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Leo Kottke - Chewing Pine Audio CD

A fair review of the Leo Kottke "Chewing Pine" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Leo Kottke reviews here, or go back to the Leo Kottke tabs.

Leo Kottke Band: Leo Kottke
Title: Chewing Pine
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Release Date: 1996-04-30
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Standing on the Outside 2: Power Failure 3: Venezuela, There You Go 4: Don't You Think 5: Regards from Chuck Pink 6: Monkey Money 7: Scarlatti Rip-Off 8: Wheels 9: Grim to the Brim 10: Rebecca 11: Trombone 12: Can't Quite Put It into Words

Favorite Kottke Album
6&12 String Guitars is truly a classic, but I find the songs on this album even more entertaining. I own most of Leo's albums and have been a huge fan for more years than I care to mention. My absolute favorite is Grim To The Brim. It is an explosion of the most fantastic guitar playing I have ever heard. Rebecca and Trombone are also quite beautiful. Don't You Think, written by the late, great Marty Robbins is divine, with wonderful piano by Bill Barber. All the songs are great and this album is truly a MUST HAVE!!!!.


An entire orchestra in one guitar!
There is nothing like it. This phenomemanl guitarist can transform a single guitar into a whole band of musicians, magically taking it into several directions at once.

Leo Kottke actually made a living doing background music tracks for movies, yet the music was usually the best part.

If you can only listen to one of his albums, make it this one. If you can hear only one song, make it the final track. . . and watch out for that amazing final note, that seems to drift off into space but instead finishes off with perfection.

What a treat!

I first bough the LP back in college, back in the mid 70's, and in all those years since, I have never encountered another musician who could improve upon this style. Leo Kottke has stood the test of time, and stands alone as an artistic talent in his own category, still unrivaled, still sublime.


VERY FINE SLIDE GUITAR
This is Kottke at his finest. I have owned this particular album in three different formats (LP, cassette, and CD)I managed to wear out two LPs, and three cassettes, and the CD was stolen before I could see if it would wear out. Unlike many of his offerings, this album has some vocals on it and contrary to what Leo himself says ("My voice sounds like geese farts in the wind"), the vocals help to round this album out nicely. Of particular note is the fine slide work on 'Can't Quite Put it Into Words'. Kottke himself will confess that he doesn't use manufactured slides, he goes to the local 7-11 in whatever city he's playing, buys a cheap bottle of wine, pours it out, breaks the bottle, and smooths the neck off on the sidewalk. I think the wine bottle neck adds grit to his sound. This album is a MUST for anyone who is a hard-core Leo Kottke fan. Highly recommend.


You can see a complete list of all Leo Kottke discography, or go back to the Leo Kottke tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.

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