Let's have some love for Lyle Lovett

[SICbass]

How's about a little love for Lyle Lovett and his upright player Viktor Krauss.
A great sound, he just does "the job" all night and then, given the chance, rips off some killer short fills/solos.

see/hear 4-bar (cut-time) fill at around 3:45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLU_IYflUkQ

and just oh so funky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGHmamjoieg

[RhysP]

I'm a huge fan of Lyle Lovett, have been since his first album.
Seen him live a few times & he's always excellent.

[yorks5stringer]

Lyle Lovett and his Large Band features the ubiquitous Lee Sklar on Bass, he's a favourite of mine too.

[SICbass]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1461682128' post='3036705']
I'm a huge fan of Lyle Lovett, have been since his first album.
Seen him live a few times & he's always excellent.
[/quote]

I saw him live in a church, appropriately enough. It was only a six-piece though. Still great, but I'd love to see him with his Large Band.

[Mykesbass]

Sort of passed me by but liking what I hear.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYt4mPnC_Rc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYt4mPnC_Rc[/url]

[bornagainbass65]

I like a bit of Lyle Lovett too. I find 'If I had a boat' very moving, though I'm not sure why, and there's that fantastic song with that includes the lyric 'the whole thing was paid for by the funeral director, who poisoned the saxophone section...'

[RhysP]

[quote name='bornagainbass65' timestamp='1461708485' post='3037092']
I like a bit of Lyle Lovett too. I find 'If I had a boat' very moving, though I'm not sure why, and there's that fantastic song with that includes the lyric 'the whole thing was paid for by the funeral director, who poisoned the saxophone section...'
[/quote]

'If I Had a Boat' is one of my favourite songs of all time.

[SICbass]

[quote name='bornagainbass65' timestamp='1461708485' post='3037092']
I like a bit of Lyle Lovett too. I find 'If I had a boat' very moving, though I'm not sure why, and there's that fantastic song with that includes the lyric 'the whole thing was paid for by the funeral director, who poisoned the saxophone section...'
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'If I had a boat' gets me emotional too.
The intro to 'North Dakota' is just sublime.
He can span the range between deeply touching and pant-wettingly funny. Come to think of it, maybe that isn't such a wide stretch...

Edited April 27, 2016 by SICbass