice that someone has taken the time and effort to rescure these old recordings so that a new generation of listeners can hear what real music sounds like in a world of mostly noisy racket we are constantly subjected to in today's world. Steel guitar remains the mystic instrument with a haunting sound unequaled by any instrument, and is sadly absent from today's music scene. A top-notch collection of some really great old songs and sounds!"